About mattbellphoto / matt bell  

I am an idea thief.
I am a collector of images.

I am a recent graduate from the best photo school you've never heard of, with a double major in Commercial Photography and BioCommunication/BioMedical photography.

I'm a film enthusiast, shooting small, medium, and large formats, but I do a lot, if not most, of my work on digital.

I love the international nature of Flickr.
I wish I had a knack for linguistics.

I don't like viewing images at just 500px.
I don't like distracting/obnoxious watermarks.

I do a lot of my thinking out loud. And I rant endlessly.

Current Camera Inventory:
-Canon Rebel XT (ca.2006)*
---Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
---Canon 430EX Speedlite flash
---F-to-EOS adapter
-Nikon F2 (ca.1979)*
---Nikon Ai 24mm f/2.8 lens
---Nikon Pre-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
---Itorex Ai 70-200mm f/4.5-5.6 lens
---Nikon MD2 motordrive
-Nikon FG-20 (ca.1986)
---Nikon E-Series 50mm f/1.8 lens
---Nikon SB-19 Speedlite flash
-Minolta XG-1 (ca. 1980s)
---Minolta 50mm f/1.7 lens
---Sakar 17-28mm f/4-4.5 lens
---Vivitar 35-200mm f/3-4.5 lens
---Minolta Auto 128 flash
-Mamiya C220 (ca.1969)*
---Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens
---Mamiya-Sekor 55mm f/4.5 lens
-PhoTak Foldex 20 (ca.1950s)
-Kodak Brownie Hawkeye (ca.1950s)
-Polaroid "The 800" (ca.1950s)
-Polaroid Pro Pack (ca.2003)
-Vivitar 285HV flash (Korean made)
-Vivitar 285HV flash (Chinese made)
-Cactus V2s wireless flash triggers (poverty wizards)
*-primary workhorses

[If I have photographed you, your band, etc; you're welcome to use the photo(s), unedited, in your myspace, facebook, and/or other social site gallery. I only ask that you help me network, by giving me photocred and/or linking back to my Flickr]

Otherwise, all photos within this stream are copyrighted to mattbell (Matt Bell). They are posted hi-res and without blatant watermarks, in good faith that they will not be used, copied, or reproduced without expressed written permission; but may be viewed large and without undue distraction.