Joseph Cela

I’m primarily a street photographer and fortunate that I have the streets of New York City for inspiration.  I was raised in the South Bronx and am of Puerto Rican descent.  My shots are not planned – I walk and explore the many parts of the city with my Leica Q hoping to discover “frame-able moments”.   I try to express the variety of what the street offers in my photography – art, people, oddities, the good, the bad.  I find that this type of photography suits my passion as the subject matter is always diverse.  I often return to my images and see something new.  In many ways I feel as though I’m still learning to see and that to me is most important.  

The ability to stand back and absorb a moment is something many of us rarely do as we go about our day.  However, if you take a moment and open yourself up to that – the observance of things – there is beauty there to capture.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy my work.