{
    "id": 8067,
    "date": "2022-10-26T10:50:44",
    "date_gmt": "2022-10-26T08:50:44",
    "guid": {
        "rendered": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/?p=8067"
    },
    "modified": "2025-08-02T16:33:29",
    "modified_gmt": "2025-08-02T14:33:29",
    "slug": "behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez",
    "status": "publish",
    "type": "post",
    "link": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/",
    "title": {
        "rendered": "Behind the Lights \u2013 Joseph Rodriguez"
    },
    "content": {
        "rendered": "<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h2 class=\"h2\" ><span>The New York lens master who portrays humanity in all its facets<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><em>\u201cI grew up in South Brooklyn, New York. In the 1960s the area was very different, it was a small multicultural village. Puerto Ricans, Italians, Jews, African Americans and many others lived side by side with their virtues, flaws and contradictions. I received a very Catholic upbringing, I was never a gang member, but I still had problems on the streets. I ended up in prison on Rikers Island and when I got out I found my perfect place because of photography: a place where I could express what I felt, where I could portray and share what had always surrounded me, humanity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Rodriguez should need no introduction.<\/strong>\u00a0His portfolio is a boundless human gallery capable of capturing social evolutions, intimate biographies and anthropological investigations without filters or rhetoric. This lens legend, now a volcanic 71-year-old with a lucid and rhythmic speech, began his artistic journey breathing the most cryptic New York:\u00a0<strong>a multifaceted Big Apple, constantly balancing between self-destruction and elevation, hip hop and mafia, oblivion and redemption.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row post-gallery row-container\" id=\"row-unique-1\"><div class=\"row no-top-padding no-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1886\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_0383-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1888\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ESS_.92.06.28.23-uai-1788x1192.jpg\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1192\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 124.9%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1908\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pj1-4%20copia-uai-518x647.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 124.9%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1909\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pj1-4-uai-518x647.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-1\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-1\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-2\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><em>\u201cPhotography is about caring for others.\u00a0<strong>Photography is the art of listening and not taking.<\/strong>\u00a0The first assignment I used to give my NYU students was to take pictures on the subway for a week: they were forced to talk to people, to listen, to become better human beings and, as a result, better photographers. Now everyone can take a picture, everyone can be a street photographer even with just an iPhone. But it is essential to understand the meaning of each story, of the subjects and the realities around them.\u00a0<strong>That\u2019s why when I shoot I always focus on people\u2019s eyes: there is their soul, there are their stories, their dreams and their emotions.<\/strong>\u00a0I think for example of Jos\u00e9 Garcia, a Dominican baseball player who was trying to make his way in the American minor leagues. Jos\u00e9 is part of the socio-documentary project \u2018New Americans,\u2019 produced in collaboration with writer Rub\u00e9n Martinez and focused on the topic of U.S. immigration. During the days we spent together, his eyes always spoke to me about family: his sporting sacrifices were entirely dedicated to his relatives and the dream of a better future. Away from home he had also managed to recreate a kind of family unit, living with other boys who shared his same hopes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-2\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-2\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-2\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row post-gallery row-container\" id=\"row-unique-3\"><div class=\"row no-top-padding no-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1893\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR040825-1-1-uai-1785x1190.jpg\" width=\"1785\" height=\"1190\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1887\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1100-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1889\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ESS_.93.03.129.24-uai-1792x1195.jpg\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1195\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-3\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-3\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-4\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>In Joseph Rodriguez\u2019s vivid account, sport takes on a denotative role of the human condition,\u00a0<strong>becomes a means of discovering societies, cultures, individuals, and to dialogue with them.<\/strong>\u00a0Because photography is a continuous dialogue: a dialogue that first Rodriguez experienced aboard his cab, the atypical and obligatory set of his debut series, then around the globe between Sweden and Romania, Mauritius and Vietnam, Mozambique and Argentina\u2026 Nations, places where Brooklyn\u2019s paradigms were being confirmed or disproved in front of his lens\u2019 inexhaustible thirst for knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I was studying at the International Center of Photography,\u00a0<strong>I had no money, so I started driving a cab to pay for classes. Inside that car I shot my first reportage.<\/strong>\u00a0Then I photographed everywhere: traveling opened my eyes, my ears, my mind and made me realize how sports in its universality is a fundamental revealing tool. For example, I remember my assignment to Argentina in 2001. At the time there was a huge economic crisis and I found myself among rich bourgeois people playing polo in Punta del Este, a Uruguayan tourist resort, during winter break. A few hours earlier I had seen old ladies in tears in the streets of Buenos Aires; they had lost everything. Meanwhile, these upper-class members of society were throwing parties and relaxing while drinking fine wine. Beyond this anecdote,\u00a0<strong>I think sport is invaluable for its ability to infuse a unique, cross-cultural sense of hope.