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Before and After: Matt Raynor's Life, and Its Unexpected Turns, Chronicled in New Photography Book

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Last month, Craig Mowry and Peter Hallock threw a party for photographer Matt Raynor at their Southampton home, in celebration of his new book,

Last month, Craig Mowry and Peter Hallock threw a party for photographer Matt Raynor at their Southampton home, in celebration of his new book, "Before Me<>After Me." COURTESY MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

Last month, Craig Mowry and Peter Hallock threw a party for photographer Matt Raynor at their Southampton home, in celebration of his new book,

Last month, Craig Mowry and Peter Hallock threw a party for photographer Matt Raynor at their Southampton home, in celebration of his new book, "Before Me<>After Me." COURTESY MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

Photographer Matt Raynor. COURTESY MATT RAYNOR

Photographer Matt Raynor. COURTESY MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

In his new book,

In his new book, "Before Me<>After Me," photographer Matt Raynor chronicles his journey from life as a commercial fisherman, through the day he broke my neck and beyond, showing how he transformed into an artist by capturing the beauty of the world through drone photography. MATT RAYNOR

authorMichelle Trauring on Oct 2, 2024
Matt Raynor, self-admittedly, has changed. Even Myers-Briggs agrees. Since he started taking the personality test, the 34-year-old has been an ENFP, an acronym for “Extraverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Perceiving” —... more

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