Blog of Photographer Matthew Bender
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Photographing the Former Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery for Grid Magazine
Grid Magazine, a publication focused on sustainability culture in Philadelphia, recently commissioned me to photograph the site of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery for a feature entitled ‘Earth, Wind and…
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The Waste Stream: The Ambler Asbestos Piles and BoRit Asbestos Superfund Sites
I maintain a fine art practice in addition to my commercial photography studio. This work is a continuation of a project I’ve posted about before entitled ‘The Waste Stream‘. For this project, I…
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Ward Fitzgerald of EQT Exeter Photographed for PERE Magazine
A recent commission from PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) Magazine took me to the offices of EQT Exeter, an international real estate investment group. I was asked to make photographs of the…
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News: I’m a CFEVA 2022 Visual Artist Fellowship Finalist
For anyone who hasn’t signed up for my mailing list, it’s (belated and exciting) news time! I maintain a fine art practice in addition to my commercial photography studio, and I was chosen…
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Hiking the Portage Pass Trail in Whittier, Alaska
I recently travelled to Alaska, with previous posts detailing a hike taken in Chugach State Park, a visit to the Matanuska Glacier, and a cruise to the Holgate Glacier and Kenai Fjords National…
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Holgate Glacier and Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
I recently travelled to Anchorage, Alaska, with previous posts detailing a hike taken in Chugach State Park as well as a visit to the Matanuska Glacier in Glacier View, Alaska. While in…
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The Matanuska Glacier in Glacier View, Alaska
I recently travelled to Anchorage, Alaska, with a previous post detailing a hike taken in Chugach State Park. We also visited the Matanuska Glacier in Glacier View, Alaska. The Matanuska Glacier is…
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Hiking to Eagle and Symphony Lakes, Chugach State Park, Alaska
I recently travelled to Anchorage, Alaska. I’ve spent a lot of time in and around Seattle, and as a native north-easterner with a lover of the outdoors, I’ve always appreciated the dramatic…
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Industrial Shoot at Aerosystems Manufacturer – Pt. II
A recent corporate photography assignment took me to an aerosystems and aircraft equipment manufacturer. I produced imagery illustrating the manufacturing processes related to aircraft escape slides and emergency life rafts. I posted…
