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: Krewe of Cork fills French Quarter with love and bubbles
It was a lovely day as the Krewe of Cork stomped in the name of love on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020 in the French Quarter.
Baby on Board: How Japanese jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi found the music of life in New Orleans
Thousands of miles away from her homeland, jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi found love and music in the Crescent City.
How Trixie Minx went from broken ballerina to NOLA’s burlesque ambassador
When Trixie Minx first arrived in the Crescent City in 2001, both her dreams of being a professional ballerina and her ankle had been broken. But in New Orleans things fell into place.
PICS: Stache Dash raises funds, awareness for prostate cancer
Men, women, and even babies donned mustaches Nov. 17 for the two-mile run, starting at Central City BBQ.
PICS: Take a tour inside some of New Orleans’ weirdest and unique homes
The 3rd annual New Orleans Weird Homes Tour opened the doors of 10 of the Crescent City’s quirkiest houses.
PICS: Parade cancellation didn’t stop Halloween in the French Quarter
Due to a more than five times increase for an NOPD parade permit, the price set by the City of New Orleans, Molly’s at the Market 24th Annual Monaghan Halloween parade was cancelled, but people still came to party in the French Quarter.
PICS: Krewe de Mayahuel’s colorful Day of the Dead parade lights up St. Roch
Krewe de Mayahuel parades in the St. Roch neighborhood from Carnaval Lounge to St. Roch Cemetery as part of a Day of the Dead procession to remember and celebrate loved ones who have passed.
Elaborate costumes abound at annual Halloween New Orleans fundraiser
HNO is one of the only 100 percent donation/volunteer event weekends left in the United States and its sole mission of its fundraising is to support Project Lazarus.
VIDEO: Two cranes implode at Hard Rock Hotel collapse site
Officials say now their mission is to recover the remains of two victims who died due to the collapse.
From Manila to the Marigny: How Philippine pioneers left a mark at the ‘end of world’ in New Orleans
The first permanent Filipino-American, and possibly the first Asian-American settlement in the United States, began in the 1830s on the eastern shore of Lake Borgne in St. Bernard Parish.