Full-time #Nature #Photographer, Host of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen #Podcast, Muench Workshops Pro. Co-founder of the Natural Landscape Photography Awards.
Based in #Colorado
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The mountains have always been my teachers. I’ve found lessons in resilience, gratitude, and perseverance. My new book, The Colorado Way brings together 140+ photographs and 25 essays that share those lessons in both words and images.
The book is now live on Kickstarter, and I’m offering special backer tiers that include fine art prints of some of my favorite photographs.
I’d love your support in helping bring this project to life:
I recently sat down and recorded a podcast with @geoff_eg to talk all about the Fediverse - what it is, how photographers can use it, and how it is different than your typical social network experience. Those of you looking to explain it to others might enjoy the listen/watch:
https://www.mattpaynephotography.com/gallery/the-fediverse-for-photographers/
Here are some images I recently captured on a sailing trip to the fjords of Chile. I have heaps more. 😅
One of my favorite moments of my entire life- witnessing this insane sunrise from 14k ft. on the summit of North Eolus in 2011.
Golden channels of reflected light carve through the desert floor of Death Valley, seen from a perch 5,000 feet above. A fleeting moment of brilliance in an unforgiving landscape—how does light transform the way you see a place?
New #photography podcast episode is up!
412: Suzanne Mathia - Lightroom Hacks and Creativity Cross-Training In episode 412 of "F-Stop Collaborate and Listen," Matt Payne hosts landscape photographer and Adobe community expert Suzanne Mathia, who delves into her journey from a British corporate upbringing to a creative career in the United States. Suzanne explores her photography philosophy, particularly her "sponge theory," emphasizing flexibility and continuous learning. She shares
In 2023, I hiked the entirety of the Colorado Trail. It took me 35 days and I climbed 30 mountains along the way. It was a transformative experience for me, and I'm in the process of finalizing a book which encapsulates it. This moment from the Trail was one of the most special of them all...
One of my favorite b/w images from a few years back - looking down on some Koa trees at sunset in Kauai.
Sheltered | Colorado | 2021
Ichigo ichie (一期一会) is a Japanese idiom that means "one time, one meeting". I take it to mean that every moment is fleeting and making the most of every encounter. How often have you driven past a scene that catches your attention and imagination but instead of stopping, you tell yourself you'll stop on the return home. Then if you do stop, the light is somehow different or the scene doesn't have quite the same unique qualities. The moment has passed.
Alfredo Mora