Restoring A Love of Humanity

One Photo at a Time

We are a for-profit business focused on helping clients capture high quality photography for their personal or professional needs while maintaining a space for the art of photography to flourish. Restored Vision Media is a business focused on restoring a love of humanity within the world. This is achieved through providing professional media to clients, giving proceeds to the less-fortunate, and providing art that inspires conversations on how to better support our impoverished communities.

A little bit about us

Parallels and Parables: An exploration of the world, The Divine and the union between the two. I started this project to share a personal experience I have where I see these parallels in the world between the Divine and the world. This is why I fin
Carrying a camera everyday has allowed for an explosion of images and the need to prioritize quickly what photographs are worth precious time. Sometimes it’s fun to go back through a month’s work and find the ones that did not make the cu
Candlemas candlelight procession and Mass in celebration of the presentation of Jesus in the temple 40 days after Christmas. This is also the time in which the church blesses its candles. Candles symbolize Christ through their self sacrifice and ser
Hope everyone's spring break is going well. Excited to graduate this semester from Arizona State University! Have you booked a graduation photoshoot yet? Send me a DM to book today! time slots will fill fast so do not put it off!
Had a blast photographing fall Graduation! Looking forward to starting my last semester at ASU and taking more 📸 . . . DM if you are interested in booking a shoot! . . . #graduationphotoshoot #arizona #arizonastateuniversity #gradpics #sonyalpha #po
Two years ago today I took photos and it’s never been the same. A foundational moment in the birth of RVM and what Restored Vision really means. Thank you to @charliewolner for his charity and willingness to take a stranger on a small adventur
"If I was to meet those slave raiders that abducted me and those who tortured me, I'd kneel down to them to kiss their hands, because, if it had not have been for them, I would not have become a Christian and religious woman." - Saint Jose
The Diocese of Phoenix has a new Bishop! It was amazing to photograph such a historic moment. Alleluia!

Publications, Awards & Exhibitions

  • Shemer Art Center

    Featured in New Arizona Art exhibition

    6 April 2022 - 19 May 2022

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  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix

    Cover story in April/May 2022 issue of “Together Let Us Go Forth” magazine

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  • Arizona Artist Guild

    Scholarship recipient for fall 2022

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  • McCord Gallery & Cultural Center

    Featured in Out of Shadows Exhibition

    26 February 2022 - 25 March 2022

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  • Jones Soda

    Multiple photos selected to be featured on bottles distributed internationally

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  • Palos Park Life

    Featured photos and article in February 2022 issue of magazine

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  • Brewbike

    Photos featured in branded marketing

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  • Amonta Jones

    Photographer on music video sets

    with photos used for marketing

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Message from our owner

 

My name is Joseph Pillado and I am the owner of Restored Vision Media.

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FAQs

 

How did you get started with photography?

I started in photography like many other photographers...by looking at images. My father was an amateur photographer while in the military and took hundreds of photos while in and out of combat. I grew up secretly looking through his old photo albums while he was away. Little did I know that my curiosity for my father’s photography would spark my own venture into photography. I spent my entire savings on my first camera and it has been a consistent part of my life ever since.

Why Restored Vision Media?

Restored Vision is a sort of mission statement. I want to inspire through my work a restored vision of humanity…A renewed love of humanity. My desire to start a business stems from the realization that the world is saturated in art and media but few works that inspire others to go out into the world and share themselves. I hope that my small contributions may inspire some movement within just one soul.

How would you describe your style?

I started my desire to do art with painting and often I try to pull that inspiration into my photography. There is only light and shadow and it is the job of the photographer to tell a story with just that. I find myself pushing the boundaries of photography through digital augmentation and find great joy pulling inspiration from film. I want my work to look like you have just paused a movie. I want you to have a desire to press play again.