N I C K | C R U Z (Photographer)

Create content for influencer marketing with Los Angeles based creative agency, Pepper Made and model/influencer featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Marta Pozzan We coordinated a short 3 hour shoot on Melrose Place in West Hollywood creating both still and moving assets for Aldo global use.

Peche aka Reinaldo Zavarce is an award winning Venezuelan actor, singer, and director best known for his work on the Latin American NICKELODEON show, “ISA TKM”. Reinaldo is also a great dude.

This is City Republik’s SS19 Resort Collection look book shot on location in Malibu, CA.

These are featured selects from TallOrder Socks Fall 2018 “Gold Collection” Look Book. TallOrder is a company I’ve photographed since the early months of their inception working closely with Co-Founders Mike and Danny Friedman. I truly enjoy watching their enterprise grow and hope only the best for them.

This is Feroscious Love, a women’s clothing line in the Pacific Northwest with a focus on sustainable manufacturing and clean energy. Working with the owner/designer Michele Thomson and her passion for animal conservation I partnered with a friend to include a horse for an elevated experience.

Partnering with the agency Pepper Made and their client ALDO shoes we sought out to create a rustic vibe with a touch of class and accomplished that on Malibu Pier and at Malibu Farms. Model: Alfonso Caballero

These images were final selects published in Imirage Magazine issue #201 under the “Yellow Summer” piece. Styling and Art Direction was by stylist Riviera Boatman while Makeup and Hair were styled by Liz Zvingler

Global launch of Aldo’s new sneaker line the ALDO MX. My still photo work can be found in the highlights on Aldo’s social highlight pages.

DTLA shoot with Heather Geisler @500daysofHeather in the beginning days of summer. Gracias to creative friends with a great eye in self-styling (especially on the thrifty) Bless up.

Pictures from around the world including Lisbon, Portugal, Jerusalem, Israel, the Sierra Nevadas in California

These were taken for an environmental consulting agency called Go2Zero Strategies where they partnered with the city of Los Angeles on Earth Day 2018, in Grand Park, DTLA.

Working with the agency M Model Management Julia Childs via her agency M Model Management was an absolute joy. She has a grace and strength that spilled over with every capture. Thank you to Vince for the wardrobe pull Vince

I love old buildings. I grew up deep in suburbia where “mission style” architecture and white stucco were the norm. So each of these architecture shots are meaningful to me as it’s me discovering the style of yesteryear.

Here I was hired as a personal photographer for NBA player and Los Angeles Laker, Jordan Clarkson for a Filipino Heritage festival in Echo Park, CA. His appearance consisted of autographing merchandise, making a short speech with his family, and rapping on stage.

Company Executive Headshots for a variety of clients including AMC Living, Keller Williams Realty, among others.

These images include the Pump Foundation Annual Gala featuring Jamie Fox, LL Cool J, Terrel Davis, Ice Cube, Emmit Smith, among dozens of other greats. Also featured here is work as a personal photographer for Los Angeles Laker, Jordan Clarkson, at the Festival of Phillipine Arts and Culture where he was an honoree. The final batch of images you’ll see is for a Media Agency, _______ where Lebron James’ manager, Maverick Carter was honored

These selects are from a corporate branding shoot for AMC Living a major real-estate and apartment managing operation in the Southern California area. We worked to make sure images of their warehouse workers were captured in the moment while also showing the pride and responsibility each worker puts into their creations. Finally, we created images with a variety of different employees and executives for various marketing material.