In 2005, my sophomore year in college, I fell in love with a girl. In early 2007 we found out that she was pregnant. This essay documents some of the moments and emotions experienced as we transitioned from college to marriage and parenthood.
This is an ongoing body of work.
In late October a young man I know from the corners in Baptist Town, Demetrius “Butta” Anderson, 18, is shot and killed. His older brother and cousin ... More
We zip along the outskirts of Shell Island, deep in the swamp of Louisiana, gliding over the tranquil surface. As we near the shore, Rebel, who sits ... More
At times I worry that the haze of minutia dulls entire months of my life, so I trust the camera to register what is really there – ... More
Once known for its bounty of coal, salt, clay and timber, Southeastern Ohio was stripped of its resources by the mining corporations that thrived from the 1820s ... More
A collection of images from both commissioned and personal work.
This series of images is a passing glance at the Peruvian countryside during a foggy early morning ride on the Vistadome train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. ... More
Mexico City was formerly a haven for rock and roll, but fearing revolt, the notoriously corrupt and now defunct PRI government banned it, pushing the scene underground. ... More
An experiment in visual poetry, this essay explores an emotional narrative that touches on themes such as loss, childhood and wanderlust. The America I live in is ... More
In 2005, my sophomore year in college, I fell in love with a girl. In early 2007 we found out that she was pregnant. This essay documents ... More
In the heart of America where agriculture once helped drive the economy, farming has become a fading way of life. Along the foothills of Appalachia in Southeastern ... More
Thought of by some inmates as “a place to die," Hocking Correctional Facilities in Nelsonville OH is a strange combination of prison and home for the elderly. ... More
Matt Eich was raised in the peanut-farming town of Suffolk, Virginia before he began his studies in photojournalism at Ohio University in 2004. His life and the focus of his work shifted dramatically when his daughter Madelyn was born in October 2007. The following summer of 2008, Matt interned with National Geographic Magazine, traveling to Peru, India, Rwanda and Botswana before returning to Ohio to complete his degree. While finishing school Matt began working as a freelance photographer. His clients include National Geographic, GQ, Esquire, Newsweek, Mother Jones, TIME, Harper's, The FADER, Smithsonian, More, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Businessweek, US News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Apple and others. In 2009 Matt won POYi's Community Awareness Award, The Magenta Foundation's Bright Spark Award, was a finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Grant and was selected for the 16th World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2010 he was awarded the HCP Juried Fellowship at the Houston Center For Photography, a 2nd place in POYi 67, was named one of PDN's 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch and received the F25 Award for Concerned Photography and the National Geographic Innovation in Storytelling Grant. Matt and his family now live in Norfolk, Virginia where he works on long-term projects while compulsively documenting everything around him.
