(Note: I photographed this back in May, 2012) Most of my Education Week work a bit “inside baseball” — which makes it inherently interesting. Education Week is the newspaper of record for public schools, grade K-12 in the United States. Their audience is smart and specific. Stories about policy and programs are the norms. Common [...]
Feb 11, 2013 | Categories: 10AM Update, Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: 10AM Update, Baltimore, Baltimore City School System, Baltimore Photographer, BCPSS, charter school, City Neighbors School in Hamilton, community journalism, documentary, Education Week, high school, learning, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, Public School | Leave A Comment »
Jonathan Brice, officer of school support networks, Baltimore Public Schools, is instrumental in moving away from the Baltimore City Public School System’s zero-tolerance policies. He developed new conduct codes, and created the Success Academy, a suspension school/alternative learning environment, which is in the basement of the district’s headquarters in the Dr. Alice G. Pinderhughes Administration Building, where I [...]
Feb 06, 2013 | Categories: Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore City Public School, Baltimore Photographer, Baltimore Public School System, Education Week, high school, Jonathan Brice, lit, portrait, PORTRAITS, Public School, School Administrator, success academy | Leave A Comment »
I got to hang out at a library all day, AND IT WAS AWESOME!!! The Goucher College Athenaeum is more than just a library, it’s designed to be a social hub for the students at the small liberal arts college nestled right off I-695 in Towson, Maryland. First of all, this place is gorgeous! …a [...]
Feb 05, 2013 | Categories: Photojournalism, Photos, The Chronicle of Higher Education | Tags: Athenaeum, Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, Chronicle of Higher, Goucher College, library, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, photo series, Photos | Leave A Comment »
Go Ravens! …is a phrase I never thought I’d utter when I lived in Atlanta. Not that I’d be yelling Go Falcons, either. I’ve never been a football fan. Baseball all the way, baby! In fact I really hated football when I was at that young, obtuse, preteen age. But working at Patuxent for 6 [...]
Feb 03, 2013 | Categories: ESPN The Magazine, For The New York Times, Friends, Photos, PORTRAITS, SPORTS, Sports Portraits | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Cam Cameron, Chad Unitas, cornhole, ESPN, Fans, Football, Michael Oher, Michael Rubenstein, New York Time, NFL, outtakes, photo, Photojournalism, PORTRAITS, Ray Lewis, Sam Koch, SPORTS, Super Bowl | Leave A Comment »
Photos for the New York Times’ Style Section of DC “politico hipster” nightlife in the district’s cool new neighborhood, H Street, NE.
Jan 19, 2013 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, DC, fun, funny, granville moore's, H Street Country Club, H Street NE, Hipsters, MATT ROTH, mini-golf, outtakes, photo, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, Sticky Rice, The New York Times, young people | Leave A Comment »
Lets be honest, The Republican National Convention is an example of political theater at its finest. — which I think is hilarious! Not because it’s politics or Republicans, or the fact that all the delegates from Texas dressed in matching cowboy hats and shirts. I think it’s hilarious because it’s sooooo grandiose! The gigantic monitors, for [...]
Sep 13, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, Politico | Tags: delegates, election 2012, Florida, GOP, Photojournalism, Photos, Politics, Republican National Convention, Republicans, RNC, RNC 2012, romney, Ryan, Tampa, Tampa Bay Times Forum | Leave A Comment »
Photos from Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL Monday Night Football Game at M&T Bank Stadium
Sep 11, 2012 | Categories: Photojournalism, Photos, SPORTS | Tags: Baltimore, Bengals, Cincinnati, M&T Bank Stadium, Monday Night Football, NFL, Photos, Pro Sports, Ravens, SPORTS, UPI | Leave A Comment »
I got to bed last night at 6am. What a day! I got to borrow an obnoxiously big lens (600mm f/4), popped some balloons, and lost almost all feeling in the balls of my feet. It was
Aug 31, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, Politico, reportage, Shot with an iPhone | Tags: GOP, Photojournalism, Politico, Republican, Republican National Convention, RNC 2012, romney, Ryan, Tampa Bay Times Forum | Leave A Comment »
Aug 30, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Politico, Shot with an iPhone | Tags: GOP, Hipstamatic, iPhone, Politico, Politics, quirky, Republican National Convention, Republicans, ROMNEY RYAN | Leave A Comment »
More quirky photos from the Republican National Convention in Tampa while on assignment with Politico.
Aug 29, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, Politico, reportage, Shot with an iPhone | Tags: GOP, Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney, PAUL RYAN, photography, Photojournalism, Politico, Republican National Convention, Republicans, RNC 2012, Tampa, Tampa Bay Times Forum | Leave A Comment »
Photos of the first day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Aug 28, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, Politico | Tags: Mitt Romney, PAUL RYAN, photography, Photojournalism, political theater, Politicians, Politico, Republican National Convention, Republicans, RNC 2012 | Leave A Comment »
Pictures of The Republican National Convention on Sunday.
