Nighswander is an American-born artist working in Chicago. He is best known for his photographs that “build stories from the streets of Chicago, transforming caught moments and characters with dream-like metaphors of modern life” (New Photographers 2007). Born in New Hampshire, Nighswander attended university in New York, although he received no formal training in photography. In his biography Nighswander states that his inspiration came from the great “street” photographers such as Robert Frank, Gary Winogrand, and Helen Levitt. After Nighswander became interested in photography, he worked for the Associated Press doing photo editing. He was then accepted into the MFA program at Columbia College Chicago. Currently Nighswander resides in New York.
Artist website:
http://www.mattnighswander.com/
Artist interview:
http://www.heyhotshot.com/blog/2007/01/07/an-interview-with-summer-hs-matthew-nighswander/
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