Braulio Rocha

Braulio Rocha is a Portuguese–Canadian photographer. He is described as the "Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal" by the New York Times.^[1]

Personal life

Rocha was born in Madeira as the son of a salesman and a hairdresser. He dropped out of high school and got a job as a waiter.^[1] In February 2020, he had a daughter, with his wife Sonia Ganança.^[2]

Career

In 2013, Rocha moved to Canada and was employed as a janitor at the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim.^[3] For several years, he began to do photography as a side job, taking pictures for bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies, and eventually quit his janitorial work in 2019.^[1]

References

^ a b c Bilefsky, Dan (2021-12-31). "Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ Schwartz, Susan (2021-02-14). "For better, for worse: In a pandemic, relationships are tested". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^ Rocha, Braulio (2019-05-15). "From janitor to entrepreneur: one Montreal immigrant's experience". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[:0-1] Bilefsky, Dan (2021-12-31). "Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[2] Schwartz, Susan (2021-02-14). "For better, for worse: In a pandemic, relationships are tested". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

[3] Rocha, Braulio (2019-05-15). "From janitor to entrepreneur: one Montreal immigrant's experience". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-16.