Matthew Thayer
Chief Photographer·The Maui News
Wailuku, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Wailuku · Hawaii · PhotographerRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Matthew?
Matthew Thayer works as a chief photographer at The Maui News and is publicly associated with wailuku, hawaii and photographer, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Non Editorial · Maui News
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Matthew
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Maui News.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Matthew Thayer cover?
Coverage
- Wailuku
- Hawaii
- Photographer
- Trade
Market
- Wailuku
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Matthew Thayer?
Matthew Thayer is a Wailuku-based chief photographer associated with The Maui News. Their published work centres on Wailuku, Hawaii and Photographer. Coverage runs through Non Editorial and Maui News. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Chief Photographer · The Maui News. Matthew Thayer works as a chief photographer with The Maui News, based in Wailuku. Matthew Thayer is chief photographer at The Maui News, based in Wailuku. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Wailuku, Hawaii, Photographer and Trade, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Non Editorial and Maui News, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Chief Photographer. Works at: The Maui News. Based in: Wailuku, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Matthew's non editorial coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Chief Photographer
- Works at
- The Maui News
- Based in
- Wailuku, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Matthew Thayer
Matthew Thayer works as chief photographer and covers Wailuku, Hawaii, Photographer and Trade. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Matthew Thayer is based in Wailuku, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Matthew is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Matthew's non editorial coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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