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Everything You Strive to Become

Matthew Irving January 29, 2018

It’s funny how most everything that you learn about life is based on a mistake. If not a mistake, then maybe an unfortunate situation. For a long time, I put work over friends and family. I would break plans constantly, all because I had this idea that if I just did one more job, it would set me on the path to success. And while I still wouldn’t consider myself successful in any right, and occasionally I have to break a plan or two, I realize that having a group of people that will support you in everything you strive to become is far more important than making that little bit of extra money.

Tags black and white, bouldering, chad parkinson, climbing, fall, family, friends, importance, leavenworth, rock climbing, Scott hall, unscripted lives

Cascading Across the Hills

Matthew Irving February 27, 2017

Salt Lake City, Utah - I've lived in Salt Lake City for a few years now and am still blown away by the amazing trail system that is minutes from my house. One warm fall morning, Luke Nelson and I took advantage of the beautiful light that cascades across the hills overlooking the city, and we went out and shot some photos. I've run hundreds of miles on these trails and still seem to find new ones around every corner.  It's amazing!

Tags amazing, athlete, color, fall, headlamp, hundreds of miles, Luke nelson, patagonia, running, salt lake city, storm, sunrise, trail running, trail system, ultra-runner, ultraspire, unscripted lives, utah, wasatch

Changing Seasons

Matthew Irving December 26, 2016

Walking beside the wall that guards the old city of Xi’an, one notices a certain rhythm. Leaves litter the ground in anticipation for the cooler temperatures of fall. Coats and jackets are pulled from the closet. Young children scramble by, oblivious to their surroundings. The elderly, however, are veterans of the changing seasons. Years pass by unannounced. Fleeting moments turn to distant memories, and the cycle continues.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Tags ashes, breathe, change, china, city, cycle, distant, dust, earth, elderly, fall, fleeting, memories, moments, old, seasons, stone, street photography, travel photography, train station, unscripted lives, veterans, walk, wall, writing, xi'an, years