Commisions — Steven Molina Contreras

The New York Times

For Two or Three Days, a Surfer’s Paradise in and Around New York City

Thanks to Hurricane Erin, conditions are ideal for the urban surfer: giant waves and no swimmers.

DIE ZEIT
“Panic is the Goal”
At a fifth-grade graduation ceremony on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, families gathered to mark a milestone amid growing fear and uncertainty. One parent spoke with reporter Lukas Hermsmeier about how intensified immigration enforcement under the current U.S. administration is reshaping everyday life for undocumented families in New York.

NYC GO - Orchard Beach

Orchard Beach for New York City Tourism

Dare To Breath
Campaign for A-B Projects x Bronx Unites

Aperture Foundation
Stefan Ruiz for Aperture Magazine

The New Yorker
Meridian Brothers' New Form of Latin Music

The New Yorker
“Can Bill Rauch Make It Work?”

The New York Times
“In ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!,’ Robin de Jesús Knew He Could Do It”

The New Yorker
“What Da Homeless Hero Makes of Eric Adams’s Policies. Shams DaBaron was a fierce critic of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s treatment of homeless New Yorkers. Now he’s collaborating with the new Mayor.”

Air BnB
“The Pyramid House on Fire Island”

The Cut
“Can Nail Techs Win Better Working Conditions?”

The New York Times Magazine“The New York Times Magazine documented the reawakening of New York City through the eyes of 15 photographers, all of them age 25 or younger.” — The New York Times Magazine
“The New York Times Magazine documented the reawakening of New York City through the eyes of 15 photographers, all of them age 25 or younger.”

The New York Times
“The Bolero Is Timeless. Miguel Zenón Is Giving It a Jazzy Tinge.”

The Wall Street Journal“New York City’s Deadliest Day From Covid-19 Hit One Year Ago” — The Wall Street Journal
“New York City’s Deadliest Day From Covid-19 Hit One Year Ago”

The New YorkerJeffrey Gibson, at Socrates Park for the New Yorker. Featured in the Voices of Change issue, July 2020. — The New Yorker
Jeffrey Gibson, at Socrates Park for the New Yorker. Featured in the Voices of Change issue, July 2020

NPR
“NYC Pride Parade 2022”

The Wall Street Journal “Is It Insane to Start a Business During Coronavirus? Millions of Americans Don’t Think So.” — The Wall Street Journal
“Is It Insane to Start a Business During Coronavirus? Millions of Americans Don’t Think So.”

The Cut
“The Character Actor Turned Leading Lady, On Freeridge, Keyla Monterroso Mejia graduates from comic relief to plucky protagonist.”

NYC x Go“Rising Stars of the Latino Community in NYC.” — NYC x Go
“Rising Stars of the Latino Community in NYC.”

Zankov
“Henry Zankov for Zankov”

i-D
"Stonewall protests are still raging Photographer Steven Molina Contreras shot last week's demonstration outside New York's legendary Stonewall Inn."