German Vazquez's approach to photography presents a critical viewpoint on ideas of religion, sexuality, and identity commonly found in colonized countries like his homeland of Puerto Rico. Taking inspiration from the holy scenes depicted in Baroque and Rococo periods, his work emphasizes lighting, form, and gesture.

Growing up in Puerto Rico, an island with deeply rooted religious beliefs, there was a societal pressure to silence the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community and strike fear into those that longed to express their authentic selves. Empowered by shared experiences of love, communion, and hardship, Vazquez dares to shift the narrative from a community berated with violence and trauma to a celebration of the vibrant and beautiful lives of queer bodies. Queer & trans people are often targeted for sharing their truth with the world, Vazquez uses his lens to overcome the stereotypical judgment and condemnation that was placed into Afro Caribbean culture, and endangered the shared experience of primal safety and visibility. He creates spaces where they can feel safe to embrace themselves and dispel colonial oppression. German Vazquez presents his work as a reflection and documentation of human beings who are tired of living in spaces where they do not feel welcomed, loved, or protected and have created new definitions of familyhood by celebrating a community of beautifully diverse identities and interconnected experiences.