The Ramen Chef, Osaka, Japan - Limited Edition of 25 Photograph

Dutch-Argentinean photographer Richard Koek is a visual storyteller. He shares his love of New York City and Tokyo and the people that live there. His sensibility for the complicated life in these cities shows in his photos, which are rather than a decisive moment, an encouragement to viewers to form their own interpretation of his work. Every picture becomes a new narrative, unique to its beholder. In 2018 his monograph NEW YORK NEW YORK was published by Lannoo Publishers. In 2021 a midprice version of this book was publsihed worldwide. In February 2024 his second book Tokyo Tokyo will hit the book shelves worldwide! Koek decided to give up his profession as a tax lawyer to pursue his passion for photography in New York City. His work has featured in renowned titles including Interview Magazine, Stern, The New York Times and The New York Review of Books. Richard Koek lives in New York and Amsterdam, working for various international publications, companies and non-profit organizations, and has been purchased by The National Archives of Holland, The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Royal Tropical Institute of Amsterdam.
 He has exhibited work at the Photoville Festival in NYC and Fotofestival Naarden in The Netherlands.