Welcome to The North Shore Hippie productions!!
My name is Matt Johnson. I live in Duluth Minnesota, on the North shores of Lake Superior. I live with my Fiancé Kayde Bontekoe and our two dogs Delilah and Rockey.
I was born in Baltimore Maryland, and grew up in North east Maryland. I moved to Duluth Minnesota in August of 2017 to attend UMD. My parents are originally from Minnesota, i grew up coming up here for vacations to the boundary waters or to visit family. But any time we came to Minnesota we always had to stop in Duluth and the North shore.
I first started photography my senior year of high school, and quickly learned and discovered my love for the Art. Through the years i continue to strive to improve my work, i have focused on natural landscapes and bodies of water. I have some experience with experimental light work and astrophotography. I have done portraits in my past. I also have a love for mixing toys and Syfy into my natural photos.
Ever since i was a boy i was interested in cameras. i never really paid attention to the curiosity until late high school. One reason why i got into Photography was to help me understand the camera eye. My dream is to be a film maker, to show nature and its beauty. I started making stop motion films when i was in third grade. I continued to make them here and there. In 7th grade i moved to writing stories and trying to make action packed scenes with my go pro. For years i made cliff diving videos and ski videos. In high school i got into theater which lead me down a path to eventually direct. I was able to direct 2 plays and a music video while in high school. since then i have only made one short film. My photography has taken over for my primary way of expressing my art.
