DPI Professor Joseph Rodriguez documents a week with an LA probation officer

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2020

"Working for the county probation department, the largest in the nation, means being equal parts social worker and law enforcement" Photograph by Joseph Rodriguez via the guardian.

Photography & Imaging professor Joseph Rodriguez documented a week in the life of LA Probation Officer Booker Waugh with journalist Lauren Lee White. Their story was recently published in The Guardian.

A seasoned photojournalist, Professor Rodriguez teaches Tisch classes in documentary photography and has been a mentor to many NYU students over the years. His work is often seen in leading international publications.