matthew munson photo

2010-12-20T18:36:00.000-06:00

2010-12-20T18:15:00.004-06:00

back. after a long wait i have decided to share a couple dorky pics. taken on skate missions. skate vibez in Austin have been fucking great lately. so good to be on break from school. been out everyday. in a couple weeks i will have 4 rolls of slide film from partying and skating to upload. bringing some heat this new year, old habits die hard. stay tuned.

max has been getting ridiculous on the skateboard lately. but when is he not?

same with biffle.

j-lo and aus10

we had a surprise party for calvin over the weekend and it was awesome.

speaking of dudes getting ridiculous, two-tie is a boss. this 5 flat 5 is fucking gigantic. too bad the fuzz rolled up. i totally copped an iPhone angle for the first one he landed.

josh, max, and jd started putting on sean don's clothes. it's like a dresser in his trunk.

2010-12-07T11:51:00.001-06:00

new stuff coming soon

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Luke and Pat. Free domestic beer with purchase of mexican dinner.

One hour processing gave me mechanical ears!

2010-10-17T12:30:00.000-05:00

??????

2010-10-17T12:23:00.002-05:00

Some images from Ruth Van Beek's past show at Okay Mountain.

Really awesome shit. Three reviews of the show here, here, and HERE.

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2010-10-12T00:21:00.000-05:00

iphoneage

2010-10-02T14:03:00.005-05:00

team photo on the roof of no-comply.

Getting things ready at the AMoA for Okay Mountain's show!

poundage

I would like to investigate this with a 4x5 camera and some slide film

The Sorin Oak

SISTER NANCY is 51 in January and killing it.

°°°°°°°°°°°°°

2010-09-13T21:24:00.002-05:00

The Last Time I Will Ever Go To Barbarella

2010-09-13T21:11:00.003-05:00

So I was standing outside the bathrooms at Barb's right....just snapping some photos and waiting to use the bathroom. I may have shot a couple pics aimed towards the girls bathroom, but by NO means was I inside or being a perv. All of a sudden this chick and her friend bombard me when they walked out and she hit my camera! Right after that her friend punched me in the back of the head! Not enough to phase the Swede himself or the Carl Zeiss lens, but enough to piss me off. The only thing I could think to do was fire another shot at her. This is what I got:

Kyle and Paul

Girlfriend or Mom?

This basically sums up the dance floor. Lots of fist pumping.

They're wailing the street

2010-09-13T20:40:00.006-05:00

Went to Shakespeare's for their 10 year Anniversary party...

but that wasn't the reason, only because Brandon was DJing on the roof.

Get off your high horse bitch!

I always feel bad for city horses.

Walked in to Shake's..

shake shake shake

I guess chilling under the Frost Bank tower is the other reason I come here.

Callie and Eleanor..awwww

too many pitchers for this one

Eleanor sipping my $5 Gin & Tonic pitcher. I always regret drinking that shit.

Guru was in town for a little bit and he crashed at our place. Chilling out and relaxing until his injury heals so he can skate again.

Chilling by Brandon is always fun because I get to hear people's insane song requests and snap pics of a bunch of randos. The chick in the middle is not only a babe but said 'Don't take my pic! I'm running for senator at school!' I assumed she was talking about UTizzle..

Drew doggy

Ender.

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You toss the empty beer, Not really as composed as you appear

2010-09-08T11:45:00.006-05:00

This is my first roll of color film shot with my new setup.

Unfortunately I didn't shoot any people? So don't know how skin

tones look just yet

A wonderful city

I guess they call our school the hilltoppers for this view.

Wanted to experiment with an array of different colors,

and this wall happened to be mainly back lit. EV

compensation of +1 and it exposed it correctly.

Clarksville is the best

Weird obsession that I need to overcome of taking pictures

of boring piles of boring shit. I guess I just wanted to see

what a reflective material would look like?

Basketball court right around the corner, anyone up for a game?

Cool Cement Structures

my sox seem representative of skateboarding circa 1980

model op #1

model op #2 - srsly I would love to take your pic here, nude, females.

Wait no girls look at this thing anyway.

I can do stencils in the back of my new place, pretty legit

Me, don't remember 'trying' to look like this at all.

Not upset or trying to be glam, just chilling.

INVESTIGATE NINE ELEVEN

2010-09-07T23:10:00.000-05:00

You should if you haven't...

new camera setup pt. 3

2010-09-07T23:03:00.002-05:00

Chilled at Brandon's. We went to see Cry Blood Apache
play at 1808 on 12th and Chicon. Shit was sick. Good
time to test out the flash in a low-lit indoor situation.

lo-cal

CRY BLOOD APACHE

some film-fuck-up

melting the wall off

new camera setup pt.2

2010-09-07T22:57:00.003-05:00

Miscellaneous shit around town: Roll 2 of BW film

Terry

so sweet you two

Hang In There

Grant

This was fun.

new camera setup finally

2010-09-07T22:54:00.003-05:00

These are from the first rolls of BW film I developed with my new camera.
So far I really love it. Still waiting to get my color images scanned.

