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09.03.2025 / 12:35
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‘Our security guards were terrified’: ‘SNL’ photographer reveals behind-the-scenes secrets of shooting Bieber, Tina Fey & more
past 25 years, the 59-year-old photographer has been shooting always iconic, often whimsical portraits of stars to serve as “bumpers” — images that appear on screen before a commercial break — for “Saturday Night Live.”“The bumpers are probably the least appreciated part of the show, but anybody who knows the show knows how much they mean,” the show’s head honcho, Lorne Michaels, writes in the foreword to Matthew’s new book, “The Art of the SNL Portrait” (Harry N. Abrams, out now).The book follows in the footsteps of SNL’s 50th anniversary special and features dozens of the nearly 4,000 portraits Matthews has created of the show’s hosts and musical guests over the years.It’s “the best job in the world and, quite certainly, the only one like it,” Matthews, who uses both real-life props and digital editing to create the portraits, writes in the book’s introduction.There’s rarely a dull moment in her workday.
