ABOUT
Rodrigo poses for a tintype portrait in LA in 2018. Photo by Forest Casey/Magnolia Tintype
Rodrigo Gaya Villar is a Miami-based documentary and editorial photographer with twenty years of work across editorial portraiture, gallery and exhibition documentation, live music, and long-form photographic projects.
Born in Florida to Mexican parents, Rodrigo spent five years living in Mexico City — an experience that shaped both his visual approach and his debut monograph, Vochos Unidos, published by Carrara Media in 2026. The book documents VW Beetle culture across Mexico and has been called "a visual road trip through Mexico and the unstoppable human spirit" by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Patrick Farrell.
His editorial work has appeared in WWD, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times Style Magazine: México, The Art News, Fraction Magazine, and Ocean Drive Magazine. He has photographed for KDR Gallery, WYN317, YoungArts, Sony Music Miami, Nahmias, Sporty & Rich, Paycom, and over 100 additional clients across Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.
Currently based in Miami. Available for editorial, commercial, and gallery commissions. Last minute calls welcome — booking@rodrigogaya.com
CONTACT
"Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished, there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again."
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
CLIENT LIST
Adidas
AirBnb
Agustina Woodgate
Angeles Almuna Weil
Animo Ventures
Aqua di Gio
Archipielago MX
Arsht Center
Art Production Fun
Beyond Van Gogh Miami
Bridge Initiative
Broward Cultural Center
Bvlgari
Bal Harbor Shops
Carmo Johnson Projects
Carolina Herrera
Carlos Garcia Noriega Bueno
Coral Morphologic
Chivas Regal
Column.Us
Design District Miami
Faena Miami Beach
Galeria Mascota
Harper's Bazaar
Human Rights Watch
IGNITE Broward
King Toledo
KDR Gallery
Luxe Fete
LEGOLAND
Mansion Miami Beach
Mastercard
Miami Design Shop
Miami Design District
Michigan Radio
MetLife
Mogwai
Museum of Graffiti
The Nature Conservancy
Nahimas
Neiman Marcus Miami
Nina Johnson Gallery
Ocean Drive Magazine
Opium Group Miami
Paycom
Pierson Design
Quiksilver MX
Roxy MX
Resolute Ventures
Royal Caribbean
Soho Beach House
Sony Music Miami
Sporty & Rich
Swarm
TheVenture City
Trópico Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival
World RedEye
World Wingsuit League
WYN317 Gallery
YoungArts
Zumba Wear
INFO
Over 1000+ events & assignments over a 20 year career, Rodrigo, based in Miami Fl, has focused on an organic, documentary-styled approach in various work environments. From Miami, to New York, LA to Mexico City, Rodrigo has made images for Music Festivals, Restaurants, Night Clubs, Hotels, Corporate Experiences, Arenas, Charities, and everything in between.
Recently, he's busy working with art galleries in MIami and helping promote his recently published photobook, Vochos Unidos. Currently, enjoying his time as a full-time dad.
Email to start planning right away, last minute calls welcome.
*Current rates vary according to scope, complexity, & availability: