Matthew Salacuse is an American photographer from New York City.[1][2] His portraits of celebrities and musicians have been published by VICE Magazine, New York Mag, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times.[3][4][5][6] Salacuse attended NYU.[7]

Album covers

Salacuse's photos have been used on the album covers for Life is Good by Nas, and Hot Mess from Cobra Starship.[8][9][10]

The Negative Collection

Salacuse hunts for discarded film negatives at flea markets, collecting the negatives for vintage images to print and sell.[11] Many of these negatives have yielded unseen photographs of celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Frank Sinatra, and Muhammad Ali.[12] 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.[13] To date, only the photographer for the Leonardo DiCaprio photos has requested to have their negatives returned.[14]

Commercial photography

Salacuse also works as a commercial photographer, with his photos appearing in Bloomberg Businessweek, NME, and Entertainment Weekly.[15][16][17] He's also taken photos for advertising campaigns for companies like Coach, Nike, Reebok, and Pepsi.[18]

Hip-Hop Evolution

Salacuse also worked as a cameraman on the HBO Canada documentary Hip-Hop Evolution.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Experience A Fascinating Collection Of Lost & Found Vintage Negatives". Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Must Read: The Photographs That Got Away From Famous Shooters". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Dimebag's Last Christmas". Vice. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Rock Stars Next Door". NYMag.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. ↑ "I Love the Nineties Tour: Behind the Scenes With Coolio and More". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ↑ Moss, Hilary (2015-06-25). "A History of Hip-Hop and Fashion, as Told by Nas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  7. ↑ "Discovering Lost Photography With Matthew Salacuse". Workshop by Big Cartel. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  8. ↑ "Nas | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Matthew Salacuse | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Matthew Salacuse". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  11. ↑ "Afternoon Interview: Matt Salacuse – The Negative Collection: Saving photos from the world's dust bin". What Youth. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  12. ↑ "The Negative Collection Sells Prints from Found Vintage Negatives - Feature Shoot". Feature Shoot. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  13. ↑ "Discovering Lost Photography With Matthew Salacuse". Workshop by Big Cartel. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  14. ↑ "Photographer Reunited with Lost Leonardo DiCaprio Negatives". PDNPulse. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  15. ↑ "Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal on Movies, Madoff, and Trump". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  16. ↑ "Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong: The Full NME Cover Interview". NME. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  17. ↑ "'Broad City' star Ilana Glazer teases new miniseries 'Time Traveling Bong'". EW.com. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  18. ↑ "Take & Talk Pics: Work Hard Be Nice - Matthew Salacuse - episode 131". takeandtalkpics.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  19. ↑ "Matthew Salacuse". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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