Aug 27, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, Politico | Tags: GOP, Photojournalism, Politico, Politics, Republican, Republican National Convention, RNC 2012, Tampa, Tampa Bay Times Forum | Leave A Comment »
A conceptual shoot highlighting Tygarts Valley Middle schoolers in West Virginia making video games rather than playing them, for Education Week.
Jun 13, 2012 | Categories: Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, Education Week, lit, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS | Leave A Comment »
Portraits and photos of Michael Phelps Working out from 2009. The 2012 London Olympics will be his last competition before retiring as a world class swimmer.
Jun 01, 2012 | Categories: 10AM Update, For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: 10AM Update, Athletes, Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, Celebrities, For The New York Times, lit, MATT ROTH, Michael Phelps, Olympians, outtakes, photo, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, SPORTS, Swimming, The New York Times | Leave A Comment »
Maryland Deathfest X is full of sweaty, crazy, sweethearts!
May 26, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, Deathfest, fest, fun, MATT ROTH, metal, music, photo, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos | 1 Comment »
Tennis Came to Him. Francis Tiafoe, the top 14-year-old boys Tennis Player in the World.
May 24, 2012 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS, SPORTS, Sports Portraits | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, lit, MATT ROTH, New York Times, outtakes, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, PORTRAITS, SPORTS, tennis | 2 Comments »
Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Ron Shriver uses the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill to be the first in his family to attend college.
May 23, 2012 | Categories: Photojournalism, Photos, reportage, The Chronicle of Higher Education | Tags: A Day In The Life, Baltimore Photographer, Chronicle of Higher Education, MATT ROTH, outtakes, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, The Chronicle of Higher Education | Leave A Comment »
Network journalists Molly Palmer, and Lee Cowan sparked a romance during the notorious Balloon Boy coverage back in 2009. Last weekend they got married and I covered it for The New York Times Vows section.
Apr 21, 2012 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, Wedding | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, MATT ROTH, New York Times, NYT's, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, wedding | Leave A Comment »
My first freelance assignment for The Tampa Bay Times is the USF NCAA Watch Party.
Mar 12, 2012 | Categories: community journalism, Photojournalism, SPORTS, Tampa Bay Times, What's New With Me? | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, basketball, community journalism, MATT ROTH, Photojournalism, Sports Feature, Tampa Bay Times, USF | Leave A Comment »
I was tasked by Education Week director of photography Charlie Borst to find a student in the Baltimore City Public School system to be the face of poverty for a story about how socioeconomic status impacts educational success. Along the way I met homeless family Tameka Harrison and her first-grade son, Jahmal and got to spend a day with them and photograph Jahmal’s School City Spring Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore.
Mar 07, 2012 | Categories: Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos, reportage | Tags: african american, Baltimore, Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore Photographer, black, City Springs School, community journalism, Education, Education Week, elementary school, homeless, Jahmal Harrison, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photos, poverty, Rhonda Richetta, Students, Tameka Harrison | Leave A Comment »
A photo David Donaldson photographed in 2009 for a New York Times story was relicensed for a New York Review of Books story on public school education, titled “How, and How Not, to Improve the Schools.” David Donaldson, a high school teacher in the Teach for America program, with his students at the Maryland Academy of Technology and Health Sciences, Baltimore, December 2009.
Mar 07, 2012 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, The New York Review of Books, What's New With Me? | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore City School System, Baltimore Photographer, community journalism, David Donaldson, documentary, Education, MATT ROTH, photo, Photojournalism, Public School, Teach for America, teachers, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times | Leave A Comment »
Baltimore woman Sheontay Smith, 27, is on a waiting list for subsidized child care. She is photographed Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in the Southwest neighborhood of Baltimore “Sowebo” where she works as an inspection scheduler for the Baltimore Housing Authority. Day care for her three-year-old is $520 a month, her second highest monthly expense next [...]
Jan 05, 2012 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, MATT ROTH, New York Times, outtakes, photo, Photojournalism, Photos | 1 Comment »
AARP Bulletin DOP Michael Wichita called me up a few months ago — actually, while I was in Denver for Geekfest – needing an in-house mock up made so he could pitch an illustration idea to his bosses for a big story they’re doing on the kind of people who use Social Security. He needed it [...]
Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: AARP BULLETIN, Magazine Work, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: AARP Bulletin, Baltimore Photographer, Benjamen Rasmussen, Friends, fun, funny, Geekfest2011, lit, Mahala Gaylord, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, PHOTOGRAPHERS, Photos, PORTRAITS | Leave A Comment »
The Baltimore City charter school City Springs has implemented several structural practices such as single gender classrooms and the Restorative Practices pedagogy.
Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos, reportage | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore City School System, Baltimore Photographer, City Springs School, community journalism, Education Week, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photojournalism, Photos, Public School | 2 Comments »
