- Henri Cartier-Bresson
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.

Sitting for portrait with my Fijifilm camera, in Los Angeles CA, 2018. Eight second exposure shot with an 1860's era, tintype camera. Photo by Forest Casey/Magnolia Tintype
Rodrigo Gaya Villar is a freelance photographer, artist, and visual storyteller. His style takes cues from his studies as a photojournalist & cultural studies at the University of Michigan. Later working as a celebrity, nightlife, & PR photographer in Miami. Now, Rodrigo has focused his attention to developing his organic, storytelling approach to all his work. Including producing long-form cultural documentary projects, covering spot news stories, and producing abstract fine-artwork.
In 2020, Rodrigo founded Gayaman Visual Studio, LLC, a freelance photo & video production studio, based in Miami FL, with offices in Mexico City. Focused on producing organic, documentary-styled content for a wide array of clients.
CV
BA Communication Studies, University of Michigan 2009
Staff Photographer, Associate/Managing Photo Editor, The
Michigan Daily 2005-09
World Redeye, Contract Photographer, 2010-15
Freelance Photographer/Gayaman Visual Studio, LLC - 2016 - Current
Megalith - 2015 - Wyn317 Gallery, Miami, group show
Light Water Reflection - 2019 - Wyn317 Gallery, group show
Contact for freelance availability, prints, or collaboration ideas.
Continuing my practice of teach/learning through photography, I created a hands-on teaching series to help guide photographers on their photographic journey. #LearnPhotography
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-RGV