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matt haines photography

Matt Haines is Southern California's "Beach Specialist". Based in Ventura, CA, Matt Haines is renowned for his outdoor family portraits. His photographs of children, families, adults and pets—that's right, you can bring your dog!—have earned him awards and recognition both locally and nationally. All portrait sessions are conducted "on location", whether it's at the beach, a beautiful park or garden, or in a client's backyard or living room. He regularly risks his photographic equipment to sand, wind and surf, in the quest for the perfect family portrait.

Matt regularly photographs clients in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Ojai, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and other parts of Ventura County. He also travels frequently to Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Montecito and Summerland to the north. And his work often takes him as far south as Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Malibu, as well as Orange County (Irvine, Laguna, San Clemente, Santa Ana, Anaheim etc).

Additionally, Matt Haines makes family and children's portraits for visitors to California, and has had clients from Alaska, Iowa, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, and other states, and from overseas.

If you're looking for the family portrait of a lifetime, taken on a California beach or other beautiful location, Matt Haines is your photographer of choice.