It’s been a while since my last post, so I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who continues to follow my work. I’m still at the @freep.com, doing what I love and telling the stories of this beautiful city.
@drodriguezmunoz.bsky.social
Photojournalist at the Detroit Free Press.
Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. John James gestures toward his son while casting his ballot at Morgan Elementary School during Michigan’s primary election in Shelby Township — photos for @freep.com.
What a roller coaster of a couple of weeks. Now that I’m finally home and have had a chance to catch my breath, I can’t help but smile thinking about the wonderful people I was lucky enough to meet and the experiences we shared.
It’s easy to talk about health care disputes in terms of contracts, deadlines and negotiations. It’s much harder to look at a 7-month-old baby and realize what’s actually at stake — photos for @freep.com.
Rain couldn’t stop thousands from gathering at Hart Plaza for this year’s Movement electronic music festival along Detroit’s riverfront. As day three gets underway today, here are a few moments from opening day of this year’s festival — photos for @freep.com.
Nearly 40% of Michigan’s childcare workers make so little they qualify for Medicaid, yet many still can’t afford health insurance — photos for @freep.com.
Third Opening Day in Detroit and the energy never gets old. Fans bring Comerica Park to life, carrying tradition, hope and a sense of community into a new season — photos for @freep.com.
From Dearborn to Romulus, hundreds of people, including families, pets, community leaders and elected officials, showed up and made their voices heard during the nationwide No Kings protest — photos for @freep.com.
A little late, but here are a few moments from Rockford’s matchup against Auburn Hills Avondale in the MHSAA Division 1 boys basketball semifinal at the Breslin Center in East Lansing — photos for @freep.com.
For more than a decade, Juan Alfaro, 45, has helped Detroit families find homes and bring them back to life — story and photos for @freep.com.
Después de que su tío fuera detenido por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) a principios de diciembre, el concurso Miss Mexico Detroit tuvo un significado más profundo para Ana Yadira Sánchez-Range — 📝 & 📸 for @freep.com.
A little rusty, but glad to be knocking off the rust with some high school sports coverage. Here are a few moments from today’s Concord vs. Detroit Douglass in the MHSAA Division 4 boys basketball state championship at the Breslin Center in Lansing. Photos for @freep.com.
After her uncle was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in early December, this year’s Miss Mexico Detroit pageant carried deeper meaning for Ana Yadira Sánchez-Rangel — 📝 & 📸 by @drodriguezmunoz.bsky.social for @freep.com.
This week, I spent a short time with Rev. Chris Harris as he visited residents at the Villa at Green Lake Estates, a rehabilitation and skilled nursing center in West Bloomfield, during Ash Wednesday — photos for @freep.com.
Watching George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic perform, what stood out most wasn’t just the legacy, it was the love and joy he showed for the music and his fans — photo for @freep.com.
As I took a short break from photographing the 2026 Detroit Auto Show, I stepped outside to check the weather. As I walked, my eye was drawn to a small dot of red inside a minivan slowly being covered by falling snow — photos for @freep.com.
This week, hundreds of people took to the streets of Detroit as multiple anti-Trump protests unfolded during President Donald Trump’s visit to Michigan.
As the holiday season comes to a close, noche buenas, known to many as poinsettias, quietly make their way into offices, hospitals, churches, and homes, a familiar color that many of us take for granted. What most people don’t see is the care it takes to grow them. Not many nurseries do anymore.
A @usatoday.com investigation found that motocross is the deadliest sport for young people in the U.S., and many of those deaths go uncounted when they happen on private property and without foul play. The toll becomes clearer when speaking to the families who have lived through it.
As insurance premiums surge nationwide and millions brace for potential subsidy changes, some Michiganders are confronting an even harsher reality, losing their coverage altogether — photos for @freep.com.
After 324 years and 75 mayors, Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history this week, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in the city — photos for @freep.com.
Child care providers across Michigan are struggling to meet the needs of children with special needs, and many say they’re doing it without enough state funding, training, or support.
Nothing like a bit of Michigan high school football to shake off the vacation rust. Under the bright lights of Ford Field, Detroit King came up short against Detroit Catholic Central, falling 26-14 in the 2025 Prep Bowl.
Grateful to the farmworkers who trusted me and allowed me to create all the moments in this story. I’m also thankful to the Migrant Legal Aid team for welcoming me into their work and outreach, showing the depth of their commitment in the camps.
Un bufete de abogados en el oeste de Michigan viaja semanalmente para defender los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas mientras aumentan las tensiones migratorias en todo el país — la historia fue escrita y fotografiada por David Rodríguez Muñoz para el @freep.com.
A law firm in West Michigan travels weekly to defend farmworkers’ rights as immigration tensions rise across the country — story written and photographed by David Rodríguez Muñoz for @freep.com.
Sometimes heroes inspire us for a lifetime. For Jay Towers, anchor for Fox 2 and host of “Jay Towers in the Morning,” that hero has always been Superman, and he’s built his Oakland County home office into a tribute to the Man of Steel — photos for @freep.com.
