The New Yorker9d
Stay Tuned for These “S.N.L.” Bumpers
Mary Ellen Matthews has been shooting the show’s hosts and musical guests in variously compromising positions for a quarter ...
NPR7d
'SNL' photographer reflects on iconic celebrity portraits
Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews says she has the best job in the world. And chances are, you've seen her work. Matthews is Saturday Night Live's official photographer. She creates the portraits ...
Book Review: 'The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work
Amid all the hoopla surrounding Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary in February, one part of the show received little fanfare: the portraits of the host and musical guest that pop up before and ...
The New York Times27d
Every ‘Saturday Night,’ the Stars Smile for Her
The woman who has photographed 25 years of “S.N.L.” hosts knows how to coax playful shots out of Kim Kardashian, Helen Mirren and Donald Trump. Mary Ellen Matthews in 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the ...
The Hollywood Reporter28d
Show and Tell With the ‘SNL’ Artist-in-Residence
But Mary Ellen Matthews, SNL‘s in-house photographer, has bragging rights on both counts. For every (yes, every) episode since 2000, she’s snapped portraits of each guest host and musical act.
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Book Review: ‘The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work
During the show’s 50-year run, only two people have held the celebrity portrait role: Edie Baskin, who introduced the signature hand-tinted look of the portraits, and Mary Ellen Matthews ...