Zachary Cardoso was sitting in the barber’s chair when he got the message. He rushed home, grabbed his camera and gear and hit the road. His dinner plans, a family party at an aunt’s house, were quickly canceled.
“I can’t do that,” Cardoso said. “I’m going to hang out with Brandin Cooks.”
An hour later, Cardoso and Cooks were chasing the sunset around the city of Vancouver. The 24-year-old wide receiver and the 24-year-old Canadian superfan share a passion for the Patriots, of course, but also for photography.
Cardoso’s brush with fame began when Cooks sent out an Instagram callout, asking, “Where are my Canadian photographers at?