<\/strong>\u00a0In Malm\u00f6, Sweden, I followed a Palestinian child who trained methodically every day, dreaming of becoming a soccer player like his idol Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107. Again, this was a multi-layered story: this boy was the son of Muslim immigrants, and football success in his life took on a much broader and more complex meaning. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, I met a very young boxer who lived most of his time in contact with the ring. His parents traveled many miles each day to take him to the gym and watch him train with the utmost seriousness. Around him, during practice, I could see so many pictures of local legends, interspersed with national flags\u2026. Everything was so rich of tradition, of pride, of identity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-4\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-4\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-4\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row post-gallery row-container\" id=\"row-unique-5\"><div class=\"row no-top-padding no-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 124.9%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1906\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pj1-3%20copia-uai-518x647.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 124.9%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1907\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pj1-3-uai-518x647.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1891\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.13.corrected-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jr040825-6-28-uai-1800x1200.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-5\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-5\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-5\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-6\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Tradition and identity, but also rupture.\u00a0<strong>Joseph Rodriguez\u2019s visual compositions often tell us about internal fractures within social flow, they meet the darkest and most marginal areas of it, they portray, without judgment, guns and drugs, as well as revolutions in trends and habits.<\/strong>\u00a0Everything is intertwined, in New York as in the world, Rodriguez explains, recalling the days when he used to park his cab in order to drink an espresso and enjoy the first battles between B-boys. Quoting giants such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Letizia Battaglia, Federico Fellini and Mario Giacomelli, he goes back in time, thinking about his Italian background, shaped by cigars and bocce, as well as the powerful Gallo and Canale families, and the tragic heroin epidemic.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cItalian grandmas were incredible, they controlled everything and everyone. I knew people who were connected to certain families, when I was young I used to play basketball with them or we used to throw horseshoes, because we were not allowed to play bocce. Unfortunately, heroin destroyed everything and created a huge tension around us. It took me a year to take my first pictures in someone\u2019s house. I went out every morning at 6 a.m., because I knew criminals were asleep at that time, and I tried to lean on local priests in order to get in touch with as many families as possible.\u00a0<strong>It was a trust process, I had to make these people understand that it was not my life that was important, but theirs, I had to create intimate and deep relationships.<\/strong>\u00a0It takes time and empathy to build a relationship with those you want to document, which is why with young photographers I often quoted a Johnny Depp line, \u201cAre you a MexiCan or a MexiCan\u2019t?\u201d. Fortunately, I\u2019ve also experienced positive epidemics, such as the hip hop, rap, and sneaker waves. These were incredible revolutions that encapsulated the creative force and competitive spirit of NYC.\u00a0<strong>I\u2019ve always thought of my city as a big sports arena: everyone here fights to win, to achieve their dreams, not just to survive. It\u2019s like an immense playground where you have to basketball your way in order to achieve excellence.<\/strong>\u00a0My dream was to become a photographer, and even today, when I cross the Brooklyn Bridge, I feel so proud.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-6\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-6\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-6\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row post-gallery row-container\" id=\"row-unique-7\"><div class=\"row no-top-padding no-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1894\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jr040825-11-7-uai-1798x1199.jpg\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1199\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1890\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR.ROS_.05.09.D.Hamodi.02.corrected-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1895\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR040825-5-29-uai-1800x1200.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-left\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 66.7%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1898\" src=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JR7171_49_9-2-uai-1798x1199.jpg\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1199\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-7\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-7\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-7\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-8\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Joseph Rodriguez could talk for days, perhaps weeks about his life experiences. His testimony seems to be a cathartic lecture, a wonderful autobiography from which we can extrapolate as many tips and tools to translate the reality around us.\u00a0<strong>The important thing is to talk about life, about what human beings are like and how they manage to coexist.<\/strong>\u00a0This is the most important lesson this lens master gives us, along with some direct questions that should populate every young photojournalist\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYoung photographers need to understand that they are living in history.\u00a0<strong>They need to ask themselves simple questions: do I really want to document this? Am I hungry enough to do this?<\/strong>\u00a0They need to understand that photography allows them to reach people, to touch people. And they need to understand that people can change. At least those who are allowed to do so. The prisoners I portraied during a bodybuilding competition, for example, cannot do it completely. They have \u2018put them to sleep,\u2019 as we say here, they can never wake up again, because they will be in prison for life.