Matt Licari is a New York City born-and-raised photographer. Licari’s early pictures depicted close friends, family and street scenes in his native neighborhood of The Bronx. This combination of intimate portraiture and peripheral environs remains a cornerstone of his work today.

Licari employs a dualist approach to imagery, creating clean and crisp studio photographs alongside intimate, on-location pictures, often trading between the specialized technique of large-format film and handheld digital cameras. This workflow allows him to seamlessly toggle between styles and deliver a variety of powerful work to commercial brands and editorial magazines alike.

Before entering the commercial and fashion industries, Licari received his BFA in Photography from SUNY Purchase. He then worked in the image archives of the Richard Avedon Foundation and the Guggenheim Museum, archiving and processing some of the most renowned work of the 19th and 20th centuries.

His lively personality and enthusiasm for the arts has enabled him to make compelling images of high-profile celebrities like Tom Hanks, Pete Townshend, Mark Wahlberg, Elvis Costello, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.

Licari lives in New York and regularly guest lectures at a circuit of NYC and East Coast universities and mentors photography students.