Semi-Finalist | Head On Photo Awards, International, 2025

Angel Of Death, UT

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Nominee + Peoples Choice Nominee | 1839 Awards, International, 2025

Moonscape View, UT

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Discovery of the Year | 1839 Awards – International, 2024

Buried Car, CA

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Finalist | William & Winifred Bowness Prize – Australia, 2016

The Wall Frame, AR

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Semi-Finalist | Head On Photo Award – International, 2023

Dead Palms 6.45 AM

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Winner | Architectural Photography Awards – International, 2017

Gold Mercedes, Palm Springs

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Winner | Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, 2024

Swing In The Water, CA

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Winner | Architectural Photography Awards – International, 2017

Prada Marfa, TX

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Finalist | British Photography Awards – International, 2022

Smiling Water Tower, NJ

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Honourable | Annual Photography Awards – International, 2021

Triangular Church, TX

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Semi-Finalist | Head On Photo Festival – International, 2020

Hoop By The Sea, CA

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Silver Winner | Moscow International Foto Awards – International, 2018

Payphone, NM

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Top 20 | Australia's Emerging Photographers, 2021

Boeing 737 In A Quarry

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Silver Winner | Muse Photography Awards – International, 2021

Picnic Stands, NM

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1st Place | Budapest International Foto Awards, 2019

House By The Canefields, LA

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Honourable | Chromatic Awards – International, 2021

Pathway Through The Palms

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1st Place | Budapest International Foto Awards, 2019

Empty Motel Pool, CA

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Silver Winner | One Eyeland Awards – International, 2018

Little America, WY

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Finalist | Belfast Photo Festival – International, 2021

Tree Of Life, UT

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Silver Winner | One Eyeland Awards – International, 2018

66 Drive-In, MO

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Honourable | ND Awards – International, 2019

Chevy With Flames, CA

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Finalist | William & Winifred Bowness Prize – Australia, 2018

Ford Drive-In, MI

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Top 20 | Australia's Emerging Photographers, 2021

Concrete Village

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F-STOP Magazine Featurette – International, 2019

Law Office, NM

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Finalist | Belfast Photo Festival – International, 2021

Swing And Pool At Burnt Home, CA

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Winner | Australia's Top Emerging Photographers, 2024

Valley View, NV

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Discovery Of The Year | ReFocus Awards – International, 2023

Penitentiary Bus, LA

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Winner | Life Framer Photography Prize – International, 2019

Seven Magic Mountains, NV

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Winner | Architectural Photography Awards – International, 2017

Big House With Burning Cane, LA

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Nominee | Fine Art Photography Awards – International, 2020

Dead Palms In Water Park

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Top 20 | Australia's Emerging Photographers, 2021

Jungle Court

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News and Updates

Semi-Finalist, Head On Photo Awards, International, 2025
Nominee + Peoples Choice Nominee, 1839 Awards, International, 2025
Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards, International, 2025
Discovery Of The Year, 1839 Awards, International, 2024
International Discovery Of The Year, 1839 Awards, International, 2024
Winner, Landscape, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, 2024
Semi-Finalist, Landscape, Head On Festival Awards, 2024
Finalist, Fine Art, British Photography Awards, 2024
Honourable Mention, ND Awards, International, 2024
Honourable Mention, London Photography Awards, International, 2024
Silver Winner, Muse Photography Awards, International, 2024
Nominee, ReFocus Awards, International, 2024
Semi Finalist, Head On Photography Awards, International, 2023
Honourable Mention, New York Photography Awards, International, 2023
Commended Award, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, International, 2023
Finalist, British Photography Awards, International, 2022
Nominee Award, ReFocus Black and White Awards, International, 2022
Honourable Mention, Annual Photography Awards, International, 2022
Honourable Mention, Chromatic Awards, International, 2021
Silver, MUSE Photography Awards, International, 2021
Third, FMOPA International Photography Competition, International, 2021
Finalist, Open Call, Lucie Foundation Awards, International, 2021
Finalist, Belfast Photo Festival, International, 2021
Honourable Mention, Chromatic Awards, International, 2020
Honourable Mention, Australian Photography Awards, Australia, 2020
Honourable Mention, ND Awards, International, 2020
Honourable Mention, Prix de la Photographie de Paris, International, 2020
Finalist, Lucie Foundation Open Call, Los Angeles, International, 2020
Honourable Mention, Minimalist Photography Awards, International, 2020
Highly Commended, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer Awards, 2020
Semi-Finalist, Head On Photo Festival, Australia, 2020
FINALIST, British Photography Awards, UK, 2020
Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards, International, 2020
Silver Winner, One Eyeland Photography Awards, International, 2019
Third Place, Annual Photography Awards, International, 2019
Honourable Mention, Chromatic Awards, International, 2019
Honourable Mention, Chromatic Awards, International, 2019
Winner, Emerging Photographer, PDN, International, 2019
Honourable Mention, Fine Art, ND Awards, International, 2019
Merit Award, All About Photo Street Awards, International, 2019
Finalist, One Eyeland, Landscape Awards, International, 2019
1st Place, BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards), International, 2019
Finalist, Group Exhibition Award, F-Stop Magazine, International, 2019
Winner, Photo Chronicles Street Photography, International, 2019
Honourable Mention, Life Framer Colour Awards, International, 2019
Winner, FotoRoom and Millenium Images Single Image, International, 2019
Silver Winner, Book, One Eyeland Photography Awards, International, 2019
Nominee, Landscape, Fine Art Photography Awards, International, 2019
Third Place, Landscape, Sienna International Photo Awards, International, 2018
Honourable Mention, Landscape, Chromatic Awards, International, 2018
Silver Winner, Fine Art Landscape, MIFA, International, 2018
Finalist, Best of Photography 2018, Photographers Forum, International, 2018
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot The Frame, International, 2018
Finalist, Open Call, The Independent Photographer, International, 2018
Finalist, Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Australia, 2018
Finalist, Landscape, Head On Festival Awards, International, Australia, 2018
Finalist, Empty Spaces Exhibition, Praxis Gallery Exhibition, Minneapolis, USA, 2018
Honourable Mention, International Digital Circuit Award, Finland, 2017
First Place, Landscape, Chromatic Awards, International, 2017
Honourable Mention, Landscape, Chromatic Awards, International, 2017
Winner, Open Category, Architectural Photography Award, Budapest, Hungary, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Finalist, Winter Print Show, Lens Culture, New York, USA, 2017
Finalist, Yicca Awards, Rome, Italy, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Finalist, 'Stories' Group Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2017
Finalist, Landscape Group Exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2017
Winner, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Finalist, CLICK 17 Group Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Finalist, Emerging Talent Award, The Independent Photographer, International, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, The Independent Photographer, International, 2017
Finalist, Landscape, Shoot the Frame, International, 2017
Nominee, Landscape, Fine Art Photography Awards, 2017
Finalist, Bowness Award, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Australia, 2016
Finalist, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2016
Silver Selection, NVLA International Photography Show, San Francisco, USA, 2016
Finalist, Photobook Melbourne Photo Award, Melbourne, Australia, 2016
Best Landscape, Salon Award, Centre of Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia, 2015

