tony f’n price

Posted on May 22, 2009 by matt

tony has been my right hand man since highschool. dude was in my car for my first wreck, skated everyday for years on end, i was in his wedding, and now he and his wife jill are about to have their first child! im super proud to still be one of his best friends. we snapped some photos to go along with my soon-to-be wifes tattoo portfolio at ONLY YOU TATTOO. it has been a while since we went skateboarding but it felt like we never skipped a beat once we were on the streets again. tony is also the man behind my logo and alot of the design stuff that goes along with my photography. check out his stuff HERE!



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burning fight – california

Posted on May 15, 2009 by matt

after the shows in chicago, i didnt think the week could get any better, i was WRONG. i got to hang with my homie rob and his wife diana and their 2 amazing pugs. ate insane amounts of vegan food and enjoyed the beautiful san diego weather. there was a secret show at the che cafe, it holds about 200 or so people….and about 500 were in line. the show was insane and i had to hide behind the drums et with my camera on a monopod just so i wouldnt get destroyed! the 2nd show was at the glasshouse and that venue holds about 1200 people, the show was sold out and was fucking intense. every band gave it their all and it was the perfect send off for unbroken. im a bit sad knowing that its the last time ill get to see alot of these bands, but the whole experience really got me thinking about what was so special about that period of time that these bands were around. it brought back lots of memories and redefined all of the things i learned through this scene and made me realize that there are still tons of people on the same page. thanks you again so much to everyone involved in the past 2 weekends.

here is a link to almost every photo i took at the burning fight shows, they are a quick, harsh edit, but i wanted to share them so everyone could see the intensity of these shows. – CLICK HERE!

undertow @ che cafe




unbroken @ che cafe







threadbare @ glasshouse


swing kids @ glasshouse




undertow@glasshouse






unbroken @ glasshouse







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burning fight

Posted on May 7, 2009 by matt

its late thursday night as i type this from my friend robs apartment in san diego. ive been editing photos almost non stop since i witnessed the greatest hardcore show ive seen in many many years. i saw lots of old friends and watched some of my favorite bands play one last time. this past weekend reminded me that some of us still believe in what made this music so fucking special to us as we grew up and how its still relevant as we continue our lives. thanks to everyone who made this whole magical thing happen. and to think that ill be doing this all over again this weekend in LA is blowing my mind. i feel so honored to be a part of it all. thank you thank you thank you!! here are my favorite images from the show in chicago. i hope they can hold a candle to what went down at the shows.

this was from the pre show –
indecision


these are from the 1st day of the fest
convicted-


soul control-



damnation ad-





betrayed-



ringworm-


guilt-





underdog-




108-







trial –





disembodied –

these following photos are from the second day of the fest.
the killer –



blacklisted –




have heart –



threadbare –



chamberlain –




reach the sky –



bane –







converge –



unbroken –












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