(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 »
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 »
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 »
Instead of Paying Tom McCarthy by check for assisting me with an ESPN shoot, I showered him in cash money! Makin’ it Rain!
Dec 22, 2012 | Categories: ESPN The Magazine, Friends, Marketing, My People n' stuff, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, cigar, conceptual, five dollar bills, Friends, fun, funny, lit, Makin it rain, MATT ROTH, money, photo, photo series, photography, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, ridiculous, smoke, suit, Tom McCarthy Jr, toy helicopter, US Currency | 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 »
Acting a fool… Jumping on a motel bed in West Virginia.
Apr 23, 2012 | Categories: Marketing, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, cute, focal plane, fp-mode, fun, funny, high-speed sync, Jumping On Beds, lit, MATT ROTH, nikon D700, Nikon SB-900, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Leave A Comment »
Photos of George Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankee’s Spring training facility.
Apr 22, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, SPORTS, Travel, Vacation/Workation | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Baseball, George Steinbrenner Field, graphic, landscape, Major League Baseball, MATT ROTH, MLB, New York Yankees, Photo essay, photo series, Photos, SPORTS | 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 »
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 scary portrait of Nick DiFabbio (aka ghostfreehood).
Feb 24, 2012 | Categories: Friends, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, dark, fantasy, Friends, fun, ghostfreehood, lit, MATT ROTH, Nick Borkowicz, Nick DiFabbio, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, Scary Portrait | Leave A Comment »
These are from a longer term project I’m working on. All these photos were made
Feb 21, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, reportage | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, Florida, Gulf Coast, MATT ROTH, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photos, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Treasure Island | 1 Comment »
Over the holidays, I went on a road trip with Mom, her husband, Rick, and Grandmommy from Atlanta down to — get this — Treasure Island, Florida! Yup. Such a place exists. And no. it’s not an amusement park. ha! Can you imagine Grandmommy at an amusement park? hahaha! …we did get her on a [...]
Jan 06, 2012 | Categories: cityscapes, family, landscapes, Personal Work, Photos, Scapes, Travel | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, beach, famcatoin, family, Florida, graphic, landscape, MATT ROTH, mood, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photos, pretty, vacation | 2 Comments »
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 »
I recently realized that I when I listen to music I respond waaaayyy more to the mood a song creates than I do to its lyrics. I always hear how the vocals are sung and never hear what’s being said. Maybe that’s why I like metal? It didn’t take too long for me to understand [...]
Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, conceptual, graphic, lit, MATT ROTH, photo, photo series, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, self portrait | Leave A Comment »
Making messy portraits of Margot
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 »
Common Core Standards for Education Week
Dec 13, 2011 | Categories: Education Week, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, cute, Education Week, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, wonky | 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 | 1 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 »
My friend Andrea Wise has a fire juggling brother. So, when I found out I
Dec 01, 2011 | Categories: Friends, Personal Work, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, fire, fire juggling, Friends, lit, MATT ROTH, Matt Wise, photo, photo series, PORTRAITS, pretty | 1 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 »
