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New York Was Not Designed for Emptiness

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — "The energy, the traffic, the crowds are all gone. Only the vacant streets remain, waiting for the actors to return to the stage." New York Was Not Designed for Emptiness The energy, the traffic, the crowds are all gone. Only the vacant streets remain, waiting for the actors to return to the stage.
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Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Shortchanges N.Y., Officials Say

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — An employee of Milly's on Broadway and Park Avenue goes over a list as he prepares to open up the pizza parlor for takeout and delivery orders, Brooklyn, New York, US, March 25, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times
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Sybil and her Falconer

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Katharine Eisenhart, 29, an apprentice in falconry, with her 12.2'' American kestrel, Sybil, at their home in Upstate New York. 
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C.D.C. Gives New Guidelines, New York to Close Restaurants and Schools and Italian Deaths Rise

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — No gatherings of 50 or more for now, urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People at Chelsea Market in Manhattan on Sunday. Late on Sunday, the C.D.C. recommended no mass gatherings of 50 people or more in the U.S. for eight weeks. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times C.D.C. Gives New Guidelines, New York to Close Restaurants and Schools and Italian...
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2020 - NPPA Best of Photojournalism, OVP Features (Large Team), 2nd Place, The New York Times - “65 block parties, 5 boroughs, 20 photographers: See what they found”

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — 2020 - NPPA Best of Photojournalism, OVP Features (Large Team), 2nd Place, The New York Times - “65 block parties, 5 boroughs, 20 photographers: See what they found” The New York Times Photographs: Mark Abramson, José A. Alvarado Jr., Gabriella Angotti-Jones, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Gabriela Bhaskar, Sarah Blesener, Oscar Durand, Kholood Eid, Demetrius Freeman, Todd...
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Titi Giacinia at my Grandfather Angel-Luis’ home in Villalba, Puerto Rico, February 2020.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Titi Giacinia at my Grandfather Angel-Luis’ home in Villalba, Puerto Rico, February 2020.
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Portrait of Robert Sanganoo Jr.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Portrait of Robert Sanganoo Jr., 30, taken after we completed his NY state university applications. In 2011 at the age of 21, Robert was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. Prior to his diagnosis, he had been an active person, playing sports his entire life. He hopes to be accepted into an undergraduate major heavily based online as his limited mobility requires him to make...
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Meet the Latinos Trying to Get Latinos to the Polls

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — “My experience living at the margins of how Latinidad has been constructed, particularly being Afro-Latinx and queer, makes me fight to make sure we continue to expand it for those who want to be a part of it,” - Jonathan Jayes-Green Latinx outreach director for Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, for The New York Times. Meet the Latinos Trying to Get Latinos to the Polls...
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Mom and Pop Millionaires Are Driving Blackstone’s Growth

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Joan Solotar, Blackstone’s head of private-wealth solutions, for The Wall Street Journal Mom and Pop Millionaires Are Driving Blackstone’s Growth Individual investors have become one of Blackstone Group’s biggest sources of growth, a departure for an alternative-asset giant built on relationships with the world’s largest institutions.
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The New York Times SUNDAY ROUTINE: MELISSA SILVERSTEIN

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — SUNDAY ROUTINE: MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, founder of the Athena Film Festival and Women & Hollywood, for The New York Times How a Champion of Female Filmmakers Spends Her Sundays When Melissa Silverstein is not spending time with her beloved dog, she is taking Hollywood to task.
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Birdcamp Could Close. People Are Panicking`

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Justin Marshall receives a small beak-bump from his ever engaging and comical Quaker Parrot, Chicken, in the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn for  @nytimes . Amongst the bustling streets of Manhattan's Turtle Bay neighborhood, sits Birdcamp, a small intimate bird store specializing in lodging the various feathered friends of locals in New York City. The railroad-style store...
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CNN: For Puerto Rico's earthquake families, trauma continues thousands of miles from home.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — They survived a tanking economy, Hurricane Maria and political strife. But earthquakes proved to be too much. My recent work for @CNN - link below: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/us/puerto-rico-earthquakes-new-york-family/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2020-01-29T14%3A30%3A12&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social For Puerto Rico's earthquake families, trauma...
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Welcome to the party. The New York City block party.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last month I had the privilege of covering block parties in the Glendale and Ridgewood neighborhoods of Queens for the massive time capsule piece for The New York Times. The project led by Jeffery Furticella had 20 photographers cover 65 block parties across New York City, from the Boogie Down Bronx to the Dark Side of Brooklyn and beyond. I'm incredibly grateful to have been included in...
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A Sunday with Grammy Award Winning Rapper Residente

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last month I had the opportunity to spend a Sunday afternoon with the Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican rapper Residente for the NYTimes.      How Residente Spends His Sundays The Puerto Rican rapper speaks to his family on WhatsApp, drinks a beer before working out and plays a mean game of Uno.
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The New York Times - Connected by Cannabis

