Matt Weber Color, Subway

NYC 2010

I finally get comfortable with shooting color and Fuji in it’s corporate wisdom decides to kill the film that I’ve been using. I understand the need for each and every emulsion to turn a profit when they have their board meetings. There are other benefits to continuing a “Pro” line of film. Pros are the ones most likely to win awards and they will normally be easy to cajole into expressing their gratitude to a certain film. I know that the tiny difference between this film and Kodak’s 800 Portra will not make anyone sympathetic to my plight, but most photographers are very particular about how and what they shoot with…

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Matt Weber 9/11 Related

September 11th 2001

“Ciao Bella” Turns out to be an Italian song from WW II…Very ironic first verse:

One morning I awakened

Oh goodbye beautiful, goodbye beautiful, goodbye beautiful! Bye! Bye!

One morning I awakened

And I found the invader


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Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Women of New York

Columbus Cirlcle 2009

Considering how loyal I’ve been to black & white film the past 25 years, the decision to shoot color has been difficult…I think I should do it. Those who know me, know that I find discussing the technical side of photography very boring. I enjoy the stories about how a shot was taken much more than which lens or film was used. This picture is better because I had color film in my camera. I can always turn it into a grayscale file if needed. I promise not to bore anyone any further with this topic!

(If I can’t get decent results with the Kodak portra 800 film all bets are off)

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Matt Weber Kids & Teens, Subway

NYC 2010

Hey who am I to judge this kid’s style. If he wants his pants to fall down so we can see his boxer’s or wear his sneakers without laces it’s cool. 18 karat gold mouth, probably not the best thing in the long run, but once again, I’ll reserve judgement for the time being, cause I remember when letting one’s hair grow past his shoulder was radical. The only thing that sucks, is the gang shit which has these teens choosing Blood vs. Crip  when they’re still in junior high. I think the wrong color bandanna can get a kid killed these days. When we were kids we just listened to the Grateful Dead, instead of feeling Grateful not to be dead!

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Matt Weber 9/11 Related, Times Square

Septemeber 15th 2001

It was only four days since the massacre and at first I was appalled and wanted to give some him some lip, but I also understand the fear of not being able to provide for one’s family. Tough call whether or not to give him a pass, while all the bodies were still burning…

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Urban Landscape

Amsterdam Ave. 1988

I’m happy to post all of my pictures on the internet, knowing that some will be stolen. I can’t worry about what I don’t know about or can’t control. I refuse to become paranoid and only post tiny watermarked images. I don’t care if you use thirty of my pictures in a collage. I actually think it might make me happy to see the results. What you should NOT do is steal the images for a commercial project. My images can be purchased for very reasonable prices, and it would make sense to spend a small amount up front. I am being sued for every penny I don’t have in a divorce, and I will litigate to protect my work…I’m bringing this up because this image has been made into T-shirts in the past and is an example of one of my most commercially viable pictures…

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