Some shapes and tones to test the lens:

Back On The Attack

2010-08-21T17:56:00.012-05:00

Last night was the long awaited premiere of the Devil's Toy --

Homies Calvin Millar and Flint Brewer put this shit together

and it was fucking great. Big ups to those dudes for chronicling

Austin skateboarding at its finest in a non-slow-mo-HD kind of

way.

the filmmakers

Guru is in town for a few days. "One rip of weed

and a glass of wine and your perfect" he told me...

and I completely agree.

I went to use the bathroom and this girl in line snatched my

disposable and said she wanted to take a pic of me. I was halfway

flattered and halfway weirded out.

I love Shortbus and definitely his shirt

Row, Batts in the Batman shirt, Big Bentley, and Austin

showing some homie love.

Bentley's little brother..i forget his name but he was

medicating.

At first I hated this picture because the film fucked up

and I didn't want to miss a pic of Tyler Tutaj. But now I

think it might be my favorite photo from the night. Funny

how that works?

who?

Oh it's Mefford

C-Lewey and Grant

Yezzir

Thanks NO-COMPLY for giving us free PBR.

Plaid Shirt Crew (PSC) 4 life Son.

Part of the support for this hammock snapped 2 seconds

before this photo...they're just chilling on the ground, haha

I want to see Rob G Issue 3 now

Everybody <3s>

Fellow Documenters.

Buehler was getting loved on while making business

calls in the meantime.

Young Ian who has a promising future in skateboarding if he sticks to it. Keep shredding Ian!!

Caleb broke is leg 4 days before the premiere. Probably the

shittiest thing.....heal up brother because I want to see you

drop off more roofs (rooves?).

Bonnie

Last part of the video. Max fucking crushes the skateboard.

Wish I had half the talent he does. Good work homie

Calvin is probably really happy to be done with it

..but not done with celebrating! It was Elias's birthday

at this very moment towards the end of the party. Happy

Birthday Eli and thanks to Cinema East for housing everyone!

$$$$$bR0ke$$$$$

2010-07-21T11:11:00.004-05:00

So basically I haven't been posting updates because

my 5D and its accessories were stolen from a car

about a month ago. Extremely bummed about it

because I don't have any money to buy new

shit. Oh well, guess more iphone pix

will have to suffice...

Grant rules.

West 6th chiller...shredding the harmonica.

Fitting a truck bed through a door at OKMT.

Their SHOW in NYC is going to be amazing!

Playing with cats in refrigerators.

a disposition to 3D

2010-07-02T16:45:00.003-05:00

I'm having way too much fun using this night camera

application on my phone. Somehow it makes a shitty

photo a little more appealing...

the lemon of pink

2010-06-16T21:45:00.006-05:00

*!~SoHo Yo*!~

weird crowd

lovers

get dawn

little miss piglet

fletcher and brandon's prospective ramp

chilling with the neighbors

art show at no-comply featuring a bunch of different artist/skateboarders

too many beers is the reason why i didn't notice these were blurry

the top left grey piece was my favorite..it's an abstraction of

an aerial view of a skateboarder..just basic shapes and colors

max got ham-broiled that night

buddha's breath

checking out the drop-in

fuck running outta gas

3 bikes, 3 bushes, and 3 shutters...I like 3's

2010-06-14T18:41:00.001-05:00

mid-air faces

2010-06-12T20:51:00.003-05:00

zoomed in screenshot of a mid-air skateboarding face

a walk in the wind

2010-06-12T19:47:00.006-05:00

coming up not staying down

2010-06-11T20:34:00.003-05:00

Austin and I were searching for a spot for hours,

and they were all unskateable or we got kicked out.

Luckily on the way home he decided to give it one

more chance at this wall and he blasted a chest

high ollie. Yeeeeeeeee, made me psyched....

hot heat phone update

2010-06-01T17:41:00.007-05:00

popcorn kernels

On the drive to Caifornia..

Phoenix

Stayed here the first night right outside of LA.

I knew this would be the most luxurious night of all

so I was very grateful.

Catalina Island off in the distance.

Bean Night, a local event in Santa Barbara full of poetry readings,

music, and tons of group interactions. This seriously changed my life..

Austin, when we stayed at his friend Erica's in Santa Barbara.

Austin, TX?

Sleeping setup in Half Moon Bay for a night, right outside of San Francisco.

The start of a beautiful 5 days in San Francisco..

Stayed downtown on 3rd and mission for a night.

YEEEESON

All my fears and anxieties in the form of a burning chair.

