My name is Joshua Cintrón. I'm a born, raised, and proud native of New York City. My fire was forged in Brooklyn, tempered in Queens, refined in Manhattan, and reinforced in the Bronx. I have seen my neighborhood and the city that I have called home through some of the ugliest of times, but I have also seen it grow and change.
I am a Hispanic Latino with Oculocutaneous Albinism and as a result, I have very little pigmentation in my hair, skin, and eyes. This also impacts my vision. I was declared legally blind by the state of New York as a child, but my parents instilled certain values in me to persevere through adversity. I would find these ideals reinforced later on by many, many friends.
I started in photography as the amateur of amateurs, with a point and shoot Konica Minolta, a short zoom, and the ability to focus. My main subjects were the New York City Subways and occasionally street traffic. I photographed in groups of people, riding the subways of New York City from the highest of highs in the Bronx to the southern most tip of the Rockaways. As time progressed, my subjects widened from subways to buildings and bridges, and eventually entire city-scapes. It was around that time that I had started getting a lot of attention from my friends and family, and it was them who encouraged me to pursue photography as something more than just a hobby.
As time progressed, I've drawn more and more outside of my comfort zone. My photography has brought me on adventures to the shores of Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Western New York, New England, and other parts of the US. Truthfully, this is what this journey has always been about. Leaving the comfort zone. I use each opportunity to expand and push my own limits.
On a personal, spiritual level, my goal is to bear witness to what was created for us, be it human, man-made, nature, or whatever else is made by the hand of God. This is one of the ways that I worship. Whether or not you personally subscribe to a belief system, we can all agree that what is out there is beautiful and worth capturing.