It was an eclectic week for photographer Manny Hernandez. This week he covered the Greatly Exaggerated exhibit at Vice Gallery in Wynwood; the opening of Cafe Dolly: Picabia, Schnabel Willumsen at the NSU Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale with Julian Schnabel in attendance; the private dinner in honor Julian Schnabel at the Secret Garden at The Pillars Hotel in Ft Lauderdale; 2nd annual Miami Rail FUN-raiser at the home of Dan Milewski and Nina Johnson-Milewski; an exclusive visit to The Schatzi Kassal Project: New Born Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital; and Questlove at the III Points BBQ at Wood Tavern.
Manny Hernandez has been covering Miami’s social, lifestyle and art scenes for more than 30 years. Manny was born and raised in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood and is a proud alumnus of Miami-Dade College and Florida International University. His contributions are showcased weekly in The Miami Herald, Ocean Drive and Indulge magazines and his popular and much anticipated photo gallery, SOCIAL Manny, on SocialMiami.com. His images have also appeared in countless publications, including: Paper Magazine, Vanity Fair, People, Vogue and Rolling Stone.
In 2018, Manny was honored as one of the 12 Good Men by the Ronald McDonald House Charities and co-produced along with Broadway producer Richard Jay-Alexander, an exhibit in honor of famed press agent Charlie Cinnamon at the FIU Jewish Museum.