Nico T. Santos is a photographer and brand builder based in San Diego, CA.
She started her career 15+ years ago in SoCal, working on the sales floor at Nordstrom and over the years has worked with brands from wholesale, product development, private labeling, to styling and building their tech stack. Nico has been shooting on the side since she was 14 years old, and built out her first dark room in high school. She spent several years in Utah, where she dedicated time to learn more about studio lights and portrait photography.
Through her years of experience, Nico loves combining her passions to work with emerging brands and elevate them for success in the market by capturing beautiful images. She also loves capturing others in their element through portraits. She was the visionary behind Strong Women of Utah back in 2018 and captured 150+ women. Her work has been featured on CBS, KUTV, Telemundo, City Weekly, Utah Business.
Nico has also traveled all over the world and loves capturing stories and sharing with others what’s going on in the world with her images. Whether shooting portraits or for brands, her desire is to capture light, beauty, and truth…