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — In August I spent time with Hillary Peckham, co-founder of the New York-based all-women medical marijuana company Etain Health, and Maren Hall-Weickert as they began the next chapter of their lives together for The New York Times. The newlyweds exchanged vows amongst loved ones and the sounds of wild animals that occupy the United States largest metropolitan zoo, the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, New...
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AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 35 WINNERS

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Two of my images from my personal project "La Isla Del Encanto; Borikén" were chosen for American Photography 35 !!!    AI-AP Slideshow
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Still Rocking the Role (and the Mullet) 10 Years Later

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Some images from my time documenting veteran actor Mitchell Jarvis's transformation into the smart-alecky narrator "Lonny" in "Rock of Ages," the self-mocking, 80's-themed jukebox Off-Broadway musical for The Wall Street Journal.       Still Rocking the Role (and the Mullet) 10 Years Later            Mitchell...
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Savoring Long Sunday Nights With Music and Meals

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the charming neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens along with the beautiful establishments and communities for The New York Times! In print and online!!
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8TH EDITION OF THE FENCE

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — I'm speechless, humbled, and excited to announce my project "House of Glory", a story that documents a group of New Yorkers in their twenties from the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn as they pursue their dreams of becoming professional wrestlers has been chosen to be part of United Photo Industries and Photoville's 8th Edition of the FENCE . Thank you United Photo Industries and...
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UK rapper slowthai’s live show is punk af

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last Friday I got to witness and document the madness and energy that comes with Grime rappers Slowthai and Kelvin Krash show at Elsewhere Space in Brooklyn, for Brooklyn Vegan.   UK rapper slowthai's live show is punk af Check out pictures, videos, and review of slowthai's killer NYC debut, which was just as much a punk show as it was a hip hop show....
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REUTERS Editor's Choice for coverage at the 62nd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — This is a little late but I wanted to share one of my images from my coverage of the 62nd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC for REUTERS that was given selected for Editor's Choice Pictures . 
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Local Athletes of Queens

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Here are some favorites from some portrait I made last week of local athletes in the Queens borough of New York City.
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Black Columbia Student’s Confrontation With Security Becomes Flashpoint Over Racism on Campus

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — In April I spent a morning with Alexander McNab, 23, at Barnard College for the NY Times. The college is the site of a video recorded encounter between Alexander and campus security officers that went viral and sparked a conversation about racial biases on campus.   Black Columbia Student’s Confrontation With Security Becomes Flashpoint Over Racism on Campus A video of...
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Month of Photography Los Angeles x Analog Portrait Project Exhibition

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Hey Everyone! I'm excited to announce some of my work documenting the resilience of my family and the barrios in Puerto Rico we call home post-Hurricane Maria will be part of a group show in the Lucie Foundations' House of Lucie  at the ROW DTLA. The show is curated by Alice Dison for Month of Photography Los Angeles. If you're in town and have a few moments to spare please...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the rising star of the American left

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — My photographs documenting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s road to Congress are in issue 392 of Le Monde, M Le magazine du Monde, accompanied by some wonderful writing by Stéphanie Le Bars!!! What a way to end an auspicious month of March, so grateful and honored. Thank you Lucy Conticello for the privilege!
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IT IS A MIRACLE THAT WE ARE STANDING HERE

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — I’m beyond thrilled to be showing my work at ICP alongside a group of very talented artists, curated by the great folks at Forfreedoms. If any of y’all are in NYC, come through and say what up! Details below:  —— SHOW OPENS 3/21/19 FROM 6:30PM to 8:30PM AT THE ICP MUSEUM (250 BOWERY).  Museum is PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH during the opening In the aftermath of our...
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Portrait of Singer-Songwriter Steff Reed

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Portrait of singer, songwriter, and producer Steff Reed. The self-taught multi-instrumentalist’s life in music began at the age of thirteen when he discovered the piano. Over the years his pursuit and dedication to the art form has allowed Steff to perform on stages across the country, from festivals such as SXSW (South by Southwest) to the local scenes in Brooklyn. More images on...
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The Kids from the Boogie Down Bronx by Day, Superstar Wrestlers by Night

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — For the last eight months, I documented a group of inner-city residents in their twenties from the Boogie Down Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn as they pursued their dreams of becoming professional wrestlers at the House of Glory for Vice.   Photos from Inside a Bloody, Sweaty, Glorious Indie Wrestling School Photographer José Alvarado Jr.'s new series follows the students...
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2018 You Were Great

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — What a year this has been! Two-thousand-eighteen you have been an adventure, to say the least. It was a year that started quite slowly but ended in the highest of highs. I have to say I never imagined having such opportunities of meeting so many incredible visions, mentors, and dedicated figures in their craft. This year I completed my first long-form essay documenting a 27-year-old man's...
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The Boots That Carried Her

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez displays the boots she wore for the first 8 months of her campaign. She started her campaign back in 2017 with a dream. A dream that has taken her through 10 neighborhoods, 2 boroughs, and district that is home to 700,000+ residents.
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JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR.

José A. Alvarado Jr. is a visual storyteller devoted to documenting cultural and social issues, as well as human interest stories in the US and Puerto Rico.
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