JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR.
Based in New York, US

Welcome to the party. The New York City block...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last month I had the privilege of covering block parties in the...

Sep 16, 2019

A Sunday with Grammy Award Winning Rapper...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last month I had the opportunity to spend a Sunday afternoon with...

Sep 13, 2019

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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...

Sep 8, 2019

AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 35 WINNERS

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Two of my images from my personal project "La Isla Del...

Aug 16, 2019

Still Rocking the Role (and the Mullet) 10...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Some images from my time documenting veteran actor Mitchell...

Aug 13, 2019

Savoring Long Sunday Nights With Music and Meals

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the charming...

Jun 27, 2019

8TH EDITION OF THE FENCE

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — I'm speechless, humbled, and excited to announce my project...

Jun 26, 2019

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...

Jun 25, 2019

REUTERS Editor's Choice for coverage at the...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — This is a little late but I wanted to share one of my images from...

Jun 24, 2019

Local Athletes of Queens

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Here are some favorites from some portrait I made last week of...

May 29, 2019

Black Columbia Student’s Confrontation With...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — In April I spent a morning with Alexander McNab, 23, at Barnard...

May 2, 2019

Month of Photography Los Angeles x Analog...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Hey Everyone! I'm excited to announce some of my work...

Apr 8, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the rising star of...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — My photographs documenting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s...

Apr 5, 2019

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...

Mar 11, 2019

Portrait of Singer-Songwriter Steff Reed

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Portrait of singer, songwriter, and producer Steff Reed. The...

Jan 19, 2019

The Kids from the Boogie Down Bronx by Day,...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — For the last eight months, I documented a group of inner-city...

Jan 8, 2019

2018 You Were Great

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — What a year this has been! Two-thousand-eighteen you have been an...

Dec 31, 2018

The Boots That Carried Her

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez displays the boots she wore for the first...

Nov 7, 2018

Vanity Fair France - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Vanity Fair France published my photos from my project documenting...

Oct 17, 2018

La Isla del Encanto; Borikén

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — My story documenting the aftermath in my family’s villages,...

Sep 19, 2018

Puerto Rico, July 2018.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — As some of you may know over the past few months since early...

Aug 1, 2018

Meet Julia Salazar, the Next Democratic...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — Last month in July, I had the privilege of documenting 27-year-old...

Aug 1, 2018

The Fighter. The Fisherman.

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — In early March this year, I was asked to photograph UFC 12-0...

Aug 1, 2018

on Vice: The Story of Alexandria...

By José A. Alvarado Jr. — For the past twelve months, I had the privilege of documenting a...

Jun 28, 2018

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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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