Celebrity Photographer, Manny Roman launches photo exhibit at ‘Trio on The Bay’

Manny Roman and Lissette Rondon.
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Manny Roman, Celebrity Photographer, launched his photo exhibit during “Mercedes-Benz Swim Week” at “ Trio on The Bay”, located at 1601 79th Street Causeway in North Bay Village, on July 16th, 2011.

The digital exhibition featured Manny Roman’s portfolio that reflects a career of 3 years that included well known magazines and famous models. Lissette Rondon, Founder & President of “Miami Fashion Spotlight”, got an exclusive interview with this talented young photographer who talked about his work, his success and next projects.

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LR- How do you feel about this celebration in your honor?

“It feels so good especially here with Gerry Kelly, who I have known for so many years and to do it in Miami where I from. Now, I’m living in New York and its good to come back particularly during “Mercedes-Benz Swim Week” cause that is my forte,” said Manny.” I do fashion in New York but in Miami it’s all about swimsuits, sands and amazing exotic people,” said Manny.

LR- Tell us about your renowned work with celebrities and famous models.

“My Representative and I are here to meet more celebrities. Recently, I shot “Miss Universe 2010” for second time for the cover of “Ocean Drive Magazine” (Puerto Rico), Ximena Navarrete, she is beautiful,” added Manny. “I shot several girls for “American Next Top Model”, many winners, celebrity hair stylists, actresses from Venezuela and South America. That is what I am working for celebrities,”added Manny.

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LR-What is your next project?

“I’m doing a documentary about the life of models; I want to change the way people think about them and their work, which is not easy. I would like to tell their stories, the obstacles they go through; it is a very difficult work. I will include a few models from Miami, New York, Paris and Milan,” said Manny.

LR- Could you tell a message for all the photographers out there that are dreaming about become famous?

“Don’t let what you cannot do be in the middle the things you can do,” added Manny.

Manny Roman, just 32 years old, has become renowned by his natural lighting photography, his sexy beach images and his work with famed personalities and well known magazines such as: Fantastics, Marie Claire, MATTE, Cosmopolitan and Z!NK, among others.

Congratulations Manny, Miami is so proud of you!

Some of Manny’s work:

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Lissette Rondon

Lissette Rondón begin her career as a model in Venezuela when she was nineteen. Fashion was always her passion leading her to become a TV & Radio Producer and owning her show & fashion TV magazine: “Opening”. This successful show changed her life, making her want to explore outside her country. In 2004, She moved to Miami pursuing the American dream where she launched her own swimsuit line and producing her own fashion shows & also working with a few segments at the Hispanic & popular TV show “Sabado Gigante” -- starting a life here in our city. After the crashing of the economy in 2009 and for a woman that never gives up, she decided to write articles about fashion for Examiner.com (national online magazine) becoming a Miami Celebrity Fashion Examiner. Her articles starting to be on Google news gaining recognition between Miami’s top designers. Some of them were later represented by her in Public Relations. In 2011, she started her own business Miami Fashion Spotlight.Org not as a personal fashion blog but a fashion media, showcasing all that happens in the fashion business with exclusive interviews with national celebrities and luminaries of fashion, in addition to Grammy Award singers, Miami’s top designers, supermodels, as well as significant coverage of the best events, making Lissette Rondon a celebrated fashion influencer in the Magic City. Miami Fashion Spotlight has become the most important accomplished in her goals leading this business woman to win two awards such as “Publicist of year 2013” and “Fashion Influencer of the Year 2016" by Women in the Arts Miami. “Miami Fashion Spotlight.Org” was also awarded as "Best "Blog of the Year 2016 by Women in the Arts Miami." In 2018 Miami Fashion Spotlight was awarded by Feedspot as "Top 15 Florida Blog and in 2019 was awarded among the "13 Top Florida Fashion Blogs" by Expertido. Today, her creation Miamifashionspotlight.org is publishing every week articles in English and Spanish and is composed by an amazing team of photographers and make-up artists along with her as a President and her husband as CEO and many collaborators in Miami—what she called her blessing! Contact her at lr@miamifashionspotlight.org