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SHOWS / NEWS Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 16-17, 2010 Main Street Half Moon Bay, California 9AM - 5PM Each Day Click here for Festival Webpage June 2010 I had an awesome time shooting 22 heavy metal bands at S.C.U.M. Fest 2010 in Watsonville. The festival started at 11AM and went til 11PM at night. Bands featured include Band of Orcs, Warcorpse, Thirty9 Fingers, The Backup Razor, and many more. Click here to view S.C.U.M. Fest 2010 photos. S.C.U.M. Fest 2011 will be a great show! Thanks to Warcorpse for inviting me out to shoot the bands! May2010 The first backpacking trip of 2010 was unfortunately cut short due to high amounts of snow. We started at the base of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and went up the old Hwy 120 road which is no longer on any map. It is a great way to see the valley without all of the crowds but when we got to the Cascade Creek trail junction we ran into high snow levels and had trouble finding the trail. We pushed forth and after getting lost numerous times and crossing a snow-banked creek we decided to descend to the valley floor on Yosemite Falls trail. It was still a great trip with amazing views of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, and the Clark Range from the top of El Capitan. Plus, it sparked an idea to hike around the entire Yosemite Valley rim next year. April 2010 Preparations are under way for the photography workshop down the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park. Clients will experience first hand photography lessons from myself while backpacking in one of the most beautiful canyons in the world. Waterfall after waterfall await you, if interested contact me for more details. March 2010 My application to the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival was accepted! I am already working on products for this show including a 40x60" print of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. I stitched this photo together from 80 separate photos to yield a high resolution large print. Come on down to the show if in the area! February 2010 I can't believe it is already time to start planning backpacking trips for Summer 2010. As practice for our 10 day marethon on the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail, Trent and I have decided to backpack the Northern Yosemite Valley Rim Trail which was showcased in Backpacker magazine in 2009. It will be a good test run for my new "down-sized" equipment list which will replace my tent with a tarp and eliminate the stove & fuel (no hot food for me!). I am also working on my first photography backpacking workshop down the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park. Check back in for frequent updates! January 2010 Happy New Year! After all of the holiday food, it is time to hit the gym hard to get in shape for the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail in August 2010. I am also starting to organize a photography backpacking workshop in Yosemite National Park for the Summer of 2010. Still working on uploading photos from my New York City trip back in February 2009. Check back often for details! December 2009 It hsa been a busy month of calendar sales. The Banana Slugs are rising! Preparations are underway for the Tahoe to Yosemite backpacking trip to take place in August 2010. Trent and I plan to hike the 185 mile long trail in 10 days which should be interesting. I have to get in better shape! Ski season should help with that. Just got my skies waxed, sharpened, and cleaned. I am ready to hit the slopes! To contact Matt Parker Photography regarding image licensing, assignment photography, or general questions please contact: Matt Parker Founder & Lead Photographer Email : matt@mattparkerphotography.com Matt Parker Photography PO Box 67298 Scotts Valley, CA 95067 USA +1-831-454-8526 |
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