Producer · Director · Media Photographer
José D.
Porteles
Sports media, live events and campaign production for national assignments.
I work where access, timing and delivery matter. I create the stills, motion and campaign-ready content that carry an assignment from the moment it happens to the audience it reaches.
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The position
One practice. Three ways to deliver the story.
I am not limited to a single frame or a single venue. My work moves between professional sport, live entertainment and media production. Each assignment demands speed, visual judgment and a clear understanding of where the work will live next.
That range matters: the coverage holds up editorially, while the production is shaped for campaigns, social channels and live audiences.
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Selected professional work
A record built across media, sport and live production.
The selection begins with producer-led media, recurring league coverage and live-event assignments. Every archive brings together the visual work with a clear description of my role, the working environment and the kind of delivery the assignment required.
Selected moving-image work
In Motion
Campaign films, studio conversations and live-event stories. Select a film to watch it here.
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Professional record
Experience that carries across the country.
- 3+ years
TelevisaUnivision · Social Media Producer
A core production focus across consumer brands and event assignments, with campaign direction and social-first visual production.
- 3+ years
MLB media photography
Season-based coverage, including Houston Astros games and selected league events.
- 3+ years
MLS media photography
Season-based coverage across MLS and Leagues Cup environments.
- 3+ years
NBA game coverage
Credentialed photography across regular-season games and practice environments.
- Live
Entertainment photography
Visual coverage for artists, promoters and live-event organizations including Live Nation, CMN Events and Loud And Live.
Professional experience
Production work, coverage and professional work.
Production
- TelevisaUnivisionSocial Media Producer · 3+ years · campaign direction, client productions and event assignments
Marketing
- LIME Group MarketingProfessional photography and visual content · since 2025Selected marketing work: Carlos Correa Family Foundation · Cactus Jack Foundation · Loca Loka Tequila
League & event coverage
- MLBMedia Photographer · 3 consecutive years
- MLSMedia Photographer · 3 consecutive years
- NBASports Photographer · 3+ years
- All-Star GamesMLB and MLS coverage · 2024
- Leagues Cup & Houston SaberCatsSoccer and rugby coverage
Accreditation
- FIFAApproved to apply for soccer assignments, including FIFA World Cup opportunities
- UFC / MMAApproved for UFC coverage · MMA coverage worldwide
- MLBSeason holder credential · 3 consecutive years
- Leagues CupPrevious accreditation · Inter Miami vs. Toluca · 2025
- Houston SaberCatsPrevious season holder credential · 2024
Media experience
- TUDNNational sports media photography
Live entertainment
- Concert photographyBad Bunny, Romeo Santos, Don Omar, Tini, Jay Wheeler, Alleh & Yorghaki, Chino & Nacho, Myke Towers, Arcángel and Dei V
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Available for assignments
Bring the next story into focus.
For national sports coverage, campaign production, live entertainment or commissioned visual work.
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