Joaquin Ruddy Medina
Photographer
One of my favorite photographers on the island, Joaquin Medina has a pretty dreamy job. His focus is shooting natural hair enthusiasts for Diosas Al Natural. His colorful images celebrate the vibrancy of Afro-Latin beauty, and he’s taken on an important role in what’s becoming a worldwide movement if you’re following fashion trends. The United Nations declared last year that the decade of the curly wave is coming, with beauty conferences and festivals dedicated strictly to curly hair maintenance. Joaquin will certainly go down as one of the documentarians of this movement. Check out his work at diosasalnatural.tumblr.com
