(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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
One heck of a sunset at the VA/NC state border. Yesterday & today I’m driving to Florida from Baltimore. For the next week, I’ll be in Tampa, photographing the RNC (Republican National Convention) for
Aug 25, 2012 | Categories: Photos | Tags: ASSIGNMENT, Florida, Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney, night, PAUL RYAN, Photojournalism, Politico, Republicans, RNC, sunset, Tampa Bay Times Forum, TRAVEL | 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
ABC News Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz sits in her office at the ABC Washington DC Bureau Thursday, October 13, 2011. Martha is a super cool person. When we were setting up the shoot for a New York Times profile, she wanted to know what I was thinking for the shoot. So, I threw [...]
Nov 23, 2011 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, PORTRAITS | Tags: ABC, Baltimore Photographer, lit, Martha Raddatz, MATT ROTH, News, NYT's, photo, Photojournalism, Photos, portrait, PORTRAITS, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent | Leave A Comment »
Jason and Jen are a writerly couple. I love this quote from the story: “He used a semicolon correctly; that was reason enough to get a drink with him.”
Nov 22, 2011 | Categories: For The New York Times, Photojournalism, Photos, Wedding | Tags: Baltimore Photographer, documentary, emotion, fun, Jason Feifer, Jen Miller, MATT ROTH, NYT's, photo, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos, Style Section, The New York Times, Vows, Washington D.C., wedding | Leave A Comment »
Members of the Iverson Mall Walkers walk the upstairs at Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Wednesday, September 14, 2011. This was an early shoot (yaaaaawn/streeetch), but
Oct 06, 2011 | Categories: AARP BULLETIN, Photojournalism, Photos | Tags: AARP Bulletin, Baltimore, Baltimore Photographer, MATT ROTH, outtakes, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Photos | 1 Comment »
Brinita Ricks, 20, middle, a Wilson College senior is getting attention from five-year-old son Troy Ricks, right, and Bella Smith during dinner at the Jensen Dining Hall Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Dana Hill, 26, walks past on the right, while Hill’s daughter DaNya Ford, 7, eats, left. Ricks, Hill, and Bella’s mother Whitney Gress take [...]
Sep 19, 2011 | Categories: Photojournalism, Photos, The Chronicle of Higher Education | Tags: A Day In The Life, Baltimore Photographer, MATT ROTH, Moms With Children Program, Only Children, photo, Photo essay, photo series, Photojournalism, Single Moms, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Wilson College | Leave A Comment »
