Portrait by Sunny Strader
Filipino-American Photographer based in Los Angeles
Available for assignments
Email me at rozette@gmail.com
Photo Editor, Wirecutter at The New York Times
Formerly Photo Editor, Time Out Los Angeles (Bylines)
SELECT CLIENTS & PUBLICATIONS
The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Vanity Fair, U2/Maverick, VICE, Bloomberg Businessweek, The FADER, Smithsonian Books, HBO, Curbed, BuzzFeed News
ASSOCIATIONS
Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, Authority Collective
EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
2009 BA Communication Arts, De La Salle University-Manila
2011 Filmmaking (Holiday Program), New York Film Academy
2016 The Art of Storytelling, Gerd Ludwig
2016 THREAD at Yale, Yale University
2016-17 Masterclass, VII Photo Agency
AWARDS
2016 Honorable Mention, Lucie International Photography Awards, Non-Pro
2016 "FYF crowd" (2015) Life Framer, Theme 5 An Instant Shortlist
2016 "Dan Deacon" (2015) American Photography 32, CHOSEN Winner
SELECT PRESS & CLIPS
"11 of Our Best Weekend Reads" The New York Times, January 2019
Best of 2018:
"Photos We Loved" The New York Times, December 2018
"Famous Photographs of Fabulous People" The New York Times, December 2018
Year In Pictures Women Photograph, December 2018
"Weekend Reads: 11 of Our Best Articles" The New York Times, August 2018
"9 Incredible Photo Stories You Absolutely Can't Miss" BuzzFeed, November 2016
"#YSGirlGang" Young Star, November 2016
"#YSGirlGang: MJ, Natashya, Shaira and Zet rock the publishing world" Young Star, November 2016
"Girls of FYF Fest" The Photographic Journal, October 2016"
#MyUrbanIsland: Rozette Rago" Kalaki Riot, August 2016
"Backstage Pass: An Interview with Photographer Rozette Rago" Lomography, August 2016
"I'm With The Band" Scout Magazine, June 2016
Interview NOUS/homme et femme, September 2014
Restless Cities Stache Magazine, February 2012
"Uncommon projects" The Philippine Star, November 2011
"So you call yourself a photographer?" The Philippine Star, November 2011
"Fresh Produce 2011" The Philippine Star, March 2011