I am an amateur photographer from a very small town in Georgia called Douglasville. I started taking photos on my phone when I was about 11 and I am now 15 years old. I started with taking photos of the sky, flowers, etc.
About a year ago I made a Flickr and found Alex Stoddard and kept up with his work because I thought it was so interesting and unique. I then started asking fiends to be in photos for me and then I just couldn’t stop. I get told a lot I am to young and I have many years ahead of me. I don’t want to wait though, I want to share my work with the world now. Photography has helped me get through depression, anxiety and many other struggles.
I can honestly say Photography has saved my life. I have no idea where i would be right now with out it. I am so grateful that I have finally found something that has given my life meaning. Some of my biggest influences are, Alex Stoddard, Rosie Hardy, Anastasia Volkova, Moritz Aust, Tim Walker, and Americas Next Top Model.
I love Fashion and Fine art, and I would love to be able to mix the two together and bring something new to the creative world. I have been in about 3 or 4 Magazines, and had about 3 or 4 features. Including magazines like, MISC, AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER, GET INSPIRED, GOLDEN AGE, and 5×7. My dream is to one day have my work in gallery’s and magazines all around the world. I want to make people see things differently and question everything.
I want to inspire people for whatever reason that may be. I am truly grateful for everything Photography and the creative world have done for me and I hope to never stop creating and only get better!
Links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_wilkey10/
http://getinspiredmagazine.com/?s=matt+wilkey
http://www.see7mag.com/2013/03/new-talent-matt-wilkey/
Great work here. It’s nice to see emerging young photographers featured in these publications. I’ve looked at more work from this young man and I’m impressed!
MES