Matt Hintsa

Matt Hintsa
Location: Ithaca, NY / Westport, CT
Interests: Photography, Photojournalism, Commercial Aviation, Traveling, Foreign Languages, Latin America

Biography: I'm the photography editor of the Sun, where I've been working since the start of my freshman year. I joined the Sun in mid-September 2006 as a contributing photographer and I made staff about one month later. About one month into the 2007 fall semester, I was promoted to the rank of senior photographer. At the end of February 2009, I was elected photography editor. Some of my favorite / most memorable Sun assignments:
  • Taking photos of Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, while kneeling at the opposite end of the table he was sitting at. My camera had to be inspected by the U.S. Secret Service before I entered that room.
  • Taking photos of a flash mob on Cornell's Ho Plaza while having no idea what was happening all around me.
  • Taking photos of Cornell men's ice hockey games at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Colgate University and witnessing the intensity and dedication of the Lynah Faithful, even outside of Ithaca.
  • Going on a ten day assignment to three cities in China with three Sun editors to learn about Cornell's ties to the country, to meet with students and faculty at Chinese universities, and to meet with representatives from Chinese newspapers and magazines.


Recent Contributions from Matt Hintsa

Title Date Type
Breaking through October 15, 2009 Image
On the offensive October 6, 2009 Image
As fast as you can October 5, 2009 Image
One too few October 5, 2009 Image
Out of the shadows October 1, 2009 Image
A crowd lines up outside of Five Guys September 30, 2009 Image
Climb to the Top September 30, 2009 Image
We all want a shot September 27, 2009 Image
Footloose September 27, 2009 Image
In pursuit of Pancoast September 21, 2009 Image