Richard Koek

Dutch-Argentinian photographer, Richard Koek, is a visual poet who shares his love for New York City and Tokyo by celebrating the people who live and work there daily. His sensibility for a complicated street life in these cities surfaces in his images. Instead of the well-known “decisive moment,” Koek invites his viewers to form their own interpretation of his work by focusing on the concept of commonplace beauty and the connection it makes with our authentic selves.

Richard Koek (Ilpendam 1965) gave up practicing tax law to move to New York City and pursue his passion. His photographs are in collections world-wide including the National Archives of Holland, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Royal Tropical Institute of Amsterdam.

His first book NEW YORK NEW YORK was published by Lannno Publishers in 2018, followed by a second edition of the book in 2021. Koek works for various international publications, companies and non-profit organizations.

He lives in NYC with Ivy and his daughter Skylar.