Buffalo Commercial Photographer | Luke Copping

photography portfolios/working-portraits portfolios/playful-portraits portfolios/athlete-portraits portfolios/lifestyle-photography portfolios/portraits portfolios/animal-portraits projects/shrouds-photography projects/delicious-disasters projects/microcosm-megalopolis-tokyo projects/chef-red-beard-portrait-series projects/disentanglement-vietnam-portraits projects/90-miles-500-years-havana-street-photography projects/through-timeworn-eyes-war-of-1812-portraits projects/gloves-up-dreams-up-bomb-squad-boxing blog/featured-wonderful-machine-best-of-2025 blog/wonderful-machine-creative-in-place-code-red blog/shrouds-ghost-photography-series-returns blog/shrouds-featured-american-photography blog/interview-bold-journey-magazine blog/commercial-chef-portraits-camille-le-caer blog/fly-fishing-zoar-valley-tourism-photography blog/interview-world-food-photography-awards blog/wild-table-foraging-photography-part-3 blog/wild-table-foraging-photography-part-2 blog/wild-table-foraging-photography-part-1 blog/visit-erie-tourism-campaign-photography blog/american-photography-41-award blog/chef-red-beard-portrait-series-launch blog/news4-buffalo-interview-james-beard-photography-prize blog/james-beard-foundation-photography-prize-2025 blog/portrait-trade-pat-cray-yungpainkiller-part-2 blog/portrait-trade-pat-cray-yungpainkiller-part-1 blog/the-crucible-amateur-boxing-portrait-project blog/visit-buffalo-niagara-dining-guide-ditondo blog/visit-buffalo-niagara-dining-guide-toutant blog/visit-buffalo-niagara-dining-guide-grange-community-kitchen blog/featured-south-x-southeast-gallery-exhibition blog/childrens-book-illustrator-portrait-colleen-wall blog/workday-blues-working-men-truck-portraits blog/university-miami-medicine-portrait-photography blog/hamilton-college-president-steven-tepper-portrait blog/mick-hayes-my-claim-to-fame-album-photography blog/mt-bank-business-portrait-photography blog/microcosm-megalopolis-tokyo-project-launch blog/calumet-mumford-eat-healthy-campaign-photography blog/2024-print-portfolio-video blog/southern-junction-featured-photopolitic blog/delicious-disasters-featured-found-artists blog/interview-canvas-rebel-magazine blog/19-ideas-agency-portrait-katie-krawczyk blog/chef-darian-bryan-portrait-project-launch blog/wonderful-machine-creative-in-place-holy-smoke blog/delicious-disasters-featured-photopolitic blog/2022-buffalo-aaf-awards-photography blog/2021-one-eyeland-awards-polyester-bakes-michael-mararian blog/19-ideas-agency-portrait-dan-gigante blog/2021-one-eyeland-awards-delicious-disasters blog/smoke-heat-meat-southern-junction-bbq-photography blog/disentanglement-vietnam-portraits-project-launch blog/bar-owner-restaurateur-portrait-tim-stevens blog/guest-post-scott-kelby-photography-blog blog/wonderful-machine-creative-in-place-sweet-science blog/one-eyeland-award-hairstylist-portrait-david-brugh blog/new-logo-visual-brand-system-launch blog/delicious-disasters-full-collection blog/mayer-brothers-cider-mt-bank-photography blog/2019-one-eyeland-awards blog/11-day-power-play-hockey-fundraiser-photography blog/asmp-best-of-2019 blog/seltzer-bar-photography-twin-petrels blog/smita-chutke-cook-at-all-costs-netflix-portrait blog/puma-athlete-portrait-photography-project blog/bruce-moser-buffalo-music-promoter-portrait blog/delicious-disasters-featured-wonderful-machine blog/2018-one-eyeland-awards blog/ardbeg-southern-junction-whisky-photography blog/waxlight-bar-a-vin-photography-project blog/crockett-co-salon-photography-project blog/wanying-liang-sculptor-portrait-photography blog/mt-bank-soccer-photography blog/sony-alpha-photographers-podcast-feature