Matthew Salacuse is an American photographer from New York City. His portraits of celebrities and musicians have been published by
VICE Magazine,
New York Mag
''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker' ...
,
Rolling Stone, and
The New York Times. Salacuse attended
NYU.
Album covers
Salacuse's photos have been used on the album covers for
Life is Good by
Nas, and
Hot Mess from
Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enliste ...
.
The Negative Collection
Salacuse hunts for discarded film negatives at flea markets, collecting the negatives for vintage images to print and sell. Many of these negatives have yielded unseen photographs of celebrities like
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...
, and
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
. Salacuse admits that he does not own the copyright to these lost negatives, but maintains a standing offer to return the negatives (and any money received from sales) should the owner come forward. To date, only the photographer for the Leonardo DiCaprio photos has requested to have their negatives returned.
Commercial photography
Salacuse also works as a commercial photographer, with his photos appearing in
Bloomberg Businessweek,
NME, and
Entertainment Weekly. He's also taken photos for advertising campaigns for companies like
Coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
,
Nike,
Reebok, and
Pepsi.
Hip-Hop Evolution
Salacuse also worked as a cameraman on the
HBO Canada documentary
Hip-Hop Evolution.
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
American photographers
Year of birth missing (living people)