new lexicon, it's time to sit up and take notice. Matt's pictures somehow take you under the skin of the subject, revealing more than perhaps they thought they were
giving away in the first place. And perhaps more importantly, he makes it look DAMN COOL to be in one of the bands he captures."
Steven Edward Rainey, BBC Introducing
I am Matthew Alexander Patton. I often wear a crew shirt from the film Alien...and get called Nostromo quite a bit.
For me life all about the journey – not the destination. The idea of going somewhere in life is more important to me than that of getting somewhere.
Vague but pleasing...
...this website is a record of my journey so far.
‘Nostromo‘ is simply a word that embodies all of this in my eyes and is a personal statement on several different levels. It is individually presented as;
the lonely traveller, the distant land, the epic journey and the vehicle of choice. Each of which respectively represents; myself,
how I see the world, my attitude towards life and finally my work. As such it is a symbol of everything that I do.
I am a massive fan of And So I Watch You From Afar, Angels & Airwaves, Bloc Party, Frank Turner, and Sigur Rós.
"FOR ALL CONTACT PLEASE EMAIL: MATT(AT)PAVELWARE.COM"
So far my film work has been recognised by BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) via a nomination for a short film award in 2007 and
has been screened at the 2008 Cannes (France) and Hayden (United States) film festivals respectively.
My photographic work has been published domestically in the UK in a variety of film, music and photographic publications; as well as
being exhibited in Belfast, (Northern Ireland), Dublin, (Ireland) and Manchester, (England).
It is my preference to work directly with musicians, building relationships that will allow a more complete documentation of their
art and their lives – after all, the best journeys are the ones that are taken together.
I am currently the photographer for Colenso Parade, Kasper Rosa and The Rupture Dogs; and was previously the photographer for A Plastic Rose (each
pictured below). The fifteen decidedly sexy individuals who make up these bands I am proud to know as friends as well
as working alongside, and they have helped shape who I am as a person.
I currently make sporadic attempts at purveying my limited wit via the blog on this website, whilst writing occasionally for others as opportunities arise.
TROY HEATON JNR. || GERRY NORMAN || IAN McHUGH || DAVID REID
A Plastic Rose / 'Kids Don't Behave Like This'
PHILIP TAGGART || PAUL MELLON || MICKEY McCULLAGH || FERGAL LINDSAY
Colenso Parade / 'I Walked, You Skipped'
STEVEN BUTLER || JAMES BRUCE || DAVE SHANNON || JOHN RYAN McCORMICK
Kasper Rosa / 'There's Only One Thing Worse Than Dragons'
GARETH McGREEVY || ALLAN McGREEVY || GARY HANRATTY
The Rupture Dogs / 'Today & Tonight'
"...epic shots..."
Adebisi Shank
"Carlsberg don't do photos, but if they did, they still wouldn't be as good as Matthew Alexander Patton's."
Allan McGreevy, The Rupture Dogs
"And Matt, Mr. Nostromo,
Been here from the start,
Man with a vision, a drive, a roll of film,
And a real fuckload of heart."
Anonymous
"Delightfully mad."
Anton X. Hughes
"Very impressive."
Belfast Telegraph
"You tell stories, each one tells a story."
Bob Roberts, Photographer
"It was great to look down and just see you rocking out, not even taking photos..."
Dave Shannon, Kasper Rosa
"...f**king legend..."
David Hanna, Strait Laces
"I am extremely proud of what you can do with just a few people and a camera."
Eamonn Loughlin, Feile FM 103.2
"You're a wee gem!"
Herb Magee, LaFaro
"Matthew Alexander Patton is photography."
Ian McHugh, A Plastic Rose
"Sometimes I think you know what you're capable of and other times I think you're just happily lost in your world of exploration...constantly evolving."
Junior Johnson
"...awesome."
Mark Hamilton, Ash
"Fuck me you make us look good!"
Michael McCullagh, Colenso Parade
"Matt Patton captures moments that you didn't even realise were special until you see them documented in his work."
Michael McCullagh, Colenso Parade
"Excellent work all round...big fan."
Michael Anthony Wright, And So I Watch You From Afar
"You're a talented son-of-a-bitch."
Niall Donnelly, Freerider
"One of Northern Ireland's premier music photographers."
NIChart.com
"You got something serious going on sir! Epic."
Ralph McLean, BBC Northern Ireland
"A great, funny guy who can take one hell of a picture."
Ricky Alexander, Sethway
"Genius."
Rory Friers, And So I Watch You From Afar
"...f**kin' epic!"
Rory Friers, And So I Watch You From Afar
"Matt did what we wanted, how we wanted it...totally awesome."
Sethway
"A great photographer and nicer guy."
Sinner Falls
"The best photographer in Northern Ireland and a party mentalist."
Sparks Fly
"Brilliant work."
Stefan Duerr, Ocean Colour Scene's Official Photographer
"Over the years, music photography has settled into an established art form, with conventions and rules of its own, so when a photographer can come along with a whole
new lexicon, it's time to sit up and take notice. Matt's pictures somehow take you under the skin of the subject, revealing more than perhaps they thought they were
giving away in the first place. And perhaps more importantly, he makes it look DAMN COOL to be in one of the bands he captures."
Steven Edward Rainey, BBC Introducing
