Tommy Matthews

If Portland-based Photographer Tommy Matthews were to visit New York City, odds are he wouldn't bother snapping shots of landmarks like Times Square or the Empire State Building with his trusty 4×5 Sinar rail camera. You'd probably find him under an overpass or on an empty sidestreet, making something out of nothing. Matthews specializes in capturing hidden urban landscapes in such a way that each shot appears to make even the most over crowded of urban areas resemble an old west ghost town. He also has an affection for photographing natural landscapes which tend to have a similar isolated feel, as though nothing else is happening in the world except what is going on in his photos, lending them a certain calm before the storm feel.