Matt Franklin is a photographer based in Eastern Oregon specializing in landscape and astrophotography.

mattfranklinphoto@gmail.com

As a kid, I was always interested in beautiful landscapes and scenery. I was told over and over again that I had an “eye” as I would play with point-and-shoot cameras as well as phone cameras.

Educationally, I studied exercise and sport science and later achieved my doctor of physical therapy degree. I continue to practice as a physical therapist to this day.

Though I’ve always been interested in photography, it wasn’t until I received a camera as a Christmas present in 2017 that the adventure really began.

I changed courses and began practicing as a travel therapist in Belfast, Maine December of 2017, and my parents gave me a camera as a way to document my travels. I don’t know that they or I knew what that gift would soon become.