Joseph Cochran II

Joseph Cochran II is a New York City-based photographer, researcher, and educator whose practice explores how images and narratives—particularly those shaped through the archive—mediate social, economic, and political imagination. Through a blend of personal and documentary traditions, his work examines trauma, race, and geographic displacement, often engaging with marginalized communities affected by systemic violence. Cochran sees photography as a civic responsibility, creating an inclusive visual archive that challenges erasure and redefines representation.