Matthew Genitempo Explained

Matthew Genitempo (born 1983) is an American photographer, living in Texas.[1] He has produced three books of black and white photographs of landscapes and people in the Southern United States: Jasper (2018), Mother of Dogs (2022), and Dogbreath (2024).

Early life and education

Genitempo was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He graduated from Baylor University, Waco, TX in 2007 with a degree in graphic design.[2] In 2009, he and Jonathan Standefer co-created the web site Lamebook.[3] [4] [5] Genitempo received an MFA from the University of Hartford, Hartford, CT in 2017.[6]

Life and work

Genitempo's first book, Jasper (2018), "is a poetic exploration of the American landscape and the people who seek peace within its grasp", made in the forests and mountains of the Ozarks and of "people who have sought escape in those woods". Made in black and white, it is named after Jasper, Arkansas where many of the pictures were made.[7] [8] [9]

The book Mother of Dogs (2022) captures the landscapes of Marfa, Texas, in black and white images taken on walks during the COVID-19 pandemic. It "functions like a visual document of the ritual of walking" with "images of fields and dusty desert plains, backyards and railroad crossings, blurred pathways" and portraits of his partner Ada. Genitempo used a 6×7 film camera.[10]

Dogbreath (2024) is a book of black and white photographs centered around a community of adolescents in Tucson, Arizona.[11]

Along with Bryan Schutmaat and Cody Haltom, Genitempo founded and runs photobook publisher Trespasser.[12]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-10-25 . Matthew Genitempo . 2024-10-12 . Dazed . en.
  2. Web site: 2011-01-28 . David vs. Goliath: Web upstart battles corporate giant Facebook - The Baylor Lariat . 2024-10-12 . The Baylor Lariat . en-US.
  3. Web site: Shapiro . Michael W. . 2011-06-06 . Baylor grads take on Facebook in legal skirmish over parody website . 2024-10-12 . Waco Tribune-Herald . en.
  4. Web site: 2010-11-08 . Lamebook SUES Facebook . 2024-10-12 . HuffPost UK.
  5. Web site: 2010-11-23 . Facebook tries to shut out Lamebook . 2024-10-12 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: Info . 2024-10-12 . Matthew Genitempo . en-US.
  7. Web site: Pantall . Colin . Colin Pantall. Matthew Genitempo captures the romance and solitude of the Ozark Mountains . 2024-10-12 . British Journal of Photography . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2019-02-22 . Perspective Meet the men living deep in the Ozarks, away from the fray . 2024-10-12 . Washington Post . en.
  9. Web site: O'Hagan. Sean . Sean O'Hagan (journalist). Best books of 2018 . 2024-10-12 . The Guardian . en.
  10. Web site: Cresswell . Joanna . A poetic ode to the pleasures of walking . 2024-10-12 . British Journal of Photography . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Feuerhelm . Brad . 2024-08-20 . Matthew Genitempo - Dogbreath . 2024-10-12 . American Suburb X . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-01-06 . Publisher's Spotlight: Trespasser Books . 2024-10-13 . Lenscratch. en-US.
  13. News: Kraft . Coralie . 2019-01-05 . A Portrait of Life Secluded in the Ozark Mountains . 2024-10-12 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.
  14. Web site: Recordings . 2024-10-12 . Michael A. Muller . en-US.

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