Thats The Spot

Matt Barnes is nothing more than a voyeur.  Sat in the corner, he surveys all before figuring out the best way to add his perverse twist to anything left open to his lewd persuasion. Clad in chambray, he stands, taking one last drag of a cigarillo before its stomped to a smolder by his gator boot. As his subject is approached, you realize; when Matt looks at you, he sees only a skewed part of himself.

A melange of influences have helped Matt shape his style. Inspiration comes from time spent diggin' through crates of records, downing Mai-Tai's at a considerable pace or wallowing in the seediness only a roadside motel room can provide. A chameleon, as equally at home in the company of diesel drivers, with forearms big as beef, as he is philandering amongst the tuxedoed in crowd, he has the unique ability to flow from commercial ad to rock n roll album cover without missing a beat. Matt's life is a bona-fide photoshoot and he's going at it lock, stock and barrel. 

Lately, when not knee-deep in sleaze, Matt has been quietly preparing to make moving pictures, assembling a film side of "The Spot" Productions. A recent recipient of the Bravo Fact grant, he hopes to turn his success as a commercial photographer into that of a successful director.  With work on his debut film wrapping up, it looks like there'll be no time for this soon-to-be auteur to back off the hammer! 


Clients:

Celebrity Clients: David Cronenberg, Snoop Dogg, Lily Allen, Paul Gross, John Legend, Mike Skinner, Drake, Broken Social Scene, Chromeo, Justice.

Editorial Clients: Playboy, URB, Chart, Rogers Publications.

Commercial Clients: Ikea, Pepsi, Universal Music, EMI Music, Sony Music, Harry Rosen, Toshiba, Budweiser, Durex, Mastercard.