Matt Lit
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Cannon Beach, Oregon"

A young girl hurries to keep up with her family during strong winds at Cannon Beach, Oregon.

Biography: From photojournalist to commercial shooter to wedding photojournalist to dog photographer, Matt's work has always captured the essence of his subjects. ~ His work with Holga Toy Cameras finds that same vision. ~ Photographer Jonathan Bailey first introduced him to the Holga Toy Camera in 1997. The simplicity of the camera captured Matt's attention - a plastic body, lens and viewfinder and a spring-loaded shutter right out of a 100-year-old Kodak Brownie Box Camera...and a host of flaws! ~ It was the images which really captured him. They held a vintage appeal, a romantic look of a...