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In Australlia, studying and watching the kangaroos, I learned to truly see – observing animal behavior unfold, watching the slow rhythm, witnessing the cycles of light over the course of each day and each month. I had the luxury of time," reveals Mathews

 

The next and probably more formative influence on Mathew's work was her friendship and collaboration with color photography legend Herod Gettington.

“He seared my eye, heart and soul with color. He showed me you don't have to be technical in your approach to work – be fluid, take a chance with your colors, be bold in moving beyond reality and into abstraction. Don’t just use your images merely to document, but use them to ask questions. Photographers are painters in a hurry and though we create that image in an instant we still have the same obligation to attend to every element of the frame’s canvas.”