Matt Hintsa
Sun Senior Photographer
Staff Since: February 2, 2007
Location: Santiago, Chile
Interests: Photography, Photojournalism, Commercial Aviation, Traveling, Foreign Languages, Latin America
Biography: I'm a senior photographer for the Sun, where I've been working since the start of my freshman year in the fall of 2006. During my high school years, I worked as photo editor of my high school yearbook and newspaper and I also contributed athletics and arts photos to school-produced slideshows and admissions viewbooks. I joined the Sun in mid-September 2006 as a contributing photographer and I made staff about one month later. About one month into the 2007 fall semester, I was promoted to the rank of senior photographer. I am currently in Chile, where I will be studying economic development & globalization until mid-December 2008. Some of my favorite / most memorable Sun assignments:
Location: Santiago, Chile
Interests: Photography, Photojournalism, Commercial Aviation, Traveling, Foreign Languages, Latin America
Biography: I'm a senior photographer for the Sun, where I've been working since the start of my freshman year in the fall of 2006. During my high school years, I worked as photo editor of my high school yearbook and newspaper and I also contributed athletics and arts photos to school-produced slideshows and admissions viewbooks. I joined the Sun in mid-September 2006 as a contributing photographer and I made staff about one month later. About one month into the 2007 fall semester, I was promoted to the rank of senior photographer. I am currently in Chile, where I will be studying economic development & globalization until mid-December 2008. Some of my favorite / most memorable Sun assignments:
- Taking photos of Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, while kneeling at the opposite end of the table he was sitting at. My camera had to be inspected by the U.S. Secret Service before I entered that room.
- Taking photos of a flash mob on Cornell's Ho Plaza while having no idea what was happening all around me.
- Taking photos of Cornell men's ice hockey games at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Colgate University and witnessing the intensity and dedication of the Lynah Faithful, even outside of Ithaca.
- Going on a ten day assignment to three cities in China with three Sun editors to learn about Cornell's ties to the country, to meet with students and faculty at Chinese universities, and to meet with representatives from Chinese newspapers and magazines.
Recent Contributions from Matt Hintsa
| Title | Section | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast suits | Image | Nov. 24, 2008 | Read |
| Float like a butterfly | Image | Nov. 14, 2008 | Read |
| Vote. Or Else. | Eclipse Story | Nov. 14, 2008 | Read |
| Making ripples | Image | Nov. 4, 2008 | Read |
| Greater than the sum of the parts | Image | Oct. 28, 2008 | Read |
| Greater than the sum of the parts | Image | Oct. 28, 2008 | Read |
| Greater than the sum of the parts | Image | Oct. 28, 2008 | Read |
| Making a quick getaway | Image | Oct. 23, 2008 | Read |
| Feel the burn | Image | Oct. 20, 2008 | Read |
| Stay Close | Image | Oct. 6, 2008 | Read |
| Hammering it home | Image | Sep. 29, 2008 | Read |
| Get back here | Image | Sep. 26, 2008 | Read |
| Jump for my love | Image | Sep. 24, 2008 | Read |
| Setting the stage | Image | Sep. 24, 2008 | Read |
| Setting the stage | Image | Sep. 23, 2008 | Read |
