Once Matt quit nursing school and decided to direct his photography passion and talent towards boudoir, his professional life really took off. He began teaching boudoir photography workshops all across the country. He has taught everywhere from Atlanta to Seattle and started speaking at photography events and conferences for companies such as Canon.

In 2017, Matt leased his first official studio in Downtown Birmingham at the Wooster Lofts where his business continued to steadily grow and he moved to his first commercial space in 2018, only a year later. In 2019, he released his own memoir titled “Uncovered: The Naked Truth of Life, Love and Addiction” where he discussed his life growing up poor and how he did not let that stop him get to where he is today.

After two years in his beautiful studio, Matt knew it was time to upgrade once again. To accommodate his growing business and increase in clientele, Matt moved into a brand new two story, 4,200 square foot space. The studio takes up the second floor space while the first floor is the Matt Mathews Lingerie Boutique. Despite opening this new studio and Boutique in the middle of a pandemic, Matt found instant success. After the move and the Boutique opened, Matt found such success that he launched the Matt Mathews Signature Candle Collection which has exploded, exceeding all expectations Matt held for himself.