Nicole Takeda is originally from the Philippines and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

   She received her Associates in Photography from Nassau Community College and earned her BFA in Photography and Video from the School of Visual Arts. 

   Her work has been featured at the Foto Foto gallery in Huntington, New York, the Fire House Gallery in Garden City, New York, and Shape Shifter Lab in Brooklyn, New York. 

   Nicole volunteered her services for Care for Sandy; an organization that helps victims of Hurricane Sandy restore their damaged photographs caused by the hurricane.
​
   When Nicole is not photographing and editing, she’s cooking or watching her favorite Anime or integrating her food and Anime into her photography and videography edits.