Hi there, my name is Matt Chia

 

I’ve been doing photography as a hobby most of my life.  I started with my father’s old Contax camera with black and white film.  As part of a school photography project we needed to shoot whatever we wanted but we also had to develop the film and then use the negatives to create final prints.  Little did I know that this lead me to where I am today … a passionate photographer!  But more importantly a passionate photographer wanting to use my gift and passion to serve Christ and His people.

 

Today I serve as a photographer at Hillsong Macquarie.  I also have photographed at various events like sports, conferences and functions.  I absolutely love event photography … spotting those special moments and capturing truly candid and raw emotion. Don’t get me wrong, I also love photographing posed shots of couples, families and kids, where I can take my time with composition and lighting, but there is something exciting about spotting those fleeting special moments (which often is only a split second) and capturing it.

 

My vision is to be able use photography as a means of serving the Church and His people.  To use photos as a way to inspire, encourage, motivate and most importantly point people to Christ.  Hence the name, "Eternity Focused Photography" - to be able capture photos that reflect eternity and what that represents as a believer - not living for the here and now, but living with a heart and mind focused on Eternity!

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“He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time.

He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose]

in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—

yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan)

from the beginning to the end.”

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Ecclesiastes 3:11 AMP