\u00a0<strong>So many people I saw wielding guns 30 years ago, however, today are fathers and grandfathers with normal lives.<\/strong>\u00a0They are bus drivers and workers, they are a majority that the media routinely avoid mentioning. I keep following these people, I keep documenting their lives and communicating through my platforms, I keep showing human beings. And this is what has always driven me to love photography.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-8\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-8\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row zindex credits border-color-prif-color row-container\" style=\"border-style: solid;\" id=\"row-unique-9\"><div class=\"row double-top-padding double-bottom-padding single-h-padding limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column text-small\" ><p>Credits:\u00a0<b>Joseph Rodriguez<\/b><br \/>\n<strong><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.josephrodriguezphotography.com\/\">www.josephrodriguezphotography.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>IG:\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rollie6x6\/\">@rollie6x6<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTesto a cura di\u00a0<strong>Gianmarco Pacione<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-9\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-9\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-9\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>",
        "protected": false
    },
    "excerpt": {
        "rendered": "The New York lens master who portrays humanity in all its facets\u201cI grew up in South Brooklyn, New York. In [...]",
        "protected": false
    },
    "author": 1,
    "featured_media": 1915,
    "comment_status": "closed",
    "ping_status": "closed",
    "sticky": false,
    "template": "",
    "format": "standard",
    "meta": {
        "_acf_changed": false,
        "footnotes": ""
    },
    "categories": [
        22
    ],
    "tags": [],
    "class_list": [
        "post-8067",
        "post",
        "type-post",
        "status-publish",
        "format-standard",
        "has-post-thumbnail",
        "hentry",
        "category-photography"
    ],
    "acf": [],
    "yoast_head": "<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Athleta Mag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"athleta_admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"athleta_admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"athleta_admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ddcb8d8d7bdf6ec55a6ea9665f3175a2\"},\"headline\":\"Behind the Lights \u2013 Joseph Rodriguez\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2394,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Photography\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/\",\"name\":\"Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/it\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Behind the Lights \u2013 Joseph Rodriguez\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Athleta Mag\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Athleta Mag\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/ATHLETA_logo-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/ATHLETA_logo-2.png\",\"width\":2168,\"height\":2168,\"caption\":\"Athleta Mag\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ddcb8d8d7bdf6ec55a6ea9665f3175a2\",\"name\":\"athleta_admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"athleta_admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/athletamag.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/athleta_admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->",
    "yoast_head_json": {
        "title": "Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography",
        "description": "The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities",
        "robots": {
            "index": "index",
            "follow": "follow",
            "max-snippet": "max-snippet:-1",
            "max-image-preview": "max-image-preview:large",
            "max-video-preview": "max-video-preview:-1"
        },
        "canonical": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/",
        "og_locale": "en_GB",
        "og_type": "article",
        "og_title": "Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography",
        "og_description": "The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities",
        "og_url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/",
        "og_site_name": "Athleta Mag",
        "article_published_time": "2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00",
        "article_modified_time": "2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00",
        "og_image": [
            {
                "width": 1440,
                "height": 900,
                "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg",
                "type": "image\/jpeg"
            }
        ],
        "author": "athleta_admin",
        "twitter_card": "summary_large_image",
        "twitter_misc": {
            "Written by": "athleta_admin",
            "Estimated reading time": "8 minutes"
        },
        "schema": {
            "@context": "https:\/\/schema.org",
            "@graph": [
                {
                    "@type": [
                        "Article",
                        "BlogPosting"
                    ],
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#article",
                    "isPartOf": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/"
                    },
                    "author": {
                        "name": "athleta_admin",
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ddcb8d8d7bdf6ec55a6ea9665f3175a2"
                    },
                    "headline": "Behind the Lights \u2013 Joseph Rodriguez",
                    "datePublished": "2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00",
                    "dateModified": "2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00",
                    "mainEntityOfPage": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/"
                    },
                    "wordCount": 2394,
                    "publisher": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#organization"
                    },
                    "image": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#primaryimage"
                    },
                    "thumbnailUrl": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg",
                    "articleSection": [
                        "Photography"
                    ],
                    "inLanguage": "en-GB"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "WebPage",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/",
                    "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/",
                    "name": "Joseph Rodriguez, the master of New York street photography",
                    "isPartOf": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#website"
