Movable Type Issue No. 15: Matt Mendelsohn

by | May 24, 2023 | MT No. 15 Articles | 0 comments

The Photographic Landscape

Where to begin with Matt Mendelsohn? Is it his decades of expertise? Is it his award-winning portfolio? Is it the many countries his passions have taken him (and that he’s captured, indelibly, on film)? Is it the fact that President Obama chose his election night photo as his personal favorite from the 2008 campaign? Or is it the fact that he’s the genuine article, equal parts enthusiast and raconteur; that he cherishes the opportunities his talents provide, and how he serves as an advocate for authenticity — of form and style? It is, of course, all of these things, and more, and 1455 is honored to feature his reflections on the state of the art, as it relates to professional photography, and how complicated things are becoming.

Matt Mendelsohn

Matt Mendelsohn is a photographer and writer from Arlington, Virginia. After a fifteen-year career at United Press International and USA Today, he now is the founder of Matt Mendelsohn Creative. When he’s not shooting, Matt writes humor pieces for publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Huffington Post.

Website: mattmendelsohn.com
Twitter: @mattmendelsohn
Instagram: @photomat22
Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063300123463

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy is the Founding Director of 1455, a non-profit that celebrates storytelling. He has appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and been quoted in USA Today, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and AdAge. A long-time columnist for PopMatters, his work has also appeared in Salon, The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, The Good Men Project, Sequestrum, Blue Mountain Review, and others. His chapbook, The Blackened Blues, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021. His second collection of poems, Rhapsodies in Blue was published by Kelsay Books in 2023, and This Kind of Man, his first collection of short fiction, is forthcoming in 2024. He has been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize, twice for Best of Net, and his book Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone was the winner of Memoir Magazine’s 2022 Memoir Prize. 

Website:   seanmurphy.net  |  bullmurph.com
Twitter:  @bullmurph
Instagram:  @bullmurph
Facebook:  facebook.com/AuthorSeanMurphy

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