M. Cooper

Brooklyn Surf Company’s Kyle Black in the studio.

Joel Wittenberg — Personal Collection.

Photographed at FD Studio in Long Island City NYC.

The amazing Sarah Stiles stopped by the studio prior to her recent success with Tootsie on Broadway which resulted in a 2019 Tony Award nomination. I was stoked to work with her and look forward to catching her next on Get Shorty.

Special thanks to Jennifer Sims at imPRint.

Was stoked to collaborate with Matracia on for the cover of his new E.P. Summer Cruel. The cover portrait came from our first shoot together at Ft. Tilden in the Rockaways.

Lettering by Emily Theis.

Maria Sharapova in Manhattan for New York Magazine coinciding with her first Women's Tennis Association win in her native Russia in 13 years.

Special thanks to Konstantin Sergeyev at NYM and the kind staff at abcV. 

Drinkfinity — PepsiCo cc Firma.

Models: Cha’ves Jamall / Randy Maligaya

Photographed in Brooklyn.

Ben Sinclair — New York Magazine.

Being able to work with Ben was a big deal to me. Much of my signature so far has been to photograph people who share my love of Brooklyn and “High Maintenance” (which Ben also co-created, writes and directs much of) celebrates my beloved Burrough and tells it’s beautiful story through the eyes of a diverse set of characters. Ben is a guy who just “gets it”.

Hair/Make-Up: Elle B.

Special thanks to Konstantin Sergeyev at NYM, Russel Gregory, and HBO. 

Max Jenkins — “Yourself: Personal Studio”.

“The Stable” No. 1 feat. Mike Rivera — 6KU Bikes.

Photographed in Williamsburg NYC.

Chef Rocco DiSpirito — New York Magazine.

I often get assigned portrait sessions with celebrity chefs and each experience presents different challenges. From restaurant lighting to PR to simple time crunches, photographing chefs can be difficult but rewarding. Rocco was a breeze: a thoughtful, down-to-earth guy who put together some beautiful plates for the assignment and was very generous with his time. We found common ground discussing cycling and coffee — my other two passions! Special thanks to @BaltzCo and HMU Michelle Waldron.

New friend, actor Daniel K Isaac, who was rad enough to come into the studio on his day off from shooting Showtime’s “Billions”.

Kate Kay Es backstage at National Sawdust.

Williamsburg NYC.

Cha’ves Jamall — “Yourself: Personal Studio”.

Selects featured recently in WUSSY Magazine.

Photographed in Bushwick NYC.

Randy Maligaya — "Yourself: Personal Studio”.

Photographed in Bushwick NYC.

Randy Maligaya — "Yourself: Personal Studio”.

Photographed in Bushwick NYC.

Surf Rock is Dead — Independent.

Photographed at FD Studio in Long Island City NYC.

Surf Rock is Dead — Independent.

Photographed at FD Studio in Long Island City NYC.