Matt Hues

Portraits

One light, and room to be yourself in front of it.

Sessions run in the home studio in Halifax or on location. We start with a conversation, pick your backdrop, and ease in at your own pace. There is no wrong way to be in front of a camera here. The goal is simple: photographs where you recognize yourself, in light that honours you.

A woman in maroon laughs on a green-to-black backdrop, warm and open.
A woman in maroon turns with a hand on her hip, a knowing look on the dark backdrop.
A young woman glances back in a cropped navy shirt and red tie on Golden Sandstone.
A young woman smiles in a sequined dress on charcoal, twirling a curl of hair.
A young woman on Golden Sandstone, hair lifted mid-motion, a steady look back.
A young woman in a black tux and white gloves, mid-gesture against deep charcoal.
A young woman in black with a sequined sleeve, hands clasped, side-lit on charcoal.
A young woman swings a tux jacket over one shoulder, side-on against charcoal.
A young woman with hands gently clasped, a soft direct gaze on the dark backdrop.
A profile against a sweep of teal fabric, red lip and gold hoop, eyes closed.
A portrait split by red and green light against a glowing halo, patterned dress.
A portrait in deep red gel light, hand raised near the face, a level gaze.
By candlelight in black and white, she rests her head on her arm with a rose to her lips, eyes on the lens.
By candlelight, she rests her head on her arm with a red rose to her lips.
A portrait lit in deep red, hands cradling the face out of near-darkness.
A boy grins tongue-out from a sea of marshmallow cereal, shot from above.
A boy in a grey hood balances a basketball on his fingertips in dramatic light.
A toddler in blue sits against the warm Golden Sandstone backdrop.
A woman in a maroon blazer with a pearl brooch smiles warmly on the dark backdrop.
A woman in white holds an acoustic guitar, eyes closed, on the dark studio backdrop.

Her

A four-frame series in red and green gel light. Each frame carries its own name.

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Field work

Documentary frames from Ghana, Japan, and the streets of Halifax.

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