[2] A native of New Jersey, and currently living in East Hampton, New York,[5] Matthews began her career in film production and music publicity.
[1][4][5] Matthews' SNL photographs are taken at NBC headquarters in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center.
[1][2] Matthews is represented by the New York arm of the talent agency Jed Root Inc and her work has appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, Marie Claire and the Spanish edition of Harper's Bazaar.
She took promotional photographs of the 2009 fall/winter collection by Theory, a New York-based sportswear label, as well as photos for the movies What Happens in Vegas and Baby Mama.
She has worked as a wedding photographer for such celebrities as Liv Tyler, Kate Hudson and Tina Fey and has also toured with Aerosmith.