If the choice is between

staying at home or doing something you've never done before,

there's really nothing to deliberate about.

Get out there.

You won't regret the things you did, only the things

you didn't do.

Michael Jackson

With his recent passing I thought I'd share some photo's taken on a class assignment back in January 16, 2004. It was the first day of his court hearing for child molestation charges. On his way out of the hearing he climbed to the top of his SUV, waving to his fans and dancing around, as if it were a stage. After that, people in his entourage, handed out a couple hundred flyers, which were invites to go back to his house, the Neverland Ranch. So I spent the rest of that day, seeing Michael's exotic animals, and also enjoyed a very nice chicken dinner.

Maunalua Bay

Let sleeping dogs lie

Helping Hand - Bobby J

Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

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Perspective: voiceofsandiego.org

Was interviewed by the voiceofsandiego.org for their new column which features local San Diego photographers. Check it out here.

Albert's Ride

Photographed the band Albert's Ride at their practice space, which shares a wall with the abandoned Brazelton Hotel in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

On Assignment: Mabrouk El Mechri

French Movie Director, Mabrouk El Mechri for Contour by Getty Images.

I got to thank Elodie Mailliet and Nora Cranley for all there help and support.

Aleida and Elyse

Saying Goodbye

My Grandma passed away two weeks ago, so I spent some time back home seeing family and friends. My Grandpa Marvin married my Grandma Phyllis just two months after her 18th birthday. Here are two moments of their 61 years together.

Iowa

Trash Cans

Dog on a Frozen Lake

Fokussiert - Fundstücke und Collagen

Just wanted to share this with you guys. I'm featured on this German Blog, fokussiert.com, Peter Sennhauser the editor of the site was in attendance during the last San Francisco Photo Night where Elyse, Myself, and Justin Maxon gave a presentation and he had these kind words to say about that night.

"And one of the most impressive examples for me was a reflection of a woman in a plane of glass, clouded of something, that resembled a water spot. When Matt presented the picture in the slide show and says then, that it is a zoo visitor, who observes a gorilla, an astonished exclamation went through the 60 plus in attendance. No one seemed to recognized the ape at first. and now we can see nothing more than the gorilla."

Check out the article here.

As We See It

At the beginning of April I was honored to be featured in a group exhibit with Elyse Butler, Kainaz Amaria, and Justin Maxon at the San Francisco Exposure Gallery. Thanks Ariel Zambelich and Karna Kurata for making it happen and all those that showed up.

DVA FOTO - Bringing Photos Back to the Street

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Telephone Poles

Dunes

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