Matthew Taplinger is a photographer, photo editor and musician based in Los Angeles, California.
He has previously lived in NYC, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit, and originally resides from Toledo, Ohio.
Currently working within the entertainment world as part of the CBS Network’s Photography Department,
he has worked over the past two decades+ with various news organizations and media outlets, such as:
CNN, Turner Broadcasting, The New York Post, News Corp., People, US Weekly, Variety, Billboard, SPIN,
Time Out Chicago, Pitchfork, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, URB, XLR8R, XXL, CMJ, PDN,
The Detroit Free Press + more.
Past clients include: Food Network, TV One, Wella, L'OREAL, Adidas, Nike, C3 Presents (as part of
the official photo teams for Lollapalooza and ACL Fest), SXSW, Le Poisson Rouge (as a former house photographer for one of NYC's most eclectic live music venues), Microsoft, AOL, The University
of Chicago, Northwestern University, Bransch, Loyola Museum of Art, Courtyard by Marriott,
FCB Worldwide, Niche Media + others.