About
My name is Luke, and I’m a Buffalo, New York based commercial and editorial portrait photographer. I believe that photography is more than just a technical exercise but is instead a synthesis of vision, moment, and process that illustrates and amplifies something about the subject that is usually unseen
grew up in Canada but now live in Western NY with my wife and kids. We love it here and a lot of my personal work focuses on the creatives and entrepreneurs who are busting their asses to make this Rust Belt city thrive again - and I'm grateful that I get to be a part of telling this story.
I’m allergic to cats, penicillin, and boredom - being a photographer is a good cure for the last one because it lets me tell a different story every day.
I create images for advertising agencies, magazines, and corporate clients across the US and Canada – I make portraits that capture the vision, grit, sweat, and struggle of leaders, competitors, and driven underdogs.
Even though I went to a really great school and have had some amazing mentors, I still like to tell people I learned everything I know about photography during a training montage (queue the inspiring synth-wave)
If you're ever in Buffalo, I'll take you to the super-secret wing spots locals go to.
I love black licorice, baking bread, horror novels, collecting fountain pens, making pizza, Miyazaki films, and taking aimless late-night drives.
I'm scared of dolls
I believe that good portraits are more than just a smile and a recording of what someone looks like. Great portraits go deeper — sometimes even exploring difficult but valid themes like loss, struggle, and heartache that are all integral building blocks of our narratives
I have the same birthday as Louis Daguerre.
Cheers!
