Matt Benson

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I'm Matt Benson, a Florida-based graphic designer and photographer who enjoys going outside and writing about it. This is where I document those adventures.

Posts tagged nature
North Carolina: The Larger Story
North Carolina: The Larger Story

When Jenny and I married, so did our love for these mountains. This year was special. We got to share North Carolina with our daughter.

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Travel, Video, LifeMatt Bensonnorth carolina, brevard, asheville, hendersonville, mountains, wanderlust, wander, drone, DJI, Mavic Air 2, aerial, footage, waterfall, Looking Glass Rock, DuPont State Park, Pisgah National Forest, Mount Pisgah, Pisgah, Woods, colors, fall, nature, trees, leaf peeper, Blue Ridge Parkway, travel, adventure, zion, photography, videography, matt benson
Tick Talk
Tick Talk

It was the 4:15 a.m. alarm that finally succeeded in yanking me from the silence. I rolled out of bed and onto my feet.

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Florida Adventures, PhotographyMatt Bensonmamiya, rz67, medium format, film, black and white, photography, analog, kodak, 400tx, pushed, tri-x, florida, wilderness, adventure, journal, documentary, explore, map, leica, m6, video, kayak, wilderness systems, river, fun, summer, juniper prairie wilderness, wilderness area, nature, woods, outdoors, matt benson, alex catalano, 6x7, 120, 120 love, 35mm, 110mm, f/2.8, grain, sunrise, sunset, pine trees, ocala, national forest, corn snake
Life and Death in The Prairie
Life and Death in The Prairie

I grew up in Florida. My family moved here from Cape Cod when I was seven. But I’ve always seen Florida as an unfortunate circumstance, a stain left in the carpet of my parents’ old dreams. This is the second post of my Contact Sheets series.

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Florida Adventures, PhotographyMatt Bensonphotography, black and white, film, 120, kodak, 400tx, tri-x, 400, 120 love, juniper prairie wilderness, ocala national forest, the real florida, red filter, 110mm, f/2.8, 50mm, uld, mamiya, rz67, pro, II, wide angle, water, landscape, seascape, waterscape, feathers, bear, nature, wildlife, zine, analog, matt benson, 6x7, grain, florida, public land, home, contact sheet