Over the summer I shot two simple portrait assignments of art collectors for Distinction Magazine, a local magazine published by The Virginian-Pilot, whose mission is “to provide our readers a unique perspective on the finer things in Hampton Roads.” It is a total relief to be able to work close-to-home on occasion. I had …
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08.31.2011 by Matt Eich
Connecting the dots
For most of this year I have been keeping my head down, trying to work through some internal questions about life and photography. When CENTER announced their 2011 award winners earlier this year I was very humbled to have images recognized in the Editor’s Choice Award, juried by Todd James of National Geographic. Consistently …
08.29.2011 by Luceo Images
Matt Eich recipient of Aaron Siskind IPF
LUCEO co-founder Matt Eich is one of five recipients of the 2011 Aaron Siskind Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, a cash award of $10,000 for the support of his project “Sin and Salvation in Baptist Town.” There were more than 1,200 applicants for the award this year. The recipients are listed below, or you can see …
08.04.2011 by Matt Eich
Virginia Symphony Orchestra for The Washington Post
“This is about love and an orchestra,” Monica Hesse’s story for The Washington Post begins. Her article highlights The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, which has an extraordinarily high ratio of married players. Out of 48 core musicians 18 are married to one another, making for nine couples.
I had the pleasure of meeting Rob and Debbie Cross, …
08.01.2011 by Matt Eich
Russian Orthodox Church for The Virginian-Pilot
When I started freelancing back in 2005 it was for my hometown paper, The Virginian-Pilot, which had always been a huge inspiration for me growing up and still is. They have always set the bar for visuals incredibly high and their tight-knit staff has been very supportive of my photography from the beginning. The …
07.19.2011 by Matt Eich
Kelly Valentine’s Wake and Funeral
A few days after getting back home from my cousin’s wedding in Michigan, I found out that my good friend Yoon Byun was coming back to Norfolk, though the reason for his visit was tragic. His 13-year-old cousin Kelly Valentine was killed by a car on Cedar Road in Chesapeake after she went back …
07.07.2011 by Luceo Images
From the Archive
From the Archive is a regular column that features one image from our archive and appears every Thursday. LUCEO Images has a thorough group archive (keyword search bar, top right) and it can be found here.
This week we are featuring an archive image by Matt Eich, who is based in Norfolk, Virginia.
About this Image:
“In January …
07.06.2011 by Luceo Images
Eich in 2011 Communication Arts Photo Annual
Congrats to Matt Eich on his win in this year’s Communication Arts Photo Annual. His series “Sin and Salvation in Baptist Town” is given two pages in the Institutional section. Originally commissioned by Michael Wichita, Director of Photography for AARP Bulletin and edited by Mike Davis of One28 Media, the early stages of this …
07.01.2011 by Luceo Images
Matt Eich in PRIVATE Magazine Issue 53, Hope
Matt Eich’s essay Carry Me Ohio appears in issue number 53 of PRIVATE Magazine, the “International Review of Photographs.” Featured alongside Eich’s work are wonderful essays by Ernesto Benavides, Eduardo Martino, Julien Pebrel, Zalmaï, Marco Garro, Luca Catalano Gonzaga, Saiful Huq Omi, Michele Borzoni, Jean-Marc Caimi, Brigitte Grignet, Martina Cristofani, Alexandros Demetriades, and two …
In April I went to Ohio and Kentucky for a few days. Here are some of the pictures made in between. More to come.