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FEATURING
Rozlin Ahmed
Tajonnie Amoah
Amber Castillo
David Delgado
Fanta Diop
Nailea Dominquez
Keven Estrella
Samantha Fajardo
Alejandro Flores
Fritzi Garcia
Melanie Genao
Brenda Hernandez
Janet Hernandez
Janet Lozano
Tianna Maldonado
Tamara Mitchell
Harry Montas
Isis Negrón 
Nicholas Noriega
Georgianna Oyola
Joseph Pacheco
Ethan Perez
Chloe Rodriguez
Shianne Williams

The Bronx Junior Photo League is a free after-school program where Bronx students learn how to utilize the power of documentary photography and storytelling to explore their community.

The class, comprised of 11-18 year-olds from our Bronx community, will be displaying their final photo and multimedia projects at the Bronx Documentary Center on June 3rd.

The Bronx Junior Photo League was taught by Bianca Farrow, Cynthia Rivera, Elias Williams, Kholood Eid, Jon Santiago, Michael Kamber and Groana Melendez.

This program was generously supported by Fujifilm USA.

Photo © Fanta Diop, 7th Grade, Bronx Junior Photo League

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Some Girls

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The People's Screening of Some Girls, a documentary by Raquel Cepedaand Henry Chalfant.

Some Girls is a feature documentary following a group of troubled Latina teens from a Bronx-based suicide prevention program who are transformed by an exploration of their roots via the use of ancestral DNA testing, followed by a trip to the seat of the Americas. 

On that journey to the modern-day Dominican Republic, the white supremacist narratives about American history they've been taught are challenged, leaving them free to reconstruct their own respective identities. 

What does it really mean to be American? And, more importantly, what does that look like?

Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Raquel Cepeda and Henry Chalfant.

Free and open to the public.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Jerome Ave

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Join us as we launch the Bronx Photo League's newly published photo book Jerome Ave.

Jerome Ave features work by the 18 photographers of the Bronx Photo League. This book documents and celebrates the workers and tradespeople of Jerome Avenue, an area currently dominated by community-owned businesses.

The city is considering a plan to rezone a 73-block stretch along Jerome Ave. If passed, the rezoning will lead to construction of housing units, but also, many believe, to the end of a proud culture of industry. Learn more at jeromeaveworkers.com.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Many of the Bronx Photo League members will be in attendance to sign books.

Free and open to the public.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Valentine's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Valentine's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Unbelonging

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The photos of Nigerian-born photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe document the beauty and sorrows witnessed during a life split between the surging Bronx streets and the half-built flyovers of Lagos, Nigeria (population 20 million strong and growing). In 2002, the then 16-year-old Ugiagbe left Nigeria for the Bronx, joining his father who had already emigrated to the US. Fifteen years later, he maintains an identity firmly planted in both worlds.

Learn more about the exhibition.

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In 2014, Nina Robinson traveled to Dalark, Arkansas to document her grandmother's passing and her family's grieving process. She became engrossed in the often overlooked rural African American communities surrounding Dalark, communities whose members are mostly working and middle class landowners. Her visit turned into a two-year project, Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album

Ms. Robinson’s family has a storied history in Arkansas extending back six generations. In her photos, the viewer witnesses the passing of older members as traditions are preserved and handed down to the young. The photographer has extensively documented the many gatherings, celebrations and reunions--at churches and a once segregated local high school--that serve as anchors for Dalark’s Black community.

Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album is a unique and intimate exploration of loss, love and tradition in a rural Black community.



NINA ROBINSON is a documentary and portrait photographer based in the South Bronx and Arkansas. In her work, Robinson examines issues in underrepresented communities, aiming to break the visual prejudices of race, class and age. She has been published in The New York Times, was named one of Time Magazine’s “Instagram Photographers to Follow in All 50 States” and has exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Robinson teaches a phototherapy program at the William Hodson Senior Center, where, through the use of photography, older residents are able to openly explore personal and social issues. She is a member of the Bronx Photo League, a collective of documentary photographers in the South Bronx.


Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album is sponsored by Fujifilm Cameras, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Art Works and National Endowment for the Arts.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Holiday Portraits

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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The Bronx Documentary Center will hold a panel discussion on poverty presented in conjunction with the exhibition Below the Line: Living Poor in America by award-winning documentary photographer Eugene Richards.

Mr. Richards will be on the panel with a number of residents of the BDC's South Bronx neighborhood, all of whom live at or below the poverty line.

This panel will be a opportunity to hear from today's working poor as they struggle to navigate challenges associated with poverty in New York City in 2016: raising children, finding educational opportunities, navigating healthcare and much more.

Free and open to the public.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Through a Lens Darkly

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A Q&A with Don Perry, producer and co-writer of Through a Lens Darkly, Danielle Jackson, writer, strategist and Bronx Documentary Center co-founder and photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden will follow the film.

The first documentary to explore the American family photo album through the eyes of black photographers, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history to discover images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. From slavery to the present, these extraordinary images unveil a world confronting the difficult edges of citizenship and what it means to be human.

Inspired by Deborah Willis’s book Reflections in Black and featuring works by Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, Coco Fusco, Lyle Ashton Harris and many others, Through a Lens Darkly introduces the viewer to a community of storytellers who collectively transform singular experiences into a journey of discovery – and a call to action.

This screening is held in conjunction with our current photo exhibition Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album by Nina Robinson on view at the BDC until May 29th. 

Suggested Donation: Bronx residents $5, general $10, 18-and-under free.

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Q&A with director Renée Silverman and film subject George Tarr will follow the film.

Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes on the World is a short documentary that follows students at a New York City summer program for children seeking asylum from the world’s most volatile conflicts.

The film presents an intimate, emotionally gripping account of the students’ stories of escaping war and conflict and resettling in America, chronicling their triumphs and setbacks as their lives unfold over the course of one formative summer. Learn more at: refugeekidsfilm.com

Held in conjunction with the current exhibition The Dream by Fabio Bucciarelli. 


Suggested donation: Bronx residents $5, general $10, 18-and-under free.

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Joel Simon, Executive Director of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), will discuss the organization’s global advocacy work and the United States changing press freedom environment.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes #PressFreedom worldwide. 

JOEL SIMON is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. He has written widely on media issues, contributing to Slate,Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Review of Books, World Policy Journal, Asahi Shimbun, and The Times of India. He has led numerous international missions to advance press freedom. His book, The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom, was published in November 2014.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Fabio Bucciarelli

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Join us as photographer Fabio Bucciarelli presents his work and talks about his long term photographic project The Dream, on view at the BDC from March 10-27th.

Bucciarelli has spent five years documenting the causes and consequences of the largest refugee migration since World War II. In The Dream, Bucciarelli tells the stories of those who have fled the wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and beyond. 

Free and open to the public.


FABIO BUCCIARELLI (Italy, 1980) is an award-winning photographer who focuses his attention on conflicts and humanitarian consequences of war. See more of his work here: www.fabiobucciarelli.com

Fabio spent the last years covering the major world changing events in Africa and Middle East. He reported from Libya - from its earliest stages until the death of Gaddafi - from Syria - during the civil war - and from forgotten countries in Africa as South Sudan and Mali. Fabio feels the urgency to tell the stories of people who are rendered powerless and provide unbiased information focused on human rights.

In 2015, with other committed photographers and a group developers, Fabio founded MeMo Mag, a platform that uses the strength of digital technology to develop new ways of storytelling.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

What Works

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Magnum FoundationFUJIFILM X Series US and The Bronx Documentary Center are proud to present a group exhibition by nine Magnum Foundation Fellows:

Santiago Arcos
Poulomi Basu
Xyza Cruz Bacani
Abbas Hajimohammadi
Eman Helal
Yuyang Liu
Manca Juvan
Anastasia Vlasova 
Muyi Xiao

Since 2010, Magnum Foundation has provided scholarships and intensive training each year to regional photojournalists and activists to tell stories within their home communities. In an effort strengthen this growing network, Magnum Foundation brought together nine former fellows from Iran, Ukraine, Slovenia, Syria, India, Ecuador, China, and the Philippines to produce a collective project. What Works explores the global issue of intolerance through local examples of bridge-building amongst groups that might otherwise be in conflict. 

The Magnum Foundation fosters creativity and diversity in documentary photography, activating new audiences and ideas through the innovative use of images. Through grant-making, mentoring, and creative collaborations, we partner with socially engaged image-makers experimenting with new models for storytelling. Learn more:magnumfoundation.org

Partner and Sponsor: FUJIFILM X Series US
The images will be printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Luster.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Kiki

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Join The Bronx Queer Forum for the second installment of their LGBTQ Summer Screenings for Kiki at the Bronx Documentary Center on Thursday, July 20th at 7pm!

Kiki, a documentary film by Sara Jordeno, explores the contemporary LGBTQ vogue scene 25 years after Paris is Burning was released. 

While much has changed since the launch of that groundbreaking documentary, Kiki shows that despite the tremendous gains in LGBTQ rights gained, many of the struggles still remain the same.

Immediately after the screening, we'll have a special performance by Slim Ninja from the iconic House of Nina.

Voguing before, during, and after the film is welcome and encouraged so come and be yourself!

Free and open to all.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

The Wolfpack

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The second screening of our 2nd Annual Women’s Film Series. The film series will showcase movies made by women filmmakers.

Q&A with director Crystal Moselle will follow the film.

The Wolfpack is the true story of six brothers locked away from society in a Manhattan housing project who found a window to the outside through film.


CRYSTAL MOSELLE is a New York based director best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack. In the past she was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Excavating Taylor Mead. In the last decade she has been working with short-form storytelling for publications such as Vice and The New York Times, where she created a series called "Something Big, Something Small," featuring talent such as Pharrell Williams and Shepard Fairey. Later collaborations with Pharrell included, “Meet the Bae’s,” a series profiling the artists back up dancers. Moselle is also a regular contributor for “Nowness” creating original work including viral sensation, "Shapeshifting," on a pack of 14-year-old Ballerinas. 

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General, Free for 18 and Under

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

My Way to Olympia

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BDC Sports Film Series

My Way to Olympia is a documentary directed by Niko von Glasow, which follows disabled athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics. 

The film focuses on Matt Stutzman, an armless American archer; Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen; the Rwandan sitting volleyball team; one-legged German swimmer Christiane Reppe and the tetraplegic Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis.

The BDC is proud to partner with POV for this screening. Learn more about the film on the POV site here: www.pbs.org/pov/olympia/.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Return to Homs

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Q&A with filmmaker Talal Derki via Skype will follow the film.

War changes people, including 19-year-old Basset Saroot, who went from star goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team to peaceful advocate for Arab Spring reforms to armed insurgent. 

Winner of Sundance's 2014 World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, this is an unprecedented view inside a conflict that many accuse the world of overlooking. Winner of the first George Polk Documentary Film Award.

This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS's award-winning nonfiction film series. 


Suggested Donation: Bronx residents $5, general $10, 18-and-under free.

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A discussion with the journalists who as part of a The New York Times series have been exploring every murder last year in the Bronx’s 40th Precinct, home to the Bronx Documentary Center. 

This will be a chance for the reporters to talk about their work and more importantly for people in the 4-0 to talk about how their community continues to be affected by the persistence of violent crime and how coverage of the violence impacts the community.

Panelists: Al Baker, James C. McKinley Jr., Ben Mueller, Ashley Southall and Edwin TorresDavid Gonzalez will moderate the discussion.

Learn more about the series in this Times Insider piece and an article about the series on Neiman Storyboard.
Times Insider piece: 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Émilie Régnier + Amy Sall

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Exhibiting photographer Émilie Régnier in discussion with Amy Sall, Founder, and Editor of SUNU Journal, and part-time lecturer at The New School, about the ongoing cultural conversation between Africa and the Western world.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition 'From Mobutu to Beyoncé', in which the photographer Émilie Régnier explores the symbols of power and style in Dakar, Kinshasa, Paris, Abidjan, New York, and even a small town in Texas. On view at the Bronx Documentary Center from April 15th through June 4th.



EMILIE REGNIER is a Canadian-Haitian photographer born in Canada in 1984. Régnier spent most of her childhood in Africa, mainly Gabon. In 2009 Émilie moved to Dakar, Senegal where she was based until 2015. She is now based in Paris. Régnier worked in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and throughout Africa. Her work has appeared in numerous international publications such as Le Monde Magazine, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, International Courier, Express, Jeune Afrique, Foam, and Yet, among many others; and has also been exhibited widely in Europe, Africa, Middle East and North America.

AMY SALL is Founder and Editor of SUNU: Journal of African Affairs, Critical Thought + Aesthetics, a forthcoming online platform and print journal seeking to amplify the youth voice and perspective on matters and ideas concerning Africa and the diaspora. With a keen interest in cultural studies, African affairs, and artistic expression, Amy Sall is interested in the ways in which media, visual culture, and critical theory inform, shape and encourage discourses surrounding the socioeconomic, political and cultural. Currently, she is a part-time lecturer in the Culture and Media Studies department of The New School University's Eugene Lang College.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Father's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Father's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Halloween

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Halloween Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

The Price of Photography

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“Photography is not a hobby for me. It’s a way of life.” Mahmoud Abou Zeid, better known as "Shawkan", an Egyptian photojournalist wrote from the infamous Tora prison. Shawkan has been imprisoned since August 14, 2013, when he was arrested while covering the dispersal of a protest of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, one of the most violent events in the country’s modern history. Shawkan, who was 25 at the time of his arrest, has now spent more than 1000 days behind bars.

Shawkan’s photos are a poignant reminder of the early optimism of the Egyptian revolution and the uprisings which swept the Arab world. From celebrations in Tahrir Square to revolutionary graffiti, the fact that his last photos feel dated is a visual testament to how long he’s been behind bars. Shawkan’s arrest is a marker of a dramatic change in Egypt, which has since transformed into one of the world’s worst jailers of journalists.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is showcasing the work of Shawkan in order to advocate for his swift release, and to highlight the plight of journalists and journalism in Egypt today. Shawkan is a recipient of CPJ’s 2016 International Press Freedom Award.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Jackson

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The first screening of our 2nd Annual Women’s Film Series. The film series will showcase movies made by women filmmakers.

Q&A with director Maisie Crow and Alissa Quart, Executive Editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

With a single abortion clinic remaining in the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has become ground zero in the nation's battle over reproductive health-care. 

Jackson The Film is an intimate portrait of the interwoven lives of three women in this town. Wrought with the racial and religious undertones of the Deep South, the lives of two women are deeply affected by the director of the local pro-life crisis pregnancy center and the movement she represents.


After an award-winning career as a photojournalist, MAISIE CROW turned her attention to filmmaking. In 2014 her short film, The Last Clinic was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy, and she was listed as one of PDN InMotion’s 20 Emerging Artists to Watch in Film and Video. In 2012, her multimedia project, Half-Lives: Chernobyl Workers Now won an Overseas Press Club award. In 2010, her short film A Life Alone was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Most recently, she worked as a director of photography on MTV's documentary series, True Life.

ALISSA QUART is the author of three non-fiction books, a journalist, an Emmy nominated multimedia producer, a professor, and a poet. Alissa is currently working on her latest non-fiction book, Squeezed, about the American middle class family for HarperCollins. Her first book of poetry, Monetized, was just published. Alissa is the Editor in Chief of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a non-profit devoted to commissioning, editing and placing narrative journalism, photography and video about inequality and economic insecurity. 

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General, Free for 18 and Under

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Please join us to celebrate the opening of the Tim Hetherington Photobook Library, one of the few New York City's libraries dedicated to photography.

The library is stocked with the books of the late Tim Hetherington, an Oscar nominee and World Press Photo award winner, who helped plan the BDC before his tragic and untimely death.

The BDC gratefully acknowledges the support of Tim's parents, Judith and Alistair Hetherington, who generously donated his books to the Bronx Documentary Center. 

The library is currently accepting photobook donations and will be open Saturdays from 1-5PM and by appointment.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Mother's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Mother's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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*Please note this event is NOT HELD at the BDC.

The goal of our 3rd annual Gentrification Conference is to educate, strategize and plan community resistance to gentrification. 

Join us for a day of film screenings and a panel discussion that will provide South Bronx residents with the opportunity to learn about and discuss issues surrounding gentrification. The Bronx Photo League's (BPL) Jerome Avenue Worker's Project will be on view. Learn more about the photo collective's project covering the changing face of Jerome Ave here: http://nyti.ms/1LnFPq4

In partnership with New Settlement Apartments Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) and City Limits.

Food, childcare and interpretation provided.
Free and open to all. Please contact Susanna at CASA with any questions: 718-716-8000

PANELISTS

VIVIAN VAZQUEZ
Co-Producer of Decade Of Fire
Vivian Vazquez is Nuyorican and grew up in the Longwood district of the South Bronx during the time of the fires. She left in 1980. After returning to the Bronx, she led projects for children, youth and senior center programs at Bronxworks for nine years. Vivian managed the development of educational youth development models in GED completion and college access programs throughout the city. Currently, she is the Director of Community-School Partnerships at the New Settlement Community Campus, a new K to 12 public school in the Bronx. She is a proud member of 52 People for Progress and Decade of Fire is her first film project. 

VICKI BEEN
Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner
Vicki Been is responsible for leading the nation’s largest municipal housing agency and is charged with creating and implementing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan, a bold initiative to create or preserve 200,000 affordable homes and apartments over 10 years. Prior to her appointment as HPD Commissioner, Ms. Been was Director for NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, a nationally renowned academic research center devoted to the public policy aspects of land use, real estate, and housing development. She also served as the Boxer Family Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and Affiliated Professor of Public Policy of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

RHYNNA M. SANTOS
Photographer & Everyday Bronx Curator
Rhynna M. Santos is a photographer born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico and currently residing in Bronx, New York. Ms. Santos graduated from UCLA in 2007. Since then she has worked with a number of Bronx based organizations including Mind-Builders
Creative Arts Center, Bronx Documentary Center and Bronx Art Space. In 2014 Ms.Santos had her first solo exhibition in Madrid, Spain entitled Window to the Bronx. The exhibition expanded a global dialogue about urban, Latino immigration. Ms. Santos depicts the everyday life, geographies, emotions and realities of people of color in Bronx, New York. She has exhibited work as featured artist in Curate NYC 2013, Bronx Art Space: Access to Art 2014, Bronx X Bronx 2014 and the Jerome Avenue Workers Project 2015. Santos is currently a member of the Bronx Photo League at the Bronx Documentary Center and curator for the Instagram feed Everyday Bronx.

FITZROY CHRISTIAN
Tenant Leader at CASA 
Fitzroy Christian is a tenant leader at CASA (Community Action for Safe Apartments) and Bronx Borough Coordinator for Housing Court Answers. He has been a resident of the southwest Bronx for the past 40 years and is a tenant member on the Board of Directors of Legal Services-NYC. Fitzroy is a graduate of the City College of the City University of New York and spent 30 years of his working life as a technology professional, first as a computer technician at the now defunct Digital Equipment Corp., and later as Supervisor of Instructional Technology and Academic Computing at Fordham University’s Graduate Center at Lincoln Center. He has been involved in most of CASA’s campaigns and is currently a member of the Bronx Coalition for Community Vision, which is developing its community-led vision for the rezoning and development of Jerome Avenue. Fitzroy also maintains an information and help desk at the Bronx Housing Court for Housing Court Answers, from where he assists pro se litigants in navigating the complex and confusing labyrinth that is New York City’s Housing Court system.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Pariah

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Join us Saturday, June 24th at 7pm, as The Bronx Queer Forum kicks off its summer LGBTQ screening series at The Bronx Documentary Center with 'Pariah', a story about a 17-year-old African-American Brooklyn woman leading a double life as she hides her sexuality as a lesbian from her parents and family.

The Bronx Queer Forum's goal is to provide a safe space in our borough for its LGBTQ community to gather on a monthly basis to not only watch films and documentaries that are important to our communities but to also have a place to interact with one another in a borough that currently lacks such spaces.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Everyday Africa

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Join us on Thursday, July 13, for a conversation about Everyday Africa, the stereotype-busting photography project that spawned similar Everyday feeds on Instagram all over the world. Cofounder Austin Merrill will give a presentation about the project and will have copies of the new Everyday Africa book for sale. He'll be joined by Rhynna Santos, who will talk about the evolution of Everyday Bronx.

 

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A slideshow and presentation exploring the late photographer Tim Hetherington’s dynamic legacy. 

In addition, the Tim Hetherington Trust will announce the recipient of the third Visionary Award. 

Shortlisted nominees for The Visionary Award:
Laia Abril
Poulomi Basu
Zackary Canepari
Omar Imam
Andrea Ellen Reed

This celebration of Tim’s work marks the sixth anniversary of the mortar attack that took the lives of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros in Libya 2011. 

Free and open to the public.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

From Mobutu to Beyoncé

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The Bronx Documentary Center’s next exhibition, by the Haitian-Canadian photographer Émilie Régnier, explores the ongoing cultural conversation between Africa and the West. 

Émilie, who grew up in Central Africa, has created a series of portraits exploring the symbolic power of leopard patterns and prints in Dakar, Kinshasa, Johannesburg, Paris and even a small town in Texas. 

Émilie also documents hairstyles as a means of expression in Côte d'Ivoire, the fashion capital of West Africa, where women credit American pop stars such as Beyoncé and Rihanna with influencing their style and fashion. 

The completed cultural feedback loop, as Émilie’s photos demonstrate, is one in which many American designers and artists have traditionally taken their cues from African design and style.

Free and open to the public.

Learn more about the exhibition.


This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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This exhibition and holiday print sale will feature 40 memorable photographs--landscapes, portraits and street photography--of the Bronx and beyond by photographers from the BDC's Bronx Photo League and after-school photography program. 

On View:
December 10-11, 1-5PM
December 14-16, 3-7PM
December 17-18, 1-5PM

Closing Party: Saturday, December 17th, 5-8PM
Enjoy refreshments and holiday snacks while you shop for a good cause!

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Join award-winning photographer Giles Duley for a talk and slideshow. The gift of a camera changed the course of Giles’ life; he started out as a fashion photographer but moved to a career documenting humanitarian issues and the consequences of conflict. In 2011, whilst working in Afganistan, Giles was injured by a landmine. Despite his serious injuries, Giles continues to dedicate his life to telling stories through photography. 

He will talk about his current project Legacy of War, which documents the long-term impact of conflict on communities, including the refugee crisis in the Middle East and most recently the human impact of the fighting in Mosul.

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The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) invites you to our 2nd Annual Photo Auction Benefit on October 13th, 2016. We are taking the Bronx to the Brooklyn Brewery to celebrate our five year anniversary and honor photographer Joe Rodriguez. The auction will feature the works of over 40 internationally renowned and emerging photographers; proceeds will fund the BDC's educational programs, exhibitions and public programming. We’d love for you to be part of this important event.

The Bronx Documentary Center is an educational space and gallery. Our mission is to share photography, film and new media with underserved Bronx communities and the cultural community at large. We work to ensure people of all colors and incomes help shape ideas and images about our communities.

Since 2011, the BDC has had many successes, including dozens of thought-provoking exhibitions featuring emerging and internationally renowned photographers. We are proud to have also trained up-and-coming photographers, journalists and documentarians in the South Bronx community. Initiatives like the Bronx Photo League, a mentorship and technical training program for Bronx photographers, our free after school program for Bronx youth – the Bronx Junior Photo League, as well as lectures and other public programs are just some of the ways that we do this.

You are invited to an event that will bring together hundreds of photographers, documentarians, political leaders, philanthropists, friends and long-time supporters for a night of fundraising and celebration.

Many of the most celebrated photographers in photojournalism, portraiture, landscape and documentary photography have donated images for this auction. Prints of all size and subject matter will be available, many of them museum quality and ready to frame.

Tickets include entrance to the auction, hor d’oeurves, drinks, and the opportunity to take part in the photo auction.

Sponsored by Fujifilm Cameras.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Lynsey Addario, Peter van Agtmael, Victor Blue, Fabio Bucciarelli, Guillermo Cervera, John Conn, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, David A. Delgado, David "Dee" Delgado, Fanta Diop, Timothy Fadek, Donna Ferrato, Ricky Flores, Bud Glick, Chantal Heijnen, Tyler Hicks, Chris Hondros, Lisa Kahane, Ed Kashi, Phillip Leonian, Kadir Van Lohuizen, Ira Mandelbaum, Diana Markosian, Jim Nickelson, Edwin Pagan, Bill Pierce, Larry Racioppo, Emilie Regnier, Eugene Richards, Nina Robinson, Joseph Rodriguez, Richard Sandler, Aaron Siskind, Edwin Torres, Damon Winter

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Mario Cruz is releasing his new book Talibes: Modern Day Slaves, published by FotoEvidence, at the Bronx Documentary Center. Cruz will present his work and be available to sign books.

Cruz gained rare access to the dark side of many darras (Koranic schools) in Senegal and captured disturbing but stunning photographs of the lives of young boys subjected to slave-like conditions. The book Talibes: Modern Day Slaves documents an alarming development among the darras that impacts at least 50,000 young boys in Senegal, aged between five and 15.

Talibes: Modern Day Slaves contains 70 black and white photographs, an introduction from Lauren Siebert from Human Rights Watch and an essay by Fatou Diouf of We Are One Sn. The texts are in English, Arabic, Portuguese and French. It will provide local and international NGOs working on the issue enduring testimony and concrete evidence about the systematic exploitation of children in some daaras in Senegal. Mario Cruz is working in collaboration with organizations in Senegal and neighboring Guinea-Bissau who are using his images in public education campaigns to spur social change.

The work received the 2016 World Press Photo Award for Contemporary Issues and was a finalist for the 2016 FotoEvidence Book Award.

Talibes: Modern Day Slaves is available to purchase online at the FotoEvidence bookstore.

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“If we can’t come up with anything better than imprisonment, then it is good to be aware of human evolution. A portion of the prison population certainly consists of pathological criminals. But what about all the others?”– Jan Banning



In 2008, Dutch photographer Jan Banning gained worldwide recognition with the release of his book Bureaucratics (Nazraeli Press) that garnered rave reviews and sold out quickly. Edited by Martin Parr, it contains 50 environmental portraits of civil servants in eight countries: Bolivia, China, France, India, Liberia, Russia, the United States and Yemen.

Jan Banning’s newest book, Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice, which releases in the United States this fall, is a natural extension of Bureaucratics. The book is a rare and innovative examination of criminal justice combining the world of photographic art with that of legal science. Banning’s photographs reveal the daily realities of the police, the courts, the prisoners, and the often hidden prison conditions in four countries: Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States.

Jan Banning will discuss his work with noted photo editor and independent curator Elisabeth Biondi followed by a book signing.

JAN BANNING is a Dutch autonomous artist/photographer, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He was born in Almelo
(Netherlands) on May 4, 1954, from Dutch East Indies parents, and he studied social and economic history at the Radbout University of Nijmegen. Banning’s art work has been acquired by museums such as the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. His photo series have been published in print media that include Days Japan, GEO (France, Germany, and International), l’Espresso, Newsweek (US and Japan), One World, Sunday Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Guardian Weekend, National Geographic, Time, Vrij Nederland, among many other outlets. Banning has been the subject of a television documentary by Frank van Osch entitled A Touch of Cruelty. To visit Jan Banning’s website, go to: www.janbanning.com.

After fifteen years as Visuals Editor of The New Yorker, ELISABETH BIONDI left the publication in the spring of 2011 to work as an Independent Curator. She has curated Subjective/Objective and Under The Bridge for the NY PhotoFestival 2011 and New Yorker Fiction/Real Photography at Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea. In 2011 her exhibition Beyond Worlds: Photography in the New Yorker was the fall season’s opening show at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York and an expanded versions of the show traveled to the Ullens Center in Beijing. Her exhibition Widely Different: New York City Panoramas was on view at the Seaport Museum in New York. Biondi is a Senior Thesis Adviser for SVA Graduate School and a photography consultant for Stern magazine. Her column Portfolio is published in Photograph. Most recently she was a juror for the World Press Photography Awards in Amsterdam and the Sony World Photography Awards in London, the addition to numerous other national and international photography juries. For more information, please visit: http://www.biondifoto.com/

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Journeys: Immigration Stories

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FEATURING

Justin Arroyo | Jada Arroyo | Tony Baizan | Kayla Beltran | Bianca Colón | Mitchell Dennis | Fanta Diop | Nailea Dominguez | Fritzi Garcia | Alberto Garcia | Julie Lozano | Saliyah Muhammed | Nicholas Noriega | Leonely Pacheco | Chloe Rodriguez | Ruby Simon

 

The Bronx Junior Photo League, the BDC's after-school documentary photography program, spent the first months of 2017 interviewing and photographing immigrants in our community. These 12 to 18-year-old Bronx students have created windows into the lives of a Vietnamese nun, a Dominican artist and an exiled Russian journalist among others. This work reveals the challenges and triumphs of life in today's New York City immigrant community. The exhibition will also feature work the students created throughout this year-long program.

The students will present their multimedia pieces at 5PM during the opening reception on Thursday, June 15th.


Learn more about the exhibition.

 

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Featuring the work of thirty eight independent photojournalists, this exhibit captures ordinary New Yorkers as they rallied, rioted, marched, and demonstrated. These stunning images document historic moments of violent confrontation such as the Tompkins Square Park and Crown Heights Riots and as well as organized protests involving non-violent civil disobedience and creative street theater. Collectively, these photographs, which have never before been exhibited together, chronicle New York’s history from 1980-2000.

The exhibit is co-curated by Meg Handler, former photo editor of The Village Voice, historian Tamar Carroll, author of Mobilizing New York: AIDS, Antipoverty and Feminist Activism, and Mike Kamber, founder of the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC). The exhibit was designed and produced by the BDC’s Cynthia Rivera and Bianca Farrow.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Nina Berman, Bill Biggart, Donna Binder, Donna DeCesare, Maximo Colón, Ricky Flores, Frank Fournier, David Gonzalez, Lori Grinker, James Hamilton, Meg Handler, Lisa Kahane, Mike Kamber, Gabe Kirchheimer, Carolina Kroon, Corky Lee, Meryl Levin, Andrew Lichtenstein, Tracey Litt, Dona Ann McAdams, Thomas McGovern, Tomas Muscionico, Marilyn Nance, Edwin Pagán, Brian Palmer, Clayton Patterson, Mark Peterson, Sandra-Lee Phipps, Sylvia Plachy, Alon Reininger, Richard Renaldi, Clarence Elie-Rivera, Joseph Rodriguez, Linda Rosier, Q. Sakamaki, Richard Sandler, Catherine Smith and Les Stone.

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New Documents

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Following a month of terrible violence in Orlando, Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas, the Bronx Documentary Center will open New Documents, an exhibition which examines the history of ordinary citizens photographing and recording extraordinary events.

From the early 1900s to the advent of Facebook Live, New Documents highlights the ways in which eyewitnesses have created and shared evidence to expose injustice and abuses of power, setting the agenda for social discourse.

Free and open to the public.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Valentine's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Valentine's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

How to Survive a Plague

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How To Survive A Plague is the story of two coalitions— ACT UP New York and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. 

DAVID FRANCE is an American investigative reporter, non-fiction author and filmmaker. He is a contributing editor for New York magazine, former Newsweek senior editor and published in magazines such as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and GQ.

 

Suggested Donation: Bronx resident $5, General $10, Free 18-and-under. Advance tickets available: http://bit.ly/2m9ALhv.

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Practical Information, Concrete Steps

Sunday March 5th, 1-6PM
Immaculate Conception School, 378 East 151st Street, Bronx, NY

Join us for the BDC's 4th Annual Bronx Gentrification Conference bringing together community residents with leading experts in zoning, tenants' rights, investigative practices and much more.

