Matthew C. Wright — Blog

Politics, Texas Tough

2007
Austin
On Flickr

For those of you not from Texas, that’s our governor, Rick Perry, on the right. He was signing some film incentive bill and had Dennis Quaid come stand next to him in front of a fake lake backdrop for the media. OK, I’m sick of celebrities. Next week: recent work from SF.

Tags: Journalism, Politics

Howard Dean

2006
Scholz (Beer) Garden, Austin
On Flickr

Always liked this one cause it looked like there was scheming going on. In reality, I bet they were just discussing Shiner vs. Live Oak.

Tags: Journalism, Politics

John Stossel?

2007
Austin
On Flickr

By far the least underwhelming celebrity encounter of my short journalism career was John Stossel. Read about it on the Texas Observer Blog.

Tags: Journalism, Politics

Tim and Bruce

2007
Riverwalk, San Antonio
On Flickr

From happier days, when the Spurs were champs. That said, it was great last night to see Kevin Gar—ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Tags: Journalism

Tommy Chong

2006
BookPeople, Austin
On Flickr

Too easy.

Tags: Journalism

Kevin Smith, Straight Up

2006
Clerks II premier in Austin
On Flickr

Sticking with photojournalism this week, but with an emphasis on celebrities and public figures.

Tags: Journalism

The Cowboy Hats

2006
Austin
On Flickr

Tags: Journalism

Helotes Mulch Fire

2007
Helotes, Texas
On Flickr

Shot for the Washington Post for this story.

Tags: Journalism

Obama at the Texas Book Festival

2006
Austin
On Flickr

Some more from my photojournalism collection. This one’s from the first time I shot Obama, at the Texas Book Festival. Feels like a lot longer ago than it was.

Tags: Journalism, Obama, Politics

Katrina Evacuees

2006
Austin
On Flickr

Enough food pictures. Back to the archives. Shot for the WaPo for a story on Katrina evacuees’ rent subsidies.

Tags: Journalism, Portfolio