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Rest in Peace, Matthew Bell

Many photographers on Google+ had the privilege of meeting +Matthew Bell this year. It was a tremendous shock to receive this note from his father this week:

"I don't know if you have heard that Matt died of a heart attack on October 17.  He was at a remote beach near Lompoc doing what he loved to do in a beautiful place."

Matt, first person on the right in this photo, participated in the multi-day G+ Photowalks that +Lori Hibbett and I organized to Valley of Fire in Nevada, in the Eastern Sierra region of California, and even to our little local rodeo in the town of Bridgeport (population 300, the county seat of Mono County). 

Those of you who met Matt know that he enjoyed his time with you immensely.  He always had a smile on his face, whether meeting at 5 am to catch the best pre-dawn diffuse light in a slot canyon, hiking through muddy marshes at Mono Lake to capture a sunset moon rise, or setting up his star tracking mount at 10 pm to capture the night sky.

On behalf of Matt and his family, I'd like to thank everyone who met or interacted with Matt for the encouragement and recognition offered him from fellow photographers on G+.

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Jeff Sullivan

Jeff Sullivan leads landscape photography workshops in national parks and public lands throughout California and the American West.

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