Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Matthew Hatcher is a freelance photojournalist currently based in Detroit, Michigan, he holds a bachelor's degree in Photojournalism from Ohio Univerisity and prior to freelancing, worked as a staff photographer for newspapers in Ohio and Indiana. Since 2017 he has covered news stories both nationally and internationally, utilizing photography, videography, and writing to document stories and breaking news. Stories he has covered include: The 2020 Presidential Election, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, White Supremacy in America, the Opiod Crisis, the War in Eastern Ukraine, the Covid-19 Pandemic, Pro-Democracy Protests in Hong Kong, and many others. He has worked both solo and as part of a collaborative team and has proven to be able to take on many different roles to ensure the success of whatever assignment he is given.
In the winter and spring of 2019 I traveled to the frontlines of the Donbas War in eastern Ukraine. For several weeks I documented civilians and soldiers living on the frontlines of the ongoing conflict.
On March 15, 2019 the Hong Kong Government introduced the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill which would allow for Mainland China to extradite fugitives from the territory which has long enjoyed a special sovereignty from Beijing. The bill sparked massive protests that continue to the present, as many Hong Kongers feared the over reach of Beijing and the erasure of the special freedoms they had long enjoyed. Protesters spent the months following occupying buildings and even the Hong Kong airport in an effort to put the city at a standstill and economically hurt the Chinese mainland and its supporters within the territory. They were met with a brutal and violent police response, which only served to ignite the movement further and stoke the flames of resistance. For two weeks in August I covered the continuing mass protest that soon shut down the city.
Produced for Rotary International
A look into the town of Portsmouth, Ohio, and how opioids and pill mills ravaged the small Ohio River town.
Produced for The Electronic Intifada
A photo essay documenting The Peace Center For The Blind, a school for blind women and girls, in East Jerusalem.
Produced for The Wall Street Journal
An article following the immediate aftermath of the Dayton Mass Shooting in August of 2019 and the police chief's reaction and efforts to understand and deal with the fallout from the tragedy
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