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 »
Making messy portraits of kids …or whoever!
Jan 03, 2012 | Categories: Friends, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, Child Portraiture, Curly Red Design, cute, Friends, fun, funny, Kendall Ludwig, lit, MATT ROTH, Messy Portraits, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS | Leave A Comment »
Bethesda home organizer and interior designer Sally Carle shows how to destroy toilet germs, while staying green, for a New York Times story.
Dec 08, 2011 | Categories: For The New York Times, Illustration, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, extreme cleaning, fun, funny, Illustration, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, Sally Carle, The New York Times | Leave A Comment »
When practicing a new lighting set up turns juvenile!
Dec 01, 2011 | Categories: Personal Work, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, fun, funny, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, self portrait | 1 Comment »
The El Mateo! Luchador mask courtesy of the limited edition “Weird Sports” book by Sol Neelman.
Nov 30, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Other People Are Awesome, too!, Personal Work, PORTRAITS, self portrait, SPORTS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, Friends, fun, funny, lit, Luchador, MATT ROTH, photo, portrait, self portrait, Why The Hell Not? | Leave A Comment »
What better way to sell aprons than to set stuff on fire, right?
Nov 28, 2011 | Categories: Advertising, Friends, Illustration, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Ad campaign, Advertising, Aprons, Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, Charm City Craft Mafia, City Sparrow, concept, conceptual, Friends, fun, funny, Holiday Heap 2011, Kristen Rigney, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, Retro Renovation | 2 Comments »
Dozens of drag queens raced down 17th Street, between P and S Streets NW near DuPont Circle Tuesday October 25th, 2011. The race is 25 years old! How’s that for stick-to-it-ive-ness? While you’re looking through the photos, I want y’all to play a game. It’s kinda like “Where’s Waldo,” but we’re gonna call it
Oct 31, 2011 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, SPORTS | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Drag Queens, female impersonators, fun, funny, gay, GBLT, high heels, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, Photos, transvestites, Washington DC, weird sports | 3 Comments »
Three words: NERF GUN BATTLE!
Oct 26, 2011 | Categories: Friends, Hang Outs, Personal Work, Photos | Tags: bachelor party, Baltimore Photographer, battle, Friends, fun, funny, ghostfreehood, lit, MATT ROTH, nerd culture, nerds, nerf gun, Nick Borkowicz, Nick DiFabbio, photo, Photo essay, photo series, spaghettikiss, Super Art Fight | Leave A Comment »
In case y’all haven’t heard of The Image Deconstructed blog, it’s an amazing resource! It deals with photographers’ mental processes & as a whole, gives insite into how photographers think — and sometimes feel — when they’re making pictures. It’s the brain child of Ross Taylor, who — and it should go without saying — [...]
Oct 24, 2011 | Categories: PORTRAITS, The Patuxent Publishing Co., What's New With Me? | Tags: animals, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, funny, learning, lit, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, portrait, PORTRAITS, Ross Taylor, Social Portrait, The Image Deconstructed, The Patuxent Publishing Co. | Leave A Comment »
This is it. This is the last Geekfest-specific post from Denver. For a recap, here are
Oct 07, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, Travel | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Friends, fun, funny, Geekfest, Geekfest2011, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos | Leave A Comment »
After Kevin Martin was bested by a prank spearheaded by Bettina Hansen he gets a scrap of revenge. …He’s loved.
Oct 07, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, Travel | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Friends, fun, funny, Geekfest, Geekfest2011, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos | Leave A Comment »
This Geekfest post is, by far, the MOST energetic. Up top, we got luchadores throwing hadouken blasts. Below, there’s evidence of the infamous Kevin Martin prank… and
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories: Friends, Hang Outs, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, Travel | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Friends, fun, funny, Geekfest, Geekfest2011, Kevin Martin, Luchadore, Male Stripper, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos | 2 Comments »
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, Travel | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Friends, fun, funny, Geekfest, Geekfest2011, Kevin Martin, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos | Leave A Comment »
This is Stephen Michaels. He’s probably one of my favorite people.
Sep 12, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Friends, fun, funny, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, Stephen Michaels | 2 Comments »
Since I’ve been in Atlanta I’ve been wanting to make a portrait of Rick and Mom for her Birthday — which is TODAY!!! August 17th!!! Happy Birthday, Mom! They got married last summer, and I really like Rick. He’s a great guy, wonderful to my mom, and they make each other happy. They get each [...]
