Matthew Healey Photography

New Hampshire's alright.....if you like politics

2012-01-17T16:51:00.002-05:00

A volunteer for republican presidential candidate Rick Santourm, places signs in front of the Elks Lodge in Salem, New Hampshire before the candidate held a town hall meeting there on January, 9 2012. UPI/Matthew Healey I only spent a few days in New Hampshire covering the primaries last week. It was interesting and I wish I had the chance to work up there a bit more before the craziness

Escape from Bikini Bottom

2012-01-09T17:18:00.000-05:00

Needs no caption.

Vigil at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

2011-12-27T13:04:00.003-05:00

A few portraits from an assignment at the beginning of the month. Parishoners at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini church in Scituate, Massachusetts have been on an around the clock vigil inside the church since the Archdiocese of Boston announced that they would be closing the parish seven years ago. They stay in shifts, an hour here, a few hours there, and with at least two people sleeping in the

Occupied

2011-11-21T15:35:00.000-05:00

Just one from last month. Boston, MA - A woman who goes by the name Mike holds up a sign as a pedestrian walks by at the tent city for Occupy Boston at Dewey Square on Friday October 14, 2011. Photo by Matthew Healey

Travelin

2011-11-17T16:22:00.001-05:00

Sadly I don't get to travel all that often but like most people I really enjoy it when I do. I finally married my long time love Christine Hochkeppel (now Healey!) and we decided to go all out with the honeymoon and head to Southern Spain and France. I always have a hard time deciding on what to bring for a camera when I travel. I love shooting photos, but it is also a job for me, so it's nice

Holga AKA the original hipstamatic

2011-11-14T12:07:00.000-05:00

Boston, MA - Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis signs autographs before a game at Fenway Park. Photo by Matthew Healey The medium format TLR that I usually keep in my car has temporarily bitten the dust, so I have been shooting with my Holga again AKA 'the original hipstamatic'. I've talked about it on here before. The Holga is made of plastic and has a set apeture of 'around'

One week apart

2011-11-08T11:03:00.001-05:00

Or why I love New England, and never leave home without boots. Boston, MA - Harvard University junior running back Trevor Scales (24) charges upfield on a carry against Dartmouth in the first quarter at Harvard Stadium on Saturday October 29, 2011. Photo by Matthew Healey Boston, MA - Jansen Tiongson of Boston reads on the Esplanade on a sunny afternoon on Saturday November 5, 2011.

Juxtaposition

2011-11-07T12:56:00.000-05:00

One of the most exciting aspects of working as a photojournalist is the fact that every assignment you have is different. Sometimes they are exceptionally different. For example showing up at a fancy gala for a celebrity photo after just leaving a murder scene that was only a two miles away. At the gala, people are laughing, having fun, drinking, eating all while looking their best. At

Sox

2011-09-21T10:24:00.000-05:00

Thought this sums up how September is going for the Sox right now. Boston, MA - Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury adjusts his cap in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Saturday July 9, 2011. Photo by Matthew Healey

Everything is fine

2011-08-09T11:50:00.000-05:00

Been slacking on the blog so here is a pic from last month. Boston, MA - WCVB Anchor Liz Brunner looks up towards the roof as she rappels down the side of the Hyatt Regency for the Special Olympics Over The Edge fundraiser on Friday July 22, 2011. Photo by Matthew Healey

Weekly Rentals - Tiffany and Jenna

2011-07-18T13:19:00.001-05:00

West Yarmouth, MA - Tiffany Rose walks her one year old daughter Jenna Marie Rose in front of the motel on a cold spring day. I have been slow to update the blog here for various reasons. Primarily because I have been busy with work. Which is great, but I need to be better about putting at least one or two photos a week up here. Cause I know you are all waiting for my updates. Right?

Congrats grads

2011-06-22T11:43:00.003-05:00

I normally shoot a lot of high school graduations come late spring, but this year I only had one. As a general rule, for me at least, the best images are at the beginning and the end. The middle, when they ask way too many people to speak for way too long is usually not really worth shooting. People are just sitting there, baking in the sun as the speaker promises to be quick and 15 minutes

Hang in there

2011-06-20T11:58:00.001-05:00

Waltham, MA: Stretching before the inaugural Moody Street 5K. Photo by Matthew Healey

A beginning, again.

