Philadelphia Photographer

Contact –

studio@matthewbenderstudios.com

PHL. 215.300.1789

About Me –

I’m an advertising and editorial photographer specializing in outdoor lifestyle, industry and portraiture. I’m based in Philadelphia and working nationwide. An almost-engineer, I instead found my way into commercial and fine art photography. 

Some Important Bullet Points –

– I live in South Philly, home to a certain fictional boxer you may have heard of.

– I’m a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Although I’m from Pennsylvania Dutch Country, I’m not actually Amish.  My mustache is the give-away. Amish men cannot have mustaches. They’re too fancy.

– I didn’t fall in love with photography when I was six.  I’ve made up for it.

– I have a fine art practice that focuses on unseen and hidden elements within the landscape; in particular, on issues of land use and human impact on the land. This work can be found at www.matthewbenderphoto.com

– I’ve gone skydiving and my parachute failed.  

– I’ve photographed assignments with a broken arm, including a group of doctors.  It was a wonderful ice-breaker with them.  And no, this was not related to my skydiving incident!  

Select Collaborators –

Arkema Inc. | Air Liquide | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals | Sartomer Chemicals | Hotels.com | The Pennsylvania Ballet

University of Pennsylvania | Wharton School of Business | University of Denver | Haverford College | Macalester College | Lehigh University 

The Washington Post Magazine | Wall Street Journal | Science Magazine | Chemical & Engineering News | AGBU Insider

CARF (Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation) | CFEVA (The Center for Emerging Visual Artists)