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Photographers Matt Larson and Rebecca Sexton Larson, co- founders of Boxfotos, launched a new adventure at their 3rd annual Open Studio held several weeks ago, the “Boxfotos Airstream.” The Airstream will serve as their home away from home for location and travel shoots, their moving gallery and studio, office and classroom.

The Larsons began looking for a gallery space in Tampa; Charleston, SC; then Berea and Louisville, KY, but instead ended up with a 23-foot, 2008 International Flying Cloud Airstream. Matt explained,“We just couldn’t find an affordable building for a living and gallery space and soon realized we could have all our favorite cities as our home towns if we had a moving space.”

Back in 2011, the husband and wife photographers built their website Boxfotos.com (originally as a blog) and announced they would soon be the Boxfotos Airstream gallery and shooting studio. The idea caught a lot buzz from friends, collectors and art organizations that they realized it was time to buy the Airstream. “It was one of those cases where we acted as if we were up and running in the Airstream, but we hadn’t even bought it yet,” Matt Larson. “Once we started getting requests to bring it to various cities, we knew we were onto something special.” The art couple plan to teach photography (historical processes) on location, offer portfolio reviews, travel and exhibit their works of art out of the Boxfotos Airstream.

keep up with matt & becky on flickr
Tuesday
Apr302013

Profile: South x Southeast photomagazine

We're very excited about Rebecca's recent profile in South x Southeast photomagazine! Look her up in the features section under still photography (see above photo). Featured are Rebecca's bromoil still life images. You will have to subscribe to the online magazine to read the piece, but it is well worth it for you'll get to see all the other artists too. 

"South x Southeast photomagazine features fine art photography in the American Southeast. From gallery shows to museum exhibitions, book reviews, photo festivals, the best of the blogs written about Southern photography, interviews with gallery directors, photographers, museum curators and collectors of the South, along with articles and galleries of 9–12 featured artists. SXSE comes to you bimonthly online and in print."

Saturday
Mar232013

It's the Law of the Land

Princess likes the new sign and is taking it to heart while Dad does some office work.

Sunday
Mar032013

BOXFOTOS – 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

I really meant to get this post, “year in review” written sooner but as many of you already know, I had to have heart surgery to repair a bad aortic valve which I was born with. So with that said, let me tell you about our first year as Boxfotos! Here are the highlights ...

  • 4 PHOTOGRAPY CLASSES
  • 1 KEYNOTE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
  • 1 UNIVERSITY CLASS LECTURE
  • 3 AIRSTREAM ON-LOCATION GALLERY SHOWS
  • FORMED ART-O-MAT® PARTNERSHP
  • ATTENDED OUR FIRST AIRSTREAM RALLY
  • 6 CAMPING & PHOTO SAFARI TRIPS
  • 1 WALK-A-BOUT
  • 1 2-PERSON EXHIBITION
  • MEDIA PRESS RELEASES and INTERVIEWS

Add to all of the above, the details with starting the business, website, online store, decaling the Airstream and … making sure all the insurance issues were in place and forming our LLC.

I couldn’t have imaged a better first year and want to thank everyone who supported us throughout this past year! Thank you! Without interested folks that love art and photography, there would be no Boxfotos. We’re blessed to live in a community where small businesses can flourish and uniqueness and creativity is appreciated.

Here are some images from all of our adventures! Enjoy!

Our "test" drive to Griffen State park to see some of Florida's largest oak trees. Great park!

Time for some pinhole images and cyanotypes @ Myakka State Park near SarasotaWe meet up with the Florida Treasure Coast Unit in July and went away feeling much better about our rig.

It was off to Paynes Praire in Gainesville for some pinhole shooting in January 2012Nothing beats the calm of the night in the airstream.Worldwide Pinhole Day! April 2012 and front row parking at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.Building cameras @ the MFA

Meet and greet at Duncan McClellan studios in Aug. 2012Sharing artwork with guests @ Duncan McClellans.

iPhonography class @ Lowry Park Zoo. October 2012 and a road trip to the Ruskin Firehouse Art Center, for a day of picture taking with Hillborough County teachers.The year ended with a journey to Vogel State Park in Blairsville, Ga. for the change of leaves and a little r and r.Matt shooting.

View from behind the AirstreamLooking out at the swinging bridge.