Close Encounters is Matt Martin's quarantine exposé. As a coveted photographer shooting for the likes of GQ Magazine, Martin is now heading to LA to work for Apple Music. His still life photography tells a short New York story through a flare of bright vibrant colors inspired by his Miami childhood.
"We are not meant to be isolated so when all I have is distance then I must redefine what closeness means."
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