2011-06-12T10:55:00.004-05:00

Mitt Romney announced his candidacy in New Hampshire last week and I was sent up to photograph it. I am still new to covering presidential politics and that may be why I still enjoy it so much. After talking with colleagues who have been doing this season after season I can understand why you would get sick of it. It must get old fast. Everything is staged, the candidates and their flaks are

Old Timey Baseball

2011-05-22T15:35:00.000-05:00

Just a little break from my ongoing story. Shot the Cubs v Sox game on Saturday at Fenway. The teams donned circa 1918 style uniforms as a nod to the year that the Cubs were last in town. They even went so far as to bring in old announcers with big megaphones that walked around and called out the players at bat. Pretty cool. I shot the introductions with a lens that I thought would fit the

Weekly Rentals - John Michael

2011-05-10T15:40:00.001-05:00

John Michael. Deb, the manager of the motel, had told me a lot about John, before I had even ventured to his room. For one, he is an alcoholic and in her words is 'drinking himself to death'. The other story that she told me repeatedly is from when he was living in the guest home across the street. The guest house is part of the motel property but can legally allow for long term residents.

Weekly Rentals - An introduction

2011-05-04T16:29:00.001-05:00

The West Yarmouth Lodgings on Route 28 in West Yarmouth is one of many motels along that stretch of road that advertise weekly rates. For many residents who are seasonal workers, underemployed or unemployed, the motel has become an affordable and stable long term housing option. Unlike an apartment rental the motel does not require a renter to pay first, last, and security deposit before

Anime Boston 2011

2011-04-25T20:02:00.001-05:00

Boston, MA - April 23, 2011: 'Java' and his current wife or waifu, Ne Chen, share a drink at the convention hall at Hynes Convention Center during Anime Boston 2011. Photo by Matthew Healey Well I learned what a waifu is this weekend. A waifu is, um, you know what I'm still not entirely too sure. I can tell you how that word came into my vocabulary and what it means to one person at least.

Still waiting

2011-04-23T20:33:00.000-05:00

I realize it is still early in the season but I am probably not the only one that is just begging for the weather to turn warm and stay that way. You would think I would be used to it now, after all, I am a New Englander through and through. But it's those days that get you. You know the ones. The sky is blue, the sun is out, and most importantly the wind isn't blowing 50mph and it is still

Tea for two hundred

2011-04-20T11:06:00.001-05:00

I just looked back at the last few days and I have covered a lot of ground. Some portraits, a Tea Party rally, two Red Sox games and some quality time at a local McDonald's. I wanted to share some images I made at the Tea Party rally with you all. It was held on Friday April, 15 2011. A day that is, traditionally, the tax filing deadline set by the IRS. That deadline was postponed a few days

Here's looking at you

2011-04-10T20:29:00.000-05:00

Just a quick post. A photo from something I shot over the weekend. I was working in this room all day and happened to glance at the door and saw this face in the window. It is a painting on the wall in the other room. I thought it was cool. Also I am on twitter now. You can follow me at the link at the bottom of my page or just find me @matthealeyphoto.

Workin on it

2011-04-06T18:44:00.000-05:00

I know, I have probably used that title before. It's the hook from a J. Dilla song and it's awesome. If you feel like giving it a listen well you can listen right here (youtube link) At any rate, I have been trying to get my PhotoShelter account filled with new/old content. PhotoShelter is a great archiving website geared towards photographers. I can store a lot of my old photos on there and

From Japan - Kuni Takahashi

2011-04-04T10:04:00.000-05:00

Though I never met Kuni I know him by reputation. He used to be a staff photographer at The Boston Herald where I freelance regularly. From what I gather he is a great guy, very passionate and a hell of a photographer. He is currently a freelancer based in Mumbai, India and was out covering Libya when the tsunami hit his home country of Japan. He went to Japan to check on his family and then

Bringing it back

2011-03-29T11:13:00.001-05:00

I have spent countless hours lately taking the hundreds of DVD's I have of my old images and dumping said images onto a networked hard drive. It's tedious, but it has been eye opening. It has been interesting to watch my shooting evolve over the years. I have dug up a lot of older images that I forgot about or that I just never got around to posting on the blog so I am going to share some of

Grab Shot

2011-03-27T12:14:00.000-05:00

As in, grab the camera and take a shot cause that plane is going to pass by in a second and that light is really cool. This while I was heading into a store to pick up my dinner while working in Boston. It's been a pretty miserable winter here in New England. Almost every outdoor assignment is accompanied by winter light. Flat. Dull. Gray. So I got excited when I noticed the buildings of

Ongoing. Cape Cod living.

