Seattle Photography by Matt McDonald
Dec 23
by Matt in News, Seattle, Travels 0 comments

My Favorite Photos of 2025

2025 has been quite a year, and it was fun to look back on all the media I captured. More than ever, I realized just how many different aspect ratios I worked in this year, which honestly got a little silly. So this photo recap focuses on my favorite horizontal photos. Trying to make a year-in-review post that works across multiple social media sizes is more time than I want to spend on this small annual project. With that in mind, these are my favorite photos of the year based purely on my own judgment. They’re the images I enjoyed the most and that brought me the most joy during the creative process. If this recap were based on social media engagement, it would look very different and lean much more toward journalism-focused content. On that note, enjoy, and I’ll see you in 2026. Super Leo! I did a little marketing promo for the Superman movie and Leo with a Krypto stuffy. You can see the full post HERE. While taking the ferry back from Bainbridge Island these three sailboats lined up perfectly. I was in Seabrook capturing photos for work and happened to bring along a Teenage Mutant Ninja […]
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Dec 17
by Matt in News, Video 0 comments

King Country Metro: Where To Metro Social Campaign

I am helping with the #WhereToMetro King County Metro Transit campaign and I originally captured the first half of this as a traditional video, but it just did not feel right. So, I captured some stop-motion videos instead and walked around downtown in an elf hat. It was a lot of fun and pretty silly to say the least. My mom loves to remind me that when I was a kid, I used to say, “Hi, my friend bus! Bye, my friend bus!” every single time one drove by. I’d even cry if I missed it. Some things never change because I still love buses and snapping photos of them around Seattle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt McDonald (@equalmotion)
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Jun 23
by Matt in Seattle 0 comments

Seattle Ballooning’s Hot Air Balloon Spectacular

For the first time in Seattle history, six towering 100-foot-tall hot air balloons glowed beneath the Space Needle, and I captured some of the magic for Do206.com. The Seattle Ballooning’s Hot Air Balloon Spectacular took place on Sunday, June 22, at dusk on the International Fountain Lawn at Seattle Center. Here are a few photos photo I captured from the event and I hope they bring this back next year.  
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Jun 03
by Matt in Action, News, Travels 0 comments

Basecamp and Pacific Edge Adventure Photoshoots in Seabrook

I have been surfing, skimboarding and going the Washington coast since I was a kid. When Basecamp and Pacific Edge Adventure reached out for me to come capture some photos at Seabrook I was quite excited. I captured photos of people surfing, biking and all the coast for the two businesses to entice to people to go on an adventure. You can see some of the photos I captured here and how their marketing team is putting them to work.
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Apr 08
by Matt in Landscapes, Seattle 0 comments

Thunderstorms Roll Through Seattle

My experience of the thunderstorm last night in Seattle. I really should have worn rain pants and I am pretty excited that hail the size of golf balls did not spoil the lightning capture party. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt McDonald (@equalmotion)
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Apr 08
by Matt in Landscapes, Seattle 0 comments

Spring Colors in Seattle

I love capturing those pretty pink petals around Seattle once spring arrives and the cherry and plum blossoms bloom. This year was no different. I found some new pretty sidewalks to capture and even had a chance to capture some 1 + minute long exposure photos of cherry blossoms.
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Apr 08
by Matt in Macro, Toy Photography 0 comments

Toy Photography Fun with Super7

I love macro photography and toys have been a great subject to capture. I recently captured some photos of Super7 Toys for the ToyPhotographers.com website that was a lot fun. You can see a few photos and a stop-motion animation I created below.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Matt McDonald (@equalmotion)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Matt McDonald (@equalmotion)
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Oct 08
by Matt in Toy Photography 0 comments

Fun with Fungi: Mushrooms and Toy Photography

One of the reasons I love macro photography is because it is a glimpse into a whole new world. This autumn I have been capturing more macro photos of mushrooms after a photo trip to the Hoh Rain Forest. As of late, I have been putting toys into macro mushroom scenes with the concept of “put a toy on it.” Similar to the “Put a Bird On It” skit on the television show Portlandia. Here are a few of the mushroom toy photos I captured this autumn around Seattle and the San Juan Islands.      
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Jun 06
by Matt in Toy Photography 0 comments

Excellent Adventure With Bill And Ted

Bill and Ted always said “Be excellent to each other” and I sure would like to see more and hear more of that in our present-day world. Each year I celebrate Bill & Ted Day (June 9th) with a photo or two of Bill & Ted action figures/minifigures in hopes that it might spark a bit of joy hoping people will be kinder to each other. Our culture is sure to be obsessed with dystopias rather than utopias. One of the last mainstream English-speaking culture movies to feature a utopia is Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure in 1989. Maybe my love of the dudes Bill and Ted as a child has given me too much hope that we will have a utopian future with rad waterslides and epic music. By all means, it is good to recognize what is happening in the world and be aware of the chance of a dystopian future. As a culture, we could spend a lot less time thinking about gloom and doom and start imagining a better future like the Solar Punk movement and be excellent to each other.  
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Apr 08
by Matt in Toy Photography 0 comments

Adventures with NECA’s Usagi Yojimbo Action Figure

Over the past couple of years, I have gotten very into the comic books of Stan Sakai and the award-winning rabbit ronin, Usagi Yojimbo. The Samurai rabbit was always my favorite guest star on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sorry, Genghis and Metalhead, you are great characters as well). I introduced the kids to Usagi in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and naturally, they loved him. From I went out and picked up a Usagi action figure from NECA and some comic books. Here’s our photo journey with Usagi so far!  
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