Bronx residents and workers only. Limited workshop seating is available--you must pre-register.

This year’s conference will focus on a series of workshops that will provide residents an understanding of gentrification in the Bronx and the organizing tools to push back and/or mitigate the effects. Each workshop will take place in three 30-minutes sessions, giving participants the opportunity to attend in three workshops during the conference. Childcare will be available.


Information is Power
The following are the workshops that will be available during the conference:

  • Who Makes the Plans?
    Daphne Lundi

    The urban planning profession has historically been, and still remains, a predominately white field. Urban planners are one of the many agents that help shape housing policy, infrastructure planning, and economic development initiatives in neighborhoods across the city. It is important that the planning field better reflect the diversity of the city as a whole. In this workshop participants will be introduced to the urban planning profession, explore ways in which their local knowledge and understanding of neighborhoods mirrors many of the skills that urban planners are trained in, and identify key points that planners need to know working in New York City neighborhoods.

  • Addressing Landlord Harassment: A Holistic Approach
    Tiffany Femiano, Michele Yankson, Porsha Shaf'on Venable, and Runa Rajagopal, The Bronx Defenders

    Are you experiencing harassment from your landlord? Know your your rights! This workshop will address your rights and responsibilities around what to do if you are experiencing harassment/in fear of landlord retaliation and are worried about your housing. We have housing, criminal defense/immigration expertise to address your questions and concerns.

  • What is Zoning?
    Mark Torrey, The Center for Urban Pedagogy

    Zoning law regulates land use across the city and shapes buildings, blocks, and whole neighborhoods. It can be a tool for preservation or for rapid physical and economic development. How does it work? Why is it so controversial? This set of activities explains the zoning of density, bulk, land use, and how proposed rezonings could affect your neighborhood.

  • Reimagining Community Land Trusts
    A. Mychal Johnson and Angel ‘Monxo’ López Santiago, South Bronx Unite

    This workshop will examine how community land trusts can help stop hyper real estate speculation in the age of mass development and community displacement.

  • Urban Renewal, Redlining, Rezoning and Race
    Harry DiRienzo, Banana Kelly; Tahica Fredericks, Banana Kelly Resident Council/Picture the Homeless Leader; Fitzroy Christian, CASA Leader/Bronx Coalition for Community Vision Leader and Spokesperson

    This workshop will explore the historically racist motivations behind major government-sponsored and supported land use actions. We will look at lessons learned, and how the Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision is building power to plan in a way that is fair and equitable first and foremost to the local residents and businesses, as well as those in surrounding communities.

  • What’s On My Block?
    Lisa Riordan Seville

    What's coming to your block? In this workshop, you'll learn step-by-step tools to use public databases to get insight into what new developments are being built and who owns the buildings your block. We'll also talk about tools that don't require a computer for those without a computer or internet at home.

  • Gentrification and Health Equity: Strategies for Community Wellness
    Elizabeth Hamby

    In New York City, your zip code says more about your health than your genetic code. Differences in health outcomes, from rates of disease to life expectancy mean that your neighborhood might literally be making you sick. This is unfair, and unjust. Join public health researchers from New York University to learn about the connections between neighborhoods, gentrification, and health. We will talk about how to understand the health of your neighborhood, as well as concrete steps you can take to protect community wellness.

  • Home Ownership and Collective Power
    Jasmine Murrill and Jason Isaacs

    During this interactive, solution-focused workshop, participants will be invited to reflect on their own relationship to money and ownership from an emotional and psychological perspective. We will also discuss practical resources and strategies for those interested in ownership as well as share our own path to homeownership.

  • Activist Oral Histories
    Marty Rogers and Libertad Guerra

    Come share your stories! Activists and community members Marty Rogers and Libertad Guerra will moderate and encourage attendees to tell their stories of organizing and community successes in pushing for fair and just communities. They will also discuss struggles and successes from years past, including reopening firehouses and closing the medical waste incinerator in the South Bronx.

  • Art, Culture, Community: Examining Strategies
    Danielle Jackson

    What can the arts look like in our community in the face of new real estate development? This workshop explores the ways artists and non-artists can get together to shape the places where the live and work.

  • Building and Preserving Affordable Housing In Today's Bronx
    Nancy Biberman, WHEDco

    The workshop will discuss issues that affect Bronx residents in the current real estate landscape: (1) Achieving deeper affordability in publicly-financed new housing construction; (2) Maintaining a community preference for new affordable housing without running afoul of Fair Housing Laws; and (3) The inherent tension between advocacy and development.

Conference Agenda:
1:00-1:45PM: Welcome and Workshop Announcements
1:45-2:00PM: Transition to First Workshop
2:00-2:30PM: Workshops [Round 1]
2:30-2:40PM: Rotate to Next Workshop
2:40-3:10PM: Workshops [Round 2]
3:10-3:20PM: Rotate to Next Workshop
3:20-3:50PM: Workshops [Round 3]
4:00-4:15PM: Reconvene for WNYC Panel
4:30-6:00PM: ”Keeping the South Bronx Affordable”
WNYC Panel Discussion with Mychal Johnson, Diana Hernandez, Jacob McIntosh, Juanita Lara, and Dilcia Mercedes
5:30-6:00PM: Closing Remarks

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Good Hair

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Bronx-based author and community leader Sulma Arzu-Brown and NYU professor Dr. Shatima Jones will take part in a panel discussion following the film.

In this documentary Chris Rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.

Prompted by Rock's daughter approaching him and asking, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?", Good Hair shows Rock engaging in frank, funny conversations with hair-care professionals, beauty shop, and barbershop patrons, and celebrities including Dr. Maya Angelou and others - all while he struggles with the task of figuring out how to respond to his daughter's question.



SULMA ARZU-BROWN is community leader with an extensive resume, Sulma Arzu-Brown has authored a children’s book that centers on positive awareness for young readers."Bad Hair Does Not Exist!" a bilingual book that encourages young Black, Afro-Latino, and multi-racial girls to see themselves, and their hair, as beautiful. Sulma Arzu-Brown, is a Garifuna woman and Afro-Latino from Honduras, was inspired to write the book after her three-year-old daughter's babysitter used the colloquial term "pelo malo," which is a Spanish term for "bad hair" to describe little Bella's curly textured hair.

Arzu-Brown has worked as a job developer for BronxWorks helping formerly incarcerated fathers find employment opportunities. Arzu-Brown now serves as the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s director of operations and is tasked with providing quality networking events, seminars, and fundraisers which seek to establish long lasting partnerships with members in support of Hispanic businesses and the community NYCHCC serves. In addition to her work with NYCHCC, Arzu-Brown is a Hunts Point Community Advisory Board member and co-owner of the Boogie Down Grind Cafe.

Arzu-Brown has received the Entre Nosotros Award from former Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo and Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo in recognition of her book and was honored by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for her work with NYCHCC. Arzu-Brown’s second book, ‘My Best Friend Likes Boy More Than Me’ was published in 2016. For more information about Arzu-Brown and her work, visitwww.nopelomalo.com

SHATIMA J. JONES is an Assistant Professor Faculty Fellow in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and the Department of Sociology. She earned her doctorate in sociology at Rutgers University, where she also received her master’s degree; and she holds a BA in sociology from Hunter College. Shatima is interested in the intersection of race, space, gender, and culture. Her dissertation, “Performing Race and Shaping Community in the Black Barbershop” focuses on how black people interpret and perform their racial identity, the processes by which they create community based on these understandings, and the significance of place and space in shaping these sentiments. The bulk of Shatima’s research employs ethnographic methods to uncover what black people think constitutes an “authentic” racial identity, how they signal this to others in everyday interaction, and how racially exclusive places shape understandings and performances of race.

At NYU, Shatima is writing a book manuscript based on her dissertation research. She is also embarking on a new ethnographic project focusing on women’s hair salons in order to explore gender differences in racial performance.


This screening is held in conjunction with the BDC's current exhibition "From Mobutu to Beyonce" by Émilie Régnier, which explores the ongoing cultural conversation between Africa and the West. On view until June 4, 2017.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Open Show NYC #21

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Open Show New York City returns to the BDC for their final screening of 2016.

Presenters:
Griselda San Martin | "The Other Side"
Kendra Rennick | "The Vietnam Slide Project"
Tomas Mantilla | "Rikers Island: Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
Sarah Blesener | "Toy Soldiers"
Mengwen Cao | "Here We Are"

Open Show events feature five curated presenters, from professionals to students, presenting 10 minutes each to show either a 20 image story or a 4-7 minute multimedia/film project.



Suggested Donation: Bronx Residents $5, General $10, Free for 18-and-under

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It's been almost thirty years since the publication of Eugene Richards' landmark book, Below the Line: Living Poor in America. The book, though acclaimed at the time, was also controversial. Critics applauded the revealing nature of the stories, but often added, as if in the same breath, that what was being shown was a negative view of the country, one that lacked hope. Pushed to reply, Richards countered that these stories were, in fact, portraits in courage. Each person encountered on his journey across America was struggling, against great odds, to better him or herself.

On the occasion of its 5th anniversary in October 2016, the BDC is honored to present Below the Line: Living Poor in America by Eugene Richards. The exhibition will feature more than two dozen black and white photographs from Richards's seminal project that depicts the extent of poverty in the United States in the mid 1980s. The project garnered Richards the 1987 International Center of Photography Infinity Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Photographic Reportage.

Published by Consumer Reports Books in 1987, Below the Line consisted of taped interviews and photographs made by Richards during a seven-month journey across America in 1986 visiting poor rural and urban communities in eleven states from Massachusetts to Wyoming. Richards writes: "As one person's history unfolded, I was often directed towards others. When I was with embattled farmers in South Dakota, I was moved to think of the migrant laborers who also worked the land, yet have no title to it. The family I visited in the Tennessee Mountains was barely hanging onto their ancestral homeland. How must it be, then, for people newly arrived in this country that must adapt to a new language, different customs, to an inhospitable economy? In the Arkansas Delta, the grandchildren of the aging and weary sharecroppers I photographed could barely wait to get away from home, to Chicago or New York, which held more promise for them... "

The BDC's Melrose neighborhood in the Bronx remains one of America's poorest communities, located just four subway stops away from one of the country's wealthiest, the Upper East side of Manhattan. It is the BDC's hope that Richards's powerful exhibition will stimulate a dialogue between the local communities it serves and the world at large about actionable steps to fight poverty.


Below the Line: Living Poor in America was made possible with the support of: NY Culture, Ford Foundation, State of the Arts NYSCA, Art Works, National Endownment of the Arts

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Nowhere People is a 10-year exploration by Greg Constantine of individuals and communities around the world who have been denied or stripped of their citizenship. 

The book exposes the tragic impact statelessness has on communities in twelve countries around the including: Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Myanmar, Kuwait, Iraq, Serbia, Italy, Ukraine, Kenya, Ivory Coast and the Dominican Republic. 

Copies of Nowhere People will be available for purchase.

Free and open to the public.

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Please note this is NOT at the BDC.

LOCATION: New Settlement Community Center
1501 Jerome Avenue (at 172nd Street), Bronx, NY 10452 

GALLERY HOURS:
Monday-Friday 9AM-8PM
Please note viewers will need to sign in and bring a photo ID for admittance to the exhibition.

This exhibition documents and celebrates the workers and trades people of Jerome Avenue, one of New York City’s few remaining working class neighborhoods where many still make a living in small shops and factories, or repairing auto-mobiles. The city is considering a plan to rezone two miles along Jerome Ave: speculation and rising rents are already evident. If passed, the rezoning will lead to construction of housing units, but also, many believe, to the end of a proud culture of industry and work in this last bastion of New York City’s working class.

The Bronx Photo League (BPL), a project of the Bronx Documentary Center, is made up of 16 Bronx photographers committed to documenting social issues and change in our borough. 

The portraits in this show were shot on Kodak Tri-X negative film with Hasselblad cameras and lenses. Authentic silver gelatin darkroom prints will be on display.

Learn more about the project and the BPL at www.jeromeaveworkers.com

Members of the Bronx Photo League will be in attendance as well as the portrait subjects and their families.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Mother's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Mother's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Los Sures

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The Bronx Documentary Center is proud to host a series of screenings of Los Sures:

Thursday, February 16th, 7-9PM
Saturday, February 18th, 7-9PM, Followed by Q&A with director Diego Echeverria
Sunday, February 19th, 7-9PM

Thirty years ago, South Williamsburg was known as “Los Sures,” a place imbued with vibrant life, a community of close-knit Puerto Rican and Dominican families living amidst everyday economic struggle. Today, with the neighborhood fully gentrified, it feels vital to remember this lost world, and Diego Echeverria’s essential documentary, shot in the early eighties on 16mm, brings it all back to life, through the eyes of five different residents.

Rediscovered in 2007, the film has become a cornerstone program of the Williamsburg arts nonprofit UnionDocs, which not only restored the film but in 2010 began the “Living Los Sures” historical memory project, an expansive documentary project about the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A UnionDocs release.

There is a suggested donation of $10 or $7 for Bronx residents. Free for 18 and younger.

Tickets available at the door or in advance: bronxdocumentarycenter.ticketleap.com/los-sures/

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

In the Game

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BDC Sports Film Series

In the Game is a documentary that follows the ups and downs of an inner city girls’ soccer team to reveal the very real obstacles that low-income students confront in their quest for higher education.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx residents, $10 General, 18-and-under free.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Open Show NYC #23

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Please join us for the summer OPEN SHOW NEW YORK screening on Tuesday, July 18th.

OPEN SHOW NEW YORK organizes FREE curated screenings of diverse, compelling work by photographers, filmmakers and multimedia producers in high-profile spaces. OPEN SHOW NY is a part of a global network with the mission to provide an opportunity for the public to interact directly with visual artists and talk about their work.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

9 Months in the Bronx

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Documentary screening and Q&A with BBC filmmaker Anna Bressanin and film subject Felicia.

Felicia is 22, she's from the Bronx and she's pregnant. She knows that as soon as she gives birth, Children Services may come to the hospital and take her baby away. And she’s determined to stop that happening.

This documentary follows the very personal journey of Felicia, filmed over the course of 9 months in the Bronx, by the BBC’s Anna Bressanin, a New York based video journalist.

Watch this documentary as it premieres at the Bronx Documentary Center, ahead of its global broadcast on bbc.com and on TV via the BBC’s international news channel BBC World News.

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The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) will be hosting a FREE "Know Your Rights" training for immigrant New Yorkers.

The training will inform immigrant New Yorkers, both documented and undocumented, of their rights when interacting with both immigration officers and police. 

The training covers the right to remain silent, the right to speak to an attorney, the right for proof of a warrant before a home raid, and the right for undocumented individuals not to hand over documents that prove their status. It also suggests best practices by immigrant individuals when they are stopped by police, state troopers, Customs and Border Patrol agents, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Free and open to all.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Father's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Father's Day Portraits. Each Bronx resident receives a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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The final screening of our 2nd Annual Women’s Film Series. The film series showcases movies made by women filmmakers.

Q&A with director Geeta Gandbhir will follow the film.

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers follows a unit of all female Muslim police officers are sent to Haiti as peacekeepers for a year.

GEETA GANDBHIR is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. She co-directed and edited Remembering the Artist Robert DeNiro Sr. for HBO, produced and edited Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley for HBO, and edited Which Way is the Frontline From Here?” The latter two films were nominated for Emmy Awards. Additional notable works include When the Levees Broke, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, Music By Prudence, Budrus, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, and God is the Bigger Elvis, which was nominated for the 2012 Academy Awards. Gandbhir’s films have won two Emmy Awards, one Academy Award, and three Peabody Awards.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General, Free for 18 and Under

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Legendary Hungarian photographers Judit M. Horvath and Gyorgy Stalter will give a slideshow presentation and talk this Thursday, June 1st, at 6:30PM.

The husband-and-wife team have documented the lives of Hungarians for decades. Their photos are filled with joy, tenderness, and love — and argue against prejudice and stereotypes. 

You can view their long-term Gypsy project Mas Vilag (Other World) here

Free and open to the public.

PHOTO: Tiszakarad, 1992. © Judit M. Horvath

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Easter

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed as part of our Easter Portraits. Each Bronx resident received a free 8x10 print and an invite to upcoming events. Thanks to Fujifilm USA for their continued support for our events.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Rejoice and Shout

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Rejoice and Shout is the definitive history of gospel music - some of the most emotional and powerful music in the world, and the foundation of the blues, country and rock n' roll. 

Packed with evocative photos, rare audio, recordings, stirring film appearances and TV performances, Rejoice and Shout is a jubilant journey through the 200 year musical history of African-American Christianity. Culled from hundreds of hours of music, the film features interviews and performances from the most celebrated voices in gospel music, including: Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson, Clara Ward, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Andrae Crouch, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the Selvey Family, Darrel Petties and many more.


This screening is held in conjunction with our current photo exhibition Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album by Nina Robinson on view at the BDC until May 29th

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Endurance | Omar Havana

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Régina Monfort, photo editor of the book, will join Omar Havana for the Q&A part of the presentation. 

Photojournalist Omar Havana was living in Kathmandu when the 2015 earthquakes struck. In the wake of the disaster, Mr. Havana started to document Nepali life. Gradually, global media’s attention on the issue waned, but the photographer didn’t stop working—he traveled around Nepal documenting both the destruction and the recovery as a testimony to the resilience of the Nepali people. His book, Endurance is the outcome of his efforts.

Copies of Endurance will be available for purchase.
The event is free and open to the public and is presented in partnership with FotoEvidence Press.

OMAR HAVANA was born in Spain in 1975. He is an award-winning photojournalist living in Asia since 2008. He moved to Nepal in October 2014 where he had been covering a wide spectrum of stories, mostly focused on the human dramas, achievements, and fights to improve the situation of the country. His photos during the earthquake were published by dozens of the most important publications around the world, including front pages in The New York Times. Some of his photos during the earthquake have been chosen among the best of the year by international media such as The Atlantic and Getty Images, receiving several international awards for his work in Nepal. For more information visit Omar's website: www.omarhavana.com/endurance

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“Bronstein has put together one of the richest portraits there is of modern Afghanistan – complicated, conflicted, and contradictory, but always compelling. Just try to put down this book without looking at every image, without feeling each person in your gut, in your heart. It’s impossible.”– Kim Barker

In the fall of 2001, the award-winning American photojournalist Paula Bronstein travelled to Afghanistan on assignment for Getty Images to document the U.S-led “Occupation Enduring Freedom” in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Captivated by the indomitable resilience and spirit of the Afghan people and the rugged beauty of their country’s landscape, Bronstein has made Afghanistan her mission ever since. She has returned to the country repeatedly over the past 14 years to document the lives of the Afghan people against the backdrop of a brutal and protracted war. This remarkable and nuanced body of work is gathered together for the first time in Bronstein’s powerful new monograph Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear (University of Texas Press, June 2016).

What sets Bronstein’s photographs apart from many of her peers is her choice to spend most of her time with the Afghan people. Her work goes beyond war coverage to reveal the full complexity of daily life in what may be the most reported on, yet least understood country in the world. The result is an intimate photographic portrait of this war-torn country’s people spanning 2001-2015. With empathy born of the challenges of being a female photojournalist working in a conservative Islamic country, Bronstein gives voice to many Afghans who remain silenced by Taliban repression, particularly women and children.

Represented by Getty Images Reportage, Bronstein documents the on-going challenges still facing the country today—among them, human rights abuses against women, poverty, heroin addiction and increased violence and instability—to the stirrings of new hope, including women participating in elections for the first time, education for girls, and expanded job and recreational opportunities for both men and women.

Afghanistan is cited by international rights groups as one of the worst places to live if you are born female and Bronstein’s searing photographs bear this out – from her depiction of the struggle of Afghanistan’s over 2.5 million war widows many of whom are left penniless and powerless and forced to beg on the streets, to the anguish and desperation of Afghan women who practice self-immolation to escape forced marriages and domestic abuse. Bronstein counters the tough issues with positive photographs of women active at political rallies and girls engaged in learning in school classrooms.

At the core of Bronstein’s work is her compassion for her subjects and her ability to gain extraordinary access to document the hope and beauty as well as the harsh realities of their lives. She is relentless in her pursuit of stories she believes must be shared with the world, and she goes after them, sometimes at great personal risk.

In her afterword in the book, Bronstein writes: “I have made some of the most extraordinary photos of my career in Afghanistan, with face after face offering a complex and intriguing gaze and revealing the constant tension between optimism and reality that shapes the lives of so many here. I keep going back, motivated and inspired by those faces, pushing against the difficulties, hoping to find fewer doors slamming shut and more people seeing reasons to smile.”

In her introduction, fellow award-winning journalist Christina Lamb describes the gains that Afghan women have made since the overthrow of the Taliban, as well as the daunting obstacles they still face, and Kim Barker, a staff reporter for The New York Times, writes the foreword. Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear is an eloquent portrait of everyday life and a story about the legacy of America’s longest war. This important and beautiful volume is the most complete visual narrative history of the country currently in print.


With over 30 years in the news business, Paula Bronstein is one of America’s most distinguished female photojournalists. She has won numerous awards, among them: Pictures of the Year International; National Press Photographers Association (Runner up: “Photographer Of The Year”); The Pulitzer Prize (Finalist: “Breaking News”); The Overseas Press Club of America (John Faber Award); Foreign Correspondents Club: Thailand (“Asia Photographer of the Year”); Leica Oskar Barnack Award (Finalist); and China International Press Photo (“Photo Of The Year”). Her work has been featured in numerous individual and group exhibitions including “Afghanistan’s Health Crisis,” Lido, Italy (October 2015) and the Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles (December 13, 2014 – May 3, 2015); “Women in War” at the 2014 Korea Photo Biennale; and “Women Between Peace and War – Afghanistan,” which traveled to New York, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Other venues include War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik – “Women War Photographers,” Visa Pour L’Image, Perpignan, France (2008), The Fence an outdoor Photography Exhibition – Photoville, New York (2014).

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Here Come the Videofreex

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Q+A with director Jon Nealon to follow the film.

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of renegade journalists known as the Videofreex democratized the future of the media as they deployed the first handheld video cameras to report and observe the world around them. 

In Here Come the Videofreex , directors Jon Nealon and Jenny Raskin tap into a treasure chest of restored tapes shot by the Freex, including interviews with icons like murdered Black Panther Fred Hampton and legendary activist Abbie Hoffman, charting the path of this underground video collective from their assignment on the counterculture beat for CBS News to their rupture with the network and creation of a radical pirate television station in upstate New York.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx residents, $10 General, 18-and-under free.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Nina Robinson

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Nina Robinson will speak about her two-year project Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album. The work is a unique and intimate exploration of loss, love and tradition in a rural Black community.

NINA ROBINSON is a documentary and portrait photographer based in the South Bronx and Arkansas. In her work, Robinson examines issues in underrepresented communities, aiming to break the visual prejudices of race, class and age. She has been published in The New York Times, was named one of Time Magazine’s “Instagram Photographers to Follow in All 50 States” and has exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Robinson teaches a phototherapy program at the William Hodson Senior Center, where, through the use of photography, older residents are able to openly explore personal and social issues. She is a member of the Bronx Photo League, a collective of documentary photographers in the South Bronx.


Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album is sponsored by Fujifilm Cameras, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Art Works and National Endowment for the Arts.

Suggested Donation: Bronx residents $5, general $10, 18-and-under free. 

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BDC Sports Film Series

Q+A with director Jerome Thelia to follow to the film.

Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play is a documentary that takes us to the far reaches of the globe and the deep recesses of our ancient past to answer the question: Why do we play ball?

This screening is part of the BDC's first annual Sports Film Series running from June 4-18th.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx residents, $10 General, 18-and-under free.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

The Dream | Fabio Bucciarelli

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In The Dream, Fabio Bucciarelli tells the stories of those who have fled the wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and beyond. His photographs reveal the refugees’ humanity and shows the strength of people who are sustained by a dream to be free of war, to find safety, to recover their dignity and to once again build meaningful lives. 

Free and open to all.

FABIO BUCCIARELLI is an award-winning photographer who focuses his attention on conflicts and humanitarian consequences of war. Fabio spent the last five years covering the major world changing events in Africa and Middle East.

This exhibition was produced in collaboration with Fotoevidence.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Osaretin Ugiagbe

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Osaretin Ugiagbe will discuss the work on view in his exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center, Unbelonging.

In Unbelonging, the photos of Nigerian-born photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe document the beauty and sorrows witnessed during a life split between the surging Bronx streets and the half-built flyovers of Lagos, Nigeria.

Learn more about the exhibition here.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Visualizing Criminal Justice

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The American criminal justice system consists of 2.2 million people behind bars, plus tens of millions of family members, corrections, and police officers, parolees, victims of crime, judges, prosecutors, and defenders.

The Bronx Documentary Center and the Marshall Project are proud to present a video exploration and discussion of this timely subject. Jenny Carchman will present a collection of short videos from the Marshall Project’s We Are Witnesses, a video exploration of our criminal justice system. The video series features twenty people telling their stories — a crime victim, a corrections officer, a judge, a formerly incarcerated woman, a parent, a child, a district attorney and more. 

Joseph Rodríguez, acclaimed photographer and author of Juvenile, will present work from his multimedia project on reentry in Los Angeles. RodrÍguez’s project focuses on residents of Walden House, a drug and alcohol transitional treatment center that has been operating in California for over 40 years. Walden House has various residential and outpatient facilities throughout California, including in-custody treatment programs and services for people transitioning back into their communities.

Jenny Carchman's We Are Witnesses takes a deeper look at the faces behind the complex and highly-flawed criminal justice system. 

For his project “Reentry in Los Angeles” documentary photographer Joseph Rodríguez worked with Walden House to produce photographs and interviews of its residents. During his time there, he witnessed various programs set-up to help residents recover and change their lives.

About the Panelists

JENNY CARCHMAN has made documentaries for both theatrical release and broadcast television, including PBS’s “Frontline,” “American Masters” and “American Experience,” as well as programming for HBO. Carchman helped produce documentary films for Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese (Public Speaking and George Harrison: Living in the Material World). She is the director of Enlighten Us (Mountainfilm 2016) and also directed the HBO documentary One Nation Under Dog. In addition to producing and directing films, Carchman serves on the board of directors of the Ghetto Film School.

JOSEPH RODRÍGUEZ is an internationally recognized documentary photographer. In 2001 his website Juvenile Justice appeared in cooperation with Human Rights Watch and Pixelpress, exploring the lives of five adolescents and their struggle with the California criminal justice system. His project, Juvenile focusing on youthful offenders in Silicon Valley, was published by PowerHouse Books in 2004. Joseph teaches at New York University, and the International Center of Photography, New York. He has also taught at universities in Scandinavia, Europe, and Mexico.

CARROLL BOGERT is the first-ever president of the Marshall Project. Bogert, who previously served as Deputy Executive Director for External Relations at Human Rights Watch and before that, as a foreign correspondent for Newsweek magazine, oversees the day-to-day operations of the Marshall Project, which covers criminal justice issues in the United States.

About the Marshall Project

The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal-justice system. They use award-winning journalism, partnerships with other news outlets and public forums to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets will be available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Join us for Bomba, Plena y Paranda Pa' Puerto Rico on Wednesday, October 11th, for relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

We will begin with a traditional Puerto Rican Parranda at 3rd Avenue and 149th Street at 6:45PM and walk up Melrose Avenue to E 151st Street and head towards the Bronx Documentary Center where we will be greeted by Bomba and Plena music for an evening of unity and fundraising.

There will be a silent auction of artwork from various artists who have graciously donated their pieces for this event.

Food and beverages will be available with 100% of all proceeds going towards the fundraiser to help the people of Puerto Rico in their darkest hour of need.

We ask for a $10 donation at the door or 1 needed supplies such as bottled water, batteries, first aid kits, gel hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, baby diapers, baby food etc. 

No donation is too big or small and no one will be turned away at this event even if you do not have $10 dollars, even $1 dollar or 50 cents will help greatly for those in need.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Father's Day

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As part of the Bronx Documentary Center's ongoing holiday portrait series we're holding Father's Day Portraits at two different Bronx locations this year. Join us at either and receive a free print per family!


Claremont Neighborhood Center

489 E 169th St, Bronx, NY 10456
10AM - 12PM

Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
1-3PM

 

© Adi Talwar/Bronx Documentary Center

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Docs 4 Tots | Batkid Begins

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center for the first screening of our children's film series Docs 4 Tots! 

Bring the whole family! Snacks will be provided.

In the film "Batkid Begins", the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the city of San Francisco join forces to grant a five-year-old cancer patient's wish to become Batman for a day, drawing worldwide attention and support.

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¡Proyección para niños!

¡Únanse al Bronx Documentary Center para la primera proyección de nuestra serie de películas para niños! En la película Batkid Begins, la Fundación Make-A-Wish y la ciudad de San Francisco se unen para otorgarle a un paciente de cáncer de cinco años el deseo de convertirse en Batman por un día, simultáneamente llamando la atención y el apoyo de todo el mundo. 

Se proporcionará colaciones y jugo.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Resident, $10 General, 18 and under free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

John Moore

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The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes Getty Images special correspondent John Moore for the launch of his new book, Undocumented. Since 2010 Moore has been laser-focused on the issue of immigration to the United States. Moore’s exclusive access to immigrants on all points of their journey, ICE agents, Border Patrol agents, the USCIS and dozens of NGOs here and abroad sets his photographs apart from all other work on the controversial subject. Join us for this event where Moore will show images and discuss what he learned working on this decade long project.

El Bronx Documentary Center le da la bienvenida al corresponsal especial de Getty Images, John Moore, para el lanzamiento de su nuevo libro, Undocumented. Desde 2010, Moore se ha concentrado en el tema de la inmigración a los Estados Unidos. Su acceso exclusivo a inmigrantes, agentes de ICE, agentes de la patrulla fronteriza, el USCIS y docenas de ONG aquí y al extranjero diferencian sus fotos a los otros trabajos fotográficos sobre este tema pertinente. Ven a este evento durante el cual Moore mostrará imágenes y analizará lo que aprendió trabajando en este proyecto durante una década.

 


BIO

JOHN MOORE  is a senior staff photographer and special correspondent for Getty Images. He has photographed in 65 countries on six continents and was posted internationally for 17 years, first to Nicaragua, then India, South Africa, Mexico, Egypt and Pakistan. He returned to the U.S. a decade ago and has focused on immigration and border security issues. Moore has won top awards throughout his career, including the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, World Press Photo honors, the John Faber Award and the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club, Photographer of the Year from Pictures of the Year International, the NPPA and Sony World Photography Organization. Moore is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He lives with his family in Stamford Connecticut.

JOHN MOORE  es fotógrafo principal y Corresponsal Especial de Getty Images. Ha fotografiado en 65 países en seis continentes y estuvo basado durante 17 años en el extranjero, primero en Nicaragua, luego en India, Sudáfrica, México, Egipto y Pakistán. Regresó a los Estados Unidos hace una década y se enfocó a cubrir temas de inmigración y seguridad fronteriza. Moore ha ganado importantes premios de fotografía a lo largo de su carrera, incluidos el Premio Pulitzer del 2005 por Breaking News Photography, honores de World Press Photo, el Premio John Faber y la Medalla de Oro Robert Capa del Overseas Press Club, Fotógrafo del Año de Pictures of the Year International, del NPPA y de Sony World Photography Organization. Moore se graduó de la Universidad de Texas en Austin, donde estudió Radio-Televisión- Cine. Él vive con su familia en Stamford Connecticut.


© John Moore

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC's Block Party

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Come celebrate our first Latin American Foto Festival with us! 

The day will include music, food, sports, family-friendly activities and more.

4PM: Join co-curator Michael Kamber for a guided festival tour.

