About Summit Photo of NH
Summit Photo of NH was officially founded in 2007 by Matt Stearns. Matt strives for Summit Photo to be a different kind of photography company; a company whose specialty is not just taking pictures, but artistically expressing people and places in time. Summit Photo of NH follows a principled approach to doing business, which includes:
Making Photo Ownership Simple:
Copyright details can be frustrating and confusing; especially when you happen to want copies of your wedding or family photos sometime down the road. That is why after you complete your purchase, Summit Photography owns your photos with you jointly, meaning that you share equal ownership and reproduction rights. After all, you are the subject and without you the photos don't quite happen the same way! It's one way that Matt likes to say "thanks"!
Appreciating the People:
People are unique and beautiful. Light scatters quite differently along the contours of everyone's body and face. The space around one person speaks differently than the space around another. For this reason and so many others, there is cause to be thankful for the opportunity to capture people and their personalities.
Being a Steward of the Community:
Support thy local businesses! Being thoughtful to use New England based vendors helps keep dollars flowing to and through the New Hampshire economy. Being thoughtful of the community also means being a good steward of the local landscape by being low impact, and by being cognizant of the resources used in photography. Matt volunteers locally every year, and is always looking for additional ways to get involved and give back to the community.
About The Photographer
Matt grew up in New Hampshire on the outskirts of Canaan, nearby to where the Appalachian Trail crosses the Old Grafton Turnpike. He has long felt a deep connection to the people and the landscape of the Granite State, and over time that connection has developed into a full-blown passion. Matt owes his loving perspective of New Hampshire to the Hills of the White Mountains. He has hiked all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4000 Footers, and he often returns to places found along the way to capture their beauty in new and interesting ways. Matt has also proudly hiked the 31.5 mile Pemi Loop; an arduous loop that he did on his own, and in a continuous 15 hour period in August of 2010. Matt says that there is no way to properly describe how the Mountains have humbled and changed him over the years. However, through artfully-composed pictures, he finds ways to rebuild the experiences, to talk about them articulately, and to write about them keenly. It is Matt’s firm belief that only through freezing moments as they unfold before the camera that the mind and the senses are truly supported in remembering, and truly capable of reliving.
It was the pursuit of departure and solitude, and the departure from comfortable spaces where Summit Photo of NH all began.
Matt works a day job in the Financial Services Industry, and clings to his creative side during evenings, weekends, and any other time he can sneak away to get behind the camera. He has shot weddings for several years in places all over New England. Matt graduated from the University of New Hampshire and holds a degree in Anthropology (Magna Cum Laude), a program of study that furthered his intrigue for people and the things that make them interesting. He is also a member of the Mount Washington Observatory, and each year he hikes to the summit to volunteer for one consecutive week for them, his favorite non-profit organization.
Matt gives most of his artistic credit to his parents, who encouraged him to do more with his passion for the arts early in life, and to his wife who encouraged and supported him to do more in more recent years.
Summit Photography of New Hampshire (sometimes referred to as "Summit Photo" or "Summit Photo of NH") and Matthew I. Stearns operate summitphotonh.com and summitphotographynh.com (the "Sites") to provide information about and access to its products and services, and is subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms"). These Terms may periodically change so please review them periodically. These Terms were last updated April of 2010. By accessing and using these sites, you agree to these Terms:
All content on these sites including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images is the exclusive property of Summit Photo of NH, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
In other words, please do not use any of my content without my permission...this simple principle will help you avoid a heap of trouble. Thanks!