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Dec 14

by Matt in Music 0 comments tags: Bellingham, lights, Manatee Commune, music

Manatee Commune live at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham

Photos and video from Grant Eadie aka Manatee Commune’s amazing set at the Wild Buffalo last night in Bellingham, Washington.

Nov 03

by Matt in News 0 comments tags: Bellingham, halloween

Halloween in Bellingham

Halloween 2013 seems like the longest holiday extravaganza of my life. I’m not complaining at all though. The day before Halloween I captured photos at Toni & Guy in Bellingham for The Bellingham Herald. I took photos of J.E.M. Special Events & Beauty and Toni & Guy make up and hair artists turn people into zombies for the haunted house put on by Make.Shift at Boundary Bay. After the zombies were ready I walked down to Boundary Bay to shoot a short video of the haunted house you can see below. On Halloween I setup a backdrop at the YMCA for the to take photos of kids trick-or-treating downtown for The Bellingham Herald. It was a real busy two hours of photography, but the kids were great. I ended up with over 80 photos of local trick-or-treates and you can see all the photos HERE and HERE and a few of my favorites below. After I finished those photo galleries I took my Nikon D3s and a 50mm 1.4mm and hit the town to get the adult side of Halloween. All in all it was an eventful week to say the least.

Oct 16

by Matt in Animals 0 comments tags: animals, Bellingham, california, europe, nature, portugal, san diego, seagulls

Seagull Photos

Sometimes you just gotta post a bunch of seagull photos for your friend who loves seagulls (aka Kelsey Wylie). These seagull photos were taken in Lagos, Portugal, Bellingham, Washington and San Diego, California.

Oct 14

by Matt in Music 0 comments tags: Bellingham, grynch, sol, wild buffalo

Sol and the Grynch live at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham

While a bunch of college kids were rioting in Bellingham near Western Washington University last night a bunch of other college kids were peacefully enjoying Sol and the Grynch live at the Wild Buffalo…

Jul 11

by Matt in Video 0 comments tags: Bellingham, downtown sounds, music, polecat

Downtown Sounds video featuring Polecat

Video I captured last night for The Bellingham Herald of Bellingham band Polecat performing at Downtown Sounds on Bay Street, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Polecat – ‘Steeplechase’ Track 2 of ‘Fathoms’ – BMI 2013 Available on iTunes http://www.polecatbluegrass.com/

Jul 05

by Matt in Magazine Clips, News 0 comments tags: 4th of july, Bellingham, blaine

Relive the 4th of July in Whatcom County

It’s July 5th and my hand hurts from shooting so much video and photos for work and personal stuff yesterday. I started out at the Blaine’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration to capture the parade and car show. You can see video of both below. Pretty much quick raw edits to give you an idea of what happened. Car show video: Parade video: You can see my photos that ran in the paper below and you can see all the photos from the parade by CLICKING HERE. After that I drove back to Bellingham attended a BBQ, ate a meal of food and then went up to Sehome hill to capture the fireworks. You can see that video here and a few photos below: Now that I am done with this blog post I am off to Locust Beach to take photos of a post 4th of July beach cleanup.

May 21

by Matt in Macro, News 2 comments tags: Bellingham, bugs, macro

Caterpillar invasion

Every year Caterpillar’s reign down on trees in Washington state in the spring. This year I took the time to actually photograph some of these insects as they swarm the trees in downtown Bellingham. All photos copyright of Matt McDonald. Photos are available for print and commercial use.

Dec 16

by Matt in Music, News 0 comments tags: 10.5mm, 105mm, 50mm, Bellingham, JD McPherson, music, wild buffalo

JD McPherson live at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham

JD McPherson performed at the Wild Buffalo bringing his retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly music of the 1950s to Bellingham, Washington. Here are some photos from December 15, 2012 by Matt McDonald. About JD McPherson Jonathan David McPherson is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He is known for a retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly music of the 1950s. Among more obvious influences like Little Richard and Fats Domino, McPherson also draws inspiration from artists as diverse as the Wu-Tang Clan, Pixies, and Led Zeppelin. McPherson grew up in rural southeastern Oklahoma, near the town of Talihina. He took up the guitar at age 13. In high school he played in a number of local punk rock bands and began writing his own songs. During this time, McPherson also developed a strong interest in 1950s rock and roll after being exposed to the music of Buddy Holly. He studied visual arts in college, earning an M.F.A. from the University of Tulsa, and later worked as an art teacher. After deciding to pursue music more seriously, McPherson sent a demo to Jimmy […]

Dec 12

by Matt in Action, News 0 comments tags: action, action sports, Bellingham, chach law, skateboarding, state of grind

State of Grind: Saturday Session

My good friend Chach Law has been trying to get a indoor skate park going in Whatcom County for quite some time and he has continued to make progress. Last Saturday he put on a skate session / pizza party with the help of UnKnown Board shop and Cicchitti’s Pizza. I only stopped by for about 20 minutes to show some support and here’s some images I captured. Next time there is an State of Grind event you can bet the ole 10.5mm fisheye and I will be there.

Apr 27

by Matt in News 0 comments tags: 14mm, 5D, Art, Bellingham, Cannon, Downtown, Friends, Painting, Portraits

Painting with Samuel Eisen-Meyers

I met Samuel aka Sammy through his band Eclecticity when I made their website. Randomly Sammy found an art studio under the Green Frog/Wine bar on State Street which is right by my apartment. Here’s some snaps from a recent paint session. Checkout Sammy’s Music at Eclecticitymusic.com.