Aug 17, 2011 | Categories: family, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS, Travel, Vacation/Workation | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, Debbie Chase, family, fun, funny, lit, MATT ROTH, Mom, photo, portrait, PORTRAITS, Rick Chase | Leave A Comment »
This is the third and final (and most fun) installment from the backyard photoshoots featuring Luceo photographers Kendrick Brinson & David Walter Banks. David has a “non-photo friend” in Ashville who sends him weekly photo challenges. They showing off how crazy their weekends were via photo texts. They call this little escapade, “Sunday Fun Day.” [...]
Aug 13, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, David Walter Banks, Friends, fun, funny, Kendrick Brinson, lit, Luceo, personal project, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, projects, self portrait | 2 Comments »
Dr. Logan King, Equine Veterinarian, and I are long time college friends. — which is surprising considering I forgot his name the first three, maybe four, times we met. Luckily I redeemed myself by remembering every other fact about him. He’s valedictorian of his high school, pre-vet, loves grindcore. …I even remembered the layout of [...]
Aug 12, 2011 | Categories: Friends, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photojournalism, Photos, reportage | Tags: A Day In The Life, animals, Dr. Logan King, Equine Veterinarian, Friends, fun, funny, Georgia, horses, McDonough, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, Reportage | Leave A Comment »
Instead of crashing on someone’s couch or …worse yet, a bathtub, for my 33rd birthday in Athens, GA, I decided to spring for a hotel room at the Holiday Inn Saturday, August 6, 2011. So, while I was waiting for Logan King and Melissa Holmes to get ready for dinner, I made some …uh, self [...]
Aug 09, 2011 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Tags: Athens, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, fun, funny, Georgia, Holiday Inn, lit, MATT ROTH, MATTROTHPHOTO, photo, photo series, Photos, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Leave A Comment »
Fun with anthropomorphism at the Maryland Zoo.
Jul 10, 2011 | Categories: Photos, Why The Hell Not? | Tags: animal photo, animals, Anthropomorphism, chimps, funny, gross, photo, photography, The Maryland Zoo, zoo | Leave A Comment »
Neil Hamburger Last night (March 14, 2011) The Ottobar hosted a night of comedy, featuring Neil Hamburger, Kenny “K-Strass” Strasser, “Major Entertainer” Mike H, and comedy duo Dan and Alex. aaaaaand I went! — with my friend Monica. It was HILARIOUS! As I’m sure you’ve noticed… I brought my camera, too. When making pictures at [...]
Mar 15, 2011 | Categories: Live!, Photos, Why The Hell Not? | Tags: Baltimore, COMEDY, fun, funny, KENNY K-STRASS STRASSER, Neil Hamburger, OTTOBAR, photo, STAND UP | Leave A Comment »
Flag-laden Simon Penning, age 19, from Guilford, MD, middle, joins other Preakness-goers and uses the cracks in between the the wheelchair accessible portable toilets to urinate. Infrequent rains, beer, and urine, made this particular part of the infield muddier and more pungent than other areas. Blake Andrews recently made a really good and insightful (well, [...]
Feb 22, 2011 | Categories: My Best, Other People Are Awesome, too!, Photojournalism, Photos, The Patuxent Publishing Co. | Tags: fun, funny, photo, photo series, The Patuxent Publishing Co. | Leave A Comment »
For the last four years I’ve spent Christmas Day with my girlfriend Jess and her family. And it’s soooo weird to me. You see, I’m an only child. And I was raised by a single mom. …and, to an extent, my grandparents. For a while, my mom and I actually lived with grandparents and my [...]
Jan 27, 2011 | Categories: family, Friends, My People n' stuff, Other People Are Awesome, too!, Personal Work, Photos, Why The Hell Not? | Tags: Baltimore, Christmas, documentary, emotion, family, Friends, fun, funny, girlfriend, Holiday Season, photo, Photos | Leave A Comment »
Why oh why do I love this picture? Everything about this shoot makes me roll my eyes. First of all, I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules! I HATE HATE HATE making portraits of people holding books, or whatever it is the writer decides the story is also about. So, I don’t do it. If [...]
Jan 27, 2011 | Categories: community journalism, Friends, Hang Outs, My Best, outtakes, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS, SPORTS, Sports Portraits, The Patuxent Publishing Co., Uncategorized, Why The Hell Not? | Tags: Baltimore, best of 2010, community journalism, cute, funny, lit, portrait, shoot for yourself, SPORTS, The Patuxent Publishing Co., Why The Hell Not? | Leave A Comment »
