Born in Brooklyn, New York, Johnny Nuñez got his start in photography in 1996 after being expelled from Nassau Community College for whistle-blowing racist behavior. he witnessed on campus. Since then, Nunez has become a celebrated celebrity photographer.

Nuñez has worked with many famous clients, all whom consider him a friend, including Rocafella Records co-founder Damon Dash, Spike Lee, Michael Jordan, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Drake, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Naomi Campbell, Jay-Z, Lebron James and many more.

In addition to being the founder of Nubuzzphoto and the co-founder of Followback.com and a contributor to Getty Images, Nuñez became the first Afro-Latino photophaper to have his photos displayed by the Grammys in 2022. Nuñez is considered to be one of Wire Image’s top five connected photographers.