                    },
                    "primaryImageOfPage": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#primaryimage"
                    },
                    "image": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#primaryimage"
                    },
                    "thumbnailUrl": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg",
                    "datePublished": "2022-10-26T08:50:44+00:00",
                    "dateModified": "2025-08-02T14:33:29+00:00",
                    "description": "The real New York as told by street photographer Joseph Rodriguez, the New York University professor who portrays humanity in all its facets and realities",
                    "breadcrumb": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#breadcrumb"
                    },
                    "inLanguage": "en-GB",
                    "potentialAction": [
                        {
                            "@type": "ReadAction",
                            "target": [
                                "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/"
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ImageObject",
                    "inLanguage": "en-GB",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#primaryimage",
                    "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg",
                    "contentUrl": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg",
                    "width": 1440,
                    "height": 900
                },
                {
                    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/behind-the-lights-joseph-rodriguez\/#breadcrumb",
                    "itemListElement": [
                        {
                            "@type": "ListItem",
                            "position": 1,
                            "name": "Home",
                            "item": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/it\/"
                        },
                        {
                            "@type": "ListItem",
                            "position": 2,
                            "name": "Behind the Lights \u2013 Joseph Rodriguez"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "@type": "WebSite",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#website",
                    "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/",
                    "name": "Athleta Mag",
                    "description": "",
                    "publisher": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#organization"
                    },
                    "potentialAction": [
                        {
                            "@type": "SearchAction",
                            "target": {
                                "@type": "EntryPoint",
                                "urlTemplate": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"
                            },
                            "query-input": {
                                "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                                "valueRequired": true,
                                "valueName": "search_term_string"
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "inLanguage": "en-GB"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "Organization",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#organization",
                    "name": "Athleta Mag",
                    "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/",
                    "logo": {
                        "@type": "ImageObject",
                        "inLanguage": "en-GB",
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/",
                        "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ATHLETA_logo-2.png",
                        "contentUrl": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ATHLETA_logo-2.png",
                        "width": 2168,
                        "height": 2168,
                        "caption": "Athleta Mag"
                    },
                    "image": {
                        "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "Person",
                    "@id": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ddcb8d8d7bdf6ec55a6ea9665f3175a2",
                    "name": "athleta_admin",
                    "image": {
                        "@type": "ImageObject",
                        "inLanguage": "en-GB",
                        "@id": "https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g",
                        "url": "https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g",
                        "contentUrl": "https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02a7d22022c849d80e8706405cf4f6f6012bd8b7463a1ed03f2545cf58090329?s=96&d=mm&r=g",
                        "caption": "athleta_admin"
                    },
                    "sameAs": [
                        "https:\/\/athletamag.com"
                    ],
                    "url": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/author\/athleta_admin\/"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "_links": {
        "self": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8067",
                "targetHints": {
                    "allow": [
                        "GET"
                    ]
                }
            }
        ],
        "collection": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"
            }
        ],
        "about": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"
            }
        ],
        "author": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"
            }
        ],
        "replies": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8067"
            }
        ],
        "version-history": [
            {
                "count": 3,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8067\/revisions"
            }
        ],
        "predecessor-version": [
            {
                "id": 8070,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8067\/revisions\/8070"
            }
        ],
        "wp:featuredmedia": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"
            }
        ],
        "wp:attachment": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8067"
            }
        ],
        "wp:term": [
            {
                "taxonomy": "category",
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8067"
            },
            {
                "taxonomy": "post_tag",
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/athletamag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8067"
            }
        ],
        "curies": [
            {
                "name": "wp",
                "href": "https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}",
                "templated": true
            }
        ]
    }
}