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Celebrity photographer MANNY HERNANDEZ captures the Illumination Gala, Great Sports Legends Dinner, the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards and more.

by Manny Hernandez in Features, Photo Galleries, SOCIALManny on October 26, 2026

Anthony Ramos performs at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Anders Sayfie Aagaard, Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard, and Austin Sayfie Aagaard at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Dr. Barth Green, Chris Webber, and Dalton Dietrich at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Don Slesnick and Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Emilio Estefan and Christine Lynn at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Emina Nazarian, Amanda at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Gabriel Abaroa and Kike Santander at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Jon and Nancy Batchelor, Brett Graff, Senator Kevin Rader at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Jason Canela and Moriah at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Jenna Green and Dr Barth Green at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Jorge Plasencia, Mike Bezos, Luis Casamayor at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Jose 'Pepe' Dans, Heide Dans, Maryam Laguna Borrego, and Eddie Borrego at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Laila Ali and Chris Webber at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Laila Ali, Victoria Ranger-Nunez, Gloria, Christine E. Lynn, Diana Morrison, and Suzie Sayfie at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Lucy Morillo and Calvin Hughes at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Lupita Infante at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Manny and Denise Alfonso at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Marile Lopez and Jorge Luis Lopez at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Misty May-Treanor at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Mark Dalton and Reed Mack at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Nick Arison and Shane Battier at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Paul Williams and Marti Cuevas at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Pat Monahan of TRAIN performs at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoninconti Fund at the New York Hilton Midtown

Renny Harlin and Johanna Kokkila at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown

Paul Williams, Rudy Perez, ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and Desmond Child at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Rob Gronkowski and Layla Ali at the 41st Great Sports Legends Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown

Radmila Lolly at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Dan and Trish Bell at the 2026 Illumination Gala to benefit Chapman Partnership at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami

Yoel Enrique, Omar Alfanno, and Gian Marco at the 13th Latin Songwriter's Hall of Fame LA MUSA awards at the Flamingo Theater in Brickell

Manny Hernandez

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.

Manny recently authored his first book, CANDIDS Miami (Wynwood Books).

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