Marcos Gabriel Quinones

Marcos Quinones is an independent photojournalist from the Lower East Side of New York City. He is currently majoring in Liberal Arts at Guttman Community College. In his first year of college, Marcos was selected as a Guttman-Emerson James Baldwin Fellow, which allowed him to study abroad in multiple countries. He also presented his writing at the 39th Annual National Undergraduate Literature Convention in Utah. 

Recently, Marcos has been recognized for his academic excellence as an honors student and elected as the president of an honors society. His work has been commissioned and published by outlets including Documented. He also uses his social media to self-publish his reports, which often focus on protests in America, from the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 to the most recent pro-Palestinian student-led protests.