2011-03-21T14:00:00.003-05:00

Just a single from an ongoing and still evolving series that I started working on in February about a different side of Cape Cod. Feburary 8, 2011: At the Cavalier on Route 28 More to come in the near future I hope so keep checking in. Thanks and comments are always welcome.

New Look

2011-03-14T17:30:00.008-05:00

I just did a quick redesign of the old blog and thought now that I did all this work I should post something. Take a look and let me know if it works for you. So here is a photo from a news story I worked on for The Boston Herald. A reporter and I had to follow up on a stabbing that happened the night before in a housing project in Boston. This woman was neighbors with the victim and the

Winter is here, in case you didn't notice

2011-02-10T16:07:00.000-05:00

Just put together a slideshow of a few photos I have shot in the past couple months. Some sports some storm coverage. Have a look. Matthew Healey Blog Update 021011 - Images by Matthew Healey

It's over now..

2011-01-18T13:19:00.000-05:00

The Patriots season that is. It was fun to shoot them as always. I was able to see some great games and some pretty marginal games. I just went back and looked at some of my photos from the season and put together a slideshow. Hope you enjoy. Oh, I suggest you click on that little icon in the bottom of the slideshow next to the word 'Share' to make it full screen. Oh you can share it too,

Providence I love you

2011-01-09T12:39:00.001-05:00

Providence, Rhode Island - Nick-a-Nee's bar -Friday, 7:54 p.m.

Safe

2010-11-14T16:34:00.000-05:00

Just a pic I happened to come across from this past summer. It was a Legion game in mid June and as usual the fields were all but dust. Will have some more pics up here in the next day or so, just waiting for some of them to run so stay tuned. Bridgewater, MA - June 27, 2010: Bridgewater Legion Post 203 runner Ryan Tufts dives back to first to avoid getting picked off in the game against

Cruiseport

2010-10-08T21:09:00.000-05:00

Came across this at an assignment on Friday afternoon. A renovated cruise ship terminal. These women were checking out the view.

Football season

2010-10-06T16:38:00.000-05:00

The football season is well underway and I am behind on this blog so have a football photo. I will try and be better about my updates. New England Patriots running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis (42) sails through the air with teammate wide reciver Wes Welker as Green-Ellis is tackled by Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd on a carry in the second quarter at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts

This photo needs no caption

2010-08-09T21:16:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday America (Belated)

2010-07-20T11:33:00.000-05:00

So my 4th of July like most of my colleagues was spent shooting photos. I was stationed at the Hatch Shell to photograph the Boston Pops concert featuring Toby Keith. Huge crowds camp out all day to try and get a spot close to stage. The concert concludes with a huge fireworks display that you can't see from in front of the stage. So once the fireworks start up, the thousands and thousands of

Sorry, no cheerleaders this time

2010-06-30T14:42:00.000-05:00

I just had a few rolls of 120 film developed and wanted to share. Yes film, yes big film. No I can't develop my own, and I feel shame for that. But the good folks at Hunt's Photo did a pretty darn good job and they don't charge you an arm and a leg. The first photo is from a Holga. A cheap plastic camera that shoots 120 film. The lens is terrible, you can't really focus it, and the

Just Bust A Move

2010-06-28T17:29:00.001-05:00

I photographed tryouts for the Boston Celtics Dance Team this past Saturday. Hundreds of young women vie for the privilege to dance with the squad on the parquet at the TD Garden during Celtics home games. Pretty intense try-outs in which the dancers must learn a routine and then perform it in front of a panel of judges and then they find out immediately if they get to move on to the next round

The long and short of it

2010-06-24T16:53:00.000-05:00

Two different looks of the same field event. One shot with a wide angle lens right down in the sand and the other shot with a long lens from the other side of the track. Newton North junior Jen Liu lands in the pit on the girls long jump at the Division 1 East MIAA Track and Field Championship at Dilboy Stadium. Photo by Matthew Healey Mansfield junior Patrick Greaney competes in the long

Surf's up brah!

2010-05-26T17:29:00.000-05:00

Nice little groundswell has been hitting Rhode Island for the past couple days. I managed to make it out for a total of seven hours in two days. My arms are sore and I am exhausted because it has been so long but it was fun, and I caught a bunch more than I expected. Got one nice pic from where I was surfing. Can't tell you though cause, it's a secret. Not really but people get all upset if

That time I got to shoot Radiohead...