blog/through-timeworn-eyes-featured-a-photo-editor blog/boordy-vineyard-mt-bank-photography blog/microcosm-megalopolis-tokyo-featured-photopolitic blog/india-walton-buffalo-mayoral-candidate-portrait blog/rishi-sharma-jim-maier-the-times-london-portrait blog/smita-chutke-cookery-portrait-project-launch blog/2017-one-eyeland-awards blog/robert-t-coles-architect-portrait blog/musician-portrait-garry-blackchild blog/aaron-ingrao-portrait-liquor-com blog/through-timeworn-eyes-war-of-1812-portraits-project-launch blog/production-designer-portrait-leah-glickman blog/judging-pink-lady-food-photography-awards blog/buffalo-pizzeria-portrait-soon-ho-sim-extra-extra blog/running-coach-portrait-al-lewis blog/moriarty-meats-whole-animal-butcher-photography blog/brian-gionta-sports-illustrated-portrait blog/stitch-buffalo-nonprofit-photography-project blog/gimme-coffee-eatingwell-magazine-photography blog/koby-altman-cleveland-cavaliers-gm-portrait blog/mickey-narmon-illustrator-life-times-grovey-cleves blog/musician-portrait-chea-hawk-team-radio blog/rob-ray-buffalo-sabres-portrait-photography blog/bruce-moser-buffalo-music-promoter-portrait-project-launch blog/eatingwell-magazine-eastern-broccoli-project-photography blog/interview-shutterbug-magazine about/press-and-awards about/behind-the-scenes-photography contact/schedule contact/subscribe-to-my-newsletter contact/call-me-now contact/email-me press/american-photography-38-award press/wonderful-machine-creative-in-place-holy-smoke press/through-timeworn-eyes-featured-a-photo-editor press/2022-one-eyeland-awards press/delicious-disasters-featured-wonderful-machine press/sony-alpha-photographers-podcast-feature press/daily-promo-feature press/2021-one-eyeland-awards press/2020-one-eyeland-awards press/2019-one-eyeland-awards press/asmp-best-of-2019 press/2019-pink-lady-food-photography-awards-judge press/shutterbug-magazine-feature press/2018-one-eyeland-awards press/2017-one-eyeland-awards private-client-resources/corporate-photography-portfolio-and-services private-client-resources/corporate-photography-services private-client-resources/mtb-bank-case-study private-client-resources/the-martin-group-case-study private-client-resources/client-testimonials about/bio about/clients blog/shrouds-ghost-photography-project blog/richs-baked-in-aaf-best-in-show-photography blog/american-photography-38-award projects/refugee-womens-workshop-portraits press/wonderful-machine-creative-in-place-sweet-science private-client-resources/buffalo-medical-group-case-study blog/shrouds-was-selected-for-american-photography-42 campaigns blog/shortlisted-in-the-world-food-photography-awards blog/portraits-tara-corey blog/work-in-the-wild-mick-hayes-portrait blog/buffalo-sabres-hockey-portraits blog/travelers-notebook-thoughts

Shrouds Featured In American Photography's ProPhoto Daily

Shrouds Featured In American Photography's ProPhoto Daily

As a Buffalo-based commercial and editorial photographer, I focus on people—their stories, rituals, and resilience (even after they are gone). Shrouds is one of the most personal projects I’ve ever created.

Recently featured by American Photography's ProPhoto Daily, this series explores how we honor grief and what it means to photograph the invisible. These portraits aren’t about spectacle — they’re about presence, memory, and what’s left behind when something ends.

“I wanted to create images that felt like memory — intimate, incomplete, and slightly haunted. Not horror. Not glamour. Just a sense of ritual being witnessed.”

You can read the whole story on ProPhoto Daily. It's behind a paywall; you can also read an alternative version on Wonderful Machine.

Shrouded figure standing on breakwall at sunrise