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Homage to Edward Weston

10/23/2013

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Edward Weston's Pepper #30 is one of my favorite photographs. It's the photo of the pepper that looks like a figure curled up into a ball. 
Technically it is just a lone pepper, but that image has an unexpected weight. This single little vegetable seems to be retreating from the weight of the world. It mimics the human form, and it even evokes emotion. That photo has changed the way I look at vegetables forever. I can't help by imagine the subtle shapes of muscles and bone beneath the surface. I can't help but see the scars and tightly stretched skin as signs of an individual life. 

Something stopped Edward Weston from simply eating that pepper. Something grabbed his attention, While I can't put my finger on exactly what captured his imagination, I know that I can't help but look for it too.

-Matthew
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The long awaited Mr. Pibb photo essay that nobody asked for.

7/7/2013

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Sitting outside waiting for our pizza I noticed the way the colors from the sky and umbrellas were caught in my soda. The shapes and colors shifting with the slightest move or sip. A tiny, delicious, high fructose filled world.
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Self Portrait

3/12/2013

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Another result of my constant experimentation in the dark room.
This photo was printed onto Four pieces of Ortho Litho film. The resulting positive was contact printed onto photo-paper while still wet. 

The result is a fracture and vulnerable look at myself.

-Matthew
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