2010-05-18T17:01:00.000-05:00

Aka one of the best assignments I have ever had. Really it, was just awesome. I listened to a lot of Radiohead in my time and jumped on the chance to shoot them. Right up front, only allowed to shoot the first three songs like at most concerts these days but it was fantastic. Got to watch the rest in the press area on closed circuit. Did I also mention that Christine (my lady) was right

Celtics Practice

2010-05-15T18:56:00.000-05:00

I realize I tend to be a bit sports heavy on my blog. Not sure why that is but here is yet another sports pic, of sorts. It is from a Celtics practice the day after a loss against Cleveland. There isn't usually much action at a practice. The team practices for awhile while the press waits in what is essentially a waiting room with no view of the practice court. When the team is done with

What's in there?

2010-05-04T19:41:00.000-05:00

Just came across this photo from last summer. For my non photographer friends this scene is fairly common at certain events. We usually refer to a situation like this as a 'scrum'. As in a rugby scrum when the two teams link arms and charge at each other and fight for the ball. But instead of a ball, it is a photo subject. What makes it unusual however is just how orderly it is. That's

Sox dude

2010-04-28T14:08:00.003-05:00

Little late on updating but here is a pic from my first Red Sox game of the season. It was a long wet night but it felt good to be back at Fenway, well except for the foul balls. The scary scary foul balls. Here is a link to the start of the article and a little gallery: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1248090 (041710 Boston, MA) Boston Red Sox right fielder

Tea Party

2010-04-15T19:33:00.000-05:00

So I had some time off today and decided to check out the Tea Party in Providence. Decent sized crowd. Anyway I am posting a bunch on my photoshelter account, here is one and this is the link to the full gallery:Providence Tea Party Harvey Sylvestre of Providence, Rhode Island cheers on a speaker during a Tea Party Rally in front of the Rhode Island State House in Providence, Rhode Island on

My favorite softball photo thus far

2010-04-13T17:04:00.004-05:00

....that is all. Okay a couple details. It is from 2008 it is Wellesley in the red and Needham in the blue. Bad throw to the really close cutoff at third on a pop out by the Needham batter. Base runner goes to back to third in attempt to tag up and cleat meets shin. Notice that the girl is wearing shin pads though, so she was okay. A lot going on here though. One other note. I have

My Easter

2010-04-05T16:22:00.011-05:00

I did a 9-5 shift for the Boston Herald on Easter Sunday and it was a pretty full day. Started with Catholic Easter Mass en espanol, then on to a shooting scene in Dorchester that got a little heated, then a call on the scanner of a three alarm fire in Malden. Got home ate a burrito and then onto a Wilco concert in Providence with Christine (sadly no pics of that).(040410 Boston, MA) Altar

Gamers

2010-04-03T19:04:00.008-05:00

Pax East video game show was in town last weekend. I attended the launch of a new gaming card and chip by Nvidia. Here are some pics.(032610 Boston, MA)Drew Henry of Nvidia holds up a 3D graphics at a demonstration of the new cards inside the Main Theater of the PAX East Video Game Expo. Photo by Matthew Healey(032610 Boston, MA)Ben Vingus of New York awaits the start of the announcement of a

MFA Revisited

2010-03-09T11:29:00.004-05:00

It's been awhile but hoping to start updating this thing more often. This one is in my archives and caught my eye so I thought I would share it. Visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts take in the work 'Deposition of Christ' by Tintoretto at the opening of Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice exhibit. Photo by Matthew HealeyHope to start posting more often to keep the blog

Celtics

2010-02-17T11:56:00.005-05:00

I just wanted to put something different up here. So here is a pic from the last Celtics game I shot. Good game against the Lakers. Celtics lost but it was close.Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown (12) goes for a dunk as Celtics players Kendrick Perkins (43), Kevin Garnett (5) and Ray Allen (20) look on in the second half at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on January 31, 2010. The

Gas up the truck!