4:30PM: Performance by the Mazarte Dance Company inspired by traditional Mexican dances, the dance company brings folklore back to life under the leadership of NYC’s distinguished choreographer and folklorist, Martha Nora Zarate-Alvarez. Combining dance, research and indigenous art, her choreographies honor the cultural vastness of Mexico as they embody the fusion of Mexico’s old and new as part of Mazarte’s mission to preserve these dances for the community and generations to come. 
 

We're proud to partner with Bronx based small business Citizen Caravan (formerly The Mix Pop-Up Cafe) for the second year in a row! Co-founders Vernicia Colon and Pedro Medina will be serving tasty drinks.

 

This event is held in conjunction with our  Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 12 -22, 2018. Featuring work from Puerto Rico, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Free and open to all.

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Architecting Community

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Location: Bronx Documentary Center, St. Mary’s Clubhouse 364 151st Street, Bronx NY 10451


On September 27th New America NYC and the New America Fellows Program invite you to participate in an exploration of how human behavior and urban life interact with and shape each other. In a two-panel, cross-sector dialogue New America National Fellows will be joined in conversation by MacArthur Fellows to consider how race, class, legal status, and other forms of marginalization inform how individuals experience the city—and the city experiences them.

Using locally-rooted stories from the speakers' own distinct fields, the conversation will shine a community-level lens on large-scale issues, observing how changes in design, technology, and law alter how we perceive our rights, define ourselves as neighbors, and seek out lasting change.

Please join us for a unique evening of art, conversation, and community-building at the Bronx Documentary Center to hear an ensemble of trailblazers discuss agency and belonging in the 21st-century city.

This event will also kick-off of the 20th anniversary year of the New America National Fellows Program. 


PARTICIPANTS


Reginald Dwayne Betts @dwyanebetts
Author, The Bastards of the Regan Era
Member, Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice
Class of 2017 Emerson Fellow, New America

Dr. Marcia Chatelain @DrMChatelain
Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor
Georgetown University
History and African American Studies
Class of 2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, New America

Nikole Hannah-Jones @nhannahjones
Staff Writer, the New York Times Magazine
Class of 2017 Emerson Fellow, New America
2017 MacArthur Fellow

Sara Hendren @ablerism
Artist, Designer, and Researcher in Residence, Olin College
Principal Investigator, Sketch Model, supported by the Melon Foundation
Class of 2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, New America

Cecilia Muñoz @cecmunoz
Vice President, Policy & Technology; Director, National Network, New America
Former Director, White House Domestic Policy Council, 2012-2017
2000 MacArthur Fellow

Kate Orff @KateOrff
Founder and Principal, SCAPE Landscape Architects
Director, Urban Design Program, Columbia University GSAPP
2017 MacArthur Fellow

Betsy Levy Paluck @betsylevyp
Professor of Psychology and Public Policy, Princeton University
2017 MacArthur Fellow

José A. Quiñonez @JQ_MAF
Founder and CEO, Mission Asset Fund
2016 MacArthur Fellow

Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Architecting Community: A Conversation with New America National Fellows and MacArthur Fellows
Thursday, September 27, 2018
6:00 PM Reception
6:30 PM Panel One
7:30 PM Panel Two

Join the conversation online by using #ArchitectingCommunity and #20Years200Fellows and by following @NAFellows@NewAmericaNYC and @macfound.

This event is presented in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Hunted in Sudan

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Post-screening conversation with journalist Phil Cox, Sudanese author Daoud Hari, producer Giovanni Stopponiand, and Program Coordinator for Committee to Protect Journalists Nicole Schilit.

In December 2016, freelance journalist Phil Cox and Darfuri author Daoud Hari were abducted and sold to the Sudanese government while traveling around the country to film an investigation into human rights abuses. 

Both filmmakers devised ways to survive captivity and interrogations. Finally, after concerted efforts by the UK and US governments, they were released in early 2017. The resulting story tells of an attempt by two driven journalists, one English and one Sudanese, to report in today’s Darfur. 

Their journey reveals their friendship and commitment to continue filming in the face of great adversity and risk. Through innovative animations and testimonies, this documentary offers an insight into a hidden Sudan where the government hunts independent voices and uses systematic torture and imprisonment on both its citizens and foreign journalists. This great documentary is the first independent report out of Darfur for many years.

We are proud to partner with the Committee to Protect Journalists for this event.

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The final screening of our 3rd Annual Women's Film Series which runs from Oct. 4-14th, showcasing an incredible lineup of talented directors and award-winning documentaries.  

Award-winning Cameraperson draws on footage shot over the course of 25 years, documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson searches to reconcile her part in the thorny questions of permission, power, creative ambition, and human obligation that come with filming the lives of others.

We're proud to partner with POV for this screening.

About the Director
Kirsten Johnson is an award-winning New York-based documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. Johnson, whose widely acclaimed directorial debut Cameraperson won top prize at the Cinema Eye Honors, has worked with a wide range of filmmakers, artists, and journalists, including Michael Moore and Laura Poitras.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General, Free for 18-and-under. 
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Screening & Q&A with director Amber Fares. Award-winning director and cinematographer Nadia Hallgren who has worked with Michael Moore and Laura Poitras amongst others will be moderating the Q&A with the film's director Amber Fares.

The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. 

Weaving together their lives on and off the track, Speed Sisters takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.

Speed Sisters is the third screening in our 3rd Annual Women's Film Series which runs from Oct 4-14th, showcasing an incredible lineup of talented directors and award-winning documentaries.  

About the Director + Producer

AMBER FARES is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer. Her feature-length directorial debut Speed Sisters premiered at Hot Docs in 2015, where it was one of the top 20 Audience Choice Awards, and won the Audience Award at the Irish Film Institute Festival. Speed Sisters is currently playing in film festivals around the world. Amber’s continually expanding storytelling approach is driven by the belief that personal stories can best help connect audiences to important topics and issues and has worked with organizations like UNRWA, Defence for Children International and Amnesty International. Amber co-founded SocDoc Studios to produce story-driven films that explore social issues. 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Foto-Féminas

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The founder of Foto-Féminas, Verónica Sanchis Bencomo, will share the history of the platform and its origin story. She will be joined by two of Foto-Féminas’ featured photographers, Paula Abreu Pita and Joana Toro, who will, in turn, share their recent work and discuss their paths as photographers. 

Foto-Féminas is a platform promoting the works of Latin American and Caribbean women photographers.

BIOS

 

VERÓNICA SANCHIS BENCOMO is a Venezuelan photographer and culture promoter based in Hong Kong. In 2013, Verónica started to collaborate with the cultural magazine, Ventana Latina, based in London. She created the monthly feature, Fotografia Latina, where she published monthly interviews with photographers working in Latin America. In 2014, she founded, Foto-Féminas, which promotes the work of women Latin American and Caribbean photographers. Verónica continues to contribute to photographic platforms such as Photographic Museum of Humanity (United Kingdom), Yet magazine (Switzerland) and Atlas Fotografia e Imagen (Chile). Veronica also works on her personal photographic projects and recently self-published her latest book, Blaze, in collaboration with the poet Cristina Gálvez.

PAULA ABREU PITA was born in Caracas in 1984. She received her degree in Social Communication at Universidad Monteávila in Venezuela. She simultaneously studied photography at Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía. In 2008 she traveled to London, where she studied art for six months at the University of The Arts London. In 2009 she obtained a Master's degree in Advertising and Fashion Photography at the Escuela de Artes y Espectáculos Tai in Madrid. During her stay in Spain, Paula collaborated with magazines such as Esquire, DXi Pocket, and Looc Madrid. Upon completion of her Masters, she returned to Caracas and worked at the TV channel “Venevisión. In Caracas, she had her first solo show "Peças da Madeira" in July 2010 and in 2011 her second solo show “Entre Águas de Portugal”. The same year, she moved to New York where she earned a Master's in Fine Arts at Pratt Institute. In 2013, she had her first solo show in New York entitled “Buena Vista 504”. Abreu Pita has exhibited at Photoville, First Street Gallery, Rush Arts Gallery and The Greenpoint Gallery and at Getty Images Gallery in London. Abreu Pita is a member of Foto-Féminas and teaches photography at PhotoUno in New York. 

JOANA TORO is a Colombian documentary photographer exploring issues of immigration, human rights, and identity. Joana is a self-taught photojournalist who splits her time between New York City and Bogota. She was a staff photographer with the major magazines and newspapers in Colombia. In 2011, Joana migrated to the United States to pursue her career as a documentarian and artist.  Her projects have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, and other international publications. Her first monograph, Masked was published in 2014 by oodee London.

About Foto-Féminas
Foto-Féminas is a platform promoting the works of Latin American and Caribbean women photographers. In addition to its online presence, the platform has exhibited at GuatePhoto Festival (Guatemala); Pingyao International Photography Festival (China); Museo Pumapungo (Ecuador) and Parque de las Mujeres Argentinas (Argentina). Most recently, Foto-Féminas launched a photography library, which looks to promote the editorial work of women photographers from the region. They have presented their collection at Para Site (Hong Kong) gallery and Art Culture & Outreach (Hong Kong). Upcoming events include Art Book Fair Taipei (Taiwan) and Hong Kong Print and Zine Festival.

Photo © Joana Toro

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ON VIEW
Nov. 11 - Dec. 23, 2017

ARTIST TALK
Joseph Rodriguez with Ed Morales
Saturday, December 2nd, 6PM

Shot in the mid-to-late 80s, Joseph Rodriguez's superb photographs of East Harlem bring us into the core of the neighborhood, capturing a spirit of a people that survives despite the ravages of poverty, and more recently, the threat of gentrification and displacement. 

In a now-distant landscape littered with abandoned buildings, ominous alleyways, and the plague of addiction, the residents of Spanish Harlem persevered with flamboyant style and gritty self-reliance. 

Mr. Rodriguez, himself a working-class Puerto Rican from the streets of Brooklyn, spent five years (1985-90) in “El Barrio” as the neighborhood is known. Working closely with families, residents and the neighborhood’s social institutions he attended birthdays, holy communion, funerals, demonstrations, graduations ceremonies and quiet Sunday afternoons on the block. Often, Mr. Rodriguez just hung out, spending time with his friends and waiting for a moment in time to raise his Leica. His vibrant Kodachrome images form the most powerful body of work in existence of New York’s Latino community in the bygone era of the 1980s.

Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, The Donnelley Foundation, and Ghetto Film School.

Free and open to all.

© Joseph Rodriguez
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org
 
 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

We Like It Like That

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Post-screening conversation with legendary musicians and film subjects Joe Bataan, and Johnny Colón.

Latin boogaloo is New York City. It is a product of the melting pot, a colorful expression of 1960s Latino soul, straight from the streets of El Barrio, the South Bronx, and Brooklyn. 

Starring Latin boogaloo legends like Joe Bataan, Johnny Colón, and Pete Rodriguez, We Like It Like That explores this lesser-known, but pivotal moment in Latin music history, through original interviews, music recordings, live performances, dancing and rare archival footage and images. 

This discussion will be moderated by Olivia Adechi, BDC Program Coordinator and Gallery Manager.


About the panelists
Johnny Colón is a pianist, trombonist, singer and composer. He was the bandleader behind the first boogaloo hit, “Boogaloo Blues,” and, in 1968, founded the East Harlem Music School where he teaches workshops on the history of salsa and its interpretation. 

Joe Bataan is a Latin soul musician who has been influenced by two musical styles, the Latin boogaloo and African American doo-wop. He pioneered a New York Latin soul that anticipated disco and created one of the first rap records to hit the charts.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s" by Joseph Rodriguez.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Join us for an evening with Teju Cole (writer, photographer, and critic at The New York Times Magazine) and Zun Lee (photographer, physician, and educator) as they reflect on their itinerant and polymathic careers. 
 
 
Cole and Lee will trade their favorite photographs and examine how the production and consumption of images shape conversations about the intersections of visual culture, social justice, and artistic practice.
 
 
 
BIOS
 
 
ZUN LEE is an award-winning Canadian photographer, physic, an and educator. He was born and raised in Germany and has also lived in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Chicago. He is the current Art Gallery of Ontario Artist in Residence and a 2015 Magnum Foundation Fellow. His focus on the importance of quotidian Black life has led to publications and mentions in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, The New Yorker, HuffPostMSNBC, Washington Post, Forbes, and Smithsonian Magazine. His exhibition Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood brings into focus the narratives of real fathers as caretakers, interrogating and dispelling stereotypes of Black masculinity and absent fathers.
 
TEJU COLE was born in the US in 1975 and raised in Nigeria. He is the author of two works of fiction: Every Day Is for the Thief, which was named a Book of the Year by The New York Times; and Open City, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award. His most recent books are the critically acclaimed essay collection Known and Strange Things and the synthesis of lyric and photography, Blind Spot. He is Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College and the photography critic for The New York Times Magazine.
  
 
 
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org
 
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Two-Day Photography Festival

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Friday, June 22nd & Saturday, June 23rd

7-11PM

 
Please note this event is not held at the BDC, it will be held on the step-street located at E. 169th St and Webster Avenue in the Bronx.
 

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) invites you to the opening reception for our upcoming two-day photography festival, Claremont Illuminated on Friday, June 22nd, AND Saturday, June 23rd, from 7-11PM.

Planned by the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Claremont Illuminated will be an evening photography festival that will revitalize and make safer a dark and isolated stairwell at 169th Street and Webster Ave on the edge of the South Bronx's Claremont Village, a New York City Housing Project.

The photography festival will feature numerous media projections on the walls surrounding the stairwell. The photos to be projected are by the BDC's Bronx Photo League photographers and youth from the Claremont Neighborhood Center; they are part of a collaboration with Claremont residents exploring the diverse lives and stories of the community.

There will also be several performances at the base of the stairs during Claremont Illuminated: America's oldest senior center, The Hodson Senior Center, located just across the street, will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a performance by the Hodson Senior Choir. The Butler Community Center's step team made up of teenage residents of Claremont, will also do a short performance.

Through this festival, the BDC, the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Claremont residents and community organizations will work together to activate public spaces and increase public safety and community connections.

“We’re thrilled about this partnership with the BDC to help elevate their work to improve community safety. Claremont Illuminated shows how we can accomplish more when we bring government and residents together to create safe, vibrant and thriving neighborhoods,” said Elizabeth Glazer, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.
 
 
             


"The Claremont Illuminated evening photography festival will be a powerful and unique use of documentary photography. The photos are by Bronx photographers taken in their Bronx community and being shown in six screen projection in that same community --all to create positive change. In my three decades working as a photographer, I've seen nothing like this." — Michael Kamber, photographer and BDC Founder and Director
 
Claremont Illuminated is part of The Claremont Village Documentary Project, a group project that was started in 2017 and explores residents' lives in a Bronx housing project and incorporates local voices through photographs, film, and multimedia, highlighting stories of community resilience and pride. For more information, visit here.

"While working on this project, I spent nights and weekends walking around Claremont, engaging with the community. All I needed to do was listen and the stories began to flow. Claremont Village is full of strength and tenacity and it is important that their stories are shared." — Ed Alvarez, Bronx Photo League Photographer
 
Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Participating artists, community groups, residents, and members of the press will be in attendance. Through this festival, the BDC, the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Claremont residents and community organizations working together seek to activate public spaces and increase public safety and community connections.
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The Claremont Illuminated festival is a pilot is the first in a series of media projects aimed at engaging South Bronx youth and artists to improve lighting and generate community interaction in public space to promote public safety and community connection. 

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that Claremont Illuminated was recommended for a $125,000 award through the NEA’s Our Town program. The pilot festival was funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs through the Mayor’s Grant for Cultural Impact, a special fund to support the integration of arts and culture into efforts to improve social well-being in low-income neighborhoods.

Claremont Illuminated is created in partnership with Claremont Healthy Village Initiative, and made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the New York State Regional Economic Development Corporation, and the Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund, which is generously supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and administered by Lincoln Center. The evening photography festival is created with assistance from Ethan Vogt, an artist with experience designing and producing large-scale nighttime site-specific public art installations and festivals in multiple cities.
 
The Bronx Photo League's Claremont Documentary project was made possible in part by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.


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ABOUT THE BRONX PHOTO LEAGUE
The Bronx Photo League (BPL) is a group of 18 Bronx photographers formed by the BDC to collaborate on documentary photo projects. The BPL was created with the intention of expanding access to documentary photography and providing skill development for traditionally underrepresented poor and working-class photographers and photographers of color in the Bronx. Building on the success of their recent Jerome Avenue Workers Project (jeromeaveworkers.com), the BPL embarked in 2017 on the Claremont Village Documentary Project (claremontdocproject.com). Follow the project on Instagram @claremontdocumentaryproject.

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Photo captions from top to left to right;
Claremont Village residents. Summer 2017. © David "Dee" Delgado/Bronx Photo League
Light display at E. 169th St and Webster Ave. © Adeline Lulo / Bronx Photo League

 

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Bronx Senior Photo League

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FEATURING

Carmen Adorno | Josephine Bell | Georgia Bowen | Cruz Agrinsoni | Florence Garuba | Sadiku Garuba | Susie Hairston | Gloria Halman 
Judy Hemphill | Mary Holloway | Carmen Malave | Ana Ruiz | Pansy Wright

ON VIEW
JUN 26 - JUL 10, 2018
300 E. 138th St., Bronx, NY 10454


Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibition by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), the Bronx Documentary Center’s (BDC) documentary photo
program for older adults.

Please note this event is not held at the BDC, the address is 300 E. 138th St., Bronx, NY 10454.

The BSPL is currently in residence at the Mitchel Senior Center. For news and updates, follow the BSPL on Instagram

BSPL Instructor: Rhynna M. Santos
Teaching Assistant: Jessica Kirkham  


About the Bronx Senior Photo League

The goal of the Bronx Senior Photo League is to develop participants' skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride. Through weekly instruction and assignments and regular field trips to such cultural institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wave Hill, the program provides older adults challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of belonging and improved quality of life.

 

This exhibition is made possible, in part, by funds from the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

 

HEADER: Members of the 2018 Bronx Senior Photo League. © Jessica Kirkham

 

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Proyector presents: Simple Intricacy, a special evening with Nicolás Pereda.

Provoking and innovative are terms frequently used to describe Nicolás Pereda's prolific work. On this special evening, we pair two short documentaries that look at complex issues, such as loss and social class, though seemingly simple stories. As common, on this young Mexican director's work, the line between fabrication and non-fiction becomes blurry, challenging us to decode meanings and submerge in his abstract-poetic narratives, exploring the themes of friendship and work.

It's a rare occasion to see his work on the big screen -besides festivals such as Cannes and Berlin, or cinematheques and archives. We're thrilled to have Pereda in attendance for a post-screening conversation of two of his films.

The Palace (2013, 36min)
A look at the everyday life of seventeen women who live together in a large house for financial and emotional reasons. They help each other with their daily chores and train themselves for various trades in order to obtain a job. The majority of these women will become nannies, domestic workers, and private nurses for senior patients.

Interview with the Earth (2009, 23min)
A mesmerizing study of grief that traces the echoes of a child’s accidental death across the lives of his friends and their families. Pereda’s fascinating short expands the ambiguity between fiction and non-fiction explored in his features, with its non-professional cast lending the film a deep authenticity and power which is paradoxically strengthened by the film’s open acknowledgments of its own deliberate artifice.

Nicolás Pereda is a filmmaker whose work explores the every day through fractured and elliptical narratives using fiction and documentary tools. His films have been exhibited in festivals around the world like Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Rotterdam, Toronto, San Sebastian and New York Film Festivals and have been awarded over twenty-five international prizes. He has had more than twenty retrospectives in various festivals, cinematheques and archives around the world including Anthology Film Archives, Harvard Film Archive and the Jeonju International Film Festival.

Event presented with the support of Cinema Tropical, The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Remezcla and Cinelandia USA.

Proyector is a showcase of contemporary Mexican films that despite receiving praise and recognition at international festivals, often get limited exposure in the US. The films also break away from standard commercial production conventions. The series opens a platform to discuss Mexico's diverse realities with panels of filmmakers and experts.

Curated by Mexican filmmakers and independent programmers Sebastian Diaz and Melissa Saucedo, Proyector screens in the many diverse barrios of New York City.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Open Show NYC

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Join us for a wonderful night of film and photography at the BDC hosted by Open Show NYC. The event will feature five curated presentations from individuals with varied media backgrounds. Each presenter will either share a 20 image story or a 3-8 minute multimedia/film project

Presenters:
Jessica Earnshaw | Aging in Prison
George Etheredge | Walmart Parking Lots
Dany Krom | Mater Saltu
Jackie Neale | Mexico-US: An Immigration Oral History
Cinthya Santos-Briones | Life in Sanctuary

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Stephen Ferry | La Batea

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The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes Stephen Ferry for the launch of the English version of his newest book, La Batea: Impressions of Gold in Colombia.

Ferry made La Batea in collaboration with his sister, the cultural anthropologist Elizabeth Ferry. The book is a carefully intimate look into the lives of artisanal gold miners, their craft, and their struggles with multinational mining companies and armed groups in Colombia.

La Batea: Impressions of Gold in Colombia is published by Red Hook Editions.
 
 
 
BIO

Since the late 1980’s, STEPHEN FERRY has worked as an international photojournalist. His photographic work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, and GEO to name a few. Ferry has traveled to dozens of countries documenting issues of human rights, social and political conflict, and environmental conservation. He has produced three books: I Am Rich Potosí: The Mountain that Eats Men, Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict and La Batea: Impressions of Gold in Colombia.


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door. 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

  
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

João Pina + Jon Lee Anderson

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The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes award-winning photojournalist João Pina in conversation with The New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson. Pina will discuss his new book, 46750

46750 is a visual account of the last decade in Rio de Janeiro, a portrait of the so-called “wonder city,” with all its contrasts and complexities. 46,750 is the number of homicides that occurred in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area during the decade between 2007 and 2016, while Brazil hosted both the World Cup and the Olympics, an average of 13 homicides per day.

Joao Pina spent ten years on this body of work, parts of which have been published in The New Yorker, Stern Magazine, El Pais Semanal and The New York Times. The work has been awarded with Estação Imagem 2017, PDN Photo Annual 2010 and been a finalist for the Henri Nannen Preis.

 

BIO

JOÃO PINA is a freelance photographer born in Portugal in 1980. He began working as a professional photographer at age eighteen and graduated from the International Center of Photography’s Photojournalism and Documentary Photography program in New York in 2005. Pina’s photographs have been published in D Magazine, Days Japan, El Pais, Expresso, GEO, La Vanguardia, New York Times, New Yorker, Newsweek, Stern, Time, and Visão, among others. He is a faculty member of the International Center of Photography in New York, and a regular lecturer and teacher of photography workshops. Currently, he is a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for 2017/2018. 

JON LEE ANDERSON a staff writer, began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998. Since then, he has covered numerous conflicts for the magazine, including those in Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Angola, Somalia, Sudan, Mali, and Liberia. He has also reported frequently from Latin America and the Caribbean, writing about Rio de Janeiro’s gangs, the Panama Canal, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and a Caracas slum, among other subjects, and has written Profiles of Augusto Pinochet, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, and Gabriel García Márquez. He is the author of several books, including The Lion’s Grave: Dispatches from AfghanistanChe Guevara: A Revolutionary LifeGuerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World, and The Fall of Baghdad. He is the co-author, with Scott Anderson, of War Zones: Voices from the World’s Killing Grounds and Inside the League. He has been honored by the Overseas Press Club, and in 2013 he was honored with a Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean. He began his career in 1979, reporting for an English-language weekly in Lima, Peru, and now regularly teaches workshops for Latin-American reporters.


FOTOEVIDENCE
was founded in 2010 to continue the tradition of using photography to draw attention to human rights violations, injustice, oppression and assaults on human dignity wherever they may occur. Photographs have not only changed people’s perception but, in some cases, altered the course of history.

For seven years, the FotoEvidence Book Award recognized one photographer whose work demonstrates vision and commitment in the pursuit of social justice and in 2017, FotoEvidence partnered with World Press Photo. The book award was renamed the FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo. The selected project is published by FotoEvidence as part of a series of photo books dedicated to the work of photographers, whose commitment and courage deliver painful truths, creating awareness and intolerance towards violations of human dignity.



 © João Pina


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non-gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Carlos Villalón

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Carlos Villalón's photobook Coca: The Lost War explores coca as a sacred plant and cocaine through the failed war on drugs. This book is the result of Villalon’s sixteen years traveling through the Americas trying to understand a plant that changes men, for good or bad, and to understand why the war on drugs failed.

The book contains seventy-three images and four written essays by experts such as Ethan Nadelmann, the former director of The Drug Policy Alliance; Wade Davis, a Harvard ethnobotanist; Calixto Kuiru, a shaman from the Amazon rainforest; and Karl Penhaul, a former CNN correspondent.

Coca: La guerra perdida es un libro de fotografía que explora la trayectoria de la coca como planta sagrada hasta la cocaína y la fallida guerra contra las drogas. Villalón pasó dieciséis años viajando por las Américas tratando de entender esta planta con una historia compleja que cambia a los hombres y para entender por qué la guerra contra las drogas falló.

El libro contiene setenta y tres imágenes y cuatro ensayos escritos por expertos como Ethan Nadelmann, ex director de la The Drug Policy Alliance; Wade Davis, un etnobotánico en Harvard; Calixto Kuiru, un chamán amazónico; y Karl Penhaul, un ex corresponsal de CNN.


 

BIO

CARLOS VILLALÓN, born in Santiago, Chile (1965), studied graphic design at VIPRO university in Santiago and then photography at Parson’s New School in New York City. In 2003 he became a contributor for Redux Pictures after working several years with Getty Images news. Since then Villalon has mostly focused his work in Latin America. His work has been published in magazines such as National Geographic, Colors, Newsweek, and Nature Conservancy to name a few. Since 2000 Carlos Villalon splits his time between New York City and Bogotá. In 2004 Carlos won an honorable mention in the POYi awards for his feature in National Geographic entitled “Cocaine Country”. In 2010 he was awarded second place in the general news category in World Press photo contest for his work “Cocaine Gangs” in Medellin, Colombia.

 
CARLOS VILLALÓN, nacido en Santiago de Chile (1965), estudió diseño gráfico en la universidad VIPRO en Santiago y luego fotografía en la New School de Parson en la ciudad de Nueva York. En 2003 se convirtió en colaborador de Redux Pictures después de trabajar varios años con las noticias de Getty Images.Desde entonces, Carlos ha centrado principalmente su trabajo en América Latina siguiendo sus aspectos culturales, sociales y políticos desde el punto de vista de una planta, Coca y su contraparte, la cocaína. Su trabajo ha sido publicado en muchas revistas como National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Colors, Newsweek y Nature Conservancy. Desde el año 2000, Carlos Villalon ha dividido su tiempo entre la ciudad de Nueva York y Bogotá, Colombia. En 2004, Carlos ganó una mención de honor en los premios POYi por su trabajo "Cocaine Country", que apareció como portada en la revista National Geographic. En 2010 fue galardonado con el segundo lugar en las noticias generales en el concurso de fotografía World Press por su obra "Cocaine Gangs".

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.


Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non-gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

HEADER: Indigenous people sailing in the Amazon. Colombia, 2015. © Carlos Villalón

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Kirsten Johnson

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SOLD OUT

Women’s Filmmaking Workshop

Critically-acclaimed cinematographer Kirsten Johnson (Academy Award shortlisted, 2017) will lead a workshop exploring ways of seeing and approaches to facing the challenges and opportunities for women in today's documentary filmmaking world.

Kirsten was the principal cinematographer on such films as Fahrenheit 9/11 and Citizenfour; she directed the prize-winning Cameraperson. In this workshop, she will provide hands-on examples of shooting scenes, discuss clips from her films and lead a tailored discussion of participants’ projects.

Kirsten will also discuss the physical, artistic and ethical challenges facing women in documentary filmmaking.  The workshop will also touch on issues of representation in the fast-growing filmmaking community as well as the opportunities and trends created by such changes.

The BDC will provide lunch by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant.

About the Instructor

Kirsten Johnson is a filmmaker and cinematographer interested in addressing the changing dimensions and urgent ethical challenges of documentary camerawork. Her most recent film Cameraperson, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2016, was short-listed for an Academy Award, won the National Board of Review “Freedom of Expression” prize, and was awarded three 2017 Cinema Eye Honors, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature. Her short film, The Above which premiered at the 2015 New York Film Festival was nominated for the IDA Best Short of 2016. Kirsten’s camerawork appears in the Cannes premiere, "Risk", in the Academy Award-winning Citizenfour, Academy Award-nominated The Invisible War, Tribeca Documentary winner, Pray The Devil Back To Hell, Cannes winner Fahrenheit 9/11, and Emmy Award-winning Ladies First.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Women filmmakers are strongly encouraged to participate. 10% off for BDC members at the photographer/filmmaker level or if you have previously participated in a BDC workshop.

Please email info@bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7 day period will receive a refund of the registration price not including service fees.

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ON VIEW
February 3 - March 31st, 2018

GALLERY HOURS
Thur-Fri 3-7PM
Sat-Sun 1-5PM

Since 2011, Zun Lee has embedded himself in the lives of African American families, many of them from the Bronx and Harlem, photographing the intimate details of their everyday lives. Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood brings into focus the narratives of real fathers as caretakers, interrogating and dispelling stereotypes of Black masculinity and absent fathers. 

Father Jerell Willis and his son Fidel laughing together on a peaceful walk through their neighborhood in the Lower East Side of New York City.  © Zun Lee 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Zun Lee’s Father Figure interrogates stereotypes about Black father absence and situates them in a broader context of pathologized black community. Lee’s photographs present images of black father presence that don’t mirror the statistics and myth of the nuclear American family. What are the realities of fatherhood, particularly black fatherhood, that are hard to categorize and quantify in this day and age?

Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a candid conversation about black fatherhood. The event will feature black men — primarily fathers — who will discuss their personal experiences with fatherhood and how these differ or align with community and societal perceptions. The goal of this event is to initiate and facilitate honest dialogue about the diverse and complex realities of black fatherhood.

Please note while all are welcome to participate in this event, we will prioritize hearing from the panel members, and members of the community.

Food and refreshments to be served.

 

Panelists:

SHAWN DOVE serves as the CEO of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA), a national membership organization dedicated to ensuring the growth, sustainability and impact of leaders and organizations focused on improving the life outcomes of America’s Black men and boys.

LANDON DAIS is an attorney, a political strategist, a project manager and a public speaker. Dais is the Political Affairs Manager and Compliance Manager for MedMen’s New York operations. He also runs a group called Brunch of Dads. The members participate in a monthly brunch where all the fathers and kids come together to break bread, share stories, and offer support to one another. Brunch of Dads is currently made up of 15 dads and their 18 kids.

JOEL L. DANIELS is a storyteller, born and raised in the Bronx. He was the recipient of the Bronx Council of the Arts BRIO Award for poetry, and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post, CNN, and BBC Radio to name a few.

ROBERT "BOB' MCCULLOUGH JR. is an executive producer and works in human services development. Bob has designed youth and community programs in New York City with focuses on education and professional development that has reached hundreds of students and adults. He also the co-founder of The Fatherhood Image Film Festival, The Global Summer Invitational and Legends Summer Camp.McCoulough Jr. produced #Rucker50 and The Real Rucker Park Legends.


 

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org.

 
 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Unaccompanied Children

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Over 82,000 children currently face complex deportation proceedings without counsel, a number that has doubled in the last six months. Most come from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, countries with the highest murder rates in the world.

In immigration court, the Department of Homeland Security is represented by highly trained lawyers who will argue for the children’s removal. Without an attorney, children have less than a 10% chance of avoiding deportation. With counsel, their chance is 86%. When deportation may be a death sentence, a pro bono attorney can be a lifeline.

