Biography:
J. Matt is a documentary photographer and feature-writer from, and based in, Honolulu whose work principally focuses on global warming and its intersections with place, ecology, and social, political, and economic histories. Represented by ZUMA...
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Focus:Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist, Writer, Reporter, Fine Art, Environment, Architecture, Science, History, Documentary, News, Photography, Journalist Investigative, Civil Rights and Social Inequality, Humanitarian, Columnist, Assignments, Teacher, Educator, Conservationist, Human Rights, Artist, Multimedia Journalist, Editing, Storyteller, Visual Artist, Climate, News Reporter, Print Journalism, Environmental Stories, Still Photographer, Landscape, Social Justice, Nature, Reportage, Visual Journalist, Visual Storyteller, Visual Storytelling
Covering:USA & Canada
Skills:Research, Digital Printing, Audio Recording, Film Scanning, Adobe InDesign, Photo Editing, Black & White Printing, Color Printing, Photojournalism, Film Processing, Film Photography, News Writing, Adobe Creative Suite
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Dec 23, 2021
A sunbather naps face down in the shade of a coconut palm at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 23, 2021. Waikiki Beach is imperilled by sea level rise and erosion. Tourism's contribution of 25% of Hawaii's annual state income makes substantial investments in sand replenshiment worthwhile as long as the beach itself is still viable—perhaps until 2050, under current sea level rise predictions of 1.1' by 2050, per NASA's announcement in November 2022 reporting the liklihood of sea level rise exceeding previous estimates.