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Photography

Well hello there! When I posted my video teaser the other day I had no idea you folks would be so kind to me and as excited as I was about it. For this I say THANK YOU! I’m flattered beyond belief and hope to keep you entertained with this new little video project I’m [...]

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Over at Design*Sponge…

by Matt on January 8, 2010

Last month Adam and I did some work for Design*Sponge’s In The Kitchen With Column. Our friend Kristina, the column’s editor, was in town from Rome and we spent a marvelous day styling and photographing. I had a slight creative melt-down over one of the recipe’s images, more on that later. But it’s always a [...]

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I’m going to try not to use words like “Yipeeee!” and “wowwza!” to describe how excited I am about this. Some food bloggers, a few you may know, have teamed up with Club Med in Ixtapa, Mexico for the first ever Food Blog Camp.
This event in January includes Diane Cu and Todd Porter, Michael [...]

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Top 10 moments in San Juan, Puerto Rico

by Matt on September 4, 2009

I just returned from a very quick trip to Puerto Rico. My complete post on eating will be up shortly but in the meantime I’d like to offer you my favorite Top 10 Moments from my weekend in La Isla Del Encanto.
10. La Gente, La Gente, La Gente
Show me some nice happy smiling faces from [...]

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Food Styling Classes

by Matt on August 14, 2009

Ok, this is something I’m truly excited about and hope you will be too! I’ve teamed up with my dear friends Denise Vivaldo and Cindie Flannigan, Food Styling Veterans, and created our first Food Styling Class and Photography Workshop to be held at my photography studio in downtown Long Beach, California.
This weekend event, held November [...]

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Cornichon and Gelato

by Matt on July 12, 2009

When my friend Tana asked if I’d be interested in taking her maternity photos I couldn’t say yes fast enough!  We often joke about how she is the long lost sister of my husband: they’re both big, tall, gorgeous redheads. Plus she’s got the sweetest husband on the planet. While I don’t normally share the [...]

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Mariel’s Kitchen

by Matt on June 16, 2009

Back in late summer last year I had the pleasure of working with Mariel Hemingway on her book, Mariel’s Kitchen, which just came out last month. I wasn’t the photographer on the book–– those duties were assigned to the talented Jeff Katz.  For this project I was the prop stylist, a job that is as [...]

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Interview: Penny De Los Santos

by Matt on June 4, 2009

Well hot damn if I’m not excited over this post! Penny De Los Santos is a photographer based in Austin, Texas who has photographed subjects all over the world. I first met her on Twitter after falling in love with her work on her professional photo site as well as her personal blog but I’ve [...]

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Buenos Aires Round Up

by Matt on May 31, 2009

You know you’ve taken an amazing vacation when you’re so relaxed you can’t even form complete sentences nor sit up straight. And that’s exactly how I feel after my trip to Buenos Aires, a city I love so very very much.  This third trip to Argentina’s capital was a bit different for me, filled with [...]

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Introducing Studio b.

by Matt on May 4, 2009

My class at studio b. has been postponed. Check back shortly for updates.
Ok, I’m trying to contain my excitement about this upcoming project but I can’t, I just can’t! It’s called Studio b. and it’s the brainchild of Colleen Duffley, photographer and image-maker extraordinaire. After 25 years of shooting people, places and gorgeous things all [...]

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