2010-01-26T12:29:00.013-05:00

The hand of newly elected U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) points out from behind the podium during his victory speech at the Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 2010. Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in a bid to fill the U.S. Senate seat which was left empty after the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA). UPI/Matthew Healey"Gas up the truck!" That was the chant of

NHL Winter Classic

2010-01-02T08:18:00.009-05:00

The Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period of the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on New Years Day, January 1, 2010. UPI/Matthew HealeyI only have time to post two up so here they are is. Had a great time. Some more of them can be seen on UPI's website here: NHL WINTER CLASSICBoston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37)

Merry Christm-akkuh!

2009-12-15T14:48:00.006-05:00

Jim Jackson, playing the part of Santa Claus, takes a moment to adjust his hat while waiting for children to stop by to give him their wish list on Sunday, December 6, 2009 during the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce Holiday Stroll on Central Street.Having fun covering a lot of Holiday events and wanted to put a few up here. Hope you enjoy and that you are having a great Holiday season whatever you

Old school

2009-11-05T14:17:00.006-05:00

I picked up a 'new' camera this summer. It is a 1950 Czechoslovakian Flexoret. It is a TLR that shoots medium format film. Up until this point my only foray into the world of medium format was with a holga. They can be fun but there is just too much guessing for my tastes. The flexoret gives full manual control but has no light meter so you need one with you. Anyway I put two rolls through

Some football

2009-10-10T11:13:00.006-05:00

Just thought I would put up some pics. Not much to say. Hope you enjoy.New England Patriots Randy Moss has a ball swatted from him by Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on September 27, 2009. UPI/Matthew HealeyNew England Patriots running back Fred Taylor (21) is crushed by the Atlanta Falcons defense during a run at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro,

Thank you Teddy

2009-08-31T17:44:00.011-05:00

So I spent most of the past week covering the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. This of course was a major national news event. There are a lot of things that go on in the background that journalists need to go through in order to make the photos and videos you see. Sorry in advance for my long winded-ness but I have been thinking about this lately and thought some of my readers (all 5 of you)

Reveah Beach

2009-07-16T22:05:00.005-05:00

Spent some quality time at Revere Beach the past few days. Hadn't been there in ages and have to say it looked nice. Nice and clean, groomed sand. Nice crowd for a weekday. I was shooting a sand castle contest and was asked to shoot a feature at the beach too. Came across these guys. Hope you enjoy.(071509 Revere, MA) Revere residents Anthony Spagnolo (L) and Paul Fresco (R) have a chess

The boats.

2009-07-13T21:28:00.005-05:00

Was at the Tall Ships in Boston this morning. Great weather, pretty amazing ships. Some good photos. Here is one of them.

Scenes from the Seekonk Speedway

2009-07-07T12:49:00.006-05:00

Had the privileged of photographing the Boston Pops Fireworks spectacular at the Hatch Shell over the weekend. I got to cover the rehearsal on Friday and the big show on Saturday. Sunday Christine and I ended up checking out the Thrill Show at the Seekonk Speedway. It was an awesome weekend. Hope you enjoy.

'I AM PROVIDENCE'

2009-06-28T13:53:00.006-05:00

Came across this um 'art installation' when I was making my coffee run this morning. Went home, drank a half gallon of coffee and decided I need to walk around the corner and and shoot it before it gets thrown out. Timed it right as a gentleman who told me his name was Pena, was out cleaning up the sidewalk in front of the apartment building he lives in. Talked to some folks at the bus stop and

Carnival time

2009-06-28T12:29:00.003-05:00

From back when there was sun. Seems so long ago now. Amber Rheaume, bottom, and Amanda Morriss both sixteen-years-old of Manchester, NH take a spin on one of the rides at the Boys and Girls Club carnival in the Omni Foods parking lot on Sunday June 7, 2009.

Scenes from Fenway

2009-06-17T10:49:00.007-05:00

Got to photograph the Sox as they took on the Marlins last night. Decided to try and chase the light a bit as the sun started to set across the park. Let me know what you think.Florida Marlins relief pitcher Matt Lindstrom (22) warms up his arm during batting practice before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2009.Fans watch as the Boston Red

Minor Leagues

2009-06-10T13:24:00.013-05:00

PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009: Pawtucket Red Sox fans look at the day's line up posted inside McCoy Stadium before the Paw Sox took on the Scranton Yankees.I recently had the pleasure of shooting a Pawtucket Red Sox game for a feature article for a paper. That meant, I didn't need to focus too much on action and instead had to focus on the experience of attending a game. The best part of the the