Ruthie Abel’s Let It Be The Dream It Used To Be documents children who arrived alone in the United States seeking refuge. The title references Langston Hughes’ 1935 poem, Let America Be America Again, challenging our conception of the American Dream. The portfolio of photos depicts some of the few children in this country that fought for their right to stay here and won.

Please join the Bronx Documentary Center for a slideshow and conversation around due process, children’s rights, and immigrant advocacy. Panelists will include photographer Ruthie Abel, South Bronx United attorney Brendan Davis, Safe Passage Project social worker York Campos, and former clients who secured the right to remain in the United States.

 

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RUTHIE ABEL is a New York-based artist, originally from North Carolina. Her photography focuses on social justice issues and is informed by her experience as legal counsel to human rights-focused organizations, including the Open Society Foundations and The Rockefeller Foundation. As a student at Columbia Law School and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, her research examined the global plight of unaccompanied minors. In 2017, she received a grant from the Peter Reed Foundation in support of this work and joined Anastasia Photo as an Emerging Photographer.

BRENDAN DAVIS joined the South Bronx United (SBU) staff in 2014, although he had been volunteering with them since 2012. He is passionate about working with New York's diverse immigrant communities, and most recently was a volunteer coordinator with the Arab American Association of New York. Born and raised in Australia, Brendan received degrees in Business Management and Law from the University of Queensland.

YORK CAMPOS, is a social worker for the Safe Passage Project. Safe Passage Project addresses the unmet needs of immigrant children living in New York by providing legal representation to empower each child to pursue a safe, stable future.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org.

© Ruthie Abel 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Flint is a place

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Screening + Discussion T-Rex | Wednesday, May 9th, 7PM
Artist Talk: Zackary Canepari in conversation with Jessica Dimmock | Thursday, May 10th, 7PM

Flint is a place that no longer needs an introduction after this past year and it probably hasn’t needed one for the past 30 years. The city has long been the poster child for the American dream gone wrong. In a perfect world, this project would be conveying some other reality. But these ideas about Flint are accurate. Flint is a place of struggle. It’s true and everybody knows it. But that’s not all it is...

Flint is a place is a cross-platform episodic documentary series about Flint, Michigan. The project seeks to document a specific moment within this American city both as it’s perceived and experienced. The idea is not to show people some place that they don’t know. The idea is to put them in a place that they think they do know.

This project actually started with another project. T-Rex is a feature documentary about a teenage girl from Flint co-directed by myself and Drea Cooper. Claressa is her birth name and she’s a boxer. In fact she might be the best female boxer in the world.

Sports was Claressa’s ticket out of Flint. Not so much for her younger sister Briana. Briana represents everyone who has been stuck in Flint. Tough. Charismatic. Resilient. Funny. Heroic, in a sense. Fighting everyday. But stuck stuck stuck.

While the film is about Claressa and her resilience and grit, the web series looks deeper into Flint, with themes about community, kinship and poverty. Flint is a place gives viewers an even deeper dive into the systems and people within Flint, a place with a strong identity and deep scars.

What happens in Flint happens in many other urban American cities. But in Flint, it happens all at once. It’s what makes Flint so important in the national conversation. It’s been like a testing zone for American mismanagement. Eventually, something will have to change. Flint can’t go on like this. Better seems really far-fetched. Worse seems almost unimaginable. Crazy as it seems people will be there no matter what. Cause they’re proud. Or cause they’re stuck. Somewhere between those two facts is the reality. 

Created by Zackary Canepari
Transmedia producer - Liza Faktor
Art director / Graphic designer - Guillermo Brotons
Interactive designer / Developer - Frederik Delmotte
Produced by Screen 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

High School Opening Reception

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FEATURING

Justin Arroyo | Jada Arroyo | Tony Baizan | Kayla Beltran | Justin Brefo | Zarah Browne | Elisa Luna Cameron | Anastasia Cordona | Naomi Carrero | Bianca Colón | Mitchell Dennis | Fanta Diop | Cinthia Biannel Encarnacion Rodriguez | Fritzi Garcia | Alberto Garcia | Natasha Gil-Victorio | Jennifer Hernandez | Hailey Inoa | Diego Lozano | Julie Lozano | Tianna Maldonado | Shaeela Martinez | Agnes Ollivier-Yamin | Chloe Rodriguez | Ruby Simon | Janiyah Terry | Dylan Velez | Kalise Williams

 

 

Middle School Reception

Thursday, June 14th, 4-7PM

Presentations begin at 5PM

High School Reception

Friday, June 15th, 5-8PM

Presentations begin at 6PM

 

 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibition by the Bronx Junior Photo League, the BDC’s after-school documentary photo program for 12 to 18-year-olds. Our students have spent the past school year exploring social justice issues as they documented their communities, families and environments. On view will be photo essays and multimedia stories on Bronx activism; housing access; public housing conditions; gun violence and public safety; community leaders and more.

JustinBrefo

MitchellDennis

NaomiCarrero

 

Work by the following students will also be on view:

Marcine Barrett | Ella Calzada | Danka Clara | Ivette Diaz | Nailea Dominguez | Gabriela Encalada | Gwendolyn Golding | Yolanda Gonzalez | Alyssa Gonzalez | Nayise Gonzalez | Nyasia Lopez | Ashley Lozano | Miguelina Ludo | Justin Martinez | Emily Negron | Taina Ocasio | Kevin Reyes | Marquis Robinson | Lizbeth Vizcarrondo | Haley Wright

 

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Citgo Foundation, the Clif Bar Family Foundation, Fujifilm, the Henry Nias Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Legislature, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the Pinkerton Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

All digital photos taken on cameras generously provided by Fujifilm.

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC's Block Party

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Celebrate the spirit of Melrose with us!  The day will include photo workshops, family-friendly art activities, music, a bounce castle, savory bites, exhibition tours, stickball games and more.

Partners:
• The Point CDC - Sun Prints activity station run by Isabel M. Figueroa, Youth Programs Coordinator at THE POINT CDC, Nestor Perez , ICP@THEPOINT Co-coordinator and Tiffany Williams, the Co-coordinator of ICP@THEPOINT.
• Lucky Pinhole - Pinhole Camera workshop taught by founder Pablo Hassmann.
• Dreamyard 

• The Mix Pop-Up Cafe - Ice Tea and Cold Brew served by founder Vernicia Colon.
• Immaculate Conception Church

Free and open to all.

This event is held in conjunction with our current exhibition Unbelonging by Osaretin Ugiagbe, on view until Aug. 13, 2017.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Anita M. Samuels

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In conversation with author Anita M. Samuels discussing her book, "Rants & Retorts: How bigots got a monopoly on commenting about news online".

"Rants & Retorts" is a provocative exploration of the way in which reader comment sections — created to foster the free flow of ideas and opinions on the news of the day — have spiraled downward into what many journalists call “cesspools” of racism and bigotry.

Samuels will be signing copies of "Rants & Retorts," which will be available for purchase at the event.

Free and open to all.

About the Author

Anita M. Samuels is a nationally acclaimed journalist and critic who writes about media, fashion, music, and culture. A frequent contributor to The New York Daily News, Samuels began her career on the staff of The New York Times Style Section, where a number of her features about the African American community earned her an award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Portfolio Review

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Get your work seen during five one-on-one sessions with the industry’s top photo editors. Register today!

Sign up to meet and get critiqued by the top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, UNICEF, Reuters and more. You will have the chance to meet one-on-one for twenty minutes with five of the following reviewers:

KAINAZ AMARIA Visuals Editor, Vox
SANDY CIRIC Director of Photography, Getty Images
JAMES ESTRIN Co-Editor, New York Times Lens Blog
NOELLE FLORES THEARD Programs Associate, Magnum Foundation
GENEVIEVE FUSSELL Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker
CASSANDRA JOHNSON Director, Steven Kasher Gallery
MARGARET KEADY Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal
NICK KIRKPATRICK International Photo Editor, The Washington Post
AMELIA LANG Associate Publisher at Aperture Foundation
BRENT LEWIS Senior Photo Editor, ESPN
GINA MARTIN Photographer Representative, National Geographic
PAUL MOAKLEY Deputy Director of Photography and Visual Enterprise, TIME Magazine
MARIE MONTELEONE Assignment Photo Editor, Bloomberg North America
CHRISTINE NESBITT 
Senior Photography Editor, United Nations Children's Fund
ELIZABETH RENSTROM Photo Editor, Vice
EUGENE RICHARDS Documentary Photographer
LAURA ROUMANOS Executive Producer and Co-Founder, United Photo Industries
JAMES WELLFORD Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic
DAMON WINTER Staff Photographer, The New York Times
YUKIKO YAMAGATA Acting Interim Director, Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project

Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top 10 choices. We will do our best to match you to your selections.

Throughout the day, you can relax and enjoy yourselves in the BDC’s intimate backyard patio and Tim Hetherington Photo Book Library. The BDC will also provide lunch by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant.

Email info(at)bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

 

FUJIFILM BRONX SCHOLARSHIP
There are six scholarship spots available for Bronx-based photographers, generously made possible by FUJIFILM. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

  • A short statement discussing your work and how the portfolio review would be beneficial to you.
  • 10 images from any body of work with captions.

The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note these submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision.

 

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7 day period will receive a refund of the registration price, not including Eventbrite's service fee.

**Please note that all reviewers are working professionals. In the event of last minute assignments or schedule changes, the BDC reserves the right to substitute reviewers.

© Mike Kamber/BDC

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Creative Lives

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In this groundbreaking anthology, the link between creativity and work is defined by a large range of people. We hear from a diverse pool of individuals, from photographers to ministers, explaining how resourcefulness, and unexpected paths, can increase job potentials. The book was put together by editor, Ed Murphy, the Executive Director of Workforce Development Institute, who has had a rich and broad career in the army, in intelligence, with Vietnam Vets in the labor movement and much more.

We have the pleasure of welcoming some of the book's writers who will make short presentations regarding their works. The list of writers includes 
photojournalist and founder of the Bronx Documentary Center, Michael Kamber; film producer, Kevin Christoffersen; novelist and poet, Esther Cohen; poet and psychotherapist, Marianela Medrano; filmmaker, Victoria Kereszi; jazz performance poet, Zigi Lowenberg; and dancer, career counselor, Patricia S. Schwadron. 
 
Copies of Creative Lives will be available to the public free of charge. Light food and refreshments to be served.

About WDI

The Workforce Development Institute (WDI) is a statewide non-profit that uses a range of tools — including ground level information, workforce expertise, and funding — to facilitate projects that build skills and strengthen employers’ ability to hire and promote workers. Their work often fills gaps not covered by other organizations and is accomplished through partnerships and collaborations with businesses, unions, other non-profits, educational institutions, and government.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Tchindas

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Join us on Saturday, August 26th for the 3rd Bronx Queer Forum's LGBTQ Summer Screening at the BDC!

This time we explore the transgender community of Cape Verde off the coast of Africa in the documentary 'Tchindas' which follows the titular subject as she prepares for the island's biggest event: Carnival.

Tchinda Andrade is considered by many to be the "mother" of the transgender community of Cape Verde since coming out in 1998 paving the way for others to follow suit. 

The Bronx Queer Forum's goal is to provide a monthly safe space for our community to gather and mingle in The Bronx where such venues are few and far between. The Bronx Queer Forum was founded by Ed Garcia Conde. 

There will be a special drag performance after the screening so make sure to get here early!

Free and open to all.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Joseph Rodriguez

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Joseph Rodriguez will discuss the work on view in his exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center, Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s. Moderated by Ed Morales.

In Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s, Joseph Rodriguez, a working-class Puerto Rican from the streets of Brooklyn, spent five years (1985-90) in Spanish Harlem, capturing a spirit of a people that survives despite the ravages of poverty, and more recently, the threat of gentrification and displacement. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Following the conversation, Joseph Rodriguez will be signing copies of his book Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s, which will be available for purchase.

BIOS

JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ is an internationally recognized documentary photographer Joseph Rodriguez was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Joseph's work has appeared in such publications as American Photo, Black&White, ESPN, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, and more. He has received awards and grants from the Open Society Institute, Justice Media Fellowship,  Katrina Media Fellowship,  National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, amongst others. Author of Still Here, Flesh Life Sex, Juvenile, The New Americans, East Side Stories: Gang Life in East L.A, and Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s. Rodriguez teaches at New York University, and the International Center of Photography, New York. He’s also taught at universities in Scandinavia, Europe, and Mexico.

ED MORALES is a journalist who has investigated New York City electoral politics, police brutality, street gangs, grassroots activists, and the Latino arts and music scene.  He has been a Latin music Newsday columnist and longtime Village Voice contributing writer whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Miami Herald, San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Jacobin, and The Nation. 

Held in conjunction with Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s by Joseph Rodriguez which is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, The Donnelley Foundation, and Ghetto Film School.  

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Resident, $10 General, 18 and under free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Block Party

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Celebrate the spirit of Melrose with us! Bring your families to our second block party of the summer.

The day will include a free family portrait photobooth, sports, a paper-making workshop, bounce castle, family-friendly activities and more.

Free and open to all!

 

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The winner of the 2018 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo is First Nation photojournalist Josué Rivas for his project Standing Strong about the spiritual awakening that occurred among the people resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.

The finalists are Zackary Canepari for Flint is a Place, an exploration of the challenges of life in Flint, Michigan, and 
Danielle Villasana for The Light Inside, a compelling story about the struggle of trans women in Peru.

Rivas’ work will be published in a hardbound book to be released this spring.

More on the projects:

Standing Strong | Josué Rivas
The gathering at Standing Rock was a dance between the modern and the ancestral. It was the epicenter of the awakening of humanity. For over seven months, I lived at the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, documenting the opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Thousands of tribal nations and allies gathered in peaceful prayer and created a worldwide movement. They called themselves Water Protectors.

Flint is a place | Zackary Canepari
For the last 5 years I have been working in Flint, Michigan on a project titled, “Flint is a place.” The project is conceived to be an immersive dive into a city that I find more layered, nuanced and important than how it’s commonly portrayed. The Flint work is comprised of portraiture, found photos and reportage and is punctuated by the intimate conversations I've had over the years with the residents.

A Light Inside | Danille Villasana
Tamara, the first trans woman I met in Lima, Peru, often told me she wasn’t going to live past 30. How could she, she’d ask, when society treats her as less than human? Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, Tamara's death this year came shortly after her 30th birthday. Through years of documenting the hardships trans women face, I’ve realized that an early death is more common than a long life. In fact, most trans women in Latin America die or are murdered before they reach 35 and the region leads the world in homicides of transgender people. 

Learn more about the FotoEvidence Book Award and the projects at fotoevidence.com.


Young man putting down tobacco, Fort Yates, ND. September, 2017. © Josué Rivas 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Rock Rubber 45s

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Please note this event is not held at the BDC.
Claremont Neighborhood Center’s basketball court, 489 E 169th St, Bronx, NY 10456

ROCK RUBBER 45s
 is a cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of authentic NYC culture orchestrator Bobbito García. Q&A with the director, Bobbito Garcia, to follow the screening.

The film explores García’s youth dealing with mistreatment, educational quandaries, identity, and loss as well as his ascension to self-determination as an adult freelance creative. The ballplayer/author/DJ/filmmaker has carved an independent career that has inspired millions throughout the world and has affected the growth and direction of the footwear, hip-hop, and sports industries in the process.

Film title: ROCK RUBBER 45s
Directed by: Bobbito García 

96 minutes. HD color. 
Saboteur Media/Goldcrest Films, 2018

View the trailer here


BIO

BOBBITO GARCIA NYC native and world-renowned  DJ Bobbito García is the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify  Books). The former NY Knicks/MSG  Network halftime reporter was the voice of EA Sports’ popular NBA Street video game and TV host of ESPN’s “It’s the  Shoes” series.  In 2007, Nike released seven co-designed  Air Force 1 sneakers bearing his signature. As an award-winning filmmaker,  Garcia has directed three documentaries, Doin’ It  In The Park: Pick-Up  Basketball, NYC, Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed  Lives, and Rock Rubber 45s. Currently, “Kool  Bob Love” produces his tournament Full Court  21™ All World in four continents,  and co-hosts NPR’s “What’s Good With Stretch And Bobbito” podcast.

Free and open to all.



Header: © Rock Rubber 45s

 
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Featuring the FUJIFILM GFX System

Dynamic Street Portrait Photographer and Documentary Photojournalist Ruddy Roye will lead a four-hour photographic exploration of the streets of the Bronx with the FUJIFILM GFX 50S. He will demonstrate his technique on the mirrorless medium format system, and showcase through hands-on methods, the use of everyday surroundings to highlight the beauty of daily life. Roye will show how he uses this technique to inform great storytelling. The outdoor portrait session will be followed by a portfolio of the day review where choice of lenses, composition and exposure techniques will be discussed.

Photographers should bring their own SD cards and laptops. GFX 50S loan units will be supplied for the course attendees in limited quantities; photographers do not need to bring cameras.

Advance registration required. Register here

About the Instructor

Radcliffe ‘Ruddy’ Roye is a Brooklyn based documentary photographer specializing in editorial and environmental portraiture, and photojournalism. Roye, who has over fifteen years of experience, is inspired by the raw and gritty lives of grassroots people, especially those of his homeland of Jamaica. Radcliffe strives to tell the stories of their victories and ills by bringing their voices to social media and matte-fiber paper.

Radcliffe has worked with magazines like National Geographic, New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Jet, Ebony, ESPN and Essence as well as with local newspapers like New York Newsday. Radcliffe honed his skills as a photojournalist by working as an Associated Press stringer in New York covering journalism events. He is also known for his documentation of the dancehall scene all over the world. He has traveled as far as Brazzaville in the Congo to document how Jamaicans and other dancers use the language of dance as a tool for their activism.

Radcliffe has also been instrumental in leading the Instagram charge as a photographer showcasing his interest in his community of Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn as a whole. The images he portrays in his “Black Portraiture” or “I Can’t Breathe” series have been the talking point of numerous forums on Instagram. He was asked to take over the New Yorker Instagram feed when Hurricane Sandy ravaged the eastern shores in October 2012. Since then, Radcliffe has been asked by New York University, the School of Visual Arts and is also an adjunct lecturer at Columbia University; engaging in conversations with photography students on the rise of Instagram and the changing face of photojournalism. 

Radcliffe was recently nominated as Times Magazine’s Instagram photographer of the year. His work is widely sought after for exhibitions all over the world. Most recently he was featured on the New York Times Lens Blog, at the Steven Kasher Gallery and at the Zimmerli Art Museum.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Fran Antmann

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Documentary photographer, Fran Antmann will present work and sign her book Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams, which explores the power and mystery of ancient indigenous healing practices among the Maya people of Guatemala. Antmann’s work is a testimony of a proud resurgent Maya identity. She will relate these practices to the contemporary struggle to restore these imperiled cultural traditions.

For thirty years Antmann has been documenting the lives and cultures of the Maya, Andean, Inuit, and Dene indigenous people. Her photographic work has focused on the lives and culture of the indigenous people of Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, the Dene First Nation people of the Western Canadian Arctic and the Inuit of Baffin Island, Canada. Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams was a finalist for the 2017 Lucie Photo Book Prize from the Lucie Foundation. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Bio

Fran Antmann is a documentary photographer, writer, and teacher living in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been exhibited and published in New York, Texas, Peru, Mexico, France, England, and Denmark.  She has received grants from the Fulbright Commission, the Ford Foundation, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Agfa Corporation, the Social Science Research Council, the Puffin Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Foundation. Antmann teaches photography at Baruch College, CUNY where she is also photo editor of their award-winning online publication Dollars and Sense.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Resident, $10 General, 18 and under free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Our children's film series Docs 4 Tots returns! Bring the kids for a screening of March of the Penguins.

At the end of each Antarctic summer, the emperor penguins of the South Pole journey to their traditional breeding grounds in a fascinating mating ritual that is captured in this documentary by intrepid filmmaker Luc Jacquet.
 
The journey across frozen tundra proves to be the simplest part of the ritual, as after the egg is hatched, the female must delicately transfer it to the male and make her way back to the distant sea to nourish herself and bring back food to her newborn chick.

This event is free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Snacks will be provided.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org.
 
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The Bronx Documentary Center is proud to present an evening of screenings and conversation with filmmaker Garland McLaurin and visual artist Zun Lee. McLaurin and Lee will discuss their joint focus on illuminating the everyday challenges of African American fatherhood through their respective projects.

Garland McLaurin will show a selection of POPS, his 11-part web series that addresses the reality and challenges of 21st-century parenthood for African American fathers. 

Zun Lee will present the motivation and story behind his "Father Figure" project. Both artists will discuss their respective journeys, as well as their motivation for telling these stories.

POPS is a documentary web series that addresses the reality and challenges of 21st-century parenthood for African American fathers. The media narrative of the deadbeat black father is generally accepted as a fact of life for African American children. Buried beneath these assumptions are the facts of black fatherhood that dispel some of those stereotypes.

The web series follows the parenting experiences of Shaka Senghor, La Guardia Cross Jr., and the Stroman-Inniss family during the course of a year. Each father explores the universal themes of responsibility, nurturing and love. They differ in personalities, socioeconomic backgrounds and struggles but share the collective experience of fatherhood. Their stories serve to reflect the reality of black fathers in the United States.

The discussion will be moderated by Olivia Adechi, BDC Program Coordinator and Gallery Manager. 

BIOS

GARLAND MCLAURIN is a Peabody-Award winning filmmaker; His web series POPS explores fatherhood for African American men, and was funded by ITVS Digital and National Black Programming Consortium. He co-directed/produced the Peabody-winning documentary series,180 Days a Year Inside an American High School and Hartsville that aired on PBS. He served as co-cinematographer on Wes Moore’s Coming Back documentary series, highlighting veterans, and for award-winning documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen's The New Black (Independent Lens), which explores the fight for marriage equality in the African American community.

ZUN LEE is an award-winning Canadian photographer, physician and educator. He was born and raised in Germany and has also lived in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Chicago. He is the current Art Gallery of Ontario Artist in Residence and a 2015 Magnum Foundation Fellow. His focus on the importance of quotidian Black life has led to publications and mentions in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Washington Post, Forbes, and Smithsonian Magazine. His exhibition Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood brings into focus the narratives of real fathers as caretakers, interrogating and dispelling stereotypes of Black masculinity and absent fathers.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Flint Town

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Post-screening discussion with co-directors Jessica Dimmock and Zackary Canepari, film subject and former Flint police officer Brian Willingham, and Bronx Defender attorney Shakeer Rahman.

* We will be screening episodes 3 and 4. We recommend audience members watch episodes 1 and 2 in advance here.

With unprecedented access, Flint Town is an intimate look inside a struggling police department that follows an ensemble cast of officers as they grapple with the challenges of policing a broken city while nationally, tensions between the police and community are more fragile than ever. Through very candid, and often unheard voices, both black and white police officers confront notions of race, implicit bias, and use of force in policing a city like Flint.

Flint is one of the most relevant cities in America. It’s also one of the poorest and most violent. But it wasn’t always this way. Flint used to be the poster city for middle-class America. In the 1970’s, when General Motors employed most of the city, Flint had the highest median income in the country. Today, it has the lowest. Schools have shut down, thousands of homes are abandoned and those that remain occupied have little to no value. People are desperate. As a result, crime and murder rates continue to soar. And now, with the water crisis, Flint has become the focal point for Americans who have been left behind in this new global economy.

In the middle of this situation is the Flint Police Department. Despite the need for adequate resources to deal with the high crime rates in Flint, the FPD has long been one of the most understaffed police departments in America. Over the last ten years, they’ve seen their numbers go from 300 officers to less than 100. They have 8 officers on patrol at any given time. For a city of 100,000 people, that’s ¼ the national average. Now, with all that’s going on in Flint, the water crisis, a new mayor, a new police chief and rumors of civil unrest, the Flint Police are trying to keep the city and themselves from imploding.

 

BIOS

ZACKARY CANEPARI (USA, 1979) is a visual storyteller working in a variety of different mediums. He began his career as a photojournalist in India/Pakistan before teaming with filmmaker Drea Cooper in 2010 and launching California is a place, a documentary film series which screened at Sundance and was viewed more than two million times.

The California series created new opportunities in both the commercial space and the editorial space for Canepari’s work and led to the project that first sent him to Flint, Michigan. The documentary feature film T-Rex, also co-directed by Drea Cooper, told the story of teenage Olympic boxer and Flint native, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. T-Rex premiered at SXSW in March 2015 and was featured on PBS in August 2016.

Canepari then released his first monograph about Flint, titled REX, which was published by Contrasto and won Photobook of the Year at the POYi Awards. In 2016, he launched Flint is a place, a sort of version 2.0 to the California project. Flint is a place consists of reportage, short films, found photos, virtual reality, interactive maps, and archival material. Canepari’s ongoing work in Flint resulted in his first World Press Photo Award and being named as Multimedia Photographer of the Year at the POYi Awards in 2016.  

JESSICA DIMMOCK is the recipient of numerous international awards for her photography and video work, including two World Press Photo awards for short films, The Inge Morath Award from Magnum, the F Award for Concerned Photography from Forma and Fabrica, The Infinity Award for Journalist of the Year from the International Center of Photography, and The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the Hamptons International Film Festival.  

She is a Sundance Edit and Story Lab Fellow, and her first feature film, The Pearl, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival. She was listed as one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine and was nominated for an Emmy for her work for a Doctors Without Borders short film series.  

Jessica began her film work when the artist Moby asked her to direct a music video for his upcoming single, "Wait For Me," and since then her clients have included HBO, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Microsoft, The UNFPA, Showtime, and PBS. She is also the director of the Netflix documentary series, Flint Town.


BRIAN WILLINGHAM was born and raised in Flint Michigan during the civil rights era. He served with the US Army in Germany during the Revolutions of 1989. After that, Willingham was a member of the Flint Police Department for 20 years before retiring. He received the Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush in 2007. He recently published his first book, Soul of A Black Cop. It is a day-to-day account of life as a patrolman in Flint's black community. Pulitzer prize-winning author Leon F. Litwack wrote,"[Soul of A Black Cop] is a scream from the bottom...a compelling and often unnerving documentary portrait of an urban war zone in which people endure lives of quiet despair..unique, poignant for it's humanity."

SHAKEER RAHMAN is an attorney in the Impact Litigation Practice at The Bronx Defenders, where his work includes helping Bronx residents confront systemic injustices in how they are policed. Shakeer has written about policing in the Harvard Law Review, the New York Times, Al Jazeera America, Dissent Magazine, and the London Review of Books blog. 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Colectivo +1 Workshop

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The BDC is organizing an editing workshop in collaboration with Colectivo +1 from Colombia. Colectivo +1 will walk participants through the editing process and the hands on training will be complemented with reflections on how to structure and disseminate photography projects. The workshop instructors will use their extensive experience to discuss the different stages that accompany the publishing of a photographic project. The workshop will also feature discussions of Latin American photography and presentations of photobooks/projects by Colectivo +1 members: "Lucía" by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, "Dulce y Salada" by Jorge Panchoaga and "Llano" by Juanita Escobar.

Participants are expected to bring a work in development or finished projects. Works can be printed or digital. Please bring your own laptop if you plan on working from digital files.

El BDC está organizando un taller en edición en colaboración con Colectivo+1 de Colombia. La formación práctica va a ser complementada con reflexiones sobre la estructuración y la difusión de proyectos fotográficos. El taller también incluirá discusiones sobre fotografía latinoamericana y presentaciones de fotolibros/proyectos realizados por los miembros de Colectivo +1: “Lucía” de Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, “Dulce y Salada” de Jorge Panchoaga y “Llano” de Juanita Escobar.

Se espera que los participantes traigan para trabajar sobre un proyecto en desarrollo o terminado. Los trabajos pueden ser impresos o digitales. Por favor traiga su propio ordenador portátil si usted planea trabajar desde archivos digitales.

 

Light food and refreshments will be provided.
This workshop is being provided free of charge. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.


COLECTIVO+1

Colectivo +1 is a photo collective of 5 Colombian photographers: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Juanita Escobar, Federico Pardo and Jorge Panchoaga. Their goal is to seek out and foster collaborations between photographers from different collectives and institutions -the “+1”- in order to develop and produce powerful photographic experiences.

Since 2014 Colectivo +1 has been producing 20FOTÓGRAFOS, one of Latin America’s most innovative and impactful photo workshops.

20FOTÓGRAFOS is an intensive educational experience aimed to rethink and reinvigorate photo education and the creative processes behind photo production. 20FOTÓGRAFOS is an 8-day immersive experience that brings together photo editors, instructors and students from all over Latin America, in order to create the ideal scenario to build and strengthen collaborative networks; to exchange and debate ideas around contemporary photography; to create individual and collaborative projects; and to work alongside local communities and leave behind valuable resources. 20FOTÓGRAFOS is a photo camp/retreat in which the participants are encouraged to break away from the industry norms and develop strong interpersonal and collaborative relationships. www.20fotografos.com

 

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS

Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo
@escobart
Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo studied architecture at the National University of Colombia. He received an MA in Photography and Urban Cultures at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He’s a member of Colectivo +1, CROMA, FUJIFILM’s X-Photographer. Escobar-Jaramillo has exhibited in over 90 individual and group exhibitions including, Fototeca de Cuba, 42 Salón Nacional de Artistas, #20FotógrafosAmazonas/Tlacotalpan, DRCLAS-Harvard University and MIT. He was a TED speaker and worked at Villegas Editores for 5 years. He designs photobooks in his free time. His new book Colombia, tierra de luz is set to be published at the end of 2018. He has run workshops for Zona Cinco, NatGeoStudentExpeditions, Banco de la República, Don Bosco, Taller de Fotografía Roberto Mata and designs photobooks for other photographers when he has time.

Jorge Panchoaga
@jorgepanchoaga
Panchoaga is an anthropologist and a photographer. His work deals with questions of identity, memory, language and the relationship between human beings and the environment. His work has been published in The New York Times, National Geographic, L'oeil de la Photographie, El País Spain, among others. He was awarded second place at POYLatam in 2017 and won Emerging Talent Award of Lens Culture in 2016. In 2015 he was nominated for the World Press Photo Latin America Masterclass. He is the co-founder of Colectivo +1 and CROMA Taller Visual. Panchoaga is currently an X-Photographer for FUJIFILM.

Juanita Escobar
@juanitafotografa
Juanita Escobar is a self-taught photographer, winner of the Colombian National Photography Prize in 2009 with her work People – Land, exhibited in the Santa Clara Museum, Bogotá, and co-author of the book, Silences: A plain of Women published by Número in 2009. She was awarded the Crea Digital scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and Technologies in Colombia for her e-book, El llano a ras de cielo. In 2015, Escobar was selected for the World Press Masterclass Latin America in Mexico. In 2016 she won the Portfolio Review Prize from National Geographic Society for her 9 year long body of work, Llano. In 2017 the Peruvian publisher house KWY published Llano. Later that same year she was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. This year, she was awarded the Magnum Foundation Fund for her ongoing project Orinoco, Women’s Journal. She has been a member of the Colombian photography collective Colectivo +1 since 2016.

 

Header: © Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC's Photo Auction Benefit

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Bid now!

Join us for our 4th Annual BDC Photo Auction Benefit at Brooklyn Brewery on Oct. 16th, for an opportunity to bid on works by renowned photographers, and be a part of an event that will bring together hundreds of photographers, filmmakers, documentarians, and friends for a night of fundraising and celebration. 

All are invited to bid, whether at the event or from afar!

For those of you joining us from home, the BDC is going high-tech by offering online and mobile bidding. Mobile bidding is fun, easy and secure! Simply register here to get started. Once you’ve bid on an item, your smartphone will alert you if you’ve been outbid you so you can bid again!

