“The Bubble Boy” (New Scan) 1999
I took this picture on a day when it hit 100º and the Tri-X in my Leica actually started to melt or reticulate from the heat. I almost burned my hand when I touched the camera and I guess the film was somehow damaged. Maybe I just fucked up the development, but I prefer thinking that the heatwave had its way with my film…
All Photos © Matt Weber
“The Boy With the Silver Gun” 1989
Looking at the several frames I shot before and after this one, I think the gun may have been real. He was very into it and showed it to a friend who also seemed very intrigued with his find. Not that it matters now, but I don’t know what I can say that hasn’t already been said. Pictures speak better than I do…
©Matt Weber
“Brooklyn Streetball” 1989 (New Scan)
I finally finished scanning the majority of the older work I did back in the ’80s last night. I have plenty of current work and some medium format stuff I’ve been avoiding, and I also have a huge amount of my “Prime” negatives in need of being rescanned…I’m still relieved to have gotten through this portion of my work which has taken me over two years!
©Matt Weber
“Stitch-1” First Generation or Wave N.Y.C. Tag 1985
At this point one would have to be at almost 50 years old to remember what grafitti was like in 1970. I do recall monitoring the “First Wave” tags, and Stitch-1 with his pal Snake-1 killed the Broadway line and much more…Tags are very hard for some people to appreciate and if you weren’t part of the scene, chances are you thought they were just chicken scratch!
©Matt Weber A.K.A. MALTA! S.A.





















