Joe Marino is a New York City crime reporter, photographer, film maker and producer, born, raised, and based in Brooklyn, New York. Although he originally planned to study acting and theater, Joe eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in politics from New York University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

In 2007. Joe worked his way into New York’s iconic ‘picture paper,’ the New York Daily News, as a photographer hustling the breaking news and crime beat. Joe’s central journalistic and artistic preoccupation over the following eight years would revolve around documenting the human drama of New York City through the lens of true crime and breaking news. Whether it be the inconsolable and senseless loss of life due to street violence, or the sometimes-heroic saves, he wanted to create a visceral and complete living history of life in New York City where every neighborhood, victim, community affected was worthy of having their story told. Joe captured images of perps, scoundrels, heroes, lawmen, and most importantly – everyday New Yorkers.

Joe has been recognized by the New York Press Club, and the New York Press Photographers Association with work also featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, People and the HBO documentary, ‘The Newburgh Sting.’

In 2018, while making his rounds Joe listened to police and fire scanners where he then photographed newsworthy stories where he later produced and directed his first short film, ‘Nightside’, an after-hours look at New York City on the true crime tabloid beat.

Today, Joe Marino is a senior law enforcement reporter at the New York Post. For the last four years he’s delved into the impact on New York State’s Criminal Justice reform legislation on the public safety landscape, while taking deep dives into the impact of transnational criminal groups in New York City since the New York City’s migrant crisis with in-depth, nationally syndicated reporting on Trene de Argua, Los Diablos 42, and other cross-national criminality with nexuses to New York City such as narcotics, gun and human trafficking.

The NPDF is proud to present Joe Marino with our Excellence in Media Award.