ABOUT
I was born in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles.
My first camera was a Sony Handy Cam with a flip out screen.
I still have it.
That camera went everywhere with me but mostly skateboarding and to punk rock shows.
One day I skipped statistics class and discovered the book Documentary Photography in the school library.
Seeing Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Lewis Hine, Gary Winnogrand and Diane Arbus changed everything for me.
Worked in special effects for a summer on some highbrow art films.
Moved to Santa Barbara and studied photography at the Brooks Institute.
Taught high school photography in Central Los Angeles and ran a hotdog cart on the side.
Moved to Austin Texas.
Started shooting for some of my favorite magazines.
Made a few short documentaries.
Started shooting high school football with Nike.
Now I direct broadcast commercials and tell honest stories with my camera.
Let's make something memorable together.
STUDIO
Austin, TX | Fayetteville, AR
(512) 739-7714
matt@mattrainwaters.com
REPRESENTATION
Commercial Direction Inquiries
Raucous Content
Steve Wi
(323) 627-5000
steve@raucouscontent.com
Other Inquiries
Rainwaters Productions Studio
(512) 739-7714
matt@mattrainwaters.com
A FEW CLIENTS
Nike
Southwest Airlines
West Elm
Dell
ATT
Boys and Girls Club of America
United Way
The New York Times Magazine
British GQ
Esquire UK
Texas Monthly
Wired
Inc.
The Atlantic
Mother Jones