Michael Matthews

Jan 29, 2025 | ceromagazine.com | Michael Matthews |Thomas Townsend

It’s nearing midnight in New York during a particularly cold December spell when a cheery, brightly lit smile materializes on my screen. Its bearer, calling in from across the globe and drenched in Australian summertime light, exudes both the polish of a seasoned professional and the charm of someone who still finds himself slightly startled by the accelerating trajectory of his career.

Aug 14, 2024 | ceromagazine.com | Michael Matthews

Last month, deep in the thick of summer, Cero Magazine gathered our contributors, friends, donors, and community members to commemorate the sweltering season and our latest issue. Celebrants mingled amidst punchy beats by Mona Matsuoka, absorbing our brand new visual identity—designed by our creative directors Graphic Services—while they perused copies of CERO07, anchored by our striking cover subjects Hayley Kiyoko and Joan Smalls.

Jul 30, 2024 | ceromagazine.com | Michael Matthews

As Pride Month drew to a close, Brooklyn queer haven The Rosemont played host to Cero Collective’s first-ever Pride celebration to help launch INDIGiQUEER, a new nonprofit creative alliance founded by Indigenous Xicano climate activist Thómas Lopez Jr this year.

Jan 17, 2024 | ceromagazine.com | Annette Lin |Jonathan Shia |Michael Matthews

"I shot forty-seven people in one day—people from all walks of life."When embarking on the task of photographing forty-seven subjects in one session, a portraitist already has much to grapple with logistically and creatively. To further complicate the task, imagine encapsulating dozens of subjects' essences in the nude, in fifteen minutes each.

Dec 12, 2023 | ceromagazine.com | Eliel Cruz |Jonathan Shia |Michael Matthews |Mackenzie Hamilton

Raquel Willis's rise to prominence as one of the best-known Black trans activists in the country wasn't planned. Her life was shaped through the process of coming into herself against the backdrop of a constant onslaught of violence against Black and trans communities just before the boom of trans visibility less than a decade ago.