About Matt Conti

I wander from my home bases in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts pursuing a variety of photography projects that evolve over time. I enjoy the moodiness of twilight and night imagery in both city centers as well as landscape settings. In certain image series, I look to add motion, illusion and even dislocation to my images occasionally applying digital art techniques in a surreal or melancholy fashion. 

I came to photography as a creative outlet while pursuing careers in engineering and investing. Now, it is my primary obsession. Born and raised in New York, I 'temporarily' moved to Boston in the mid-1990s and never made it back. After founding a local online news business in Boston. I quickly realized the power of a photo in grabbing a reader's attention and telling a story. I have intensely documented the historic streets of the Greater Boston area where I started the local websites:  NorthEndWaterfront.com and NorthEndBoston.com. My Boston projects include documenting Italian Feasts, the evolving Waterfront, its Rising Sea Levels, Fireworks, Tall Ships and Boston in the Snow.

In recent years, I spend more time in Florida leading me toward nature, wildlife and bird photography. Still, I feel the pull of the road and travel is a pursuit I enjoy and bringing a true fascination to see the never-ending wonders of the world. A busy travel schedule keeps fresh my cityscape and landscape portfolios, with a nod toward night photography. Because of my background in community news, I also attend several events from a photojournalism angle and dabble in street photography.

I have been fortunate to have my images published in several newspapers, books and magazines including National Geographic, USA Today and the Boston Globe. I am fortunate to work with a variety of galleries, photography and art associations as well as community and non-profit organizations.

Contact Matt Conti

Contact me via email at matt@mattconti.com. You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Exhibitions

Wellesley Public Library, Past and Present, On exhibition: North Square Night and Vintage Night Drive. View blog post. (June 2022) 

Boston Seaport, Fan Pier Public Green, The Focused Eye: Our Unique Views. On exhibition banner: Grand Canal Reflections. View artist statement. (May - November 2021)

Griffin Museum of Photography, Virtual Exhibition to Accompany 27th Juried Exhibition. On exhibition: Stata Vibes selected by Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator (July-August 2021)

Cambridge Art Association 2021 National Prize Show, Kathryn Schultz Gallery & Online. On exhibition: Stata Vibes selected by juror Alice Gray Stites, Museum Director and Chief Curator, 21c Museums. View blog post. (June 2021)

Griffin Museum of Photography, Motion Still. On exhibition (virtual): Downtown Moonset (February - April 2021)  View blog post.

Plymouth Center for the Arts, 53rd Annual Juried Art Show On exhibition: Rise - Lake Baikal, Siberia. (September - October 2020) View blog post.

Providence Art Club, National Open Juried Exhibition 2020. On exhibition: Grand Canal Reflections. Juror: Matthew Hargraves, PhD, Chief Curator of the Yale Center for British Art. The Art Club is one of the oldest arts organizations in the United States and this show received over 750 individual entries. [Catalog, Facebook album] (May 2020)

Plymouth Center for the Arts, The Fine Art of Photography, Tenth Annual Juried Exhibition & Competition. [Virtual Gallery] On exhibition: Burano Canal. (May 2020)

Ocean State International Photography Exhibition 2020, sponsored by the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (PSRI). On exhibition: Boston Vibes. Judges: Rick Cloran (HonPSA, GMPSA, HonNEC) Sarah Musumeci (MNEC) and Deb Page. (April 2020)

World Bank, Art of Resilience, Washington D.C. On exhibition: photos of "High Tide", a climate change adaptation project of UMass Professor / Artist Carolina Aragón (2020, Ongoing)

Old North Gallery, in partnership with the Photographic Resource Center, Rally Point - Bravery + Action. On exhibition: St. Anthony's Feast and Tall Ships (Summer 2019)

New England School of Photography. On exhibition: Prado Fountain Lights,.Red Brick Gallery, Light and Shadow (November 2018)

WGBH Boston Digital Mural (Mass. Pike I-90). On exhibition: North End Feasts(August 2013)

Awards

Merrimack Valley Camera Club’s 2021 George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon, "First in Category" in the category Landscape with "Baobab Tree Sunrise". April 2021

New England Camera Club Council (NECCC), Best of Photojournalism Award, Havana Giggles; Honor Award, Boston in the Snow, 2019 Conference.

Boston Camera Club, Projected Image of the Year 2017-2018, Kálfshamars Light - Skagafjördur in Northern Iceland , June 2018

National Italian American Foundation (NAIF), Photo Contest, 1st Place for Flight of the Angel, October 2015

Publications

GlaszArt,Around the World with Photographer Matt Conti, July 15, 2020

Italian America Magazine, When Everyone's Italian!, The Summer Saint Celebrations of Boston's North End, Spring 2020. (Feast Galleries)

Commonwealth Magazine, Using Art to Highlight Climate Change, December 2019, Photos of RISINGEmotions exhibition in East Boston.

Paperbark Literary Magazine, FutureWATERS | AGUASfuturas, December 2019 (Featured Photos)

Landscape and Urban Planning Journal, The role of landscape installations in climate change communication by Carolina Aragón, September 2019 (High Tide)

CODAmagazine, Art with a Message, FutureWATERS | AGUASfuturas, 2018 (Gallery)

Panorama Magazine Cover,  St. Anthony's Feast, August 2017

UMass Magazine, Time and Tide, November 2016

National Geographic, Abroad at Home, Chapter 1, March 2015

Bay State Parent Magazine, "Family Guide to North End Feasts," August 2015 

Boston Globe, "On the Greenway, Public Art that Feels Alive," April 2015

USA Today - Travel Section, "Summer Suppers: Festive Street Fairs," July 2014