Bio Matthew Besinger is a fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. His work surveys American ties to history, mythology, and fantasy. He has exhibited nationally and internationally. Besinger's first project, "Annex the Desert", was completed after five years of traveling the Sonoran Desert. Working at night and using only ambient light, the long exposures empty the desert of people and fill it instead with hidden vistas, unseen objects, and fields of color. The landscapes raise questions about our abstraction of the West and its role as an unlikely home. The project was nominated for the New York Photo Awards and won several International Photography Awards in London. The work was also selected by Humble Arts and most recently, Review Sante Fe. Born in Chicago, Besinger received a Bachelor of the Arts in Poetry from the University of Arizona in Tucson. While there, the Center for Creative Photography became an informal night school, hosting dozens of personally-curated print viewings. Currently, Besinger is using his 8x10" to shoot a book about American Holidays. |