Since 2011, the U.S. National Park Service has commissioned Xiomaro to create photographic collections of historical sites, artifacts, and landscapes associated with George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and other iconic figures. In between projects, he keeps his skills sharp by photographing his encounters in New York City to preserve as future history.

A PBS television episode about Xiomaro described him as “a historian through the lens.” His work has been hailed by The New York Times as having “an unorthodox look” with a “focus on striking details.”

Xiomaro’s photography has been exhibited all over the United States at venues such as Harvard University, Brigham Young University, Fraunces Tavern Museum, Long Island Museum, Morris Museum, Fruitlands Museum, and Mattatuck Museum. Globally, his work has been exhibited by galleries throughout Europe and in China. He is the author of Street Photography of New York City (Fonthill Media, 2025) and Weir Farm National Historic Site (Arcadia Publishing, 2019).

The artist enjoys sparking a public dialogue about art through interviews on CBS Eyewitness News and ABC News as well as college and local television programs. His exhibitions are often accompanied by informal talks, gallery walks, and smartphone workshops/photo walks to engage the community.

Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Xiomaro began as a musician. He graduated college as a philosophy major and was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Law and Politics at New York University School of Law. Several stints as a corporate litigator led to a career as an entertainment attorney and artist manager representing hip hop, dance, and pop artists.


After recovering from cancer, he found peace in the solitude of wandering with a camera and began pursuing photography as an art form. The career change was commemorated by adopting a pseudonym, Xiomaro, which literally means “ready for battle” and honors his roots in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain, and the Canary Islands.