Matthew Hinton
Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.
PHOTOS: Black Masking Indians lead protest through the streets of Treme
Wearing all black instead of suits, members of the Black Hawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians take part in a “Peaceful Demonstration for the Young Black Generation,” in the Treme / Lafitte neighborhoods and the 7th Ward in New Orleans Friday June 12, 2020.
PHOTOS: Demolition begins at the site of the Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Crews began the daunting task for demolishing the remnants of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse on May 15.
How New Orleans gets creative during a quarantine
As we push through our “new normal,” many of us have found creative ways to cope with social distancing and the world around us.
Creative Quarantine: St. Joseph’s Day shows enduring creative spirit of New Orleans
Throughout the city, artists and residents are keeping the culture alive in unique ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PHOTOS: Before state event order limit came down, tribute paid to Big Chief Leonard Brooks of Golden Spears
Before event limits over COVID-19 were in place, hundreds of mourners and several dozen Mardi Gras Indians paid tribute to Big Chief Leonard Brooks of the Golden Spears and second chief of the Golden Blades.
Photos: Skull & Bone Gang wake up Treme for Mardi Gras
For over 200 years the Northside Skull and Bone Gang has woken up Treme residents for Mardi Gras. The skeleton gang led by Chief Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes is meant to remind people of their mortality and to live a moral life to avoid becoming Skull and Bones.
PHOTOS: Robin Thicke leads Bacchus through Uptown Sunday night
Robin’s father, Alan Thicke, reigned as Bacchus in 1988 as star of the TV show “Growing Pains.”
Let the marathon begin! The Greasing of the Poles kicks off Mardi Gras weekend 2020
The tradition of greasing down poles in the French Quarter to keep parade-goers from shimmying up hotel balconies turns 50 this year.
PHOTOS: Bark to the Future: Barkus throws back to the 80’s
The 28th annual Mystic Krewe of Barkus went “Bark to the Future: Barkus returns to the 80s” with an 1980s themed walking parade from Louis Armstrong Park to the French Quarter.
PHOTOS: Krewes of Freret, Pontchartrain, Choctaw roll Uptown
Saturday’s early Uptown parades where highlighted by the Krewe of Freret with the theme “The Music of New Orleans” including a giant “Shorty Gras” float modeled after Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews.