Nicole Gates is a contemporary portrait photographer located in McAllen, Texas. Nicole Gates Photography opened officially in late 2019 and her studio is located in a one-of-a-kind restored 2-story historical building in the quaint Old Town area of McAllen, otherwise known as the Fine Arts District. Nicole Gates is an accredited Master with The Portrait Masters and has submitted several images for judging by an international panel of highly acclaimed judges. In 2019, one of Nicole's images placed in the top 20 of the Teen and Senior Category out of a total 971 images submitted in this category. In 2022, Nicole Gates had two images that placed in the top 20 of the Creative Portrait Category of the Portrait Masters. Nicole Gates is currently working towards her Fellow accreditation.