Matthew Donald Cassidy was first introduced to photography by his father, Albert, who was an Associated Screen News photographer in Montreal, Canada during late 1940s.

Born in the town of Gaspé, Quebec Canada, Matthew’s early memories include being "baby-sat" by his Dad in his darkroom, and accompanying him on outings where he and his siblings were often used as props in the postcard photos Albert took of the Gaspé coast. Two of Matthew’s older brothers carry on the family photography business in Gaspé today.

 

Trained as a Classical 5 - Element Acupuncturist, his affinity for nature is reflected in his work.

 

His photos are not digitally altered - he photographs what we all see, but seldom notice.

 

"With his fine sense of composition, Matthew can focus on ordinary parts of the world and make them special. He notices things that many other eyes would ignore, giving his photography a refreshing and inspirational quality. His subject matter is diverse adding a fresh perspective on whatever he points his camera at.

Nancy Keating

  

In 1957 Henri Cartier-Bresson talked about the Decisive Moment:

 

"Photography is not like painting.... There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative.....Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."

   

Friends

  

> > >> I believe

 

- That we don't have to change friends if we

> > >> understand that friends change.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That no matter how good a friend is,

> > >> they're going to hurt you every once in a while and

> > >> you must forgive them for that.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That true friendship continues to grow,

> > >> even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That you can do something in an instant

> > >> that will give you heartache for life.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That it's taking me a long time to become

> > >> the person I want to be.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That you should always leave loved ones

> > >> with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That you can keep going long after you can't.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That we are responsible for what we do, no

> > >> matter how we feel.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That either you control your attitude or it controls

> > you.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That regardless of how hot and steamy a

> > >> relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had

>better

> > be

> > >>something else to take its place.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That heroes are the people who do what has

> > >> to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the

> > >> consequences.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That my best friend and I can do anything

> > >> or nothing and have the best time.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That sometimes the people you expect to

> > >> kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help

> > >> you get back up.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That sometimes when I'm angry I have the

> > >> right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right

> > >> to be cruel.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That just because someone doesn't love you

> > >> the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love

> > >> you with all they have.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That maturity has more to do with what

> > >> types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from

>them

> > and

> > >>less to do with how many birthdays

> > >> you've celebrated.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That it isn't always enough to be forgiven

> > >> by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive

> > >> yourself.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That no matter how bad your heart is broken

> > >> the world doesn't stop for your grief.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That our background and circumstances may

> > >> have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for

> > >> who we become.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That just because two people argue, it

> > >> doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just

> > >> because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That you shouldn't be so eager to find out

> > >> a secret. It could change your life forever.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That two people can look at the exact same

> > >> thing and see something totally different.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That your life can be changed in a matter

> > >> of hours by people who don't even know you.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That even when you think you have no more

> > >> to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find

> > >> the strength to help.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That credentials on the wall do not make

> > >> you a decent human being.

> > >>

> > >> I believe- That the people you care about most in life

> > >> are taken from you too soon.

 

To See more of his pictures visit my web site: lightfieldsphotography.com