Free Webinar: Start with Why with Matt Payne
Join Matt Payne for a heartfelt and deeply insightful free webinar that takes you far beyond shutter speeds and composition rules. This is about the journey, the one behind the lens and within yourself.
Whether you’re just starting out in nature photography or looking to reconnect with your creative “why,” this webinar offers a unique window into the evolution of an artist, and how your own growth as a photographer might be shaped by emotion, experience, and place.
What You’ll Explore
Learn how chasing iconic images gave way to a more introspective and meaningful approach, inspired by pivotal experiences like a Colorado Trail thru-hike and summiting Colorado’s 100 highest peaks.
Actionable Takeaways
- Understand your influences
- Audit your habits to remove creative clutter
- Create for connection, not reaction
- Use limits (yes, even bad weather!) to unlock fresh creativity
- Build your own code of photographic ethics
- Design a framework for continuous growth
500 Miles, One Big Shift
Discover how walking the Colorado Trail led to clarity, creative breakthroughs, and the birth of a book, and how you can create your own version of a “creative pilgrimage,” no matter where you are.
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This webinar is for you if...
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You feel creatively stuck or disconnected from your “why”
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You want your photography to reflect more of you, not just trends
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You’re looking for practical, honest advice to grow as an artist
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You love nature and want your work to honor it with depth and authenticity
Let this be your catalyst.
Photography isn’t just about seeing the world, it’s about letting the world change how you see. Come join us for an honest, inspiring, and interactive hour that might just shift your perspective for good.
Live Q&A included.
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Meet Matt Payne
Matt Payne is a nature and landscape photographer based in Durango, Colorado. Raised among the state’s rugged peaks, his early adventures as a climber and mountaineer—culminating in summiting Colorado’s 100 highest mountains—inspired a deep connection with wild places. Over time, photography became his way to express that connection, capturing the grandeur and fragility of remote landscapes.
Matt is a strong advocate for ethical and realistic photography. He co-founded Nature First Photography to promote responsible practices and co-created the Natural Landscape Photography Awards, which celebrate integrity in landscape imagery. Through his podcast, F-Stop Collaborate and Listen, he explores photography, conservation, and creativity with voices from around the world.
For Matt, photography is more than image-making—it’s about honoring nature, telling authentic stories, and inspiring others to protect the places that move us.
