Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Urban Landscape

Brooklyn 2010

Well, if I’ve taken any pictures more picturesque or “postcardesque” lately, I’m unaware of them. This is one of those pictures which we could take back into the film vs. digital debate. I’d say the quality of film is fairly obvious, and you might reply that you could sample my grain and import it into your own image. That would almost be as lame as a rapper who can’t sing or play any instruments, sampling some Led Zeppelin (Who stole plenty of riffs and licks from other bands) and importing it into his song…

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“Strange and Wonderful” Sanctuary Books

As a complete failure at self promotion, it behooves me to occasionally try. Two summers ago I photographed an amazing and eclectic collection of books. Some were very old, others were contemporary, but all were one of a kind. This was also the first major project that I did with a digital camera. Dave Beckerman was kind enough to help me figure out all the modes and other gizmos on a Canon Rebel. The book has been reviewed favorably by the New York Times which is pretty cool. Jed Perl wrote the introduction. This body of photographs are about as far away from Street Photography as I’m likely to stray. So far everybody who’s seen this book has really enjoyed it. There, I’ve tooted my horn a bit…

 

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Coney Island

Zoo York Again 2010

I was surprised to discover that my Coney Island Hoodies were selling in Russia. I asked him if I could take a snapshot for my archives and he whipped out his I-phone. I-phone photography is becoming very popular and should not be dismissed by anyone. Joel Sternfeld who is one of America’s premier large format photographers, recently published a book of his I-phone photos taken in Dubai. I think I-phones and other cell phone cameras will reach superb quality one day. Will that hurt camera sales? Yes.

More Zoo York: https://mattweberphotos.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/zoo-york-2010/

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Offspring

Central Park 2009

That night thirty years ago, stunned, I just sat at home and played “You’ve got to hide your love away” over and over again. I was love sick and now totally devastated as well. I sat there sniffing line after line, thinking that the world would never be the same. I was certain it would get much worse. It was every bad emotion culminating at once. So many tears…Looking back, it wasn’t as bad as Pearl Harbor or D-Day. It wasn’t as bad as 9/11, but it’s still something impossible to forget…

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