Participating photographers include:
Michelle Agins • Peter van Agtmael • Brassaï • Sharon Castellanos • Henry Chalfant  • John Conn • Jessica Dimmock  • Juanita Escobar • Tyler Hicks  • Chris Hondros • Mike Kamber •  Betsy Karel • Gary Knight  • Zun Lee •  Arthur Leipzig •  Susan Meiselas • Doug Mills • Carmen Petzey/Fotokids Guatemala • Jamel Shabazz • Stephanie Sinclair • Alec Soth • Brent Stirton • Harvey Wang • Iva Zimova and more!

Tickets are only $50 and include our beautifully produced auction catalog, open bar, and food from Allswell. DJ Jose Valerio will treat us to a set of house, disco, jazz, soul and more! A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, so buy your tickets now!

If you can't make it to the auction, please consider making a donation. Donations at any level are appreciated.

Funds raised will directly support benefit the BDC's education programs; Bronx Junior Photo League | Bronx Photo League | Bronx Senior Photo League | BDC Films.

Auction Rules and Item Pick-Up

Bidding will close at 9:15PM EST on October 16, 2018.
All items should be picked up from the Brooklyn Brewery by 9:30PM EST on October 16, 2018. Should the item need to be shipped, the buyer is responsible for all shipping charges.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Scarr at kelli@bronxdoc.org. Happy bidding! 

 


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Header: Untitled, 2015 © Sharon Castellanos. Bid on this print now!

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Daylight's 2018 Spring

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Join the BDC and Daylight to celebrate the release of Daylight's Spring 2018 photobooks!

All the books will be available for purchase at the event and the photographers will be present to discuss their projects.

Executive Order: Images of 1970s Corporate America
Susan Ressler
Executive Order is a trenchant look at corporate America, featuring portraits and office interiors shot during the 1970s in Los Angeles and the Mountain West.

 A Handful of Dust: Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Nish Nalbandian
A Handful of Dust gives a glimpse into the approximately 3 million Syrians who have fled war in their home country and are living in Turkey.

No Man’s Land: Views from a Surveillance State
Marcus DeSieno
No Man’s Land is a beguiling collection of sepia-toned natural landscapes pulled from security camera feeds.

Phantom Power
Barbara Diener
Phantom Power is a book about the intangible. Barbara Diener is fascinated by unexplained phenomena and, in this book, she has used a variety of methods to capture images that convey the ineffable qualities of human existence. 

Female
Pilar Vergara
Female strives to capture transgender women without artificial studio lighting or the irrelevance of color. While trans people are often sensationalized in the media, Pilar Vergara set out to quietly capture their individuality through intimate portraits.

Dear Shirley: A True Story
Hinda Schuman
Dear Shirley is a first-person saga of love and loss captured over more than four decades. The photographs and text contained in this diaristic account take an unflinching look at the dissolution of two marriages: Schuman’s marriage of 10 years to Jeremy, and of 27 years to Susan.

Houseraising: The Jersey Shore After Hurricane Sandy
Ira Wagner
The Jersey Shore was devastated by Hurricane Sandy, and remains under threat from storms, erosion, and rising sea levels. Despite the overwhelming odds, people repair and rebuild their homes on this precarious land using a rudimentary elevation system. 

I Write Artist Statements
Liz Sales
This delightful little paperback consists of humorously inventive fictionalized artist statements.  

DAYLIGHT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing art and photography books.

Header image: © Pilar Vergara

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

  

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

T-Rex

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Post-screening conversation with co-director Zackary Canepari, producer Sue Jaye Johnson and professional boxer Heather Hardy.

T-Rex is an intimate coming-of-­age story about a new kind of American heroine. For the first time ever, women’s boxing was included in the 2012 Olympics. Fighting for gold from the U.S. was Claressa “T­-Rex” Shields, just 17 years old, and by far the youngest competitor.

From Flint, Michigan, Claressa is undefeated and utterly confident. Her fierceness extends beyond the ring. She protects her family at any cost, even when their instability and addictions threaten to derail her dream. Claressa does have one stable force in her life. Coach Jason Crutchfield has trained her since she was just a scrawny 11-­year-­old hanging out at his gym. Jason always wanted a champion, he just never thought it’d be a girl. Her relationships with her coach and her family grow tense as she gets closer to her dream. But Claressa is fierce and determined. She desperately wants to take her family to a better, safer place and winning a gold medal could be her only chance.

  

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Co-Director
ZACKARY CANEPARI (USA, 1979) is a visual storyteller working in a variety of different mediums. He began his career as a photojournalist in India/Pakistan before teaming with filmmaker Drea Cooper in 2010 and launching California is a place, a documentary film series which screened at Sundance and was viewed more than two million times.

The California series created new opportunities in both the commercial space and the editorial space for Canepari’s work and led to the project that first sent him to Flint, Michigan. The documentary feature film T-Rex, also co-directed by Drea Cooper, told the story of teenage Olympic boxer and Flint native, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. T-Rex premiered at SXSW in March 2015 and was featured on PBS in August 2016.

Canepari then released his first monograph about Flint, titled REX, which was published by Contrasto and won Photobook of the Year at the POYi Awards. In 2016, he launched Flint is a place, a sort of version 2.0 to the California project. Flint is a place consists of reportage, short films, found photos, virtual reality, interactive maps, and archival material. Canepari’s ongoing work in Flint resulted in his first World Press Photo Award and being named as Multimedia Photographer of the Year at the POYi Awards in 2016.  


Producer

SUE JAYE JOHNSON spearheaded an unprecedented collaboration between The New York Times Magazine, NPR and WNYC to tell the story of the first women to box in the Olympics in 2012. As a part of the series, Johnson and collaborator Joe Richman of Radio Diaries gave Claressa Shields a microphone and recorder to document her journey to the Olympic Trials. ‘Teen Contender’ aired on NPR’s All Things Considered and won a Peabody Award. Over the last decade, Johnson has lived and worked in South Africa where she co-­founded Iliso Labantu, a collective of township-­based photographers. Her work is supported by Creative Capital, the NEA and OSF. She lives in NYC with her husband and two daughters.


HEATHER HARDY is a professional boxer from Brooklyn, NY and has been "fighting" to get women's boxing the visibility it deserves on national TV. Hardy currently holds two division WBC Champion Belts, Super Bantamweight and Featherweight. She trains at the World Famous Gleason’s Gym located in Brooklyn, NY which has been home to many boxing champions over the years. She trains at the World Famous Gleason’s Gym located in Brooklyn, NY which has been home to many boxing champions over the years. Outside of training, she's a single mother and a personal boxing trainer working out of Shadowbox with celebrities and business professionals.


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

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Join us for our 3rd Annual BDC Photo Auction Benefit at Brooklyn Brewery on Oct. 26th!

The auction will bring together hundreds of photographers, filmmakers, documentarians, and friends of the BDC for a night of fundraising and celebration. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on works by internationally renowned photographers such as Alex Webb, Ami Vitale, and Peter van Agtmael.

Tickets are only $50 and include open bar and amazing food from Allswell.

Participating photographers:
Victor J. Blue | Paula Bronstein | Joe Conzo Jr. | Gerry Paul Deiter | Elliot Erwitt |  Ricky Flores | Mark Hartman | Todd Heisler | Mike Kamber | Jason LaureYael Martinez | Andrew Quilty | Joseph Rodriguez | Richard SandlerQ. Sakamaki | Aaron Siskind | Rick SmolanAmi Vitale | Alex Webb |Rebecca Norris Webb | Daniella Zalcman | Mauricio Palos

Sponsored by FUJIFILM X Series US
Additional sponsors Ghetto Film School, Goldcrest Films, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, and Montefiore for supporting this event.

Bid on this print now. © Richard Sandler

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Join us for an evening of incredible short documentaries as part of our 3rd Annual Women's Film Series which runs from Oct. 2-15th, 2017.

Presenting:

They Took Them Alive
Post-screening Q&A with director Emily Pederson

In 2014, the disappearance of 43 college students sparked a historic social movement in Mexico. Faced with government obstruction of an international investigation into their disappearance, their families enter a new chapter of uncertainty but refuse to stop seeking justice and closure.

About the director
Emily Pederson is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker. Raised in Rhode Island and based in New York, she has spent most of the last four years in Mexico, covering social movements and the impact of the Drug War on Mexican society. Her documentary work has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, La Jornada, The Huffington Post and El Faro. She holds a degree in Photography and Human Rights from New York University.


The Other Side 
Post-screening Q&A with director Griselda San Martin

The Other Side is the story of deported musician Jose Marquez and his daughter Susanna who have been separated for almost 15 years but meet every month on either side of the US-Mexico border wall.

About the director
Griselda San Martin is a documentary photographer and filmmaker. For the past five years, she has documented the U.S.- Mexico border. Her long-term projects delve into issues of immigration, deportation, inequality and human rights violations. She is currently focusing on the Hispanic community in the United States, exploring the effects of the rising xenophobic political and social climate in immigrants and ethnic minorities. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times Lens Blog, The New Republic, The Huffington Post and El País among others.

The Valley of Quest
Post-screening Q&A with director Maria Badia

“He who knows himself, knows his Lord” ­—Prophet Muhammad 
This is a story about the “other” Muslims. In a small Spanish town in the inspiring Alpujarra mountains, in Andalusia, 35 families of Westerners live a simple life as newly converted Muslims, following the traces of Sufism, considered by many as the mystic and most spiritual branch of Islam.

About the director
Maria Badia is a storyteller and filmmaker from Barcelona based in Brooklyn since 2008. She first came to New York as a correspondent for a Spanish television network. She produces, directs, shoots, and edits commercial and documentary films. She was a fellow at the 2012-2013 Uniondocs Collaborative Studio. She is a current member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, a community of professional filmmakers with who we workshop our works once a week; and Film Fatales, a supportive group of women filmmakers collaborating in projects which gathers once a month. 

Of Birds and Boundaries
Post-screening Q&A with director Annie Berman

Of Birds and Boundaries is an animated documentary short that tells the story of ‘Marty’* a 25-year-old Hasidic family man in Brooklyn, who, yearning for freedom from his community, escapes into his own fantasies, and onto Craigslist, where he meets Annie, a secular filmmaker seeking a Hasidic researcher for her next project. What follows is the development of an unexpected relationship between two unlikely collaborators.

About the director
Annie Berman is a media artist living and working in New York City. Named one of Independent Magazine’s 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2016, her films, videos, performances, and installations have shown internationally in galleries, festivals, universities, and conferences, including the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Rooftop Films, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger Berlin, Kassel Hauptbahnhof, Babycastles Gallery, and the Rome Independent Film Festival where she was awarded the Best Experimental Film Prize. 


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Resident, $10 General Public, 18-and-under Free.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Slideshow + BBQ

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Join us this Wednesday, September 20th, for an outdoor photo projection and party.

All are welcome. The price of admission is 25 of your best pictures on a USB drive or a six-pack of beer. Or both. Your pictures will be part of our projection for the evening.

Donations for the grill are also welcome.

© Trevon Blondet

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Jim: The James Foley Story

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James Foley's Mother, Diane, will lead a discussion following the screening.

On Thanksgiving Day 2012, American photojournalist James “Jim” Foley was kidnapped in Syria. He was missing for two years before the infamous video of his public execution by ISIS was posted online, and sent shock waves across the world.

'Jim: The James Foley Story', a documentary by close childhood friend Brian Oakes, tells the story of Foley’s life through intimate interviews with his family, friends and fellow journalists – while fellow hostages reveal never-before-heard details of his captivity.

For information on how to participate in the annual James Foley 5K Run/Walk, held on October 14th, please visit here.

And to learn more about the work of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation visit jamesfoleyfoundation.org.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx residents, $10 General, 18-and-under free.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

N.O.K.- Next Of Kin

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Author, Inbal Abergil, in conversation with ICP - International Center of Photography Dean Fred Ritchin, and BDC Founder/Executive Director, and conflict photojournalist, Michael Kamber. 

Abergil will present her work and sign books. N.O.K.- Next Of Kin examines the ways in which American families memorialize their relatives killed in military conflict. Abergil traveled throughout the US to meet with relatives of fallen soldiers and to document their methods of coping through the preservation of personal effects.

Small, private monuments exist in garages, basements, and storage lockers across the U.S. Families must decide which objects to keep, what to take with them or let go of when they move or as time passes.

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INBAL ABERGIL is a visual artist and an educator, originally from Jerusalem. Her photographs investigate the aesthetic and societal norms through conceptions of time, memory and place, specifically in cultures where loss is a substantial part of daily life. Her work addresses the lived experience of conflict and trauma.

FRED RITCHIN is Dean Emeritus of the ICP - International Center of Photography, serving more than 3,500 students annually in graduate, certificate, continuing education, and youth photography programs. Previously Ritchin had founded the Documentary Photography and Visual Journalism Program at the ICP School and directed it from 1983–86.

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a photojournalist for more than 25 years. As a writer, videographer and photographer, he covered war and conflict for The New York Times in a dozen countries. He is the founder of the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography, writing, and film.

Suggested Donation: $5 Bronx Resident, $10 General, 18-and-Under-Free.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non-gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

CORTES, 2014. © Inbal Abergil

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Zackary Canepari

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Exhibiting artist Zackary Canepari will discuss the work on view in his exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center, Flint is a place, with photographer and filmmaker Jessica Dimmock.

Flint is a place is a cross-platform, episodic documentary series that seeks to document a specific moment within this American city in an intimate, character-driven way. The narrative is framed by the story of two sisters. Claressa, an Olympic boxing champion, and Briana, a teenage mother. Their story is punctuated by the best and worst of Flint. The water crisis on one hand, and prom on the other. Flint is a place is an opportunity for viewers to step into Flint — a place with a strong identity and deep scars.


BIO

ZACKARY CANEPARI (USA, 1979) is a visual storyteller working in a variety of different mediums. He began his career as a photojournalist in India/Pakistan before teaming with filmmaker Drea Cooper in 2010 and launching California is a place, a documentary film series which screened at Sundance and was viewed more than two million times.

The California series created new opportunities in both the commercial space and the editorial space for Canepari’s work and led to the project that first sent him to Flint, Michigan. The documentary feature film T-Rex, also co-directed by Drea Cooper, told the story of teenage Olympic boxer and Flint native, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. T-Rex premiered at SXSW in March 2015 and was featured on PBS in August 2016.

Canepari then released his first monograph about Flint, titled REX, which was published by Contrasto and won Photobook of the Year at the POYi Awards. In 2016, he launched Flint is a place, a sort of version 2.0 to the California project. Flint is a place consists of reportage, short films, found photos, virtual reality, interactive maps, and archival material. Canepari’s ongoing work in Flint resulted in his first World Press Photo Award and being named as Multimedia Photographer of the Year at the POYi Awards in 2016.  


JESSICA DIMMOCK
is the recipient of numerous international awards for her photography and video work, including two World Press Photo awards for short films, The Inge Morath Award from Magnum, the F Award for Concerned Photography from Forma and Fabrica, The Infinity Award for Journalist of the Year from the International Center of Photography, and The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the Hamptons International Film Festival.  

She is a Sundance Edit and Story Lab Fellow, and her first feature film, The Pearl, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival. She was listed as one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine and was nominated for an Emmy for her work for a Doctors Without Borders short film series.  

 

Jessica began her film work when the artist Moby asked her to direct a music video for his upcoming single, "Wait For Me," and since then her clients have included HBO, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Microsoft, The UNFPA, Showtime, and PBS. She is also the director of the Netflix documentary series, Flint Town.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Latin American Foto Festival

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FEATURING 

Sharon Castellanos / Peru  •  Jack Delano / Puerto Rico  •  Juanita Escobar / Colombia  •  Tatiana Fernández Geara / Dominican Republic 
Fotokids / Guatemala  •  Emmanuel Guillén Lozano  / Mexico • Félix Márquez / Mexico •  Francesca von Rabenau O'Reilly / Puerto Rico • Mauricio Palos / Mexico  •  Erika P. Rodriguez / Puerto Rico •  Misha Vallejo / Ecuador  •  Carlos Villalón / Colombia 


This July, the Bronx Documentary Center will create the first-ever Latin American Foto Festival held in New York City. This festival will bring award-winning photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America to exhibit their photographs, create installations and hold workshops and panel discussions.

 

           
© Tatiana Fernández Geara / Dominican Republic                                              © Carlos Villalon / Colombia

 

The event will take place in the Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood, one of New York's fastest growing and most dynamic communities. With installations in parks, schools, gardens and along city sidewalks, an estimated 50,000 residents and visitors will see what is sure to be one of New York's most exciting cultural activities.

 
 

ON VIEW
JUL 12- 22, 2018
WED-FRI 4-8PM
SAT-SUN 1-5PM

Curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

The Latin American Foto Festival is made possible by
Open Society FoundationsBronxCare Health System and BronxWorks.


The outdoor exhibits were printed by 

United Photo Industries


HEADER: © Sharon Castellanos / VII Mentor Program / Peru





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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Crime + Punishment

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Held in partnership with Social Cinema @ New America. 

A post-screening panel discussion with director Stephen Maing, NYPD officer Richie Baez, film subjects Pedro Hernandez and his mother Jessica Perez, and The Bronx Defenders attorney Karume James will be moderated by New York Times Metro reporter Ashley Southall. 

Crime + Punishment chronicles the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City. 

A highly intimate and cinematic experience with unprecedented access, Crime + Punishment examines the United States' most powerful police department through the brave efforts of a group of active duty officers and one unforgettable private investigator who risk their careers and safety to bring light to harmful policing practices which have plagued the precincts and streets of New York City for decades.

 

BIOS

Director, Producer
STEPHEN MAING is an Emmy-nominated Brooklyn-based filmmaker. His feature documentary, High Tech, Low Life, chronicled the gripping story of two of China's first dissident citizen-journalists fighting state-monitored censorship and was broadcast nationally on PBS. His short film, The Surrender, produced with Academy Award winner Laura Poitras, documented State Department intelligence analyst Stephen Kim's harsh prosecution under the Espionage Act and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary. He has directed numerous films for Time Magazine, The Nation, New York Times, The Intercept, PBS and Field of Vision including the Times Documentary Hers to Lose which was awarded a World Press Photo Award for Long Features. Stephen is a Sundance Institute Fellow and recipient of the International Documentary Association's inaugural Enterprise Investigative Journalism grant as well as a John Jay/Harry Frank Guggenheim Reporting Fellow. His most recent film Crime + Punishment was filmed over four years and received a Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

NYPD

RICHIE BAEZ has been an NYPD police officer for 14 years and is a member of the NYPD 12.


JESSICA PEREZ and her son PEDRO HERNANDEZ are film subjects in Stephen Maing’s documentary Crime + Punishment which follows Hernandez’s unlawful detainment at Riker’s Island for attempted murder. He was held in the jail for 8 months on a $250,000 bail for a crime that was later dismissed without trial.

The Bronx Defenders

KARUME JAMES is currently a staff attorney with The Bronx Defenders in the Criminal Defense Practice, where he has represented hundreds of low-income clients charged with misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses. Karume received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2014, where he was an Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellow, Associate Research Editor for the Brooklyn Law School Journal of Law & Policy, a member of the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society, Trial Division, and a recipient of the Regina Crea Memorial Prize at graduation for the most devoted and disinterested service during law school.  Karume began his career as a grassroots organizer, first representing nearly 1,000 unionized healthcare workers at UCLA Hospital, and later as a lead community organizer in South Central Los Angeles and the South Bronx, where he led advocacy campaigns to hold police accountable, increase youth recreational programming to reduce rates of crime and violence, and build community-based resident leadership. Karume remains actively involved in community-based and civic leadership organizations.  He is currently a board member with the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) and the co-chair of the Community Service Committee, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, and was a 2016 New Leaders Council Fellow.  Karume holds a B.A. in African American Studies with a concentration in Psychology from UCLA.

ASHLEY SOUTHALL is a criminal justice reporter at The New York Times. A graduate of Howard University, she was part of a team at The Times that examined the driving forces behind murders in the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx. She previously covered breaking news events like the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the Charleston church massacre, and she worked as a news assistant contributing to coverage of Washington under President Barack Obama. Her current journalistic interests include domestic violence, police discipline, bail reform and the effort to close the Rikers Island jail complex.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512. 

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The first screening of our 3rd Annual Women's Film Series kicks off with (T) ERROR followed by a post-screening Q&A with co-director Lyric R. Cabral. The Women's Film Series showcases an incredible lineup of talented directors and award-winning documentaries running from October 4-14th, 2017.

(T) ERROR is the story of a 62-year-old Black Panther-turned counterterrorism informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the first film to document a covert terrorism sting as it unfolds.

This discussion will be moderated by Olivia Adechi, BDC Program Coordinator and Gallery Manager.

About the Co-Director
Lyric R Cabral is a photojournalist, filmmaker, and cinematographer documenting stories seldom seen in mainstream media. Her verité works explore the intersections of race, religion, and surveillance in the United States. (T)ERROR, her first feature-length documentary, co-directed with David Felix Sutcliffe, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize for Break Out First Feature.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General, Free for 18-and-under.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

500 Years

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Post-screening Q & A with director Pamela Yates, producer Paco de Onís, and Cesar Yoc.

From a historic genocide trial to the ousting of a president, 500 Years ago tells a sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala's recent history, through the actions and perspectives of the indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to re-imagine their society .

In 500 Years , the Mayans lead Guatemala to a historical tipping point, from the genocide trial of former dictator General Rios Montt to the citizen's uprising that toppled President Otto Pérez Molina. While indigenous peoples of Guatemala are not strangers to oppression, with the recent events that took place over a tumultuous three-year span, change finally seems possible when their movement is with the general public will to end corruption.

500 Years is the third and final installment in director Pamela Yates and Skylight's epic trilogy on Mayan indigenous resistance in Guatemala, The Resistance Saga, which began with When the Mountains Tremble, followed by Granito: How to Nail to Dictator.

This screening was organized in partnership with Social Cinema @ New America.

This discussion will be moderated by Olivia Adechi, BDC Program Coordinator and Gallery Manager.

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Habrá una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con la directora Pamela Yates y el productor Paco de Onia después de la pelicula.

Desde un juicio histórico por genocidio hasta la expulsión de un presidente, 500 AÑOS narra la historia del creciente movimiento popular que se desarrolló recientemente en Guatemala, desde la perspectiva de la población indígena maya, en una coyuntura histórica que les permite re-imaginar su sociedad. 
 
En 500 AÑOS, los mayas guiaron a Guatemala a un punto de inflexión histórica, desde el juicio por genocidio del ex-dictador general Ríos Montt hasta el levantamiento ciudadano que derrocó al presidente Otto Pérez Molina. Mientras que los pueblos indígenas de Guatemala no son ajenos a la opresión, con los recientes acontecimientos que se llevaron a cabo durante un tumultuoso período de tres años, el cambio finalmente parece posible cuando su movimiento por defender sus derechos se une con la voluntad del público general para acabar con la corrupción. 
 
500 AÑOS es la tercera y última entrega de la trilogía épica cinematográfica del cineasta, la Saga de la Resistencia, que también incluye el trabajo seminal de derechos humanos de Skylight, Cuando Las Montañas Tiemblan (1982) y Granito de Arena: Cómo Atrapar a un Dictador (2011).
 
Esta proyección fue organizada en asociación con Social Cinema @ New America.

About the Panelists

PAMELA YATES is a co-founder of Skylight Pictures and currently the Creative Director of Skylight. She was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship for her film, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011).  She is the Director of the Sundance Special Jury award-winning When the Mountains Tremble; the Executive Producer of the Academy Award-winning Witness to War, and the Director of State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism. Yates just completed Disruption, a documentary that explores innovative strategies to reduce poverty through women’s economic empowerment in Latin America. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, The Writers Guild of America, the Independent Documentary Association, and a Contributing Editor to NACLA: Report on the Americas.

PACO DE ONÍS grew up in several Latin American countries during a time of dictatorships. He is the Executive Director and Executive Producer of Skylight, a human rights media organization dedicated to advancing social justice through storytelling, by creating documentary films and innovative media tools applied in long-term strategies for positive social change. Paco’s film producing credits include 500 YEARS, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, Rebel Citizen, Disruption, State of Fear, and The Reckoning.

CESAR YOC is a specialist in sustainable community development and urban planning who seeks innovative solutions to improve the ecology of the urban environment. His efforts and activism aim to create better public spaces and develop housing and new businesses that respond to the needs of Bronx residents. He grew up in the South Bronx of Maya ancestry. 
 

Suggested Donation: $ 5 Bronx Resident, $ 10 General, 18 and under free

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. Our bathroom is non gender segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Bearing Witness

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The Bronx Documentary Center is proud to present a conversation about An Autobiography of Miss Wish, a collaboration between Nina Berman, a documentary photographer, and Kimberly Stevens, a survivor of sex trafficking and child pornography.

Berman and Stevens will discuss their 27-year journey, from their first meeting in London to the turbulent stages of this long-term collaborative documentary work. Over the two decades they worked together, the contours of their relationship became increasingly difficult to characterize. It evolved from that of subject and artist to friend and advocate.

Join us as we discuss the implications of their boundary-pushing documentary work and the difficult journey shared by these two collaborators. We will explore the realities of telling stories of sexual violence and abuse experienced by the most vulnerable members of our society. 

This discussion will be moderated by Olivia Adechi, BDC Program Coordinator and Gallery Manager.

 
MORE ON THE BOOK & PHOTOGRAPHER:
 

An Autobiography of Miss Wish is a tale about two lives intertwined, subject and photographer, working collaboratively to create a uniquely enigmatic book, which pushes the boundaries of documentary storytelling. The story traces the life of a survivor of sex trafficking and child pornography, and her struggle to find physical and emotional safety; to assert herself as an artist and narrator; and to craft a life while living in a state of flashbacks, trauma, and addiction.

The resulting book weaves together an archive of harrowing drawings depicting crime scenes and flashbacks, hospital psychiatric reports, diary entries, personal ephemera and letters and text messages between photographer and protagonist.
Kimberly Stevens is the protagonist and the book’s illustrator.

Photographed over twenty-five years in London and New York City, the story is told through multiple narrative elements including the protagonist’s vast personal archive, which was safeguarded by the photographer who assumed the role of friend and advocate.

NINA BERMAN is an acclaimed documentary photographer, filmmaker, author, and educator. She is a member of NOOR images and a professor at Columbia University School of Journalism. Her wide-ranging work looks at American politics, militarism, post-violence trauma and resistance.  Berman’s photographs and videos have been exhibited at more than 100 venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Dublin Contemporary.

 
 
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door. 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org
 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Raising Bertie

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Post-screening Q&A with the director of photography and producer Jon Stuyvesant. Moderated by Stacy-Ann Ellis.

In the quietly powerful Raising Bertie, three black boys in North Carolina's rural Bertie County come of age right before our eyes. Filmed over six years, they deal with the same issues that every boy approaching the leap to manhood faces--and others triggered by their specific and often precarious conditions. As the quote from James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son that opens the film puts it, "I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also so much more than that. So are we all."

Raising Bertie opens windows into three young men's lives: Reginald "Junior" Askew, a charismatic young man looking for direction; Davonte "Dada" Harrell, a quiet teen who likes to cut hair and care for his nephew; and David "Bud" Perry, who has a quick-temper and takes pride in being a sharp dresser. This powerful vérité film weaves the young men's narratives together as they work to define their identities and grow into adulthood while navigating complex relationships, institutional racism, violence, poverty, and educational inequity.

The film was made over seven years by debut director Margaret Byrne (a cinematographer on "American Promise") through Kartemquin Films. Grammy-nominated hip-hop star J. Cole, who was raised in North Carolina, is the film's executive producer and contributed music through his Dreamville label.
 

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JON STUYVESANT has been working in documentary film for over a decade and has also worked on a host of doc-based television programs for a wide variety of networks including OWN, TLC and A&E. He was a director of photography for Emmy nominated American Promise. Jon earned a BFA in Film & Photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2003, which is where he met his longtime friend and creative partner Margaret Byrne, director of Raising Bertie.
 
STACY-ANN ELLIS is a New York-based writer, editor and photographer. Aside from being Assistant Editor for VIBE, she has print and digital bylines in EBONYCosmopolitan, Eater, ILY magazine, Rookie magazine, The Root and The Washington Post. Stacy-Ann is a proud alumna of Howard University's School of Communications.
 
 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door. 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org
 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Films Fellowship Program

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BDC FILMS ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The BDC Films Fellowship Program invites traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers to participate in a free year-long documentary filmmaking fellowship at the BDC. Learn more about the fellowship, and application requirements here.

APPLICATION WORKSHOP
Interested applicants are encouraged to attend an application workshop in the BDC's gallery on Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 11AM-1PM.

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15th, 2018 by 11:59PM EST. 
Download the application here.

Contact BDC Films Program Manager Giacomo Francia at giacomo@bronxdoc.org for more information.

 

ABOUT BDC FILMS
The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) created BDC Films in response to the lack of support for traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers in the Bronx, as well as the changes in storytelling professions that require a broader skill set for potential employment in creative industries. Learn more about BDC Films here. 

BDC Films receives support from the Ford Foundation and, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Kadir van Lohuizen

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center as we are joined by great multimedia photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen. Van Lohuizen will discuss and present work from two recent projects, wasteland and his project on rising sea levels.

 

BIOS

KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN is a Dutch multimedia photojournalist and a co-founder of NOOR. He has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising of sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. Van Lohuizen has published many acclaimed monographs, among them, Diamond Matters, the diamond industry and the Via PanAm. He has received numerous prizes and awards including two World Press Photo awards. 

NOOR Agency is a collective of independent documentary photographers, pooling their strengths and committed to working independently to make an impact on world views and opinions through photography.  

 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Iraq War

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The Bronx Documentary Center will host an evening of photos and discussion to mark the 15th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
 
Photojournalists Carolyn Cole, Warzer Jaff, John Moore, and Robert Nickelsberg and others will show short selections of work from their years in Iraq. Audience and presenters will be encouraged to discuss the legacy of the war and its impact on Iraqi civilians and American soldiers.
 
This event, which will be informal and participatory, will be led by Dexter Filkins of The New Yorker and BDC founder Mike Kamber both of whom covered the war for The New York Times and other media outlets over more than a decade. This event will feature images of graphic violence.
 
 
 
 
BIOS
 
CAROLYN COLE is a multiple award-winning staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. She has covered conflicts in Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Haiti and Liberia, where she earned the Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the siege of Monrovia.
 
DEXTER FILKINS, whose experiences as a correspondent in Iraq and Afghanistan are chronicled in his book The Forever War, won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for reporting. In 2006-07, he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and, from 2007 to 2008, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
 
MICAH GAREN  is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has worked in conflict and post-conflict zones for the past 17 years. Most recently, he has directed five feature-length films for Al Jazeera English one of which, Identity & Exile, won a Golden Nymph for Best News Documentary at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in 2014. His work has been published in Al Jazeera English, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Newsweek and the Financial Times, among others. His recent short film about the refugee crisis, Light on the Sea, launched in March on Vanity Fair. His short film from Afghanistan, Call Me Ehsaan, was a New York Times Op-Doc editor’s choice and screened at festivals. Micah filmed the “Christmas Eve Raid” scene in Iraq that was part of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911, the top-grossing documentary of all time.  Micah was kidnapped in Iraq in 2004 with his translator, Amir, while working on a documentary about the looting of archaeological sites following the US invasion of Iraq.  That experience was chronicled in a memoir, American Hostage, published by Simon & Schuster in 2005.
 
