Matthew Cotter Photographer | 714.393.9140

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs

“Living The Dream!”

My name is Matthew Cotter… Im a Wedding Photographer, a Husband, a Lighting Director, a Lover of Life and I’m living my dream.

I know it sounds cynical and sometimes, I wonder who’s dream Im living, but I think I’m the luckiest guy in the world.

I love my wife Courtney; like crazy, she keeps me laughing, she keeps me in check, she reminds me it’s ok to fail a million times before I succeed.  I look forward to the time I get to spend with her and am excited for this journey that we are on together in this crazy game called life.

I spent my summer’s during college touring with bands such as No Doubt, Mary J Blige, 98 Degrees, The Eagles, Metallica and a host of others.

Settling down, I’ve been fortunate to work on television shows, feature films and be a a part of the Creative Team of some of Disney’s biggest Spectaculars which has taken me on a journey to Paris, Florida, Hong Kong, Tokyo and of course, right here in my backyard, Southern California.

Photography has always been a part of me, I’ve loved capturing the project’s I’ve been a part of and have labored on.  I love the art of Photography, I love capturing that single frame which is a thousand words and emotions frozen in time.  I love how some of the best photographers in the world can tell such an amazing story with just a single frame in time.

This is everything I’ve always wanted to do, Im doing everything I’ve ever dreamt of.  I anxiously looked forward to continuing my pursuit of becoming a better photographer, becoming a better storyteller and becoming a better husband.

Who are you? Are you reading a blog post? Looking for a photographer? Wanna chat? Shoot me an email.  Look me up on FaceBook… I’d love to chat with ya…