mary ellen matthews
ary Ellen is a New York native who has been a leading entertainment portrait photographer for more than two decades. She has created colourful, iconic images of many well-known personalities of the age. Her work documents artists in myriad fields, from pop stars (including Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar) and sports legends (Tom, where she has been responsible for creating (and recreating each season) the distinctive look of the show’s still images. Through creative and playful styling and a demeanour that puts her subjects at ease — as well as intense post-production work — she produces unique and recognisable portraits under the relentless deadline pressure of live television. In Mary Ellen’s first collaboration with , she shot the actor David Harbour for our cover and accompanying story (page 68).