WARZER JAFF is a Kurdish-American photojournalist and cameraman. He worked for The New York Times starting in Iraq from 2003 through 2005. His photographs, producing credits and video have appeared in Frontline/PBS, including the Gangs of Iraq and The Rise of ISIS. He also worked with the Academy Award-winning producer Charles Ferguson on the documentary about Iraq, No End in Sight, and as a producer and photographer for CNN in Iraq and Syria.
 
MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a photojournalist for more than 25 years. As a writer, videographer and photographer, he covered war and conflict for The New York Times in a dozen countries. He is the founder of the Bronx Documentary Center.
 
JOHN MOORE is a photojournalist for Getty Images. Moore joined Getty Images in 2005 and worked throughout South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East before moving back to the U.S. in 2008. He has extensively covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, working in the some of the world's most dangerous combat zones.
 
ROBERT NICKELSBERG has been a TIME magazine contract photographer for 25 years, he was based in New Delhi from 1988 to 2000. During that time, he documented conflicts in Kashmir, Iraq, Sri Lanka, India, and Afghanistan. He was one of the few photographers who had first-hand exposure to the early days of the rise of fundamentalist groups in the Afghanistan-Pakistan tribal areas and al-Qaeda, and his work provides a unique up-close view of the Soviet withdrawal, the rise of the Taliban and the invasion by the U.S.
 
 
 
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512 or email olivia@bronxdoc.org
 
© Carolyn Cole/LA Times
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FEATURING

Justin Arroyo | Jada Arroyo | Tony Baizan | Kayla Beltran | Justin Brefo | Zarah Browne | Elisa Luna Cameron | Anastasia Cordona | Naomi Carrero | Bianca Colón | Mitchell Dennis | Fanta Diop | Cinthia Biannel Encarnacion Rodriguez | Fritzi Garcia | Alberto Garcia | Natasha Gil-Victorio | Jennifer Hernandez | Hailey Inoa | Diego Lozano | Julie Lozano | Tianna Maldonado | Shaeela Martinez | Agnes Ollivier-Yamin | Chloe Rodriguez | Ruby Simon | Janiyah Terry | Dylan Velez | Kalise Williams

 

 

Middle School Reception

Thursday, June 14th, 4-7PM

Presentations begin at 5PM

High School Reception

Friday, June 15th, 5-8PM

Presentations begin at 6PM

 

 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibition by the Bronx Junior Photo League, the BDC’s after-school documentary photo program for 12 to 18-year-olds. Our students have spent the past school year exploring social justice issues as they documented their communities, families and environments. On view will be photo essays and multimedia stories on Bronx activism; housing access; public housing conditions; gun violence and public safety; community leaders and more.

TonyBaizan

MitchellDennis

NaomiCarrero

 

Work by the following students will also be on view:

Marcine Barrett | Ella Calzada | Danka Clara | Ivette Diaz | Nailea Dominguez | Gabriela Encalada | Gwendolyn Golding | Yolanda Gonzalez | Alyssa Gonzalez | Nayise Gonzalez | Nyasia Lopez | Ashley Lozano | Miguelina Ludo | Justin Martinez | Emily Negron | Taina Ocasio | Kevin Reyes | Marquis Robinson | Lizbeth Vizcarrondo | Haley Wright

 

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Citgo Foundation, the Clif Bar Family Foundation, Fujifilm, the Henry Nias Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Legislature, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the Pinkerton Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

All digital photos taken on cameras generously provided by Fujifilm.

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Hondros

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Post-screening conversation with director Greg Campbell, New York Times photojournalist Todd Heisler and founder of The Chris Hondros Fund Christina Piaia. Moderated by BDC co-founder/Executive Director and photojournalist Michael Kamber.

Two-time Pulitzer finalist Chris Hondros was one of the best conflict photographers of his generation, having covered practically every major world event of his adult life. Beginning with the war in Kosovo in 1999, Chris served as witness to more than a decade of strife and conflict before he was killed in combat in Libya in April 2011.

Hondros director and childhood friend Greg Campbell takes viewers on a global journey to meet those in Chris's most influential photos, and to uncover their little-known backstories.

 


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GREG CAMPBELL is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He met Chris Hondros when he was 14. They worked together in Kosovo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and in Libya in the days before Chris's death.

TODD HEISLER is currently a staff photographer for The New York Times. While at the Rocky Mountain News, Heisler was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for "Final Salute," a series of photographs, taken over the course of a year, profiling the funerals of Marines who died in the war and the work of then Major Steve Beck, who is responsible for notifying the family members of the Marine's death. Heisler was also a member of the Rocky Mountain News team that won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of wildfire season in Colorado. In September 2010, he won an Emmy as a member of the New York Times "One in 8 Million" team.

CHRISTINA PIAIA
is a public interest attorney practicing in New York. Prior to law school, Christina worked as a supervising picture editor for The Associated Press. She received a Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry and a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in international women’s human rights. As a dedicated and passionate public interest attorney, Christina proudly serves on the board of two nonprofit organizations. Piaia founded The Chris Hondros Fund, which was established to honor American Pulitzer Prize finalist photojournalist Chris Hondros.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

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Location: 60 Water Street, DUMBO – across from Photoville

A conversation about the attacks on press freedom in Mexico with Alexandra Ellerbeck, Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) North America program coordinator, Mexican photojournalist Emmanuel Guillen Lozano, Ginger Thompson, senior reporter at ProPublica, and investigative reporter Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul.

This conversation will touch on Mexico becoming one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, with levels of violence unmatched by any country in the Western hemisphere. With extensive research from CPJ and Lozano’s personal insight on what it is like to work in this life-threatening atmosphere, this conversation will shed light on Mexico’s press climate.


PANELISTS


ALEJANDRA IBARRA CHAOUL is a bilingual investigative reporter, magazine writer, and researcher based in New York City. She has bylines in Worcester Magazine, The Haitian Times, FreePress Houston, Nexosand Horizontal. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker and Univision. In 2014, she was selected as one of the 10 most promising young writers in Mexico for "Balas y Baladas" and in 2017 she was a finalist in "Nuevas Plumas," an international magazine writing contest. Currently, she is a fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation where she is building an archive that will cull together the lives and works of journalists killed in Mexico. 

ALEXANDRA ELLERBECK, Committee to Protect Journalist's North America program coordinator, previously worked at Freedom House and was a Fulbright teaching fellow at the State University of Pará in Brazil. She has lived in Chile, Bolivia and Brazil.

GINGER THOMPSON served as the Mexico City bureau chief for both The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun. While at the Times, she covered Mexico’s transformation from a one-party state to a fledgling multi-party democracy and parachuted into breaking news events across the region, including Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. For her work in the region, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer’s Gold Medal for Public Service. She won the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, the Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting, an InterAmerican Press Association Award, and an Overseas Press Club Award. Thompson was also part of a team of national reporters at The Times that was awarded a 2000 Pulitzer Prize for the series, “How Race is Lived in America.”

EMMANUEL GUILLÉN LOZANO is an independent documentary photographer currently based in New York City. His photographic work focuses on social issues, human rights and the effects of violence.

 

Held in conjunction with our exhibition Attacks on the Press | Mexico which will be on view at Photoville. This exhibition features work by Félix Marquez, Emmanuel Guillén Lozano, Francisco Robles and Mauricio Palos. More information available here.

 HEADER: © Emmanuel Guillén Lozano

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Unprotected by ProPublica

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Location: BDC's St. Mary's Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx

Unprotected looks into an acclaimed American charity called More Than Me and how it gained fame for saving young girls in Liberia from sexual exploitation – eventually winning a $1 million contest live on NBC and having its founder named TIME’s Person of the Year – but from the very beginning, the children placed under its care, some of the world’s most vulnerable girls, were being raped by one of the nonprofit’s leaders.

The project explores what happens when good intentions collide with the realities of operating in one of the world’s most troubled nations, raising important questions about the aid industry and who should be held accountable when well-meaning Western charities also cause harm.

Join the BDC for a screening of Unprotected followed by a discussion with the co-directors of the film, Nadia Sussman and Kathleen Flynn, and reporter Finlay Young. Moderated by community organizer Jennifer Gray-Brumskine. Hear directly from the investigative reporters who uncovered the scandal about lessons learned to prevent future abuse cases.

Speakers:

Co-director
NADIA SUSSMAN is a video journalist at ProPublica, creating short- and long-form visual stories for ProPublica investigations. From 2013 to 2017, Nadia was based in Brazil, where she shot and edited videos for outlets including The New York Times, BBC and The Wall Street Journal. Nadia has worked throughout Latin America and the United States, covering stories including killings by police in Rio’s favelas and Brazil’s Zika crisis. Her work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the Northern Short Course and the Sidney Hillman Foundation. Prior to working in journalism, Nadia was an investigator for death row habeas corpus appeals in California.

Co-director

KATHLEEN FLYNN is a freelance photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. She first reported in Liberia in 2007, and now serves as an adviser for Reel Peace, an initiative designed to lift the voices of women in Liberia by training and equipping them as visual storytellers. It is a project of the nonprofit Accountability Lab.

Reporter
FINLAY YOUNG is a Scottish freelance journalist, legal consultant, and researcher. He reported on Unprotected in Liberia, where he lived and worked from 2009 to 2012 after graduating from law school. He has returned to the country for extended periods each year since.

 Moderator
JENNIFER GRAY-BRUMSKINE came to the United States from Liberia in the late 1980s. Her community organizing around Liberia started in 1996 when the story of a ship carrying over 2,000 Liberians fleeing their homeland with nowhere to dock spread across the news. She joined a small group of Liberian women who rallied at the UN to move them to help the stranded ship. As a result of their efforts, the UN brokered a deal that allowed the ship to dock in Ghana on April 16th, 1996. Gray-Brumskine subsequently connected with other Liberian women to advocate for the children of Liberia and created the “International Mothers of Liberia.” In 2007 she co-founded the Staten Island Black Heritage Family Day Parade. She is an active member of many organizations on Staten Island including, the Staten Island Liberian Association (SILCA), where she served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. Jennifer Gray-Brumskine is a graduate of Yale University Women’s Campaign School and the CORO New York Leadership Center’s Immigrant Civic Leadership program.

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. With a team of more than 75 dedicated journalists, ProPublica covers a range of topics including government and politics, business, criminal justice, the environment, education, health care, immigration, and technology.

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros on view at the BDC from Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018.

Header Photo: © Kathleen Flynn

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Citlali Fabián

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BDC Gallery
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes photographer Citlali Fabián, for an artist talk. Fabián will present work from her long term project, Mestiza. In this series, she works with her Oaxacan community, photographing her mother, cousins, nieces, and friends. Her work explores different ways to address identity. She develops her projects in film and 19th-century photographic processes like wet plate collodion and daguerreotype. 

Fabián presentará su proyecto en el cual ha trabajo por largo plazo, Mestiza. En esta serie ella trabajó con su comunidad Oaxacan. Fotografió a su madre, primos, sobrinas y amigos en México. Ella desarrolló este proyecto en película con el proceso del siglo XIX, como colodión de platos húmedos y daguerrotipo.

 

Artist statement:

"Beyond just the color of my skin,
my blood is mestiza, my way of thinking,
the way I look and the way they look at me...
It is a condition others attributed to me,
that I now embrace." — Citlali Fabian

Mestiza was a term to refer to people who shared half indigenous blood and half caucasian blood. The term is a volatile mark to show a distinction and racial supremacy. This project attempts to show the glory of a variety of women within our mixed culture.

Throughout history, women around the world have suffered discrimination. In Mexico being a woman and looking indigenous puts us in an even more vulnerable position. Mestiza Women is a photo project to give a voice and an image to contemporary Mexican women. It’s a platform to make us visible in a way where the photographic act is crucial –– it implies that we are giving a part of ourselves to make this possible.

My hope is to show the strength, beauty and complexity of these women--their qualities which captivated my attention.  I also wanted to show how they responded when we conversed to create a representation of ourselves. It’s how we shape our identity. This is to encourage us to appreciate and embrace ourselves from our strengths, but also our weakness, as a vibrant part of our complex culture.

The women in my portraits are friends and family. I asked them to participate because I was looking for people who I felt close to, people whom I felt empathy with. They are my mom, cousins, nieces and friends. The project flowed into a collaboration. They put their time and souls in these images. I waited and I captured them.

"Más allá del color de mi piel,
Mi sangre es mestiza, mi forma de pensar.
La forma en que me veo y la forma en que me miran ...
Es una condición que otros me atribuyen,
que ahora abrazo." — 
Citlali Fabian

Mestiza fue un término para referir a las personas que compartieron la mitad de sangre indígena y la mitad sangre caucásica El término es una marca volátil para mostrar distinción y raza, supremacía. Este proyecto intenta mostrar la gloria de una variedad de mujeres dentro de nuestra cultura mixta.

A lo largo de la historia, la mujer en el mundo ha sufrido discriminación. En México ser mujer y de apariencia indígena te pone en una situación realmente vulnerable. Mestiza es un proyecto fotográfico para dar voz e imagen a mujeres mexicanas contemporáneas. Es una plataforma para hacernos visibles de una manera donde el acto fotográfico es crucial porque implica que estamos dando una parte de nosotros mismos para hacerlo posible.

Mi esperanza es mostrar la fuerza, la belleza y la complejidad de estas mujeres, sus cualidades que cautivaron mi atención. Así es como damos forma a nuestra identidad. Esto es para animarnos a apreciarnos y a aceptarnos desde nuestros puntos fuertes, pero también nuestras debilidades como parte vibrante de nuestra compleja cultura.

Las mujeres en mis retratos son amigas y familiares, las elegí y pregunté para que participen porque estaba buscando personas con las que me sintiera cercano, personas con las que sintiera empatía. Son mi mamá, primos, sobrinas y amigos. Al final del proyecto, fluyó en una colaboración. Pusieron su tiempo y sus almas en estas imágenes. Esperé y los capturé.
 

This event is held in conjunction with the Second Annual Latin American Foto Festival on view from July 11-21, 2019, at the Bronx Documentary Center. The festival features work by photographers from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Ecuador.

 

BIO

CITLALI FABIAN, an
 Oaxacan photographer, holds a BA in Photography from the Universidad Veracruzana, an MFA from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and a Photographic Preservation and Collection Management Certificate from the George Eastman Museum, supported by the C15 fellowship by Oaxaca State Culture Department. Her work explores different ways to address identity. She develops her projects in film and 19th century photographic processes like wet plate collodion and daguerreotype. Her work has been shown in solo and collective exhibitions in Mexico, USA, Spain and Argentina. Her work has been covered at the New York Times Lens Blog. Last year her Mestiza series was selected as one of the 13 favorite Lens Blog stories of 2018. This year her ongoing project I’m from Yalalag was also featured at the Lens blog. Also has been appeared in different media like Remezcla, Revista Cuartoscuro and IM Magazine among others. She is also a member of Woman Photograph and Natives Photograph collectives. Her work is part of the INBA/Toledo Collection, the Patricia Conde collection, and the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University.

PHOTOS:
© Citlali Fabián

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

1968, Photographic Acts

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The events that made 1968 famous around the world triggered dramatic upheavals in our society. A few images, which were a testimony to these times of far-reaching change, are a lasting testimony of these memorable events.  

At the time, the publication of a photograph in Time, Life, Newsweek, or Paris-Match could bring about a change in a photographer’s career. The deflagration in 1968 highlighted the fires in Vietnam, the tears in Prague, the agony of Biafra, the blood of Martin Luther King Jr., the dug up paving stones in Paris, and the determination of African-American athletes in Mexico. If history is our heritage, the photographs discussed in 1968 are its landmarks.

By talking to photography professionals, historians, sociologists, or people who were involved in the historic events of the time, 1968, Photographic Acts revisits timeless photographs. The film’s interviewees discuss the historical links between the photographs which, as they tell stories of war, racism, social protest and injustice, portray the interwoven histories of our era.

Join the BDC for a screening of 1968– Photographic Acts followed by a discussion with the film's director Auberi Edler, and film subject and Director of Photography at The Washington Post, MaryAnne Golon. Moderated by BDC Co-Founder and Executive Director, Michael Kamber.


PANELIST BIOS

AUBERI EDLER is a documentary filmmaker and journalist, based in Paris. She has written and directed multiple films and news features for European television channels. Edler has been a Senior Correspondent, Editor-in-Chief, New York City Bureau Chief and, for a few years, co-director of the French public television news team. Elsewhere, she has been a war correspondent covering many conflicts around the globe, from Afghanistan to El Salvador, Bosnia to Iraq. Edler is currently working on a new film and consulting for with various international media groups that broadcast news and documentary programming to television stations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe.

MARYANNE GOLON is director of photography at The Washington Post and was Time magazine's director of photography until 2008. She also co-managed the international news weekly’s photography department for more than 15 years, winning scores of awards. She has served as both jury member and chair for the World Press Photo Contest, in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

 

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Robin Hammond

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Exhibiting photographer Robin Hammond will share stories of discrimination and survival from his long-term project Where Love Is Illegal, which documents members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community who have faced persecution and punishment in countries all around the world.

72 nations around the world have criminal laws against sexual activity by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex people. The brutality of punishments in these countries include imprisonment, torture and, in some instances, death. Hammond travelled to over a dozen countries to document and collaborate with individuals facing relentless discrimination.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Where Love Is Illegal. On view Feb 2-Mar 24th.

ADDRESS:  BDC's St. Mary's Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx NY


BIO

ROBIN HAMMOND is the recipient of the W.Eugene Smith Fund for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award and four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism. He is also a foreign policy 2015 global thinker for championing forbidden lives of LGBT around the world. Hammond has dedicated his career to documenting human rights and development issues around the world through long-term photographic projects.

 

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City of Ghosts

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BDC Annex
364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455  

Join the BDC for a screening of the award-winning documentary City of Ghosts. Directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award–nominated and Emmy–winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman, City of Ghosts tells the story of a group of Syrian civilian journalists, who call themselves Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, risking their lives to document the atrocities committed by ISIS in their homeland.

Join us for post-screening discussion with Abdalaziz Alhamza, co-founder of the citizen journalist collective Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently featured in the documentary. Moderated by journalist Rozina Ali.


To learn more about Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), visit: www.raqqa-sl.com/en/.


BIOS
ABDALAZIZ ALHAMZA is an award-winning Syrian journalist, human rights defender activist and IT trainer. He is the founder and spokesperson of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) which is a nonpartisan, independent organization that exposes the atrocities committed by the Syrian regime, ISIS & other groups in Syria. Abdalaziz started non-volatile protests and demonstrations against the Syrian regime in 2011 and was arrested by the regime three times in 2012. The Islamic State Group (ISIS) interrogated him more than one time about his activism. After ISIS took control of his hometown, Raqqa in January 2014, he escaped to Turkey and started RBSS with his friends to show the reality of life in Raqqa and ISIS. Abdalaziz is a member of The NewNow, a group of rising leaders committed to achieving change in their communities and beyond.

ROZINA ALI
is a journalist based in New York. She writes about on the War on Terror, Islamophobia, Middle East and South Asia, and culture. She was previously on the editorial staff of The New Yorker and was a senior editor at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs in Egypt from 2013 and 2015. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Guardian, New York Times, Al Jazeera America, Foreign Policy, Cairo Review and others.



This event is held in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition Cities in Dust: Victor J. Blue on view at the BDC Annex April 4-21, 2019.

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BDC
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Market Photo Workshop (MPW) celebrates 30 years since David Goldblatt founded the non-profit photography education center in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1989. This exhibition honors MPW’s three decades of photography, multimedia training programs, and public programming to help bring photography to the forefront of social consciousness in South Africa and around the world.

Photography was introduced to Africa via the colonial gaze, but MPW has helped shift the dynamic to new stories that challenge former degrading and racist perspectives. Activism and liberation movements during the times of oppression in the late 20th century encouraged journalism and documentary photography to thrive in South Africa. As people fought for their independence, photography was used as a tool to challenge the power structure’s narratives and show the realities of key political and historical events. The work of MPW has also become a powerful resource in documenting current issues, which helps set the conversation for the future—and gives individuals the power to create their own narratives.


These new images and narratives reached around the globe, crossing boundaries of language, culture and background. In recent decades, South African photography and MPW have been at the center of these timelines and have played a key role in creating social consciousness in the minds of viewers. The cliché, “a picture is worth a thousand words” is relevant in this context.

Barriers are broken and worlds are brought together by single images. With this in mind, we have an opportunity now to look at the MPW alumni who have come through our courses, mentorship and fellowship programs to present the stories and new narratives they have created. The images presented in this exhibition aim to show the contemporary role of photography in South Africa and explore how photographers who studied at MPW view their communities and the society at large.

This exhibition was curated by Nathi Khumalo, Khona Dlamini, Lekgetho Makola, Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

Transitions: South Africa | Market Photo Workshop is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, The Donnelley Foundation, and the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.


HEADER: Lefa on duty, as he tries to stop his cow from exiting the kraal to go to the open field. Outskirts of Orlando West. © Kabelo Mokoena, 22 years old. Soweto, South Africa

INTERIOR PHOTOS: (L-R) This image is from the series “MOOKER." © John Wessel, 32 years old. Free State South Africa; This image is from the series "The Usual Suspect," Vrededorp, Johannesburg. © Siphoshile Mkhwanazi, 29 years old. Gauteng, South Africa.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Detroit 48202

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Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route explores the rise, demise and contested resurgence of America's "Motor City" through a multi-generational choir of voices who reside on letter carrier Wendell Watkins’ postal route. 


Oral histories convey the impetus behind the African American migration north while personal accounts shed light on the impacts of the fight for housing justice, the legacy of industrial and political disinvestment, and a confluence of events and failed policies that resulted in Detroit’s bankruptcy. Blamed for the devastation but determined to survive, the community offers creative solutions to re-imagine a more inclusive and equitable city.

Post-screening discussion with Bronx-based filmmaker Pamela Sporn, and letter carrier Wendell Watkins who is featured in the documentary. Moderated by author and speaker, Gregory Jost of Designing the WE.

BDC
614 Courtland Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

 


BIOS

PAM SPORN is a Bronx based documentary filmmaker, educator, and activist. She loves listening to people tell stories about standing up to injustice in their own unique, subtle, and not so subtle, ways. A pioneer in bringing social issue documentary making into NYC high schools in the 1980s and 1990s, Pam substantively contributed to the growth of the youth media movement. In addition to DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE, Pam’s work includes the documentaries CUBAN ROOTS/BRONX STORIES, WITH A STROKE OF THE CHAVETA, REMEMBERING THE MAMONCILLO TREE, and DISOBEYING ORDERS: GI RESISTANCE TO THE VIETNAM WAR. Pam has received numerous grants and awards including: JustFilms/Ford Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Puffin Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting, CUNY Caribbean Exchange, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. 

WENDELL WATKINS was born in Detroit in 1956. He is the middle son of Frances Rouse Watkins Woods. Growing up amongst a community and trade union minded family and the revolutionary backdrop that the1960s often provided he emerged with a fairly particular point of view. Wendell is an avid reader whose thirst for knowledge once lead him to a spot on Jeopardy! He has two children and of course, was a dedicated mailman for 30 years in Detroit's 48202 zip code. 

GREGORY JOST is a Bronx-based researcher, organizer, and storyteller with expertise in affordable housing, the history of race and place in American cities, and strategies for community control of reinvestment. He serves as the Director of Organizing at Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association and is an Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Fordham University. Gregory is the Board Chair of New Economy Project and supports the Undesign the Redline work of Designing the We. He is currently researching and writing a book on the history of Redlining and the Bronx. 

 

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 Year-End Exhibition featuring

Virginia Alicea | Esther Anaya | Veronica Brown | Nellie Bryant | Dario Diaz | Margaret Floyd | Lucille Gantt | Lynda Henderson | Rupert Joseph | Thomas Martinez | Ana Ortiz | Hortensia "Penny" Santana Gregory Sumlin | Phyllis Thomas Vivian Valentin Louis Wright

On view
June 18-26, 2019 

Kips Bay Castle Hill Neighborhood Center
625 Castle Hill Ave, Bronx, NY 10743
 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibitions by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), the Bronx Documentary Center’s free documentary photo program for older adults in the Bronx. 

The goal of the program is to develop participants’ skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride. Through weekly instruction, assignments, and regular field trips to major cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and NY Botanical Garden, the program is designed to meet underserved Bronx seniors’ needs for social interaction and improve their quality of life. It provides them challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of confidence, identity, and belonging.

The course “Photographing My Life” is led by Teaching Artist, Rhynna M. Santos. Around a hundred works produced during the Winter and Spring 2019 sessions will be presented in outdoor and indoor exhibitions in three locations in the South Bronx between June 18-28, 2019.


Header Photo:  A photograph of the sky captured at the cemetery where Mildred's daughter rests, 2018 © Mildred Vega
Interior Photo: Morning window light reflecting off of a mirror in Penny’s apartment, 2019 © Hortensia "Penny" Santana

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—IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THIS EVENT IS CANCELED


Join exhibiting Trump Revolution: Immigration photographers Kholood Eid, Cinthya Santos-Briones, and Griselda San Martin as they share their insight on documenting immigration under the Trump administration.  Moderated by Caitlin Dickerson, a national immigration reporter for The New York Times. 

About the Exhibition
Through photos, words and multimedia, the BDC exhibition, Trump Revolution: Immigration, documents the current president's overturning of decades of American immigration policy and law, and its profound effects on American society and the lives of millions of immigrants. The exhibition is curated by the Bronx Documentary Center’s Exhibition Coordinator Cynthia Rivera, and Executive Director Michael Kamber. On view until March 29th, 2020.  

 

BIOS

CAITLIN DICKERSON is a national immigration reporter based in New York. Since joining The Times in 2016, she has broken news about changes in deportation and detention policy, and profiled the lives of immigrants, including those without legal status. She frequently appears as a guest on "The Daily" podcast, and has filled in as its host. For The New York Times Magazine, she wrote about the real-life impact of fake news on a small town in Idaho that was turned upside down by anti-refugee rumors that were elevated nationally by Facebook accounts linked to the Russian government and people who went on to hold key roles in the Trump administration. Before joining The Times, she was an investigative reporter for N.P.R., where her work was honored with a George Foster Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She was also a finalist for the Livingston Award. As a result of her investigation into secret mustard gas experiments conducted on American troops by the United States military, a law was passed in 2017 to provide test subjects compensation for their injuries

 

KHOLOOD EID is a documentary photographer working with stills, audio, video, writing, and editing. She is also an educator, having taught photography to a group of preteens at an after-school program through the Bronx Documentary Center for several years as well as graduate students at New York University and Columbia University. Prior to living in New York City, she was a coordinator at Pictures of the Year International. Eid is interested in exploring the nuances of individual and group identity, the concept of “Home,” the ever-shifting social and political makeup of the Middle East, gender-based issues, the spectrum of mental illness and the aftermath of trauma. Her clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The New Yorker, CNN, ACLU, NPR and others. In 2018, she was named one of PDN’S 30 New and Emerging Photographers To Watch.

CINTHYA SANTOS-BRIONES is a Mexican photographer, anthropologist, ethnohistorian and community organizer based in New York. Her multimedia work uses a collaborative approach to tell stories about homeland, immigration, memory, (indigenous) identity, and self-representation through an interdisciplinary process that uses photography, ethnography, (archives) history, drawings and audiovisual and written narratives. For ten years Cinthya worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Anthropology and History focused on issues on indigenous migration, codex, textiles and traditional medicine. She is the recipient of fellowships and grants from the Magnum Foundation (2016/2018), En Foco (2017), National Geographic Research and Exploration (2018), We Woman (2019) and the National Fund for Culture and the Arts of México (2009/2011). Her work has been published in The New York Times, PDN, La Jornada, California Sunday Magazine, Vogue, Open Society Foundations, Buzzfeed, The Intercept and The Nation Magazine, among others. Cinthya is co-author of the book The Indigenous Worldview and its Representations in Textiles of the Nahua community of Santa Ana Tzacuala, Hidalgo; and the documentary, The Huichapan Codex. Cinthya has worked in pro-immigrant organizations in New York as a community organizer and is currently Adjunct Faculty at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

GRISELDA SAN MARTIN is a Spanish documentary photographer currently based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and holds a Masters in Journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder. San Martin has documented the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the issues of immigration, deportation, inequality and human rights abuses through an optic of identity and belonging. Her photography and video projects have been exhibited internationally and featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, and California Sunday Magazine as well as other publications.


PHOTO: Dulce Carvajal (on the left) balancing on the rail of the Chapel inside Holyrood Church with her sister Daniela (on the right), while their brother David sobs for not being able to get on as a trapezist with them.

Dulce Carvajal (a la izquierda) balanceándose en la barandilla de la Capilla dentro de la Iglesia Holyrood con su hermana Daniela (a la derecha), mientras su hermano David llora por no ser capaz de ser un trapeciasta  como ellas. © Cinthya Santos-Briones

 

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Block Party

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Corner of Courtlandt and 151st St


Come celebrate our second annual Latin American Foto Festival with us!

The day will include a Spanish language beginner’s photo workshop taught by Emmanuel Guillen Lozano, for the second year in a row the Mazarte Dance Company returns and will be performing, Lila Engelbrecht will lead a paper making workshop, exhibition tours, food, sports, family-friendly activities, and more!

This event is held in conjunction with our 2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 11-21, 2019. Featuring work from Puerto Rico,  Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, and Ecuador.
 
 
 
 
 PHOTOS (L-R): © Michael Kamber and Sean Sirota/Bronx Documentary Center

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Visit
trumprevolutionbdc.org


In response to concerns around COVID-19 the Bronx Documentary Center has
canceled all gallery hours until further notice. This exhibition will open as an online gallery. 

 

FEATURING

Stacy Kranitz | Kadir van Lohuizen I Yuri Kozyrev | Katie Orlinsky | Bryan Thomas | Marcus Yam

Through photos, words and multimedia, the BDC exhibition, Trump Revolution: Climate Crisis, documents the current president's overturning of decades of American environmental policy, and its profound effects on American society and our planet at large.

On May 23rd, the exhibition will available to view online at www.trumprevolutionbdc.org

This is the second in a year-long series of Trump Revolution exhibitions examining America's societal and political transformation, one whose speed, reach and consequences are unmatched in our country's history.

About the Trump Revolution Exhibition Series

In four years, America, under President Donald J. Trump, has undergone a historic transformation—one which has and will affect us all, Democrats and Republicans alike, for generations. From foreign relations, the environment, local schools, and the federal courts to voter registration and immigration—every corner of America has been reconfigured. The Bronx Documentary Center’s Trump Revolution exhibition series has compiled text, photos, and multimedia to examine the speed, reach, and consequences of a societal transformation unmatched in American history.

The exhibitions are curated by the Bronx Documentary Center’s Founder and Executive Director Michael Kamber, and Exhibition Coordinator, Cynthia Rivera.

The exhibition website was designed by Exhibition Coordinator, Cynthia Rivera.

The Trump Revolution: The End of Truth exhibition is made possible by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Download the press release here.


PHOTO
: © Katie Orlinsky

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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Tune in to Instagram Live as exhibiting photographer Bryan Thomas, discusses his zine “The Sea in the Darkness Calls” with designer Alejandro Viera, and answers any questions you may have. 

Thomas will discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter


The Sea in the Darkness Calls is a travelogue along the coast of a Florida psychically charged by the shadow of irreversible climate change. Thomas spent two years documenting the people and places of Florida. This work is featured in our online exhibition, “Trump Revolution: Climate Crisis” which can be viewed at trumprevolutionbdc.org

© Bryan Thomas

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Bronx Senior Photo League

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Please join the BDC for a virtual panel discussion to celebrate our current exhibition by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL). Students Maria Meza and Margaret Floyd will be joined by Mitchel Senior Center Director, Gloria Patrone, and photo editor, writer, photographer and Boreal Collective member Laurence Butet-Roch. The panel discussion will be moderated by BSPL Director Rhynna M. Santos and BSPL teaching artist Jessica Kirkham, with Spanish translations by BDC Community Engagement Coordinator Maria Galindo.  



