Nelson "Javi" Navarro-Zayas

NNZ Photography

I was introduced to photography when I was a little boy, thanks to my father, an excellent amateur photographer. However, it wasn’t until about 18 years ago that I started getting involved in the photographic world.​

I have a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the PUCPR and a Commercial Photographer Degree from Centro Sor Isolina Ferré. I’ve been a restaurant manager, a network cable installer, network desk support technician and have been working on and off in graphic design since 2002, which led me to photography.

When I purchased my first DSLR in 2006, I knew some basic photographic concepts thanks to my father and another photographer friend. My formal photography education came in 2012-2013 when I graduated from Centro Sor Isolina Ferre’s Digital Commercial Photography course. Still, mainly I’ve been self-taught by reading, practicing, and taking lectures and workshops with renowned photographers like Carlos Torres Luna (Master Photographer), Noel del Pilar, and others.

My wife has been a motivational and inspirational agent in my life, and she assists and supports me in every wedding we go to photograph. I still consider myself a young, full of energy, and happy person who can capture or create great moments at a wedding.

I acquired the prestigious Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) Certificate from Professional Photographers of America (PPA), making me a better professional photographer each day. I recently achieved the Master of Wedding Photography Degree, becoming the first photographer in Puerto Rico to achieve it and one of only 55 in all of the United States of America. This Master's Degree is granted by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). As of August, 2025, I'm also a Master of Photography from PPA.