PhotoPhlo Founder Matthew Baum is a photographer and educator based in the Taconic Mountains of northwestern Connecticut. He earned a BA in American history from Brown University, studied architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Matthew has been on faculty at NYU-Tisch School of the Arts, University of California-Davis, Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he has taught historical, conceptual and technically-based seminars and studio classes to undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students. He was also Co-Founder and Director of the VisuaLife photography education program, working with underprivileged youth in NYC. Utilizing a variety of creative approaches, Matthew’s work has consistently explored the social and cultural fabric of the United States through both its historical record and present-day circumstances. Matthew’s photography has been exhibited widely at venues in the United States and abroad.