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.

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Breathe
Breathe

I made a video about being present, Alex and I went camping for the first time since 2019, and Zion turned one year old!

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Florida Adventures, Video, LifeMatt Bensonjuniper prairie wilderness, florida, ocala national forest, camping, camp, woods, central florida, the real florida, adventure, travel, mamiya, rb67, 120, medium format, film, photography, video, videography, dji, mavic air 2, canon eos r, 15-35mm, 50mm, aerial, time, matt benson, opossum cake, blog, analog
California On Film
California On Film

Jenny and I went to California for our anniversary, and I recorded the entire trip on my Mamiya 7ii and 15 rolls of film.

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Photography, TravelMatt Bensonmamiya, mamiya 7ii, film, analog, photography, landscape, 120, kodak, ektar100, portra400, portra, ektar, 6x7, medium format, color, california, san francisco, city, trinidad, woods, forest, redwood national park, redwoods, giants, trees, pacifica, beach, ocean, skyline, golden gate bridge, journey, adventure, west, west coast, travel, blog, matt benson
Color Matters
Color Matters

When it comes to shooting film, I’ve always preferred black and white. But I recently shot eight rolls of Portra 400 over the last three weeks and wanted to share with you some of the images I made as well as my thoughts on shooting color film in general.

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PhotographyMatt Bensoncolor, portra, 400, kodak, film, photography, inspiration, tips, advice, thoughts, leica, m6, zeiss, biogon, 35mm, matt, benson, blog, post, florida, ocala national forest, orlando, street, candid, moments, documentary, photojournalism, egmont key