About
Mark Nikolai is a commercial photographer and videographer based in New York City.
Mark works with hotels, restaurants and brands, and the agencies behind them, on stills and motion from the same set. Clients get on-set direction, full retouching and files ready for web, print and social. Much of his personal work is shot on film, and some of it finds its way into client projects.
Shooting Canon and Lumix digital, and 35mm film. Previously working as Papi Fresca.
Start a project or email papifresca@gmail.com.
Services
- Hospitality
- Hotels, restaurants and bars. Interiors, menus, cocktails and the people working the room.
- Commercial and editorial
- Product, CPG and e-commerce, lookbooks and campaigns with talent.
- Beauty
- Skincare, cosmetics and beauty portraits.
- Events
- Launches, activations and galas, with edited selects delivered within 24 hours.
- Video
- Short-form social, behind-the-scenes and event recaps, shot alongside the stills.
Selected clients
- Aman
- Amangiri
- Assouline
- CeraVe
- Collective Retreats
- Conrad
- Dig Inn
- Edition Hotels
- ERLY
- Hall des Lumières
- Hennessy
- Hotel Lobby Candle
- Kenvue
- Le Pavillon
- Listerine
- Longines
- Mister B.
- Nespresso
- Neutrogena
- Penny Linn Designs
- Pop Up Mob
- The Ned NoMad
- Wall Street Hotel