Marisa Matluck Photo Blog

Wow, its been so long since I last blogged that I am feeling a bit rusty…

Last week I took a MUCH needed vacay and visited a friend out on the West Coast. More specifically, San Francisco! What a beautiful city on a bunch of hills that knocked me out of breath as I hiked up and down them. Because I work so much (thank gd!) I limited my photo taking to things I don’t see too often… big trees and big red bridges. Best part of the trip you ask? Getting lost in the Miur Woods for what seemed to be hours and miles (3 hours and maybe 7 miles?)

Please enjoy

This past weekend, I went with a bunch of friends to an awesome place called North Captiva Island to celebrate the marriage between two very amazing people. For the first time in a while, I had the opportunity to break out the camera during the full moon and use the moonlight to my advantage. Here is what ensued…

One thing about Miami’s tropical weather that I love – STORMS. They produce the most magnificent clouds, the most beautiful rainbows, the coziest days. I can watch a storm roll in and enjoy every second of it. I enjoy it even more when I have my camera nearby.

Im sure you can tell by the title of the blog post that the above photo is one of my favorites from last weekend at Ultra… The whole reason I was so excited for Saturday at Ultra was EMPIRE OF THE SUN!

This has to be one of my greatest moments; when the lead singer (Luke Steel of Sleepy Jackson) looks over at me (and yes I have a shot of him looking straight at the camera) plays his way over to the front and center of the stage, and rocked out on his guitar for a hot-minute. Hence, this image was captured…

This year I went all 3 days… Talk about exhaustion well worth it. There seemed to be a trend of animal heads, neon, ecstasy and everything associated with the club culture… but for me, I went for the photos. After shooting Ultra last year, I had been dreaming about this years event and the photo opps I would have. After 3 days, and more than 2,000 photos, the only solution I had to show all of my favorites is to post pics in a 3 day time period… so here it goes: Ultra, Day 1… Tiesto, Duran Duran, Erasure, Fedde Le Grand and tons of cool concert goers…

Over the past couple years, I have been lucky enough to follow my passion and be a photographer. I have been a part of peoples lives. They let me in, count on me for their memories, and I consider this a great honor!

I have been fortunate enough to experience lots of love and see love in the subjects I photograph. Being that today is valentines day, I thought I would share some of my favorite loving moments!

With Love,

Marisa

Last week I posted some photos from Peru. I have so many that I am breaking them down into 3 so there isn’s an overload of visual stimulation…

These include a lot more Machu Picchu Photos.

Part 2!

I never realized how beautiful a pelican could be until I photographed one with dark rain filled clouds as in the background. Last week, while photographing a maternity shoot in my favorite undisclosed location, I came across a bunch of fisherman returning to dock. These men were throwing scraps of fish at the pelicans and that allowed for some pretty awesome shots! There was one pelican imparticular who kept gracing my camera with its presence… Thus, I have cool Pelican photos!

Please note that these are not photoshopped

Last night I was given the opportunity to shoot some sports photos from the sidelines of the Orange Bowl Championship Game. The minute I found out I got the press pass I requested, I was so excited… I even did some online research (aka web surfing) to find out which players were the most sought after for the Heisman/NFL Draft so I k new who to aim my camera at. I was so excited the night before that I barely got any sleep. I know, I know… I am such a girl! I also had a really awesome sports photographer (twitter – @JohnnyBonds86) show me the ropes and give me some sports photo pointers. Thank you to NBC for trusting me out there, and JB for hanging on the sidelines!

So here is my version of sports photos:

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Last week Diplo threw it downnnn at Grand Central and my boy Ari hooked it up! I am just such a music lover so if you show me a stage, with a DJ on it, and I have a camera in hand (like always), this is what ensues…