Michael Matti
Michael Matti is a Seattle-based travel photographer and filmmaker sharing mountain trails, road trips and destinations around the world.
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Known for
- Seabourn: Alaska’s Inside Passage2026 · Photographer and filmmaker
Campaign - Virgin Voyages: Alaska’s Inside Passage2026 · Photographer and filmmaker
Campaign - Visit North Carolina: Crystal Coast2026 · Photographer and filmmaker
Campaign - Tripadvisor x Love GREAT Britain2026 · Photographer and filmmaker
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Overview
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington
- Work
- Travel photographer, filmmaker and content creator
- Roots
- Born in Indonesia; grew up around Southeast Asia before moving to Indiana
- Education
- Photography degree, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2013
- How he found his audience
- Sharing hiking and backpacking photographs from Washington led to outdoor and travel commissions
Mini bio
How it started.
A broken point-and-shoot camera led Michael to buy a Canon Rebel XS during college. Experimenting with it persuaded him to switch his major to photography. He graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2013 and moved to Seattle.
Finding his path.
He first assisted in commercial studios, photographed weddings and took freelance jobs. Sharing photographs from hikes and backpacking trips around Washington grew his audience and brought enough outdoor and travel work to make that his focus.
Where the work takes him.
Today he makes destination photographs, short films and social campaigns for tourism boards, airlines, hotels and cruise lines. His portfolio pairs places such as Manchester and the Peak District with trips through Alaska and North Carolina’s Crystal Coast.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Seabourn: Alaska’s Inside PassagePhotography, short-form video and social storytelling
- 2026Virgin Voyages: Alaska’s Inside PassagePhotography, short-form video and social storytelling
- 2026Visit North Carolina: Crystal CoastPhotography, short-form video and social storytelling
- 2026Tripadvisor x Love GREAT BritainPhotography, short-form video and social storytelling
Quotes
Honestly, just start with your iPhone and build from there.Michael Matti, official FAQ
His advice to readers who think they need an expensive camera to begin photography.
Trivia
- His media kit says he has visited all 50 US states.
- In his FAQ, he names Patagonia, New Zealand and Bali among his favorite travel destinations.
- In a 2015 Outbound interview, he picked Rattlesnake Ledge as his favorite hometown adventure and Chipotle as his post-hike stop.
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