Matt skateboarding down a highway with trees and a river in the background in California

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, but I live on the road — traveling around the US in my 2004 Freightliner Sprinter, Susanne.

I graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography, but I have been in love with photography since I picked up my first camera as a teenager. I also have a love for nature and anything that gets me outdoors, so these days I spend a lot of my time with a camera outside, photographing adventure, travel, and landscapes.

I work as a web developer at One Design Company, a really rad design studio based in Chicago, but I am available for photography work — if you're interested, get in touch.

I'm passionate about people, equality, and happiness. I want to work on projects that are interesting, challenging, and have a positive impact on the world.

In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, skateboardings, drawing, and anything that gets me outside.

Sometimes I'm a little indecisive, so I made a little web app called Choose For Me to help me decide what to eat for dinner, or what movie to watch.

I also really like playing the old computer game Minesweeper, so I built my own web version: Sweeper. My "expert" level high score is 118 seconds — let me know if you beat it!

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I built this site for Craft CMS. The display font is Degular Display by OH no Type Co, and the monospace font is ISO by Scribble Tone.