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SS United States May 18 Workshop
08th May 2013 - 0 comments
In: News, Workshops
Photography workshop on May 18, 2013 on the SS United States. SOLD OUT.
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May Media Roundup
01st May 2013 - 0 comments
In: Press
Loads of recent articles and posts on my work - here's where you can find them all!
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St. ?'s Church Photograph Workshop May 25, 2013
01st May 2013 - 0 comments
In: Workshops
Photography workshop at the closed St. ?'s Church (and outbuildings) in the Philadelphia area on May 25, 2013. SOLD OUT.
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SS United States Photography Workshop
07th April 2013 - 0 comments
In: Workshops
Photography workshop on April 20th on the SS United States! SOLD OUT
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Carrie Furnaces Photo Workshop
04th April 2013 - 1 comment
In: Workshops
Photography workshop at the Carrie Furnaces in Rankin, PA on May 4, 2013. Sign up before all the spots are full!
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'the age of consequences' at the Gallery at Lebanon Picture Frame
27th March 2013 - 0 comments
In: Shows/Lectures
Where: The Gallery at Lebanon Picture Frame
31 South Eighth Street 3rd Floor, Lebanon PA
When: April, 2013
Reception: April 5, from 5 - 8 PM (no entry fee)
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Blog Post: Carve Out a Little Piece of My Heart
22nd March 2013 - 0 comments
In: Blog
With every place lost, you lose a part of yourself.
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Blog Post: A Violation of the Contract
19th February 2013 - 1 comment
In: Blog
Abandoned sites are more than just places to photograph or ways of getting away from the rules of society. Often they are the physical manifestation of something that has gone horribly wrong.
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Blog Post: The Work I Was Born to Do
06th February 2013 - 2 comments
In: Blog
Does the photography of ruins exploit its subjects? It's a frequent criticism of the genre of work, and one that I disagree strongly with. Here's why.
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Blog Post: the neatest line you can draw
17th January 2013 - 0 comments
In: Blog
The illusion of safety is all a matter of what side of the fence you're on.
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Blog Post: if words could change our nature
07th January 2013 - 1 comment
In: Blog
One can endlessly summarize the experience of visiting an abandoned place or its past, but to what end?
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Blog Post: the in-between
06th January 2013 - 1 comment
In: Blog
Abandoned places: halfway between here and somewhere else.
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Blog post: where hope has failed
19th December 2012 - 1 comment
In: Blog
What if abandoned sites are our society's most important wake up call?
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Abandoned America Updates for November and December
24th November 2012 - 0 comments
In: News
What's new on Abandoned America? Pretty much everything!
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Abandoned America featured on NBC News!
01st October 2012 - 0 comments
In: Press
Recently Jane Derenowski did a feature on my work at NBC Nightly News - it's a great article and I'm grateful for the coverage. You can check out the site by following this link, the two video pieces came out really well. Thanks, Jane!

http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/28/14126886-abandoned-america-one-photographers-quest-to-document-the-beauty-in-old-buildings?lite
Hire Matthew Christopher Photography
28th September 2012 - 0 comments
In: News
Believe it or not, not everything is abandoned: Matthew Christopher of abandonedamerica.us is available for hire for architectural, interior design, event, renovation/demolition, or other photography needs. You can visit his (not abandoned) web portfolio by following this link - please note the website is under construction and more is on the way shortly. Matthew has worked for or is currently working with clients such as the Corning Museum of Glass, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Offering reasonable rates, quick turnaround time, and excellent work (including 360 degree panoramas), get in contact through email by contacting admin@abandonedamerica.org

www.matthewchristopherphotography.com
'the age of consequences' MFA Thesis show
05th September 2012 - 0 comments
In: Shows/Lectures
Details on the upcoming show at Rochester Institute of Technology's SPAS Gallery from September 13-27, 2012. You won't want to miss it.
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Blog Post: you're on your own
31st August 2012 - 0 comments
In: Blog
Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing all of this for.
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Blog post: down the charred black corridor
28th August 2012 - 1 comment
In: Blog
An isolative nature and abandoned sites go together quite well, surprisingly.
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