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The Road to Patagonia<br />
Amidst the jungles and beaches of West<br />
Sumatra, he spent the next five years<br />
surfing, painting, engrossing himself<br />
in the lives of local tribes, and<br />
existing happily in a thatched hut.<br />
After studying ecology at university, Matty moved overseas<br />
to explore the rainforests and traditional culture of Indonesia.<br />
It was here that he became infatuated with understanding<br />
humanity’s place in nature and, of course, the heavenly waves<br />
of the Mentawai Islands.<br />
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Amidst the jungles and beaches of West Sumatra, he spent<br />
the next five years surfing, painting, engrossing himself in the<br />
lives of local tribes, and existing happily in a thatched hut.<br />
Really, it’s no wonder returning to the city was so crushing<br />
for him. I think if we all took the chance to experience such a<br />
simple life, we would never go back.<br />
While Matty originally picked up a camera to show his friends<br />
and family why he kept delaying his trip home, shooting the<br />
islands also led to his love of documentary filmmaking. Not<br />
just the cinematography, music, or storytelling, but the way it<br />
inherently brought him closer to people.
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