Matthew Shain: Exploring Memory Through Photographic Witness Matthew Shain’s artistic journey began in San Francisco, where he honed his skills in journalism and visual art—a dual pursuit that instilled a foundational understanding of storytelling and aesthetic exploration. Armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism with an emphasis on creative advertising from the University of Colorado Boulder (2000) and subsequently earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from California College of the Arts (2005), Shain established a strong grounding in visual communication befor…