Hamilton Matthew Masters is an American photographer and journalist based in Middle Tennessee. His work has appeared in numerous publications including:

The New York Times•The Saturday Evening Post•CNN•The Independent•Reuters•News Nation•PBS News Hour•NBC News•Newsweek•ABC News•Last Week Tonight with John Oliver•Fox News•NY Post•BBC•AFPTV•USA Today•Showtime’s The Circus•Runner’s World Magazine•MSNBC•Daily Mail•RT•The Tennessean•The Daily Beast•WPLN•Novus Literary Magazine•Nashville Post•Williamson Home Page•Nashville Scene•Lebanon Democrat•NFocus Magazine•Mt. Juliet News•Nashville Banner•The Murfreesboro Post•The Contributor•The News•The Hartsville Vidette•Autobody News•This City’s Full•Connect/ Disconnect: Life in the “It” City•Nota Bene Zine•Collage•The Christian Recorder•The David Pakman Show•Them•The Majority Report with Sam Seder•The Young Turks•Tennessee Holler•Roland Martin Unfiltered•Tennessee State Museum

Awards

2019 Tennessee Press Association, 1st Place, Best Feature, The Murfreesboro Post

2019 Tennessee Press Association, 3rd Place, Best Feature, The Lebanon Democrat

2019 Tennessee Press Association, 3rd Place, Public Service, The Lebanon Democrat

2018 Nashville Scene Photo Contest Finalist

2017 Nashville Scene Photo Contest, 1st Place, Judges Pick

2016 Nashville Scene Photo Contest Finalist

2015 University of Tennessee/Tennessee Press Association State Press Award 4th Place Local Features, The Lebanon Democrat

2014 University of Tennessee/Tennessee Press Association State Press Award 3rd Place Best Sports Coverage, The Lebanon Democrat

2014 University of Tennessee/Tennessee Press Association State Press Award 5th Place Best Education Reporting, The Lebanon Democrat

2014 Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors College 2nd and 3rd Place Best Photojournalist Award

Shows/Gallery Appearances

Collaborative Contemporary Art Exhibit, MTSU Todd Art Gallery, 2023

Connect/Disconnect: Life in the “It” City, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tenn., 2019

Society for Photographic Education South Central Member Show 2014