Matt Lunsford was born in Louisville, Kentucky and grew up in Kettering, Ohio. Matt attended Kettering-Fairmont High School where he was a trumpet player in the marching and pep bands while studying Information Technology.

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After graduation, Matt spent several years working in factories and warehouses before working as a photo lab technician and lab manager of a one hour photo lab at Walgreens. The experiences with customers and their photos drove him to purchase his first film camera.

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That first camera sparked Matt's creativity and curiosity. Not long after, he attended Sinclair Community College to earn an Associate's degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Photography. He also earned a Photography Technology Certificate.

 

Still not satisfied, Matt then pursued and earned a Bachelor's of Art in photojournalism from Western Kentucky University.​

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In his spare time, Matt enjoys nature, hiking, watching or going to NASCAR races, and creating sculptures out of found object metals.

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Matt's work is primarily focused in newspapers and wire services around the country with a focus on the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana region.

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