MATTHEW SWARTS A hazy, abstract portrait of a person with long hair is shown in overlapping pink and orange tones, with a grid overlay—creating a blurred VISUAL effect on a warm-colored background reminiscent of contemporary ART.

MATTHEW SWARTS + PhotoAnthology Foundation

2026, ANTHOLOGY, contemporary art, contemporary photography, copyright, creative technologies, curator, curatorial projects, data manipulation, destructive filtering, DIGITAL CULTURE, ethics of photography, EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY, EXPLORING THE BOUNDARIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY, fair use, feature, fine art, fine art photography, gallery, george eastman museum, history, HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, interpolation, INTERSECTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, massachusetts, matthew swarts, MEDIA STUDIES, museum, museum purchase, new photography, PATTERN, permanent collection, PHOTOANTHOLOGY FOUNDATION, photographic education, photographing people, photography, photography show, photoshop, portrait, portraits, portraiture, print, print dialogue, printing, process, processing, public, publication, representing others, show, somerville, the alternatives, The Alternatives (2017) book, the constructed image, VALERY POSHTAROV

THE ALTERNATIVES I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the PhotoAnthology Foundation’s work and website. Many kind thanks to Valery Poshtarov for making this encyclopedia article possible. https://photoanthology.org/…/the-alternatives-matthew…The Alternatives, begun in 2014 by American photographer Matthew Swarts, transforms intimate photographs of a new partner into layered digital composites examining perception, intimacy, and screen…

MATTHEW SWARTS A house with tall trees in front is shown with a green-tinted, eerie, and ghostly overlay, creating a surreal and haunting effect. Bare branches and overlapping structures reflect a CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY style, heightening the unsettling atmosphere.

MATTHEW SWARTS + BRANCHES BOOK PROJECT (2023)

Art, Cambridge, contemporary photography, data manipulation, fine art, fine art photography, somerville, Trees

BRANCHES (Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, 2021-2023). Inquiries with trees.   When the woodcutter enters the forest the trees all murmur the handle of the axe is one of us. — Aesop   I live in Somerville, Massachusetts, one of the most densely populated urban areas in New England. Most days during the pandemic I have calmed…

MATTHEW SWARTS A pixelated, grayscale image of a person’s face and upper body, with their features obscured by square grids, creates a blurry and abstract effect evocative of contemporary art.

Matthew Swarts + BETH + Featureshoot.com!

2014, Beth, featureshoot, partnership, pelle cass, portrait

Very grateful for the kind and thoughtful words of artist and writer Pelle Cass about BETH for featureshoot.com: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/07/portrait-of-partnership-a-photographers-homage-to-a-failed-relationship-nsfw/ “A woman stands against a gray sky, the low light of the sinking sun glints off her glasses. Her hair is in a bun. She is attractive, but not conventionally beautiful. It’s the same person in…