Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Ruben Natal-San Miguel is an architect, fine art photographer, curator, creative director, and critic. He is a Puerto Rican-born artist who now lives in New York City. His photographs capture sitters from marginalized communities, with a particular focus on communities of color and the LGBTQ+ communities.
Natal-San Miguel says of his work, "my subjects are people whom I find walking all over NYC, mostly in remote and mostly marginalized areas. They are strangers with whom I have an instant connection and the result of the encounter is an 'environmental portrait'."
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