Ami Nicole ACRONYM (legal name Amy Cooper) has been professionally photographing concerts since 2015.

She began on this journey with a publication she created in 2014, and made a name for herself to the point of being able to request photo passes. This, along with her first club residency on Friday nights at Grasshopper Underground, kept her in touch with the Detroit music scene.

Around the same time, she began working at Beasley Media Group, which allowed her to photograph some of the biggest artists in Rock Music for Detroit’s legendary radio station, 101 WRIF.

Using her publication, which is now known as ACRONYM ZINE, she was able to work her way up into the Detroit market as a journalist and photographer, combining both talents and connecting with more industry professionals.

The pandemic put a wrinkle in the entertainment game. Ami was interviewed by WXYZ on the concert drought and how it impacted the industry as a whole. Once those restrictions were lifted, and we got back to business, it was time to rebuild.

In 2023, Ami Nicole embarked on a short run with Detroit emo/grunge band Antighost, which gave her the opportunity to learn whether she can hang on a tour (here’s a secret: she can).

She has a long list of concerts she’s been able to capture, but one of her most exciting accolades was being selected with her own publication to photograph her first stadium show: Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, and Rancid in 2024 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

IN 2025, ACRONYM COUNTS HER BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Serving on KURSZA’s Media Team for Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids, MI
• Joining the 313 Presents House Photography Team in Detroit, MI
• Serving on LiveNation’s House Photography Team in Detroit, MI
• Photographing Riot Fest’s 20th Anniversary for ACRONYM ZINE
• Photographing 90 shows in a year (not counting cover bands or club nights)

For 2026, Ami hopes to continue her work with her various House Photography assignments, as well as land spots on more Media Teams and Tours.

ACCOLADES OVER THE YEARS

• Serving on Incubus’s media team for the start of their ‘Morning View’ anniversary tour, published photo credit in Consequence
• Published Concert Photo in High Times Magazine (Print Edition)
• One-off coverage dates with Show Me The Body, The Offspring, Taking Back Sunday, NOFX, Good Charlotte, Rise Against, and Asking Alexandria
• Working consistently with LA’s Emo Nite touring team in the Michigan Market for 3 years for Metro Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Kalamazoo, MI areas

SEE AMI NICOLE ACRONYM’S CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY

Ami Nicole began her official film industry training in 2018 after years of working on run-and-gun rap video sets with local creatives. She joined a crew working on a passion project called ‘Untamed Tongue,’ which was being directed by an up-and-coming director at the time, Michael B. Chait.

The pair ended up working perfectly creatively, and any project that Chait is involved in comes with still photography from ACRONYM.

Ami photographed the pickup shots for Michael’s first feature film, ‘Wolf Hound,’ and she is also listed on IMDB as a co-producer for her heavy involvement in logistics, casting, and talent scouting for the music video “Weekends” from Big Time Rush from 2023.

SEE AMI NICOLE ACRONYM’S FILM + MUSIC VIDEO STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

Ami Nicole ACRONYM began her photography journey capturing portraits of her friends when she was 13 years old. Being really into film cameras, she shot most of her early work on 35mm film, both developed locally or developed in her high school dark room.

After various years of point-and-shoot cameras, she purchased her first DSLR, and began creating concepts for portraiture. This involved a lot of friends standing in for models, educating Ami on how to work with people who did not have the skillset of modeling.

Over time, she captured over 100 faces. Some friends wanted alternative senior portraits, and others wanted to start social media modeling. She began working with tattoo lifestyle clothing brands like InkAddict and Sullen Art Collective to expand her portfolio on the e-commerce and fashion side after working with local brands Detroit People Mover and blonde.

As of 2024, Ami began veering away from the general portraiture jobs due to the way she wants to lead her career. She chose to continue to designate herself as a portrait photographer, but instead of catering to multi-genres, she zoomed in on the niches of creating “Bespoke Portraiture for Artists and Creatives.”

Since then, she has worked on visuals with multiple Detroit-based artists that range from bands, DJs, and Rappers, to writers and other photographers.

Her work has been featured on multiple album covers, and she has even created supplementary art and designed the layouts of some physical media utilizing her photography.

SEE AMI NICOLE ACRONYM’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY