Over the years, I’ve spent a great deal of time documenting the Mexican American culture of San Antonio and South Texas, including the Conjunto and Tejano music scene.

No Tejano artist was more significant than Selena, and I had the privilege of working with her as her career exploded. Selena and I collaborated on capturing her image for album covers, publicity shots, news media, and advertising. She was active in every photo session, working with me to get exactly the shot we both wanted.

My photos of Selena have appeared in museum exhibits, inside national magazines and on covers of People and Newsweek special editions. Many of them are in the collection of the Smithsonian.