station panarama tiny size Originally uploaded by Inthehat

WARNING: Shameless plug for a friend follows!

inthehat, aka Matt, a friend of mine from high school, is an aspiring photographer that has a great view on how a camera and photo should be interpreted: an extension of the dynamic vision of the human eye. He specializes in panoramics, but his general still photography is real and honest. He has all the right elements to his composition: form, space, proximity of elements, movement of the eye and depth. I am interested to see how his work would survive a themed montage. If he was to shoot a series that compared urban areas to rural or small village communities, I am sure he would turn heads.

Matt seems to be one of those artists who can’t decide if he’s a hobbyist or professional. While he enjoys and is skilled at photography, I am not sure if he wouldn’t shy away from making that his career. He is a musician as well, a trait of multimedia studies instilled by the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA) where I first met him. I expected many of the students I knew to be interested in more than one art form, and it always seems to be music paired with either visual or moving image arts (film, video, animation, etc).

I encouraged him to expand his panoramics (literally) to take one panel and add more panels vertically to further break the rectangular mold of photography. I also think he needs to sell his work on Lulu.com. I hope he takes my suggestion.