Matthew Salacuse

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Matthew Salacuse (born June 24, 1972) 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]

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