Pete Coco

Pete Coco is a New York-based portrait photographer and musician known for creating bold, engaging images that defy convention. He strives to capture authentic expression and emotion, and combines dramatic lighting with compositions that break the “rules.” Pete works with a wide range of clients including actors, musicians, executives, and creatives who refuse to settle for an average headshot or portrait. Pete is also a jazz musician who works regularly in the New York jazz scene. When he’s not photographing musicians in studio or at jazz clubs and other concert venues, he can be found lugging his bass (and camera) around the city to perform with a wide variety of musicians from jazz to folk music and more. Pete shares his perspective with 35,000 subscribers on YouTube, where he talks shop about portraiture, gear, and everything in between. When he’s not working with clients, making YouTube videos, or performing, he is mentoring photographers in The Portrait Community, an online forum