MBTA Crash

2009-05-11T20:55:00.007-05:00

I was in Somerville waiting for the start of a Janeane Garofalo show. I get the call from the desk that there was a train collision on the MBTA tracks and that I need to get there like 15 minutes ago. So I run to my car put on the scanner and call the desk again. They tell me where to go, I got there in record time (safely) and pull up to see more fire, police, and EMS vehicles than I have

Fire in Charlestown

2009-05-07T21:01:00.003-05:00

This was from a three-alarm fire in Charlestown last weekend. (050209 Boston, MA) Boston firefighters look up to 106 High street as they were working to extinguish a three-alarm fire at 106 high street. Photo by Matthew Healey

Baseball season

2009-05-02T18:24:00.007-05:00

Picture from the end of a Little League parade in one of the suburbs of Boston. The paper ran it really well. I like the way it turned out.Ryan McNeill, 11, of the Major League Braves looks across the field at Memorial Park towards Twins dugout before the the two teams took the field for the first Little League game of the season at the conclusion of the Little League parade on Sunday April 26,

Road Race

2009-04-22T11:07:00.005-05:00

From the B.A.A. Invitational Mile starting line.Competitors in the men's elite B.A.A Invitational Mile leave the starting line on Boylston Street. Photo by Matthew Healey

Fish on

2009-03-28T10:07:00.003-05:00

Not really. The guy didn't catch a thing, but it made for a nice feature, I thought. I don't know if it ran because, let's face it, silhouettes are played out, but I still get the urge every now and then. So here you go.(032709 Milton, MA) John Szymczuk of Quincy casts for trout at Houghton's Pond. Photo by Matthew Healey

MFA Opening

2009-03-13T12:19:00.005-05:00

I had the privilege of attending an opening at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Here is a photograph from the event. Enjoy.(030709 Boston, MA) French Consulate General in Boston Francois Gauthier takes in the opening of Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Two sports photos and one well

2009-03-06T13:27:00.005-05:00

Just felt like posting a few pics from the past month. I hope you like them. Captions should explain what is happening. Not much new for me. Trying to work as much as I can, also trying to drum up new clients. Dealing with car problems and camera problems. But reminding myself that I have a real honest to goodness vacation coming up very soon.(020709 Boston, MA) Lindsey Gallo (L) of the

Getting lazy

2009-02-26T14:11:00.003-05:00

Lazy about this blog. Sorry for being a slacker. Here is a photo of a skateboarder. Thats all I got. Well not really but, just wanted to put something up. Color is a little washed out for some reason, but other than that I like the pic. It was just a feature hunt. Darnell Gibs, 12 of Mattapan ollie's over a trash barrel at the Hyde Park Skate Park as Matt Schnorr (R) looks on.

I've got a brand new pair of (hockey) skates...

2009-01-25T11:09:00.005-05:00

012409 - Montreal, QC - The NHL Western Conference All-Stars line up at the start of the 2009 NHL SuperSkills competition at the Bell Center.Drove up to Montreal yesterday to cover the NHL All-Star weekend. As I was driving I watched the outside temp reading on my car go from downright tropical 38F in Providence to a balmy -1F at the Canada border. Glad I came prepared.Anyway last night was the

Inauguration Day - 012009

2009-01-21T13:17:00.005-05:00

(012009 Washington, D.C.) Fruta Abdush-Shahid (L) and Faiz Adbush-Shahid of Baltimore, MD watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on a large screen near the Washington Monument on Monday morning. Photo by Matthew HealeyOkay so its a day late but I have been busy, trying to make up for the total lack of sleep in the past 6 days. We hit the pavement at 6am

Inauguration trip - January 18, 2009

2009-01-18T22:34:00.003-05:00

(011809 Washington, D.C.) Ludwing Rivera of Silver Spring, MD throws his arms up in the air as President Elect Barack Obama is introduced at the Opening Ceremonies of the Presidential Inauguration on Sunday January 18, 2009. Photo by Matthew HealeySo the website I had been hawking on here before is finally live. So head on over to http://mediasoup.net/ and have a look at some of the work

Putting this up....

2009-01-18T01:27:00.004-05:00

Frankly because I can. It didn't make the edit from my friend but I don't care right now. So hope you like. Some other pics are up on my flickr site. Have a look here!

