Hi there, I’m Matt Chasney. I’m a photojournalist, artist, educator and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. My work centers around the environment, politics, housing, class and all things Rust Belt culture. I hold a BA in History with a minor in Photography from Case Western Reserve University. I’m an adjunct photography instructor at Cuyahoga Community College and I am the recipient of a 2025 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in photography.

I love to photograph the ordinary, extraordinary day-to-day lives of working class people and families. I’m available for assignment anywhere in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky.

Selected Clients:

The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Ideastream Public Media, Cleveland Magazine, Farm & Dairy, and Belt Magazine 

Solo Exhibitions:

When There’s a Trouble Around. The Peach Gallery, West Palm Beach Florida, November 2022

The Hope Memorial, Loop. Cleveland, Ohio, November 2019 

Silos. Loop. Cleveland, Ohio. November 2017

Group Exhibitions:

Cleveland 2020. Cleveland Public Library. February 2020

The Peer Show. Cleveland Print Room, November 2019

Books:

When There’s a Trouble Around (2022)

The Hope Memorial (2019)

Silos (2017)

Collections: 

Ingalls Library of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Awards:

2025 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award