Matthew Tanaka

Fallen Angel Matthew Tanaka

Photograph 18" x 14" $225

My photographs try to capture the pure emotion of humanity, the beauty of the urban environment around us, and the power of nature inevitably reclaiming what was once hers. My goal is to capture these moments of transition that would be forever lost. This photograph was taken in a Victorian cemetery founded in 1838.

Napoleon’s Stairs Matthew Tanaka

Photograph 12" x 16" $225

This photo was taken in the Napoleon House - a 200-year-old landmark in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. The building’s first occupant, Nicholas Girod, was mayor of New Orleans from 1812 to 1815. He offered his residence to Napoleon in 1821 as a refuge during his exile.

Rust Power Matthew Tanaka

Photograph 23.5" x 18.5" $245

My photographs try to capture the pure emotion of humanity, the beauty of the urban environment around us, and the power of nature inevitably reclaiming what was once hers. My goal is to capture these moments of transition that would be forever lost. This photograph was captured in an abandoned power plant that was built in 1903 in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Strings Attached Matthew Tanaka

Photograph 11" x 16" $195

We are all voyeurs, whether we admit it or not … we watch, we observe, we live vicariously through what we see. I am a photographer and unabashedly admit that I am a voyeur and I love looking through the lens to capture the pure emotion of an instant.