Holy shit, someone had keyed FAG into this dude's truck in three different places!

Ironically, this three-legged dog was picking fights with other dogs.

Some of Skinner's work from his past show at Okay Mountain

Scott Eastwood shared the show and made this. I love it.

Peering in..

DOPE.

heeeeeiiiiiii

Pinky

Somewhere there hangs the moon.

WARNING:

Don't swim without a floaty if you have been drinking everclear.

Dissipating at the speed of light.

the b-b-b-b-blues baby

2010-06-01T12:22:00.004-05:00

So i've been seriously slacking on the blog this month...I have a couple posts from California to still upload which I will do this week. Some digital and a few rolls of film. In the meantime, I met this badass mastiff the other night...he looked kinda like this:

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2010-05-04T16:33:00.003-05:00

BS Noseblunt at Austin High Ditch.

I shot this photo of Angel Ramirez when the Converse dudes rolled through town.
Strader already did this to forward and fakie...
but there's no harm in shooting a steezy trick.

Oh, and get a copy of Milquetoast Issue 2 and you will find
this in there along with other enlightening skateboard stuff.
Hang it on your wall or throw it away or something.

MILQUETOAST RELEASE PARTY

2010-04-18T16:51:00.010-05:00

met up at austin's before the release party. trying to look clean obviously

Brandon and Drew had been constructing a sweet little homie montage..it was dope

Big thanks to Okay Mountain for hosting our party!

weird faces

austin is loved

Put that jacket on

Sean don and friends

Terry, AKA editor of the toast

n00b

LaPk was filming some shit about the zine. Sweet!

despite the ominous weather, people came to have a good time

Grant and Julia

Seiben had rigged up some old Good Times videos from the 90s..

they were amazing!

Stay Dipped!

a good turnout overall

CALVIN....no wait, the real CALVIN.

Guffie loves his new life.

BUS

Dylan

pre-freestyle sesh

Haha I feel like there's a lot going on here

Terry had enough camera interrogation for one night

But Drew was still feeling it

Jes and I

and that's a wrap...fun night! Thanks to everyone who came to support!

Where I Should Be

2010-04-15T23:08:00.002-05:00

I found a few polaroids in my car. I was psyched

Max - Frontside Blunt.....better photo here.

<333>

Coming Kids Are Raging

2010-04-15T22:44:00.009-05:00

The gnarliest package of meat I have ever seen.

Madame Mam's

a wonderful gift

x-rays of my teeth

This is when Jes stole my phone to document the hectic roads during SXSW

more Jeopardy

mmmmm delicious burgers

Bad Shit!

Raging at the Red Bull Party downtown...

don't think I can handle much more red bull in my lifetime.

I believe this was Cut Chemist

the fuck?

"Smile for the camera, son!" .... real ninjas don't smile

Yours truly

Pablo & Pig

I had a bit of an accident on my 21st bday outside the bar.

Too much mixing of drinks + me running + me tripping = stitches

a closer view..

...before I blacked out waiting to get stitched up. Fuck.

This rules! Jes took it.

The lovely lady herself turned a year older the same week I did.

Aries will take over.

So much cake that week!

Greenbelt chilling.

I'm a mark

But somehow Jes still hooks me up with free snow cones.

250 flavors! ..and some Ukulele downtime

Not the moon.

Milquetoast Issue Two Release Party

2010-04-12T20:51:00.002-05:00

Come out this Saturday to get a FREE copy of Milquetoast ISSUE two

and some FREE beer. Release at 7 @ OKAY MOUNTAIN.

bahama freeze baby

2010-04-08T23:41:00.004-05:00

snow cone season, get em while it's hot

it makes me live

2010-03-22T22:17:00.001-05:00

gwan a day ..got strength?

2010-03-11T20:10:00.004-06:00

the bros and i seshed 4 up 4 down..

brandon

look at that fucking ninja turtle popsicle

grant

austin

get it girl

haha

leo?

elias

electricity

2010-03-10T15:36:00.000-06:00

some images from YOLK, no. 1

2010-03-10T15:34:00.001-06:00

one thing about this globe, it's bound and its willing to explode

2010-03-10T14:57:00.009-06:00

spring is coming...

be productive..

through a peep hole...

..i smell danger..

BOOM!

homemade geodome party status at Jack's

yours truly

simpson's characters in the trees..oh and this is when Jes stole my phone..

bathroom self-portraits..?

or a 'how to' on peeing..?

things keep getting weirder

there you go.

tentative release mid april!...be ready

fuck jeopardy

eyes on the road calvin!

the most random day of snow. So rad though

scrounging for a 40oz of b00ze

knock 'em out (NOC)

Guffy Miles may you lead a good life..

miss you MJ

Another yellow moon punched a hole in the nighttime

2010-03-04T10:41:00.002-06:00

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unusual features of coming attractions

2010-03-02T13:07:00.002-06:00

these are a couple images from a project i would like to pursue further...
yarn and tape on a wall, shot at night with a flash

cube

triangular prism

miracles happen everyday

2010-02-22T16:40:00.001-06:00

john-erik up and over the tennis court net with a switch ollie.
check that back foot steez!

why don't you be a man about it?