Inauguration trip - January 17, 2009

2009-01-17T21:09:00.007-05:00

So we are in D.C. and have hit the ground running. Or walking really slowly cause I am carrying too much stuff. At any rate, most of my day today was spent working for Suffolk University. They have a bunch of students in town for a symposium that started seven days ago. Today a group of them were headed out to the Newseum so it was my job to tag along with them and document their day. It was

Inauguration!

2009-01-16T02:16:00.009-05:00

So I am heading to the Obama Inauguration with some fellow journalists. Partly to work and partly to just have a chance to document a fairly historic event, okay, really historic event. I left Providence at around 2:30PM on Thursday and arrived in Philly, our first stop at around 8PM. I am driving (being driven) by friend/mentor David Gordon and fellow journalist Meghann Ackerman.We have been

Winter is here

2008-12-28T19:39:00.003-05:00

In case you hadn't noticed.A pedestrian trudges up Pearl Street as the snow began to fall on Friday afternoon at the beginning of the first heavy snow storm of the season. Photo by Matthew Healey

Mister Donovan

2008-11-21T12:29:00.004-05:00

Brookline resident Brendan Donovan who is working on a historical novel set in Brookline salutes a passer-by off camera while having his photo taken in front of the Landmark building on Saturday November 15, 2008.

Rugby

2008-11-07T09:19:00.002-05:00

This is what I teased a few posts back. Finally have the slideshow done. Have a look and let me know what you think. If you want to see it on it's own page the link is here: Rugby SlideshowCreated with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Pumpkin weigh off

2008-10-11T21:30:00.004-05:00

Went to a giant pumpkin weigh off today in Warren, RI. Not giant as in lots of people, but giant as in, giant frickin pumpkins. It's one of the bigger weigh-offs in the 'sport' of giant pumpkin growing. It was pretty cool. Here are some pics.

Workin on it

2008-10-10T22:59:00.006-05:00

Hope to have this gallery up soon. Just a taste for now.

Friday Night Lights

2008-10-03T12:24:00.006-05:00

I ended up going with Christine to a Friday night football game in Westport a few weeks back. I wasn't working, just had nothing else to do. I brought a camera and just my short lenses and had some fun.

James Nachtwey's latest project

2008-10-03T11:28:00.004-05:00

On the TB crisis. Very intense stuff.http://www.xdrtb.org/

Summer is winding down..

2008-09-03T11:04:00.007-05:00

....that means traffic jams on the local roads from 2:30 onward because of school...but on the plus side, I no longer have to pay for parking at some of the surf spots I go to. I think the latter makes up for it.So here are some pics from the past few weeks.First one is from a fundraiser concert featuring Buddy Guy and George Thorogood amongst others.Second one is a Red Sox game last week.

No comments...just some photos

2008-08-10T17:57:00.003-05:00

I hope you like.John (last name withheld) who is a homeless veteran, stands for a photo on Court Street in Boston on July 3, 2008. John has been staying at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans but will soon be moving into his own apartment with the help of rental vouchers.David Ortiz who is in the designated hitter spot on the Pawtucket Red Sox sits in the dugout underneath the

Obama and Hillary

2008-07-04T09:52:00.005-05:00

Some scenes from Unity, New Hampshire last week.On the bus to Unity, NHThe line of people waiting for the bus to take them from the Twin State Speedway to Unity, NHThe scene.The hug/wave.The speaking.The listening.The looking.

Is there anybody..... out there?

2008-06-26T13:21:00.005-05:00

I haven't forgotten about this thing just yet, it's just that I have just been busy lately so I haven't added any pictures. But the wait is now over. I am putting up a few from the last few months. As you can see by where the pics were taken, I have been doing a lot of driving lately. Good for Exxon/Mobil, not so good for my bottom line. Yeesh, it's getting ugly out there. But I am just

Send in......the clowns.....

2008-04-28T22:49:00.005-05:00

I have been meaning to put this first pic up here for awhile. This one was from a fundraiser pancake breakfast in one of the towns I work in frequently. The moment I walked in to what was a pretty busy pancake breakfast my eye is drawn to a clown just hanging out 'backstage' (actually just in a little nook off to the side in the cafeteria). Window light streaming in from the side. Fantastic.

