Matthew Salacuse

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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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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