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| About Painting with Light in the Dark® After five years of experimentation and research, Matt created a unique photographic process utilizing the applied mathematics and science of photography called Painting with Light in the Dark®. This photographic approach is based on the techniques of da Vinci and other Renaissance masters who used sfumatto to add subtle layers of illumination and tonal depth to their paintings. Using the same concept, he photographs over the course of several hours in perfect darkness and capture hundreds of different exposures per composition. Matt will then choose the best elements of each exposure and combine them using layers in Photoshop and other programs. During the photographic process Matt and his assistants will “paint” the subjects with various light sources mimicking the motion of brush strokes. When we view a traditional environmental photograph, our brain is used to interpreting the scene with only one light source: either the moon or the sun. Matt has developed a technique to create hyper-realistic images that include dozens if not hundreds of light sources that are combined seamlessly to create the effect you can see in his online galleries. Awards International Photography Awards, Architecture: Historic pro, Honorable Mention, 2010 Lowe Art Museum Give Us Your Best Shot!, University of Miami, Second Place, 2009 Selected Publications Popular Photography & Imaging Photo District News (PDN) Blue Print Directory InsideOut Magazine Ritz Carlton Magazine Miami NewTimes Exhibitions Solo exhibition, Stiltsville Illuminated, 2011 Group show Gallery 212 Miami, 2011 Group show “Miami Heart Gallery”, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Group show Eco Art Gallery by the Sea Campaign, Miami Beach, 2008. Solo exhibition Special Olympics Broward County Presents “An Evening of Inspiration”, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, October 2008 Group show “A Place to call HOME”, Soya & Pomodoro, September 2007 Group show “Raw Beauty Project”, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, May-June 2006 Solo exhibition “Guardians”, Kent Hotel, 2006" Selected Client List myspace.com SoHo Myriad Mariott Hotels Kent Hotel Colony Hotel Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine Ritz Carlton Magazine Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Aventures Naturales, Costa Rica Vatican Mosaic Studio, Vatican City De’ Longhi Special Olympics of Florida |