The BSPL, is a free documentary photo program for older adults.  Beginning in the fall of 2019 older adults, ages 60-90, from the Mitchel Senior Center and Kips Bay Castle Hill Senior Center, attended classes to learn the art of digital photography. 

The BSPL is a dynamic community of older adults who also face intersecting forms of oppression including ageism, racism, xenophobia, and impoverishment. Through their multifaceted experiences, students produced creative and compelling work documenting their lives during the pandemic. Their resilience demonstrated that this generation, often forgotten and marginalized, can continue to contribute art under the most trying circumstances.  The work of the BSPL students has created a rarely seen record of seniors' perspective on everyday life during a time of historic crisis, one of which the photographers themselves are at greatest risk. 

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Bronx Senior Photo League: Year-End Exhibition. View the exhibition at bronxseniorphotoleague.org.

ABOUT THE BRONX SENIOR PHOTO

The goal of the Bronx Senior Photo League is to develop participants' skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride. Through weekly instruction and assignments and regular field trips to such cultural institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wave Hill, the program provides older adults challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of belonging and improved quality of life.

Follow them on Instagram here



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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Victor J. Blue

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BDC ANNEX
364 E. 151st Street, Bronx, NY 10455

Exhibiting photographer Victor J. Blue discusses the process behind the making of his panoramic photographs of the destroyed cities of Raqqa, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq.

Over the course of the four-year campaign against the Islamic State, the US-led coalition conducted 14,638 airstrikes in Iraq and 16,864 airstrikes in Syria, the bulk of which fell on Mosul and Raqqa, the twin capitals of the ISIS caliphate. The cities were leveled in the fight to liberate them from their captors. A year after the bombing stopped and the fighters were routed, Raqqa and the Old City of Mosul still lie in ruins.


No comprehensive reconstruction plan exists; the viability of both cities remains in doubt. The cities’ destruction begs the question: what was the cost of the West’s war against extremism if the battlegrounds remain permanently uninhabitable?  Life in Raqqa and Mosul is frozen at a moment just after the last bombs fell, the fires went out, and the US-led coalition declared victory and moved on. But the civilians of Mosul and Raqqa are left to consider the scale of the destruction, and the reality that they have been forgotten.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Cities in Dust: Victor J. Blue on view at the BDC Annex from April 4- May 5, 2019.

 

BIO

VICTOR J. BLUE is a New York based photojournalist whose work is most often concerned with the legacy of armed conflict, human rights and the protection of civilian populations, and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. He has worked in Central America since 2002, concentrating on social conflict in Guatemala, and since 2009 has photographed the Counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan. He has completed assignments in Syria, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Iraq, and India, and has documented news stories and social issues across the United States.

He worked as a staff photographer at The Record in Stockton CA, and holds a Masters Degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University. He practices a deeply reported, character driven documentary photography that tries to both inform viewers intellectually and move them emotionally, and communicate something universal from the particular circumstances of individual lives and struggles. His photographs have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harpers Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, Sports Illustrated, USAToday, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, The San Francisco Chronicle and on The Discovery Channel and The History Channel. He has shown photographs in exhibitions at the Powerhouse Gallery in New York City, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and at 111 Minna Gallery and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. His work has been supported by grants from the NPPA and Ohio University. In 2012 Parlay, his project on his Grandfather, was awarded in the Pictures of the Year International and the NPPA Best of Photojournalism competitions. In 2010, 2011, and 2015 his work in Afghanistan was honored in Pictures of the Year International. In 2017 he garnered three awards in the Pictures of the Year International.

 

HEADER: © Ross McDonell 
PHOTO: 
Devastation surrounds the Al Nouri Mosque, famous as the site where ISIS declared it's caliphate, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Monday November 5, 2018. © Victor J. Blue

 

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7th Annual

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BDC ANNEX

364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455 

Get your work seen during 5 one-on-one sessions with the industry’s top photo editors. 
Register here today!

Sign up to meet and get critiqued by the top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Intercept, Reuters and more.

You will have the chance to meet one-on-one for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

LAYLAH AMATULLAH BARRAYN Documentary Photographer & co-author, MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
DUDLEY M. BROOKS Deputy Director of Photography, The Washington Post
SANDY CIRIC Director of Photography, Getty Images News
SAMANTHA CLARK Associate Photo Editor, National Geographic
KRYSTAL GROW
 Senior Producer, United Photo Industries & Senior Photo Editor, Getty Images
MARGARET KEADY Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal
NICK KIRKPATRICK Photo Editor, The Washington Post
JILLIAN KUMAGAI Producer, ProPublica 
BRENT LEWIS Photo Editor, The New York Times & Co-Founder, Diversify Photo
EVE LYONS Photo Editor, The New York Times 
KAREN MARKS Director, Howard Greenberg Gallery
MARIE MONTELEONE North America Visual Media Assignment Editor, Bloomberg News
CORRINE PERKINS North America Editor, Reuters Pictures
KATHY RYAN Director of Photography, The New York Times Magazine
SIMONE SALVO Manager of Communications and Events, Magnum Foundation
PALOMA SHUTES Photo Editor, The California Sunday Magazine & Pop-Up Magazine
BRENDAN EMBSER Managing Editor, Aperture Magazine
DAMON WINTER Staff Photographer, The New York Times
KYLA WOODS Content Curator and Community Manager, Blink
ARIEL ZAMBELICH Senior Photo Editor, The Intercept 




Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top 10 choices for reviewers. We will do our best to match you to your selections.

Throughout the day, you can relax and enjoy yourselves in the BDC’s intimate backyard patio and Tim Hetherington Photo Book Library. The BDC will also provide lunch by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant.


FUJIFILM BRONX SCHOLARSHIP

There are five scholarship spots available for Bronx-based photographers generously provided by FUJIFILM. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

  • A short statement discussing your work and how the portfolio would be beneficial.

  • 10 images from any body of work with captions.

The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.


The scholarship application is due no later than 11PM on Sunday, April 21st. Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note these submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision.


Email info(at)bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Mitchel Senior Center

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 Year-End Exhibition featuring

Carmen Adorno | Judy Brandon |  Elena Farciert | Maria Frias | Florence Garuba | Justin Brefo Teresa Guzman | Gloria Halman | Mary Holloway | Carmen Malave | Maria Meza | Lidia Issac de Mota Consuelo Pizarro | Mildred Vega

On view
June 21-28, 2019 

 Mitchel Senior Center
188 Lincoln Ave, Bronx, NY 10454


 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibitions by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), the Bronx Documentary Center’s free documentary photo program for older adults in the Bronx. 

The goal of the program is to develop participants’ skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride. Through weekly instruction, assignments, and regular field trips to major cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and NY Botanical Garden, the program is designed to meet underserved Bronx seniors’ needs for social interaction and improve their quality of life. It provides them challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of confidence, identity, and belonging.

The course “Photographing My Life” is led by Teaching Artist, Rhynna M. Santos. Around a hundred works produced during the Winter and Spring 2019 sessions will be presented in outdoor and indoor exhibitions in three locations in the South Bronx between June 18-28, 2019.

Header Photo: Elena's jello piece hardening on her dining table, 2019. © Elena Farciert
Interior Photo: Group photo of the Mitchel Senior Center class. © Jessica Kirkham

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Claremont Illuminated

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FEATURING

 Kamal Badhey | Gabriela Bhaskar | Trevon Blondet | Salvador Espinoza | Mitchell Harris-Dennis | Lisa Kahane | Coco McPherson 
Jon Santiago | Rhynna M. Santos | Sean Sirota | Adi Talwar | Michael Young 

 

Friday, June 28th, 7-11PM                          Saturday, June 29th, 7-11PM

169th Street x Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10456

 

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) invites you to the opening reception of our second annual two-day outdoor photography festival, Claremont Illuminated on Friday, June 28th, and Saturday, June 29th, from 7-11PM. 

Claremont Illuminated will be an evening photography festival that will revitalize and make safer a dark and isolated stairwell at 169th Street and Webster Ave on the edge of the South Bronx's Claremont Village, a New York City Housing Project. The photography festival will feature numerous media projections on the walls surrounding the stairwell. 

The Claremont Documentary Project explores the diverse lives and stories of the residents of Claremont Village, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing development located in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx, through photographs, oral history, film, and multimedia. 

In 2019, twelve fellowships were awarded to photographers from backgrounds underrepresented in the field of documentary photography. The fellows will spend the year reporting on life at Claremont Village, exploring a range of political and economic issues such as lead contamination, food security, access to healthcare, infrastructure, and policing. They also will follow the lives of everyday families, collect oral histories from the houses' oldest residents, and chronicle the new immigrant communities.

The many successes and positive stories from Claremont Village, which are often overlooked in the popular media, are emblematic of unexamined successes across urban America. And the many failures and challenges of life in Claremont Village are also emblematic of the troubles that face urban America.

 

The first year of the project (2017-2018) was photographed by the Bronx Photo League; their work culminated in Claremont Illuminated, a two-day outdoor photography festival at Claremont Village. Planned in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Claremont Illuminated is a collaborative cultural placemaking project to light up underutilized network public spaces with nighttime artworks and programming led by Bronx-based artists and young adults. The project is part of a multi-year community and City process to transform the built environment and activate public spaces to reduce crime, create safe vibrant corridors, and increase neighborhood cohesion.

The Claremont Documentary Project fellowship program, led by Danielle Jackson, builds on the BDC’s commitment to expand access to documentary photography, to build skills, and to give voice to stories from artists from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Each Claremont Fellow will produce two in-depth, issue-driven photography projects. This year-long fellowship format is an alternative to fee-based photography training programs.  Fellows, whose ages span five decades, will receive individualized mentorship, monthly capacity-building workshops, and a small stipend to support production expenses. 

Building on the success of the first Claremont Illuminated, the BDC and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice are planning a series of outdoor installations at Claremont Village in the summer and fall of 2019. The Claremont Documentary Project will culminate in an exhibition and photobook.

Claremont Illuminated 2018 from Bronx Documentary Center on Vimeo
Video produced by BDC Films
Cinematography and editing by Harry Montas 

Learn more about the Claremont Documentary Project.
Follow the project on Instagram.

 

The Claremont Documentary Project and Claremont Illuminated are made possible, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund, which is generously supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and administered by Lincoln Center.

PHOTOS: Claremont Illuminated, 2018. © Adi Talwar


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Year-End Exhibition 
200 W. Tremont Ave, Floor 2, Bronx, NY 10453 

On View
June 19-28, 2019 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibitions by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), the Bronx Documentary Center’s free documentary photo program for older adults in the Bronx. 

The goal of the program is to develop participants’ skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride. Through weekly instruction, assignments, and regular field trips to major cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and NY Botanical Garden, the program is designed to meet underserved Bronx seniors’ needs for social interaction and improve their quality of life. It provides them challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of confidence, identity, and belonging. 

The course “Photographing My Life” is led by Teaching Artist, Rhynna M. Santos. Around a hundred works produced during the Winter and Spring 2019 sessions will be presented in outdoor and indoor exhibitions in three locations in the South Bronx between June 18-28, 2019.

HEADER PHOTO: Portrait of Henry Graham at BronxWorks Heights Neighborhood Senior Center © David Adarkwah 

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Bronx Senior Photo League

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Please join the BDC for a panel discussion to celebrate our current exhibition by the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL). Students, Carmen Adorno, Mildred Vega, and Maria Meza will be joined by BSPL teachers Rhynna M. Santos and Kamal Badhey. 

Since 2017 the Bronx Documentary Center has taught photography to Bronx seniors, members of the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), between the ages of 65 and 90. Our current exhibition of their work presents the Bronx through the eyes of these older adults as they explore family, friendship, and community.

The BSPL provides opportunities for older adults to develop skills in photography while promoting social connections and a sense of belonging within the program and the larger community. The BSPL is designed to meet underserved Bronx seniors’ needs for social interaction while providing opportunities to engage in challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a sense of confidence and a stronger sense of identity and belonging.


PHOTO: © Mildred Vega / Bronx Senior Photo League

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After Maria

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This year we have curated our 5th Annual Women's Film Series around the stories of the Bronx as told by women documentary filmmakers. 

After Maria, directed by Nadia Hallgren, is about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic destruction in 2017. Three Puerto Rican women and their families are caught between worlds as their FEMA housing assistance in New York expires. Hallgren will take part in a Q&A following the screening.

With the threat of homelessness on the horizon, After Maria follows as they fight to keep their families together and weather the emotional effects from displacement.

Director
NADIA HALLGREN is an award-winning filmmaker and director of photography from The Bronx, New York. Her vérité cinematography credits include Trouble The Water, Trapped, and Motherland. Hallgren’s episodic series won the Special Jury Prize at SXSW 2018, and she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The BDC's 5th Annual Women's Film Series was curated by Jon Santiago.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.


PHOTO: © After Maria 

 

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The BDC is pleased to present a panel discussion and book signing with Conversations on Conflict Photography author Lauren Walsh. Walsh will be joined by award-winning photographers, Ron Haviv, Meridith Kohut, and Michael Kamber.

In today's image-saturated culture, the visual documentation of suffering around the world is more prevalent than ever. Yet instead of always deepening the knowledge or compassion of viewers, conflict photography can result in fatigue or even inspire apathy. Given this tension between the genre's ostensible goals and its effects, what is the purpose behind taking and showing images of war and crisis?

Conversations on Conflict Photography invites readers to think through these issues via conversations with award-winning photographers, as well as leading photo editors and key representatives of the major human rights and humanitarian organizations. Framed by critical-historical essays, these dialogues explore the complexities and ethical dilemmas of this line of work. The practitioners relate the struggles of their craft, from brushes with death on the frontlines to the battles for space, resources, and attention in our media-driven culture. Despite these obstacles, they remain true to a purpose, one that is palpable as they celebrate remarkable success stories: from changing the life of a single individual to raising broad awareness about human rights issues.

Opening with an insightful foreword by the renowned Sebastian Junger and richly illustrated with challenging, painful, and sometimes beautiful images, Conversations offers a uniquely rounded examination of the value of conflict photography in today's world. 

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RON HAVIV is an Emmy nominated and award-winning photojournalist and co-founder of the VII Agency, dedicated to documenting conflict and raising awareness about human rights issues around the globe. His first photography book, Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, was called “One of the best non-fiction books of the year,” by The Los Angeles Times and “A chilling but vastly important record of a people’s suffering,” by Newsweek. His other monographs are Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul, Haiti: 12 January 2010, and The Lost Rolls. Haviv has produced an unflinching record of the injustices of war and his photography has had singular impact. His work in the Balkans, which spanned over a decade of conflict, was used as evidence to indict and convict war criminals at the international tribunal in The Hague. President George H.W. Bush cited Haviv’s chilling photographs documenting paramilitary violence in Panama as one of the reasons for the 1989 American intervention.

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012 he worked for The New York Times covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo and other countries. He has also worked as a writer and videographer for the Times. His photos have been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year and is a member of The New York Times team that won the 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times has twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

MERIDITH KOHUT, an award-winning photojournalist based in Caracas, Venezuela, has worked covering Latin America for the foreign press since 2007. For the past three years, she has spent nearly every day documenting the economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. This work has been recognized by The Overseas Press Club, The George Polk Journalism Awards and Pictures of The Year International. Her 5-month investigation and photo essay that exposed that hundreds of children had died from severe child malnutrition in public hospitals was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography in 2018.  

 LAUREN WALSH is an expert on conflict photography, is a professor and writer. She teaches at The New School and New York University, where she is the director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Lab. She is also the director of Lost Rolls America, a national public archive of photography and memory. Walsh’s newest book, Conversations on Conflict Photography (2019), examines the value of documenting war and humanitarian crisis in the contemporary moment. She is the editor of three other books on photography: Macondo, a photo book documenting the long-term conflict in Colombia; Millennium Villages Project, a photography book on efforts to relieve extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa; and The Future of Text and Image, with collected essays on visual culture and literary studies. She has also published widely in academic and mainstream media. Walsh is currently co-directing Biography of a Photo, a documentary film about two iconic images of conflict, and her research concentrates on questions of visual media and ethics. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been distinguished with NYU’s Excellence in Teaching award.


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: An Afghan woman wearing a burka displays her business school degree, which she received prior to the Taliban taking power. Under the Taliban, she was forbidden to work or study. Afghanistan, 1998. © Nina Berman/NOOR
[This image is published in Lauren Walsh's book Conversations on Conflict Photography

 

 

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In response to concerns around COVID-19 the Bronx Documentary Center has

canceled all gallery hours until further notice. This exhibition will open as an online gallery. 

FEATURING

 

Matthew Almeydas | Gianna Almonte | Fanny Aucacama | Jared Birks | Paloma Boyewa-Osborne | Justin Brefo | Heidi Calderon | Elisa Luna Cameron |  Brandon Carchipulla | Anastasia Cardona | Izaiah Cardona | Ana Carmona | Raymond Castillo | Olympia Chen | Jade Delilah Parks | Fanta Diop | Awa Fofana | Fritzi Garcia | Alberto Garcia | Lucki Islam | Savannah Juste | Tiara Maldonado | Tianna Maldonado | Taylor Moorman | Sophia Morales | Reynaldo Olivera | Alexa Pacheco | Carlos Pacheco | Chloe Rodriguez | Pamela Rozon | Tara Smalls | Paola Soto | Nnyala Stark | Adanna Taylor | Eliezer Vargas | Brian Velez | Dylan Velez | Lorena Vicente | Gianni Zambrano


 

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is proud to present the work of our 11-to-18-year-old Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL) students, all created during their time in quarantine.

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) se enorgullece de presentar el trabajo de nuestros estudiantes de la Bronx Junior Photo League de entre 11 a 18 años, todos creados durante el tiempo de cuarentena.

 

Students in the  BJPL, the Bronx Documentary Center’s free documentary storytelling and college success program for 6th through 12th grade students, have been documenting social justice issues and community-based stories since 2013. Beginning in October each year, BJPL students learn how to make strong photos and to engage with the community beyond the classroom. They photograph and interview local businesses and organizations, neighbors we know, and many we don’t. By February, students begin formulating story ideas for their final projects, multimedia stories, and photo essays. They spend 2-3 months working on these projects, editing in Adobe Premiere and making prints in the BDC’s darkroom. 
 

On March 12, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the BDC made the decision to suspend all programs and move to remote learning. Our BJPL teaching staff spent two weeks revamping our longstanding curriculum and ensured that our students and their families had the support needed not only to participate in photography classes, but to stay as connected and healthy as possible. We delivered laptops by car and bicycle, paired every student with a BJPL teacher for weekly wellness check-ins, and provided groceries and disinfectant supplies to households in need. We built on our existing community in a virtual space, holding weekly creative sessions--most often led by students--for dance parties, drawing, and protest-solidarity sign-making that continued through the end of the semester. 

On March 30th, BJPL classes resumed with a 10-week-long virtual program with a new curriculum building on the compositional, technical, and storytelling skills our students have been learning since the fall. They photographed themselves, their homes, and collaborated with peers through photo dialogues and remote portrait sessions. They created visual and written explorations of their experiences during this time, finding ways to tell stories about mental health, undocumented families, religious practices, and life under lockdown, as well as the direct consequences of COVID-19, including recovering from illness and losing loved ones. 

The coronavirus has touched everyone’s life in some way, but the South Bronx, the poorest urban congressional district in the United States, has had the highest rates of coronavirus cases in the country. Throughout our short history, our Bronx Junior Photo League students have always risen to the occasion to decry and document injustices. They’ve stood against climate change, unequal housing opportunities, and violence--just this December, BJPL students demanded safe streets, rallying against a shooting on our block that injured five--and now are safely protesting police violence. So it is no surprise that, despite surviving a global crisis, they have continued to dig deeper on the stories that are important to them, exploring and engaging with the world around them--albeit now a much smaller physical reality. 

There are nearly 40 projects presented in this year-end celebration of our BJPL students’ work. These stories, from the too-often-unseen empathetic lens of our youth, are a critical testament of this crucial time in our country’s history.

MAIN IMAGE: “Blurred images of reality. Not thinking clearly.” This image is a part of a visual record of the photographer’s mental health throughout the pandemic. © Elisa Luna Cameron / Bronx Documentary Center

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Brandon Thibodeaux discusses his moving photobook In That Land of Perfect Day and answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

Thibodeaux's photobook published by Red Hook Editions presents tales of strength against struggle, humility amidst pride, and promise for deliverance in the lives he has come to know. For over eight years, Thibodeaux roamed through a forty-square mile area in the Mississippi Delta, learning about the region’s history and the contemporary experience of its residents.


PHOTO: © Brandon Thibodeaux

 

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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Tune in to Instagram Live as photographer Jake Naughton, and his partner Juan Anibal Sosa Iglesias discusses their photobook When We Were Strangers, and answer any questions you may have. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

Naughton and Sosa Iglesias will discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. 


          


What does it mean to be queer and in love? For eight years photographer Naughton and Iglesias have tried to tease out the answer through a collaborative photography project. Their first book, When We Were Strangers, deftly examines the experience of loving another from the perspective of a couple deeply entrenched in their relationship. 

When We Were Strangers is published by Red Hook Editions


HEADER IMAGE:
© Jake Naughton
INTERIOR IMAGES: © Jake Naughton

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Watch the talk on our IGTV page here.

Instagram Live Discussions: From Context + Life, To Method + Photo

  • Fri, Aug 7th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández
  • Sat, Aug 8th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer César Rodríguez
  • •Sun, Aug 9th, 3:30PM EST—Photographer/editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Parrilla

In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).  

How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness to communicate their message? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be? 

These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO", which presents Latin American photographers Adriana Loureiro Fernández (Venezuela), César Rodríguez (Mexico), and Adriana Parrilla (Puerto Rico) in conversation with photographer and editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia). 

This event is held in conjunction with Bronx Documentary Center's 3rd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. To view the photographer’s work before the presentations please visit LAFFBDC.org. Find the BDC on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

IMAGE:  © César Rodriguez

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The BDC’s annual Women's Film Series returns for its 4th year! This year we have curated the festival around the stories of trailblazing women as told by women documentary filmmakers. The films in the 4th Annual Women’s Film Series take us through the journeys of women fighting for just causes against incredible odds.

This is the story of an American hero. One who stands tall amongst the likes of Robert Kennedy, Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King, Jr. Someone who humbly defied the odds and overcame insurmountable obstacles to fight injustice and gave a voice to the voiceless. And yet few people know her name. This is the story of an American legend, Wilma Mankiller, who overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985. Mankiller examines the legacy of the formidable Wilma Mankiller and reunites the documentary team of Gale Anne Hurd and Valerie Red-Horse Mohl for their third and most powerful film.

 

Post-screening Q&A with director and producer Valerie Red-Horse Mohl.

 

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VALERIE RED-HORSE MOHL director/producer of MANKILLER is a filmmaker of Cherokee ancestry, Red-Horse Mohl’s body of work spans over three decades of film and television content creation and production. A graduate of UCLA’s Theater/Film Program, she has produced, directed and written over a dozen award-winning films and television programs including, NATURALLY NATIVE (Sundance Feature), TRUE WHISPERS: THE STORY OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS (PBS-also with Hurd), CHOCTAW CODE TALKERS (PBS-also with Hurd), POP HUNTER’S DEW DROP INN (PBS), DIVERSITY IN THE DELTA (PBS), MY INDIAN SUMMER (CBS) and BEAUTY (NBC).

Red-Horse Mohl is a member of the Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild and was inducted into the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Hall of Fame in 2008. In addition to her entertainment expertise, Ms. Red-Horse is an investment banker serving as owner/founder of Red-Horse Financial Group, Inc.; she holds seven FINRA securities licenses and has raised/structured over $3 billion in capital for American Indian Tribal Nations. RedHorse Mohl is also the founder of three nonprofit organizations.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.


Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. 

 

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Adam Pape: Dyckman Haze

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Dyckman Haze
by Adam Pape is a curious story about the parks of Manhattan and the people who escape there to reinvent themselves in the form of a photobook. Pape pictures the parks as transformative places which lend themselves to ordinary and not-so-ordinary encounters.

In the city there are ways to escape the grid and walk along lines unseen. The city parks of New York offer this escape, eliciting both alienation and intoxication. They allow citizens and nature a space for growth and a second city away from eyes on the street. Adam Pape’s photographs utilize the city parks in Washington Heights and Inwood as the backdrop for a narrative that unfolds in between day and night. Like a churches and temples, parks are transformative. Here, young people have a public stage where they can try on different roles in the dark. Other citizens wander, fish, smoke, and pass time while animals lurk in the urban fringes, a reminder of nature’s promises and perils. These monochromatic images, directed by Pape and artificially lit, depict an ongoing exchange between humans, animals, and the landscape. In the furthest reach of Manhattan, sectioned off from further development, history and myth are at play.


Bio
ADAM PAPE is a photographer based in New York City. Born in Smithfield Virginia, he earned his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2006 and his MFA from Yale in 2016. His work has appeared in several publications including The New Yorker Magazine. His photographs from Inwood and Washington Heights will be published in his upcoming monograph Dyckman Haze with MACK Books. 

MACK is an independent art and photography publishing house based in London. Mack works with established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and cultural institutions, releasing between 20-25 books per year. The publisher was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack.


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

 
HEADER PHOTO: © Adam Pape


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From the Bronx to Maine

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Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL) students have journeyed to Maine with BDC staff every August since 2016.

Join us for a conversation with several of the BJPL students as they discuss their experiences photographing Maine. The students will be joined by Karsten Moran, a regular contributor to The New York Times and André Beganski, of The New York Times. The discussion will be moderated by Mike Kamber, director of the BDC and a Maine native. 

 

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KARSTEN MORAN is a New York City-based photographer. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times and was formerly the chief photographer and photo editor at the Riverdale Press, a Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly newspaper in the Bronx. He is a member of the National Press and the New York Press Photographers Associations and a contributor with Redux Pictures.

BRONX JUNIOR PHOTO LEAGUE The Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL) is a free photography and journalism program created by the Bronx Documentary Center serving middle through high school students.

MIKE KAMBER has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. 

 
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Panel Discussion

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Please join exhibiting photographers Katie Orlinsky and Kadir van Lohuizen for a virtual discussion on their work in the arctic and the long term effects of melting ice. They will be joined by Washington Post Editor Nick Kirkpatrick and BDC Founder and Executive Director, Mike Kamber.



Katie Orlinsky’s work Chasing Winter is a photographic project that explores how climate change is challenging communities across Alaska, and transforming the relationship between people, animals, and land. Scientists call Alaska “ground zero” for climate change, and 2014 was the state’s warmest year on record. But climate change in Alaska means more than just warm weather; it means snow that arrives later in the fall, a spring thaw that happens sooner, vanishing sea ice, retreating glaciers, an explosion of wildfires, intense storms, and diminishing natural habitats pressuring hundreds of local animal species along with the people who depend on them. 

Kadir van Lohuizen’s work Arctic: The New Frontier, in collaboration with Yuri Kozyrev focuses on the consequences of the melting of the sea ice for our planet, and the medium-term prospect of its total disappearance. Yuri Kozrev traveled towards the East and Kadir van Lohuizen headed West. Each of them traveled halfway across the Arctic Circle to meet in the Bering Strait, their aim was to explore what could happen to the planet as sea ice melts and eventually disappears altogether. 

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Trump Revolution: Climate Crisis. The exhibition is curated by the Bronx Documentary Center’s Exhibition Coordinator Cynthia Rivera, and Executive Director Michael Kamber. The online exhibition will be available to view on May 23, 2020 at www.trumprevolutionbdc.org


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KATIE ORLINSKY was born and raised in New York City and began her career as a photographer thirteen years ago. She has photographed all over the world documenting everything from conflict and social issues to wildlife and sports. For the past five years Katie’s work has focused on climate change, exploring the transforming relationship between people, animals and the land in the Arctic. Katie is a contributing photographer with National Geographic and work is frequently published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Smithsonian Magazine among others. She has won numerous awards over the course of her career from institutions such as the Art Director’s Club, PDN30, Visa Pour L’image and Pictures of the Year International. She was the 2016 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography winner and the 2016 Paris Match Female Photojournalist of the Year. She received a Masters's degree in Journalism from Columbia University, and in 2018 was named the Snedden Chair of Journalism at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising of sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. He has received numerous prizes, including two World Press Photo awards. In September 2007, he and ten others established the NOOR agency (Amsterdam, New York). He became a member of the supervisory board of World Press Photo in 2008. He has published several photobooks, including Diamond Matters, Aderen and Vía PanAm (in collaboration with Paradox).

NICK KIRKPATRICK is a photo editor at The Washington Post where he collaborates across the newsroom on special projects and stories, including with the paper's award-winning Investigative unit. Nick's work has been recognized by numerous awards from the Overseas Press Club of America, Best of Photojournalism, the National Press Foundation and Pictures of the Year International. After graduating from the Corcoran College of Art + Design and The Danish School of Journalism, Nick worked as a freelance visual journalist for The Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera English and The Post. He joined Washington's premiere newspaper in late 2013 as a founding partner of Morning Mix, The Post's overnight breaking news and general assignment team where he produced visually-driven stories contributing to the section's massive growth in readership. Since joining The Post, Nick has worked with the foreign desk as the International Photo Editor and has launched a number of innovative projects and initiatives. Most recently, he was part of a small interdisciplinary team working in close collaboration with Google to develop a visual storytelling format tailored to mobile audiences. Nick is a faculty member at the Eddie Adams Workshop and has served on juries for the Military Photographer. 

PHOTO:
 Greenland, July 2018. Icebergs in front of Oqaatsut. Only 50 people live in the community of which most used to be hunters. Nowadays due to the instability of the sea ice its much more difficult to hunt for sea mammals like whales and seals. © Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR for Carmignac foundation

 

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Featuring photography and films by students from the Bronx Junior Photo League, NYU's Gallatin School, and Eugene Lang College.

What has quarantine looked and felt like for this age group? How has it transformed their creative practice? How do photography and filmmaking give expression to their personal hopes and feelings as well as larger social and political concerns?

Join us for an online student-led panel discussion of these issues, and to celebrate the powerful work Gen Z students have made during the quarantine.

Presentaremos Fotografias y peliculas de estudiantes de la Bronx Junior Photo League , NYU's Gallatin School, y Eugene Lang College.

¿Como es la visión y el sentir de la cuarentena en este grupo de edad? Cómo ha transformado sus prácticas creativas? ¿Cómo la fotografía y el cine expresan sus esperanzas y sentimientos personales, así como las preocupaciones sociales y políticas más importantes?

Únase a nosotros al  panel de discusión en línea dirigido por estudiantes sobre estos temas, y para celebrar el poderoso trabajo que los estudiantes de la Generación Z han hecho durante la cuarentena.

MAIN IMAGE: Basketball hoops removed from parks to stop people from congregating in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. April 5, 2020. © Sarah Messinger

 

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The BDC’s annual Women's Film Series returns for its 4th year! This year we have curated the festival around the stories of trailblazing women as told by women documentary filmmakers. The films in the 4th Annual Women’s Film Series take us through the journeys of women fighting for just causes against incredible odds.

The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.

Filmmaker Wang becomes a target along with Sparrow, as she faces destroyed cameras and intimidation. Yet she bravely and tenaciously keeps shooting, guerrilla-style, with secret recording devices and hidden-camera glasses, and in the process, she exposes a startling number of undercover security agents on the streets. Eventually, through smuggling footage out of the country, Wang is able tell the story of her journey with the extraordinary revolutionary Sparrow, her fellow activists, and their seemingly impossible battle for human rights.

