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Afternoon Interview: Matt Salacuse Episode 059: The Negative Collection: Saving photos from the world’s dust bin

While I was on my recent trip to New York I was hanging out with photographer friend Cole Barash and his studio mates. We were all out having drinks one night and somebody brought up the negative collection. They explained the story how this guy would go to flea markets and dig up rare negatives, then scan and print them and sell the prints. Sounded cool, but I never expected him to find such rare and important negatives: photos of The Ramones, Chuck Barry, Rod Stewart, MLK, Muhammed Ali — as well as beautiful candid moments from the past few generations. I was so intrigued by the project I tracked down the mastermind behind the project, Matthew Salacuse to do an intevriew. I knew it would take somebody with a keen eye and a lot of patience to pull off a project like this. Along the way I found out he is a very talented (and well known) photographer himself. —Michael Cukr

Check out the Negative Collection work here. 

And check out Matt’s personal work here.

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Afternoon Interview: Bruce Irons (Pt. 1) Episode 30: On professional surfing’s ups and downs and a life lived on the fulcrum of it all

There aren’t that many surfers who can say he didn’t have an impact on them. His style, flare, attitude, movie parts, his brother and that prowess at Backdoor and Pipe. Bruce Irons epitomized all of the good, the bad and the amazing about surfing. He won all the things he needed to win (Pipe Masters,…

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Afternoon Interview: Bobby Worrest Episode 029: East vs. West skating, Pulaski Park in D.C. and the lame cops who haunt it

We recently went to New York and had breakfast with Bobby Worrest. Between coffee and eggs, we talked to him about being one of the first guys on Krooked, NYC vs. West Coast skateboarding and about growing up in Washington D.C. at Pulaski Park and getting hassled by the cops regularly.

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Afternoon Interview: Jamie Brisick Episode 028: Author of Becoming Westerly talks to us about writing the first book on a transgender surfer

The topic is very popular right now. You can’t deny that. And while other stories lead the headlines across America and the world, surfing has it’s own version of the tale unfolding: the story of Becoming Westerly — a book chronicling the transformation of former professional surfer Peter Drouyn into a woman. The story caught Jamie Brisick’s…

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Afternoon Interview: Brad Cromer Episode 027: Humble Floridian with a solid kick flip

Florida’s Brad Cromer might have the world’s most stylish kick flip. He’s also humble, modest and soft spoken. And talented enough to be one of the most underrated skateboarders we’ve ever met. He hung out with us a while back in Long Beach. We talked about his upcoming Huf shoe. Filming his next part exclusively in Florida….

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Afternoon Interview: Mitch Coleborn Episode 026 We crashed his honeymoon in New York City

We were in New York, like, yesterday. And while we were there, Mitch Coleborn and his new wife Kritty were honeymooning in the city as well, and their first stop was at a dive bar in the LES called Sophie’s. And seeing how we love Sophie’s too (competitive pool table and good juke box) we came over…

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Afternoon Interview: Kelsey Brookes Episode 025 (Part 2)

Come trip with us…

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Afternoon Interview: Kelsey Brookes Episode 025 (Part 1)

A conversation with fine artist Kelsey Brookes at the RVCA Off The Wall house.

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Afternoon Interview: La Femme Episode 024

La Femme really love to party — or as they like to say: “make party.”

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Afternoon Interview: Brendon Gibbens on Cluster Episode 023

Brendon Gibbens talks about working on his part in Cluster.

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Afternoon Interview: Kelly Slater Episode 022

“I wanted to be a mix of Tom Curren with aerials…”

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Afternoon Interview: Corners Episode 021

Corners are gravitating their way to the center.

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Afternoon Interview: Dane Reynolds on Cluster Episode 020

We talk with Dane about early film inspirations, going at a part with a plan, music and what he wants to do for his section in Cluster.

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