Matthew Portch

I grew up in the seventies in Bristol, England, in a typical middle-class suburb. Television and movies were my favourite indulgences, especially anything from the USA. The scenery was so different and exciting compared to the humdrum of the English city suburbs and countryside.

As a child, I was a keen illustrator spending hours pouring over the minutia of the subject matter. In college, I studied Graphic Design and Photography and I pursued a successful career in Graphic Design.

In the millennium, the digital revolution spurred my interest in photography once more. Ironically, it was the large format film photographers of the 1960s and 1970s from North America who inspired me the most. I was fascinated by the seemingly ordinary street scenes and vistas that were captured with fastidious detail.

I discovered a more modern process in the form of a technical camera, digital back, and precision optics, then proceeded to cast my own journey.

I like to keep my pictures simple, clean, and graphic, which resonates with my background in design. I also want them to be free of people. I prefer to keep the viewer guessing as to when the picture was taken and even try to omit any associations with the modern day.

When I photograph a scen...

Group Exhibition, Exhibition 20, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2020

Group Exhibition, Life Framer & Daylighted, Digital Exhibition, International, 2019

Group Exhibition, Live Projections, Los Angeles Central Library, Mopla House Of Lucie, Usa, 2019

Group Exhibition, Mopla House Of Lucie Book Exhibition, L.a., Usa, 2019

Group Exhibition, The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, Usa, 2018

Solo Exhibition, Desert Modern & Lost America, Denfair, Melbourne, Australia, 2018

Solo Exhibition, Desert Modern, Rokeby Galley, Melbourne, Australia, 2018

Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery Exhibition, Minneapolis, Usa, 2018

Solo Exhibition, Lost America, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2018

Group Exhibition, Lost America, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs, Usa, 2018

Group Exhibition, Architectural Photography Award, Budapest, Hungary, 2017

Group Exhibition, Lost America, Shoot The Frame & Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India, 2017
Solo Exhibition, Lost America, Head On Festival, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia, 2017

Group Exhibition, Ph21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2017

Group Exhibition, Lost America, The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia, 2017

Group Exhibition, Yicca Awards, Rome, Italy, 2017

Group Exh...