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used to be the editor
of a photography
magazine, but was
made redundant back
in 2016 when it was
merged with another
magazine. Losing your
job can be soul-crushing,
but luckily for me it was
actually a blessing in
disguise as it gave me the
freedom to go freelance.
Today video and still
images are my currency.
My Canon journey goes
back twenty years to the EOS
3000 film DSLR and stretches
right up to the 5D Mark IV,taking in no less than 12
models in between, such
as the 10D, 40D, 7D and 6D
to name but a few.
On assignment, no two
days are the same. The jobs
vary wildly from shooting
music videos with grime
artists, to working with
charities to produce videos
that will help improve the
quality of life for children who
struggle to communicate.
Embracing video has
enabled me to tell stories in a
more dynamic medium, but
the principles of producing
movies were learned withphotography and are totally
transferable. Along with the
videos, I’m a professional
landscape photographer, and
have worked with tourism
boards in Norway and the
Faroe Islands to showcase
the beauty of their country.
I’m drawn to remote
Nordic territories where the
landscapes are wild and the
Northern Lights sparkle
overhead. Switching from
video production to stills
photography often means my
equipment has to be versatile
and portable, along with
reliable and ergonomic.My Kit
Professional photographers reveal their top six
tools of the trade they couldn’t shoot without
Matty Graham
Photography
http://www.mattygraham.comBased in Lincolnshire, but
originally from Northumberland,
Matty is a professional
photographer, film-maker
and content creator, which he
combines with working as an
educator; running workshops
and photo walks. He’s a content
creator for Pixel-Click and has
worked in the magazine industry
for 15-years. Matty explains that
his favourite landscape locations
are in his home country of
Northumberland.What do i do?
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Embracing video
has enabled me to tell
stories in a more
dynamic medium
Matty Graham
Turning his redundancy into a positive, Matty now uses his Canon DSLR to pay
his salary as a successful professional video and still-image content creator