2010-02-16T16:50:00.002-06:00

the tentative back cover of YOLK:

will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?

2010-02-15T21:34:00.004-06:00

alien pod sesh was awesome...perfect day with a buncha bros..

austin frontside airs

graham backside airs..

..and does the best frontside hurricanes on the gnarliest coping.

YOLK COMING SOON

2010-02-15T20:45:00.001-06:00

so I am designing a small zine for a school project, this is the tentative cover:

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get big

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artisfact

2010-02-03T19:39:00.002-06:00

row

you can't say that i didn't learn from you

2010-02-02T22:14:00.002-06:00

mobile uploads

sunshine lacking

this is the beginning of a new age

2010-01-29T22:14:00.002-06:00

Here is a collage I made...

I cut paint sample cards and some stuff from a newspaper and glued them to an eggshell colored paper

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2010-01-27T16:27:00.003-06:00

these are the first two photographs I have shot in a studio, more to come soon.

the skateboarding commences

2010-01-27T16:24:00.001-06:00

max feebles

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2010-01-12T23:35:00.002-06:00

oh the joy of seeing american ignorance at its finest!

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!!!

I memorize impossible goals, I depend on you

2010-01-08T00:33:00.004-06:00

rob g retires for the night

whoa..

whoaaaa..

the other night i somehow managed to get a red bullseye!

Jes

Milquetoast Issue One

2009-12-17T16:44:00.002-06:00

Come celebrate the first issue of our zine! It's free!

randoms from my phone pt. 4

2009-12-17T16:39:00.002-06:00

worth a read

spanky drew this at rob g's house

incense

First 50 milquetoast zines! ....

..which will soon spread throughout my favorite city.

i am still what i meant to be, and i'm losing my mind

2009-12-17T16:24:00.006-06:00

van dyke brown prints from a project at school. they are 8"x10" exposed in the sun for about 3 minutes. I still need to scan in my 3 favorites

thanksgiving break

2009-11-30T13:38:00.005-06:00

...and the season has become fall. These are some images from a little trip to Leakey, TX.

conservative cowboys are not feeling the Obamarama

I wished I had a nude model when I shot this

our nook

I got Bullet when I was 7

my brother, Chris

rope swinging without actually falling into the water

rope burn

f00tball ruUuUlezz

momma

my dad is a tree hugger

weird looking pano

E.A.S.T.

2009-11-23T13:03:00.003-06:00

This is my little installation from our class show in the East Austin Studio Tour.
I will have an artist statement for it eventually, whenever I stop being lazy.

milquetoast

2009-11-18T21:54:00.001-06:00

in less than a month the first issue of milquetoast should be coming out..

that means be ready for the zine release party and of course, the zine itself!

and when a belly blooms I know what to call you now

2009-11-11T22:05:00.001-06:00

and who by fire, who by water...is calling?

2009-11-11T21:57:00.001-06:00

still perusing through old photos, i stumbled across a few i liked from a trip to chain o' lakes.

that place was fun, but sort of blurry

unsure what happened to the quality here..

jessie is pretty

bits and pieces from early september

2009-11-11T21:27:00.003-06:00

a couple photos from the start of the semester

am i getting old?

2009-11-10T20:07:00.003-06:00

Maybe this 8 week course is how kids are shredding so hard these days. I had no idea "almost every single skateboarding trick" could be learned in such short time. Sweet!!

halloween pt. 1

2009-10-31T21:08:00.003-05:00

first nights of halloween raging:

haha

miscellaneous

2009-10-31T21:04:00.001-05:00

max keeps getting nosebleeds for no reason

scott was shooting a little something

new tattoo specs

another sunny day

2009-10-19T17:19:00.003-05:00

These are my first four Van Dyke Brown prints....I made them using digital negatives in a contact print frame, exposed in the sun.

Exposure time was around 3 minutes for each image.

Digi negs printed on an Epson 4800 at school. More to come soon, I'm going to figure out a way to make them more contrasty

enjoy:

nosebleedage

2009-10-16T14:59:00.004-05:00

max got a bad nosebleed while we were driving home the other night

DANG!

sometimes I get to thinking of the past

2009-10-16T14:55:00.002-05:00

a chinese food induced self-portrait

lifestylez of da poor and dangerous

2009-10-08T15:21:00.002-05:00

holy shit:

skateboarding has far exceeded my limitations and skill...lucky for me I can sit on the sideline and still enjoy pros like justin brock shredding.