What do you think about when you think about New York? Odds are hip hop, b-boys, and graffiti come to mind. Salvador is as much Salvadoran as he is a New Yorker and capturing life on the streets with his camera is his passion. Grab your old-timey film camera, hop on the 7 train, and keep your eyes open for the perfect city shot in this photo session with Salvador Espinoza. 

Salvador Espinoza is a photographer born and raised in New York City. Primarily a documentary photographer and photojournalist he focuses on social issues by shooting realistic slices of everyday life. His work has won awards from The Queens Council on the Arts as well as The New York City Council and has been published in the New York Times, BBC News, Rolling Stone and Mass Appeal.

In this episode:

• Growing up Salvadoran in Queens
• Visiting El Salvador for the first time in your 20s
• Losing connections to El Salvador
• Getting started in photography
• Graffiti in New York in the 90s
• Shooting b-boys and live music
• Style Wars documentary 
• Ralph Gibson work
• Street photography
• Photographing changing New York Neighborhoods
• Handball
• Meeting secret Salvadorans
• Q100 route to Riker’s Island Prison
• Normalizing loss of freedom and stop & frisk policies
• RIKERS - An America Jail, a documentary by Bill Moyer
• Highlighting Salvadoran culture beyond gangs and immigration via photography
• Back to the Lab Photography workshops
• Bronx Documentary Center
• Timeless Memory wedding and event photography

Show resources:

• www.salvadorespinoza.com
• https://www.instagram.com/sespin
• https://www.instagram.com/backtothelab_nyc/
• https://www.instagram.com/cameraofthemonthclub
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Pointz
• Style Wars Documentary on Youtube
• http://www.ralphgibson.com/
• Rikers Island Documentary

Music:

Salvi Nacion by Crooked Stilo

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