Matt Eich is a photographic essayist working on long-form projects related to memory, family, community, and the American condition.

Matt’s projects have received grant support from an Aaron Siskind Fellowship, a VMFA Fellowship and two Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography. His work has been exhibited in 20 solo shows, in addition to numerous festivals and group exhibitions. Matt’s prints and books are held in the permanent collections of The Portland Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The New York Public Library, Chrysler Museum of Art and others. He was an Artist-in-Residence at Light Work in 2013, and at a Robert Rauschenberg Residency in 2019.

Eich holds a BS in photojournalism from Ohio University and an MFA in Photography from Hartford Art School’s International Limited-Residency Program. He is the author of four monographs and self-publishes work under the imprint Little Oak Press. Matt is an Assistant Professor of Photojournalism at Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, D.C. and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with his family.