Zachary C. Bako is an American artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving his B.S. in Business + M.A in Studio Photography at Case Western Reserve University in conjunction with the Cleveland Institute of Art, Bako moved to New York and began his photography career in the fashion and fine art industries. His range of media developed further during a four-year stint in Beijing where he cultivated his reportage work, winning American Photography three years in a row. In a subsequent three-year stretch in Los Angeles, Bako completed his first feature film, 3AM on Frenchmen, now available worldwide on Qwest.TV by Quincy Jones. After Los Angeles, Bako bounced from Brooklyn to Shanghai capturing musicians and athletes while navigating China’s zero-Covid policy for two and a half years. While in the Midwest, he brings his honed multidisciplinary techniques into his editorial + commercial productions.