matt: not a filmmaker... yet.

Hello there! I'll be in Berlin from 14.-22. February. So if you're in the city around then, I wanted to let you know that I'm free for having a coffee (or mate), taking photos, visiting art galleries or just exchanging high fives. Write me here or to matt at riseabove.cc #vscocam #vscoberlin #berlinstagram #amidoingitright

The view I woke up to some days between christmas and new year. That's the whole story. We had a pretty good time with not only nostalgia but one of the greatest games ever made. #thelegendofzelda #majorasmask

‘If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?’ — Dōgen

Finally took one night off to finish editing my shots of 'Human Touch' – they just released their first EP and you should check them out on @humantouchhc – #riseabove x #humantouchhardcore #lightroom #shooting (at Die Stadtmitte)

Different day, different desktop. Different city. But still my soul longs for adventures. For letting work unfinished. For doing right things wrong. For seeing the unseen. For tasting the ground I'm walking on. For catching things just to let them go. Guess I'm in my September mood again.

Weekend work. There are several things keeping me busy. Sat in the office most of the days since the end of my exams. Having enough from sitting at desks I currently switched from working in the bed to working on the floor and if everything goes well I won't be hitting buttons but riding my bike for a long distance again very soon. Time flies. #work #vego #moleskine #surfaceRT

»We got that wild heart«. Directed my most expensive video project today. Lots of dedication, preparation, panic attacks, sweat, blood and petrol went into this. Shot for 13 hours and many more hours in post-production to go. But we're already proud of what happened today. Awesome team, I really don't know how to top this. #riseabove x #sharptongue #team #shooting #production #director #badbloodwildheart – photo by Rafael Josef Magosch

Shooting New Noise Fest today. I'm a lucky guy to be invited for the third time now. So much talents, working hard to make this festival unforgettable. I'm officially hired to film some scenes to make the trailer for the next year's iteration of the festival. Thank you, Lucas, for making the coolest summer event in Karlsruhe. #newnoisefest #karlsruhe #shooting #riseabove – Photo by Nadine Schöner (at Am Schloss Gottesaue)

My most favourite part of eat-study-sleep-repeat is definitely the eating part. Once, I joked about two things that would infinitely fit into my body.. Pizza e pasta! Edible happiness. #pasta #vscocam #studentenleben

"Mamma, mach mal n Foto!" Mum came by and brought some things from home, including a #vans x #starwars shirt and a brand new pair of @tens – oh and I finally put those "Postcards of Karl" by @fidelisfuchs on the wall. Product placement galore, haha. #mumsthebest

Human Touch. An outtake from an early promo production. I shot this in 2013 on film; Fuji Superia, my favorite color film so far. The band was still in the process of initiating their project, this is why #humantouch x #riseabove also tried out some new things. The band released their first EP just some weeks ago, so go check them out. #humantouchhardcore #shooting #Fujifilm #Superia #longlivefilm #tbt (at Rüppur)

Step One: Get the bike, clean it, remove the worn out parts, add new tubes and tires. Ladies and Gentlemen, you see a beautiful Koga Miyata Granwinner from ca. 1974 with most of the original parts, most of them being Shimano Arabesque. #kogamiyata #bike #bycicle #vintage #happygirlproject #ladykoga

The National. (at Zenith - Die Kulturhalle)

Permanent camping. Well, we haven't won the #BWgoesmobile award with our app idea but we were invited to the camp. Already learned a lot today. Met a lot of clever and talented people. Enjoyed a pretty sunny evening in the Zeppelin University campus hangar. Crazy place, crazy day, and still three days to go. #startup #pretotyping #creativecamp – Photo by @oli_vr

May the 4th be with you! Today it's time to celebrate the space fantasy nerds in us. And the universe we chose to escape to. How do you like my funky droid I store my galactic choco cookies in? #starwars #starwarsday #r2d2

I found this picture, and I have never seen it before. Can't even remember that somebody snapped the shutter that moment. This may sound weird but I can't stop looking at it. I guess it was taken in December 2011. I found a picture of the pizza booth at a christmas market in the same set of photos.

Where I come from we're all on our bikes cycling on 1st of May. This year, weather was just too bad so instead of being on the road alone I stayed at home for some grilled vegetables and to work on my bikes. And some video game action with my little brother. Now I'll have my bike ride though.. back to my apartment. #rain #shitweather #garden