2015–2025

Projects

Lost America

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Desert Modern

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Forgotten Palms

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Kalah

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Series

Matthew’s work explores quiet stillness within familiar and often overlooked landscapes. Through a deliberate and methodical approach to image-making, ordinary environments are transformed into calm, melancholic reflections on memory, absence, and the passing of time.
Purposefully devoid of people and obvious contemporary distractions, the photographs aim to exist outside a defined moment, creating scenes that feel suspended between past and present. Full depth of field and uncompromising detail are used to heighten the sense of realism, allowing the subtle character of each environment to emerge through texture, light, and atmosphere.
Working exclusively in full-frame compositions without cropping, Matthew’s process reflects a reverence for the discipline and precision associated with traditional large format photography, while embracing a modern technical workflow. His images seek to elevate the mundane through stillness, restraint, and careful observation.

The Photographer

Edition Prints

Lost America Prints

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Desert Modern Prints

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Forgotten Palms Prints

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Kalah Prints

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Series

Matthew Portch is a Melbourne-based photographer originally from Bristol, England. Growing up in the suburbs of the UK during the 1970s and 1980s, much of his visual world was shaped by American film and television, where the vastness and atmosphere of North American landscapes felt far removed from English suburbia and countryside.
Originally studying graphic design and photography at college, Matthew developed an early fascination with realism and detail through illustration, spending hours meticulously rendering subjects by hand. This sensibility later informed his photographic approach and interest in precision-based image making.
Influenced by North American photographers of the 1960s and 1970s working with large format film, Matthew adopted a contemporary technical camera system paired with digital capture and precision optics. His work has since received numerous international awards, been featured in the global press, and exhibited internationally.

The Photographer

Group Exhibition, Exhibition 20, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2020
Group Exhibition, Life Framer & Daylighted, Digital Exhibition, International, 2019
Group Exhibition, Live projections, Los Angeles Central Library, MOPLA House of Lucie, USA, 2019
Group Exhibition, MOPLA House of Lucie Book Exhibition, L.A., USA, 2019
Group Exhibition, The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA, 2018
Solo Exhibition, Desert Modern & Lost America, Denfair, Melbourne, Australia, 2018
Solo Exhibition, Desert Modern, Rokeby Galley, Melbourne, Australia, 2018
Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery Exhibition, Minneapolis, USA, 2018
Solo Exhibition, Lost America, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2018
Group Exhibition, Lost America, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs, USA, 2018
Group Exhibition, Architectural Photography Award, Budapest, Hungary, 2017
Group Exhibition, Lost America, Shoot the Frame & Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India, 2017
Solo Exhibition, Lost America, Head On Festival, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia, 2017
Group Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2017
Group Exhibition, Lost America, The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia, 2017
Group Exhibition, Yicca Awards, Rome, Italy, 2017
Group Exhibition, Lost America, Yard Furniture, Melbourne, Australia, 2017
Group Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2017
Group Exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2017
Group Exhibition, Bowness Award, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Australia, 2016
Group Exhibition, NVLA International Photography Show, San Francisco, USA, 2016
Group Exhibition, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2016
Group Exhibition, Photobook Melbourne Photo Award, Melbourne, Australia, 2016
Group Exhibition, Salon Award, Centre of Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia, 2016

Exhibitions

Contact

Appearances

Phroom Magazine
ArtVort Magazine
Broad Magazine
Momento Pro
Dodho Magazine
Aint–Bad Magazine
Life Framer
All About Photo
Joia Magazine
The Flying Fruit Bowl
Seen
Visible Spectrums
C41
The Modern Day Explorer
Cooph Magazine
Feature Shoot
Float Magazine
Aesthetica Magazine
Edge Of Humanity Magazine
F-Stop Magazine

2015–2025

Awards, Press & Galleries

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