Jose finished grad school with a degree in one hand and a camera in the other—because stress management is easier when the shutter’s clicking. Native to Panama, he’s carved a photographic trail through 13 Latin-American countries, from Costa Rican cloud forests to Mexico’s taco-lit streets, hauling fried rice as dependable fuel and racking up contest wins along the way.

Commercial brands keep tapping his bold, cinematic frames for campaigns that don’t play it safe. When he’s not turning Oklahoma prairies and North Texas skylines into movie sets, he’s buried ankle-deep in the Gulf Shores, Alabama sand, chasing sun-kissed salt spray at dawn.

Jose’s work? Fearless, unfiltered, irresistibly rebellious—images that kick up dust, fling a little ocean mist, and tell stories with unapologetic punch.