Matthew Chavez is a Cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA.
He attended film school at the University of Southern California. After spending his initial years working as a camera assistant, he broke out into his own career behind the camera starting with his work on the prestigious series Chef’s Table on Netflix.
He continued his work in the food documentary world crafting the initial look on the first two seasons of Street Food (Netflix) both in Asia and Latin America.
Since then he’s kept one foot in both long form documentaries and commercials. His documentary work has spanned many genres from true crime with Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix), a deep dive into the world of cults with Escaping Twin Flames (Netflix), cinematic sports journalism with Untold (Netflix) and introspective biographies with Sidney (Apple+ Original), and Number One on the Call Sheet (Apple+ Original).
His commercial work shifts mostly between food and lifestyle. Notable brands he’s shot for include Expedia, Adidas, Nike, Doordash, Chase, American Express, Resy, Liquid Death