"I don't think I was really ready to break out as a photographer, but I was ready to break out as like my own spirit." Joseph Michael Lopez is a documentary photographer. His interest in photography started while he was a cinematographer. Joseph is mostly self-taught and his work often involves concerns for social justice which is a character trait he attributes to the life story of his mother who escaped Cuba in 1967. Joseph's work has appeared on the cover of M, The Magazine for Leica M Photography, The Sunday Review of The New York Times, New York magazine and The New Yorker, among others. This episode sponsored by the School of Visual Arts MFA Photography, Video, & Related Media - Charles Traub, Chair. http://www.mfaphoto.sva.edu/ LINKS https://www.josephmlopez.com/ https://www.facebook.com/joseph.m.lopez https://www.instagram.com/josephmlopez/ https://twitter.com/JosephMLopezNYC http://m-magazine.photography/ceemes/en/magazine/m-magazine-no-3.html Visit www.thephotoshow.org @realphotoshow on Twitter/IG/FB Photo by Rachel Elizabeth Seed