Small world

2008-03-26T18:08:00.007-05:00

So a recent comment from an old friend on the blog has inspired me to post a fairly interesting story, in my mind anyway. I had a Patriots game to shoot for UPI back in December. A winter storm moved in that Saturday night before the game. I woke up early Sunday morning and sure enough the roads were really bad. So I headed to my car and was out the driveway by 9 am. The roads had not been

Big Up....date

2008-03-12T15:26:00.006-05:00

Well nothing really new here. Have today off and have a little down time so here are some pictures from the past couple weeks.I did have a story up here, but I realized it sounded whiny so it is gone. Summary, guy upset I was taking his photo, wouldn't let me explain, he walked away in a huff blah blah blah. Just another Sunday afternoon.Tom "TD" Dougherty serves up a pint while tending bar

Still here....for now

2008-02-26T22:52:00.007-05:00

Waiting for Mitt....... Q: What do Mitt Romney, Gloria Steinem, and Paris Hilton all have in common? A: They all have great hair.......and for some reason they all managed to find themselves in front of my lens in a 24 hour period. This job really makes me laugh sometimes. I would post photos of each, but really who cares. Here is a random sampling of photos I like. (020408 Boston, MA)

New Hampshire

2008-01-10T13:40:00.000-05:00

Democratic candidate for president Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop at the Concord High School gymnasium in Concord, New Hampshire on January 7, 2008.Spent two glorious days in New Hampshire trying to photograph as many of the presidential candidates as possible for UPI. Monday was a long day shooting, filing, driving, shooting, filing, driving...etc..

Monday Mornin'

2007-11-19T11:33:00.001-05:00

A visitor to Gallery 17 Peck in downtown Providence looks at oneof the prints on display.Well I have yet another slow Monday so I am putting up a new post for whoever is looking at this thing (Hi mom and dad!). Only the last one actually made the paper, the others are just once I took during some downtime.A worker at the Babson College dining hall sorts dishes in the kitchen.WEYMOUTH, Mass

An Update

2007-11-05T16:41:00.000-05:00

Well I am back. I know you all missed me. Right?I just looked at one of my invoices for last month and I was pretty damn busy. Which is always great. I was getting nervous there for awhile after being told that three of my 'clients' who are now owned by the same company were told by said company that they cannot use freelancers for the entire month of September. When did said big company

Bingo!

2007-09-29T09:50:00.000-05:00

This was an assignment for The Patriot Ledger. Bingo has been played in this Knights of Columbus hall for 35 years. This was the last night. They had to close it down because no one was showing up. Of course everyone came out for the last night, so it was packed. Marie Stevens of Dorchester plays multiple bingo cards at once on the last night of Bingo at Knights of Columbus Hall on Hollis

Good weekend

2007-08-21T14:54:00.000-05:00

13 assignments in 4 days. 600 miles or so on the car.Not too bad.Covered everything from pro beach volleyball to a pro-Jesus beach baptism. (see below)QUINCY, Mass. August 18, 2007: Todd Rogers dives for a ball during the AVP mens final match at Marina Bay against Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings. Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser defeated Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer in two games. The

Feeling inspired

2007-08-14T22:26:00.000-05:00

Well I am up looking at blogs from other photographers and I was inspired to change mine a bit. Okay, all I did was change the name of the thing. The old name just annoyed me, but in my defense I was trying to be clever. I am also just considering what I should be writing on here. I would like to include some more stories about work and maybe some helpful tips or something about photography.I

Some a dis some a dat

2007-08-03T16:51:00.001-05:00

I have exactly 5 minutes to kill. So I am putting up a few shots from here and there. First one is from a trip to Vinalhaven Maine that Christine and I took. It is a photo of the harbor taken from the ferry over there.The next group of photos are all from a little league game I covered a week or two ago. I have kind of hit my limit with little league games so I get bored quickly. This one

Aloha Mr. Hand

2007-07-19T11:58:00.001-05:00

Decided to throw up some more pics from the past couple months. I have been shooting a lot of baseball this summer, which is great because baseball is one of the toughest sports for me to shoot. (Not counting golf, volleyball, and plenty of others). I've been able to use my new longer lens and it makes a big difference. Have been able to see some pretty good games too. The top two baseball

Summertime...like the Billie Holiday song, not the Jazzy Jeff song

2007-07-12T20:12:00.001-05:00

Just a little update from here and there. It's getting late, and I am getting hungry, waiting for Christine to come home so we can eat dinner together, should be around 10pm or so. Ah fun. Been pretty busy the past few weeks and wanted to throw some photos up of some of the work I have made.Wellesley, Mass - June 26, 2007 - A child swims past the head lifeguard at Morses Pond during a