Post-screening Q&A with director, producer, cinematographer, and editor Nanfu Wang.



BIO

 

NANFU WANG is a filmmaker based in New York City. Originally from a remote village in China, Wang overcame poverty and lack of access to formal secondary education. Her work often features the stories of marginalized or mistreated people. From Chinese blood donors stricken with HIV from used government-issued needles to the left-behind children of migrant laborers, Wang’s short films have been distributed on many platforms and translated into several languages. Wang is a recipient of a Sundance postproduction grant, Bertha Britdoc Journalism Fund, a Sundance Documentary Fellow, and an IFP supported, filmmaker. Her feature debut Hooligan Sparrow has so far received support from Sundance Institute, IFP, IDA, and BRITDOC. Nanfu Wang holds three master’s degrees from Shanghai University, Ohio University, and New York University in English Literature, Media Studies, and Documentary respectively.

 

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.


Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Solar Panel

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BDC Founder and Executive Director Michael Kamber will lead a beginner’s workshop aimed towards individuals who want a better understanding of the basics of solar energy.

Participants will get a hands-on look at the components that make up a small solar energy system using a 12V battery. These kinds of solar energy systems are suited for limited outdoor lighting, battery charging stations and much more. Additionally, workshop participants will examine two different solar energy systems currently in use and discuss their costs and energy effectiveness.

Kamber will also incorporate a discussion around global warming and the increased popularity of large-scale solar and wind energy systems. The event will also feature a discussion on the role of photography and film in the climate conversation. Participants will learn how the Climate Museum uses these forms of art to generate climate engagement. 

This workshop is free. All are welcome to attend and participate. 

Please RSVP here

This workshop is presented in partnership with the Climate Museum. 

BIO

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a mechanic, carpenter, welder and photographer for 35 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

 

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. 

 

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On View 
Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018

Location:
BDC St Mary's, 364 E. 151st Street, Bronx (across the street from the BDC).

Opening reception with remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.

Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros’ powerful photographs played an important role in moving the world to action and ultimately bringing the Liberian Civil Wars (1999-2003) to an end. 

Trapped with Liberian dictator Charles Taylor’s forces in besieged Monrovia in the summer of 2003, Chris braved artillery and rocket fire to send frontline pictures of women and children being killed by the hundreds. His photos ran on front pages around the world and provoked outrage at a brutal war whose victims were almost entirely non-combatants. 

Tim Hetherington, embedded with the LURD rebels in the same period, provided the documentation of the rebels shelling civilians. Even the ruthless Charles Taylor considered him a threat and sent assassination squads to kill the British photojournalist. Tim barely escaped, only to return and live in Liberia following the conflict. His haunting book, Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold, has become a standard text of the Liberian Wars.

Together, these two photographers alerted the world to Liberia’s humanitarian disaster and helped to build the international momentum which resulted in the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission that brought the war to a close, helped set the stage for democratic elections and created a lasting success story for the West African nation and the subregion. The UN closed its Liberia mission last year--the last of three successful operations in the Mano River basin—leaving being a country still fragile but with a fighting chance for peace and development. 

The photos in this exhibition, some never before shown, are a tribute to these journalists, and to the Liberian civilians who protested so powerfully and demanded an end to the violence. 

In 2011, Tim and Chris, friends and colleagues committed to documenting the truth, were killed by artillery in Misurata, Libya.



In collaboration with:
Magnum Photos
Getty Images
The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
The United Nations Foundation 
RISC Training


War and Peace in Liberia
is made possible by 

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, the Donnelley Foundation, Con Edison, and Ghetto Film School.

Curated by Mike Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.


Header Photo: 
© Chris Hondros / Getty Images

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Contact High

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Location: BDC's St Mary's Annex, 364 E. 151st Street, Bronx (across the street from the BDC). 

Join us for an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers, told through their most intimate diaries—their contact sheets.

Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photoshoots alongside interviews and essays from industry legends, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop takes readers on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop and from analog to digital photography. The ultimate companion for music and photography enthusiasts, Contact High is a definitive history of hip-hop’s early days, celebrating the artists that shaped the iconic album covers, t-shirts and posters beloved by hip-hop fans today.

Join us as journalist, author, and producer Vikki Tobak presents her new book, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. Contributing photographers Joe Conzo Jr. and Ricky Flores will also participate in the discussion.

The book features essays from Bill Adler, Rhea L. Combs, Fab 5 Freddy, Michael Gonzales, Young Guru, DJ Premier and RZA.

 

BIOS

VIKKI TOBAK is a journalist whose writing has appeared in The FADER, Complex, Mass Appeal, The Undefeated, Paper Magazine, i-D Magazine, The Detroit News, Vibe, and many others. Tobak is the author of Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. She is a former producer and columnist for CBS Marketwatch, CNN, Bloomberg News, TechTV and other leading media organizations. Vikki is also the founding curator of FotoDC's film program, and served as the art commissioner/curator for the Palo Alto Public Art Commission in Silicon Valley. She has lectured about music photography at American University, VOLTA New York, Photoville, Chicago Cultural Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

JOE CONZO JR. co-author of Born in the Bronx, has been documenting the people of his native borough since the 1970s. As the first graduating class of South Bronx High School, Conzo came up as the official photographer for the Cold Crush Brothers at the dawn of Hip Hop. From the school gymnasiums to the local Police Athletic League, Conzo documented the first generation of DJs and MCs as they invented an art form that brought the creativity of the streets to the world. Joe Conzo Jr. continues to lecture, meet with young people, exhibit his work, and attend international events.

RICKY FLORES was born in New York to Puerto Rican parents in 1961. Flores started documenting life in the South Bronx after he purchased a camera with a small inheritance he received from his father in 1980. Over the years Flores freelanced for The Daily News, The New York Times, The City Sun and The Village Voice. Flores was recognized for his coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center, and is a two-time winner of the New York Press Publishers Association for Spot News. He has a permanent installation at I.S. 206 in the Tremont section of the Bronx commissioned by the School Construction Authority, New York City Board of Education and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Flores is currently a staff photographer at The Journal News in Westchester County, New York.


Header Photo: © Ricky Flores

 

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a special presentation by Michael Kamber of his time working in Liberia where he photographed side-by-side with Chris Hondros and across the front lines from Tim Hetherington. Kamber will present work he made in Liberia in 2003, much of it previously unseen. He will discuss the challenges and issues he faced while documenting this deadly conflict. 

Michael Kamber covered the Liberian Civil War in 2003 for The New York Times West Africa bureau. 

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros on view at the BDC from Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018.


BIO

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. 


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated.

Liberia, 2013. © Mike Kamber

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

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Location:
BDC's St. Mary's Annex, 364 East 151st St, Bx


Pray the Devil Back to Hell
is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who – armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions - came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the warlords, and brought peace to their shattered country.

Post-screening Q&A with award-winning director Gini Reticker, community organizer Jennifer Gray-Brumskine, and the New York Immigration Coalition community engagement manager Kemah George.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell reconstructs the moment through interviews, archival footage and striking images of contemporary Liberia. It is compelling testimony to the potential of women worldwide to alter the history of nations.

A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros on view at the BDC from Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018.


Director
GINI RETICKER is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated director and producer with a distinguished career that spans more than twenty years. She recently directed The Trials of Spring, which has played at human rights festivals around the world and was accompanied by six shorts that launched on The New York Times website. The film chronicles a young woman’s journey from an Egyptian village to her role as an international human rights activist. Reticker previously won the Tribeca Best Documentary Award for Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the story of Liberian women whose actions helped bring an end to a brutal civil war. She received an Academy Award nomination for the short film Asylum, recounting one woman’s journey to political asylum in the U.S., and was nominated for an Emmy for producing A Decade Under the Influence. Reticker was one of the creators of Women, War & Peace for PBS, executive produced Abigail Disney’s The Armor of Light, and co-produced The Betrayal (Nerahkoon), which was nominated for both an Academy Award and an Independent Spirit Award. Reticker served as an executive producer on 1971, Cameraperson, Alias Ruby Blade, Citizen Koch, Hot Girls Wanted, and She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (all supported by Fork Films).


JENNIFER GRAY-BRUMSKINE
came to the United States from Liberia in the late 1980s. Her community organizing around Liberia started in 1996 when the story of a ship carrying over 2,000 Liberians fleeing their homeland with nowhere to dock spread across the news. She joined a small group of Liberian women who rallied at the UN to move them to help the stranded ship. As a result of their efforts, the UN brokered a deal that allowed the ship to dock in Ghana on April 16th, 1996. Gray-Brumskine subsequently connected with other Liberian women to advocate for the children of Liberia and created the “International Mothers of Liberia.” In 2007 she co-founded the Staten Island Black Heritage Family Day Parade. She is an active member of many organizations on Staten Island including, the Staten Island Liberian Association (SILCA), where she served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. Jennifer Gray-Brumskine is a graduate of Yale University Women’s Campaign School and the CORO New York Leadership Center’s Immigrant Civic Leadership program.


KEMAH GEORGE
 is the New York Immigration Coalition Community Engagement Manager. Kemah works to strengthen immigrant communities through education and engagement. In her advocacy role, she supports the Black Immigrant Engagement Initiative and Know Your Rights workshops. Prior to joining the NYIC, Kemah served as the Coordinator of Social Justice at the YWCA Brooklyn, where she developed programs and implemented social justice initiatives for women and girls. She also assisted in the development of the Central American Minors program at the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring, MD and facilitated community orientation sessions for newly arrived refugees at the IRC in Atlanta, GA.

Kemah was born in Brooklyn, New York to Liberian immigrants. She holds a law degree from Howard University School of Law, a Master's of Public Policy from George Mason University, and a B.S.Ed in English Education from The University of Georgia.



Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

The bathroom is non gender-segregated.


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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Brother Outsider

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Join the BDC for a screening of Brother Outsider: 
The Life of Bayard Rustin followed by a discussion with the film’s co-director Bennett Singer and Bayard Rustin’s partner, Walter Naegle.

During his 60-year career as an activist, organizer and "troublemaker," Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the American civil rights movement. His passionate belief in Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence drew Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders to him in the 1940s and ‘50s; his practice of those beliefs drew the attention of the FBI and police.

In 1963, Rustin brought his unique skills to the crowning glory of his civil rights career: his work organizing the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom, the biggest protest the United States had ever seen. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, marking him again and again as a "brother outsider." Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin combines rare archival footage — some of it never before broadcast in the U.S. — with provocative interviews to illuminate the life and work of a forgotten prophet of social change.

On August 8, 2013, President Barack Obama named Bayard Rustin a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

For a recent review of this "electrifying" film — which has won more than 20 awards worldwide — click here

 


PANELIST BIOS

BENNETT SINGER a New York-based filmmaker and book editor, has served as producer/director or associate producer of a number of acclaimed documentary series, including the Emmy-, Peabody-, and duPont-Columbia-winning Eyes On The Prize II, With God On Our Side, and The Question of Equality. He co-directed Electoral Dysfunction, a feature-length documentary on America’s dysfunctional voting system; hosted by political humorist Mo Rocca, the film aired nationally on PBS and won multiple awards. The former executive editor of TIME Magazine’s education program, Singer is the editor of 42 Up, the companion book to Michael Apted’s famed documentary series, and editor of the award-winning anthology Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian. With his husband David Deschamps, he co-authored LGBTQ Stats, published in 2017 by The New Press.

WALTER NAEGLE was Bayard Rustin’s partner from 1977 until Rustin’s death in 1987. He is one of the authors of Bayard Rustin, The Invisible Activist, a biography for young people. Naegle is executor and archivist of the Bayard Rustin Estate.


Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Photobook

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The 4-day workshop runs two consecutive weekends:
Day 1: Sat, February 23rd, 10AM-5PM
Day 2: Sun, February 24th, 10AM-5PM
Day 3: Sat, March 2nd, 10AM-5PM
Day 4: Sun, March 3rd, 10AM-5PM
 
In this class, presentations and hands-on workshop sessions will guide students through the processes of editing for a book: sequencing, designing, typesetting, and deciding what printed form their project should take. The course will focus on the steps leading up to the actual production and printing of a book. Other topics include demonstrations of best practices in Adobe InDesign, finding the right format, and approach to the production which might best suit their project. Students will leave this class with a complete mock-up/dummy of their book.

Participants should come in with 4x6 work prints (laser or CVS prints ok) of a wide edit (50-100 images) from a single completed body of work that they want to make into book form. They will also need digital files of those images. The class will focus on conceiving the book form, not producing more photography.

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BONNIE BRIANT originally from Rhode Island, moved to New York to study photography at the Tisch School of the Arts. After graduation, she began working for Yolanda Cuomo at her design studio, as well as helping Sylvia Plachy as an assistant. She currently works full time at Yolanda's studio as Associate Designer, as well as freelancing in design and photography. Bonnie’s work centers around ideas and issues with memories, about the cyclical nature of memory and time.
 
BOBBIE RICHARDSON hails from Houston, TX and works part-time as a Junior Designer at Yolanda Cuomo Design as well as maintaining several freelance clients. She has helped produce and design internationally distributed books, magazines, and many other objects. Whether it is books, magazines, menus, exhibitions, or any other printed object, she brings her passion and genuine enjoyment of design and collaboration to each and every project.


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Mark Power

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BDC

614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes 
Magnum Photos photographer Mark Power for an artist talk and book launch. Power will discuss his new photobook Good Morning, America (Volume One).
 
Over the past six years, photographer Mark Power has travelled across the US to create a complex visual narrative of a country in the midst of change. This new book, Good Morning, America (Volume One), represents a personal and timely exploration of both the American cultural and physical landscape, and the divergence of reality and myth.
 
 
 
 
Good Morning, America (Volume One) is the first in a series of five books by Power, created as the result of this ongoing 10-year project, as he meanders back and forth across the vast country, taking long walks through towns and cities along the way.
 
Good Morning, America (Volume One) is published by GOST Books.


 
BIO
MARK POWER (B.1959) studied painting at Brighton Polytechnic but turned to photography soon afterwards. He worked on editorial and charity commissions for ten years, before he began teaching at the University of Brighton in 1992. This coincided with a shift towards long-term, self-initiated projects which sit comfortably alongside large-scale commissions in the industrial sector. His work has been seen in numerous galleries and museums across the world, and is held in several collections, including the Arts Council of England, the British Council, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Marrakech Museum of Photography and Visual Art. Power joined Magnum Photos as a Nominee in 2002, and became a full Member in 2007. He lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England. Good Morning, America (Volume one) is his tenth book.
 
GOST Books founded in 2013, is an independent visual arts and photography publisher based in London. gostbooks.com
 
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.



HEADER: Barstow, California. 01.2015 © Mark Power / Magnum Photos
PHOTO: Pierre Part, Louisiana. 01.2017 © Mark Power / Magnum Photos


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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Bronx Junior Photo League

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FEATURING

Justin Arroyo | Fanny Aucacama | Angie Avendaño | Jared Birks | Jai Bhagwan | Justin Brefo | Zarah Browne | Heidi Calderón

Elisa Luna Cameron | Brandon Carchipulla | Anastasia Cardona | Izaiah Cardona | Icelyn Casanova | Raymond Castillo | Aisha Conte

Michael Crizanto | Darolin Cruz | Ivette Diaz Espinosa | Fanta Diop | Djeneba Diop | Awa Fofana | Alberto Garcia

Brian Hernandez-Armenta | Lucki Islam | Cloudy Lopez | Diego Lozano | Tianna Maldonado | Sophia Morales | Yessica Morocho

Leonely Pacheco | Alexa Pacheco | Matthew Perez | Ailyn Reyes Ramirez | Chloe Rodriguez | Tara Smalls | Luz Smith-Amaya

Adanna Taylor | Janiyah Terry | Dylan Velez | Kalise Williams

 

Middle School Reception

Thursday, June 6th, 4-7PM

Presentations begin at 5PM

High School Reception

Friday, June 7th, 5-8PM

Presentations begin at 6PM

   

 

Join us in celebrating our year-end exhibition by the Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL), the Bronx Documentary Center’s afterschool photojournalism program for middle and high school students. The BJPL uses photography, writing, and research to explore social justice issues and prepare for college and future careers. On view will be photo essays and multimedia stories on environmental justice, sexual harassment, homelessness, access to healthy foods, LGBTQI+ activism, the opioid crisis, and more.

 

DarolinCruz

                             Eva and her daughters Aniell and Evamell stop for coquitos while walking home after school. Eva, originally from the Dominican Republic,
is now raising her two daughters in the South Bronx. © Darolin Cruz, 12th Grade
 

Work by the following students will also be on view:

Isis Adams | Jaedyn Edwards | Joshua Flores | Serenity Gomez | Yolanda Gonzalez | Alyssa Gonzalez | Loxly Johnson

Astou Ndiaye | Aresha Rabail | Zuleyka Vargas 

 

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Chris Hondros Fund, Citgo Foundation, Fishman Fetter Family Foundation, Fujifilm, Henry Nias Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Legislature, Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

All digital photos taken on cameras generously provided by Fujfilm.

 
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BDC
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Exhibiting photographers Fabiola Ferrero, Andres Cardona, and Fred Ramos will discuss the link between violence and migration in Latin America.

Exhibición de los fotógrafos Fabiola Ferrero, Andres Cardona y Fred Ramos para discutir acerca de la cadena que existe entre la violencia y la migración en Latinoamérica.


This event is held in conjunction with the Second Annual Latin American Foto Festival on view from July 11-21, 2019, at the Bronx Documentary Center. The festival features work by photographers from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Ecuador.


BIOS


FABIOLA FERRERO, born in Caracas, is a journalist and photographer currently based between Venezuela and Colombia. Her work is the result of growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, which led her to explore how societies act under hostile contexts and to focus on the human condition through writing and photography. She is part of the World Press Photo 6x6 Talent Program South America, the VII Mentor Program and a Magnum Fellow.

ANDRES CARDONA is a documentary photographer, born in the south of Colombia, in a town called San Vicente del Caguan, a territory of much-armed conflict. His work revolves around documenting both illegal groups in the Amazon rainforest and the daily life of displaced and refugee people that have resulted from years of conflict, documenting cultural traditions and connecting the natives with endangered species, as well as the great deforestation that is currently experienced in the Amazon. He has been creating a registry to help build and rebuild the historical memory of the inhabitants and survivors of armed conflicts in Latin America. Cardona’s work has been published in several national and international publications such as: The New York Times, The Telegraph, The World, and LFI Leica Photografie International.

FRED RAMOS is a prize-winning photographer based in El Salvador who works across Central America and Mexico. He started his career as a graphic designer and switched to photojournalism in an effort to understand and tell human-driven stories about the violence, poverty and the migratory forces that surrounded him. Ramos currently works as a photographer for the El Salvadoran newspaper El Faro and also freelances for international outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post and Time Magazine.

PHOTO: © Fabiola Ferrero

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Paris to Pittsburgh

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Join co-directors and National Geographic filmmakers Sidney Beaumont and Michael Bonfiglio for a virtual discussion on their documentary film Paris to Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 16th at 6PM. 

Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future—and the explosive decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement —Paris to Pittsburgh captures what’s at stake for communities around the country and the inspiring ways Americans are responding.

Please RSVP here to watch the film and receive an Invitation to the Zoom Q&A.
The link will expire on 5/17. 

 
BIOS


SIDNEY BEAUMONT has worked as a producer, director, strategist, campaigner, marketer, and executive across diverse media and issues. Currently, he is an Executive Producer of Media & Entertainment at RadicalMedia. He is known for such films as What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015), Made in America (2013), Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011) and Cathedrals of Culture (2014). He recently produced the feature documentary From the Ashes (National Geographic) about coal, climate, and the energy future, and Paris to Pittsburgh (2018).

MICHAEL BONFIGLIO is an Emmy-nominated director, producer, and writer whose filmography includes You Don’t Know Bo: The Legend Of Bo Jackson (2012), Doc & Darryl (2016), May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers (2017), 9 Days And Nights Of Ed Sheeran (2014), the five-part series Visionaries: Inside The Creative Mind (2011), and the series Iconoclasts (2012). He has directed and produced various episodes of Oprah’s Master Class. He recently directed the feature documentary From the Ashes (National Geographic) about coal, climate, and the energy future.

 

PHOTO: © Paris to Pittsburgh

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Building the Bridge

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Please note this event is not held at the BDC.
Starts:
Butler Community Center, 1368 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10456
Ends: Claremont Neighborhood Centers, Inc, 489 E 169th St, Bronx, NY 10456

The Bronx Documentary Center, NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Claremont Neighborhood Centers, Inc, and Butler Community Center are proud to present “Building the Bridge: Community Gathering & March through Claremont.”

For the fourth in our series of Claremont Illuminated events, the BDC will lead a procession of children and families through the Claremont community as they project photographs of the community on mobile screens and surrounding structures.

We will create an interactive experience by placing various projections and installations within Claremont Village. To build a bridge between communities in Claremont we will collectively work with our partners to organize a night parade through the neighborhood which will be accompanied by a mobile projector that will illuminate photography as we march.

The parade will start at the Butler Community Center and end at the Claremont Neighborhood Center, where there will be a community dinner, Environmental Justice and Gun Violence PSA’s from Claremont Neighborhood Center, State of the Butler neighborhood update, free photo booth, dance and singing performances, a DJ and health resources from the Claremont Healthy Village Initiative.

Schedule of events:


4-6PM: Event starts at basketball court behind Butler Community Center, 1368 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10456

6PM: Gathering and preparation for the march

6:30PM: March starts

7PM: March ends at Claremont Neighborhood Centers, Inc

7-8:30PM: Community dinner and programming at Claremont Neighborhood Centers, Inc's indoor basketball court at 489 E 169th St, Bronx, NY 10456

Free and open to all.

PHOTO: Second Annual Claremont Illuminated Festival, 2019. © Adi Talwar / Bronx Documentary Center

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The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is proud to present our 6th Annual Photo Auction Benefit.

Our 6th Annual Photo Auction Benefit will be held virtually this year from October 8, 2020 through October 22, 2020.

To give back to the many Bronx photographers who work with us, we're sharing 50% of proceeds with Bronx photographers in need of financial support due to COVID-19. This means that every print sold will directly benefit our program participants and the Bronx photographers who inspire them the most.

This year's 6th Annual Photo Auction will include beautifully printed photographs by artists including Stephanie Foden, Johis Alarcón, Daniella Zalcman, Inbal Abergil, and Mauricio Palos. Each of these photographs depict the vibrant landscapes and narratives of the world, and have been part of projects featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, and more.

Auction prints and photobooks will be available to bid on from 8:00 AM EST October 8th through 8:00 PM EST on October 22nd.

This year's auction will culminate in a virtual celebration at 7:00 PM EST on October 22, 2020. 

View the Prints Here

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
 

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HEADER IMAGE:
A man looks out on to the Paraguaçu river of his small town Santiago do Iguape during Carnaval festivities. © Stephanie Foden

INTERIOR IMAGES:
(Top row, L-R): © Mauricio Palos; © Jared Soares
(Second row, L-R): © Johis Alarcon; © Richard Sandler

 

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Idil Ibrahim

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Making a film can be daunting! Where do you start? Award-winning director and producer Idil Ibrahim will lead an Empowered Storytelling workshop exploring how to bring an idea to fruition and, ultimately, to screen in this filmmaking workshop.

In this workshop, she will provide hands-on examples of development, pre-production, production, and post-production, as well as discuss clips from her films, and share real-life practical anecdotes. Fellow film colleagues will be on hand as well to share their experiences and tips to bring ideas to life.

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About the Instructor

IDIL IBRAHIM is an award-winning filmmaker and has worked on and produced film projects that have gone on to screen at the top international film festivals such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Toronto International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel in Paris, and Sundance Film Festival, among others. Idil was also selected as one of five women directors to direct a short film for Glamour Magazine's The Girl Project for "Get Schooled," a series focusing on girls education around the world in Malawi, India, Brazil and the United States. She is a recipient of the 2017 Extraordinary Women Awards held by the 92nd Street Y, a hub for women to learn and inspire others by sharing their knowledge, ideas, insights and strength. She was also selected as one of OkayAfrica's "100 Women" for 2018.

A graduate of UC Berkeley, her work has led her around the world. She was most recently in Mali as producer of the feature documentary The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu, based on the New York Times Bestselling book of the same title. Prior to producing The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu, she was in Senegal, where she directed and produced the film Sega, starring Alassane Sy (Restless City, Mediterranea), which examines the issue of migration and repatriation. Her film Sega won the jury award for Best Short Film at the 2019 Blackstar Film Festival and was awarded the Golden Dhow for Best Short Film at the Zanzibar International Film Festival. She is passionate about human rights, humanitarian issues, and global education.

Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Women filmmakers are strongly encouraged to participate. 10% off for BDC members at the photographer/filmmaker level or if you have previously participated in a BDC workshop.

*We have scholarship spots available. Please email a sample of your work and a statement on why you should be selected to jon@bronxdoc.org

Please email info@bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7 day period will receive a refund of the registration price not including service fees.

PHOTO: © Idil Ibrahim


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Becoming

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For our 6th Annual Women’s Film Series we have selected a lineup of films focusing on agents of change, women who are playing critical, big picture roles during challenging times. 

Due to the COVID pandemic, our series this year will not include the screening of the films. It will consist of virtual Q&As/conversations with the directors of the films and those who worked on it with them.
 
Directed by Nadia Halgren, Becoming is an intimate documentary following former first lady Michelle Obama, looking at her life, hopes, and connection with others as she tours with her book "Becoming".
 
Please join us on Saturday, October 17th, 6PM EST for our virtual Q&A and discussion with Nadia Hallgren, as she answers any questions you may have about the production of Becoming as well as her work as a documentary filmmaker and director of photography.
 

ZOOM LINK HERE

 
The film is available to watch on Netflix with a subscription.

Watch the trailer below:
 


NADIA HALGREN
is an award-winning filmmaker and director of photography from the Bronx, New York. Her vérité cinematography credits include Trouble The Water, Trapped, and Motherland. Hallgren’s episodic series won the Special Jury Prize at SXSW 2018, and she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
 
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BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Poulomi Basu will discuss her powerful photobook Centralia and answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

Shortlisted for the 2020 Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award, Centralia exposes hidden crimes of war as an indigenous people fight for their survival. The photobook was designed by award-winning designer Teun van der Heijden. 

PHOTO: © Poulomi Basu

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OneSight is offering free comprehensive eye exams and prescription glasses if needed.

Thursday, October 8th to Saturday, October 10th, 9AM to 4PM, at 614 Courtland Ave, Bronx, NY 10451. Registration is required.

To register for the clinic:
• Visit www.onesightclinics.org
• Select - REGISTRATION
• Choose Access code based on desired appointment day and time (see access codes and times below)
• Select – Language (English or Spanish)
• Complete Form

Date / Time / Access Codes:
Thursday, October 8th, 9-11AM | Access Code: 41384734
Thursday, October 8th, 12-2PM | Access Code: 40540831
Thursday, October 8th, 2-4PM, Access Code: 82700162

Friday, October 9th, 9-11AM | Access Code: 16748845
Friday, October 9th, 12-2PM | Access Code: 89896859
Friday, October 9th, 2-4PM | Access Code: 78114145

Saturday, October 10th, 9-11AM | Access Code: 20247829
Saturday, October 10th, 12-2PM | Access Code: 81602491
Saturday, October 10th, 2-4PM | Access Code: 28001836

 

Ayuda a Nueva York a Ver. Clínica de salud ocular @ Bronx Documentary Center!

Examen completo de la vista y prescripción de anteojos, si es necesario, totalmente gratuito.

Octubre 8-10, de 9AM a 4PM, 614 Courtland Ave, Bronx, NY 10451.

Cómo registrarse para la consulta:
• Acceda a: www.onesightclinics.org
• Seleccione - REGISTRATION
• Seleccione el código de acceso, con base en el día y la hora que quiera (ver tabla abajo)
• Seleccione – Idioma (Inglés o Español)
• Complete el formulario

Fechas / Horas / Código de acceso:
Jueves, Octubre 8, 9-11AM | Código de acceso: 41384734
Jueves, Octubre 8, 12-2PM | Código de acceso: 40540831
Jueves, Octubre 8, 2-4PM | Código de acceso: 82700162

Viernes, Octubre 9, 9-11AM | Código de acceso: 16748845
Viernes, Octubre 9, 12-2PM | Código de acceso: 89896859
Viernes, Octubre 9, 2-4PM | Código de acceso: 78114145

Sábado, Octubre 10, 9-11AM | Código de acceso: 20247829
Sábado, Octubre 10, 12-2PM | Código de acceso: 81602491
Sábado, Octubre 10, 2-4PM | Código de acceso: 28001836

IMAGE: © OneSight

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Ben Brody will discuss his poweful photobook Attention Servicemembeand answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

Brody's book is a searing elegy to the experience of the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Published by Red Hook Editions. 


PHOTO
: © Ben Brody

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Women's Film Series | RBG

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Our 4th Annual Women's Film Series will showcase movies made by women filmmakers. This year, the documentaries we've curated focus on trailblazing women.
 
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career.
 
Post-screening Q&A with RBG director Betsy West.
 
 
 
BIO
 
BETSY WEST is a filmmaker, journalist and professor. She co-directed RBG (Magnolia, Participant, CNN Films 2018,) which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She is a 21-time Emmy Award winner for her work as an ABC News producer and EP of the documentary series Turning Point. As Vice President at CBS News from 1998 to 2005, she oversaw 60 Minutes and 48 Hours. She was executive producer of the MAKERS (AOL & PBS) documentary and digital series, the documentary The Lavender Scare, and the short doc The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem (Epix). She is the Fred W. Friendly professor at Columbia Journalism School.
 
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

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Location: BDC's St. Mary's Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx 

The BDC presents a special double feature of award-winning documentaries Hondros and Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington.

Hondros explores the life of photojournalist Chris Hondros, two-time Pulitzer finalist who was killed by hostile fire in Libya. The film directed by Chris Hondros’ childhood friend Greg Campbell takes viewers on a global journey to meet those in Chris's most influential photos, and to uncover their little-known backstories.

Which Way is the Front Line Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington is a moving portrait of the acclaimed war photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington by his RESTREPO co-director—journalist Sebastian Junger. The Hollywood Reporter called it, “An expertly gauged epilogue to the life of a distinguished photographer whose emotional stake in his work elevated it beyond journalism.”

The first screening will promptly start at 6PM. Light fare will be provided between screenings. The second screening will follow at 8PM.

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros on view at the BDC from Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018.

Please RSVP here
Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. 


BIOS

Director
SEBASTIAN JUNGER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, Fire, A Death in Belmont, War and Tribe. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film Restrepo a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim Hetherington), was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Junger has since produced and directed three additional documentaries about war and its aftermath. Which Way Is The Front Line From Here?, Korengal and The Last Patrol. Junger has also written for magazines including Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Outside and Men's Journal.

Director
GREG CAMPBELL is an award-winning journalist, author, and director, who has written for such publications as The Economist, WSJ Magazine, Paris Match, The Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times and Amnesty Magazine, among others. He is the author of three nonfiction books, Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, The Road to Kosovo and Blood Diamonds. The latter served as inspiration for the Oscar-nominated 2006 film Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly. Campbell is also a producer and director, known for Hondros, Chain of Command, and Surviving an ISIS Massacre. He has won more than two dozen journalism awards from the Inland Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Colorado Press Association, Colorado Associated Press Reporters and Editors, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated.


Header photos: (L-R) © National Geographic; © Scout Tufankjian

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Open Show NYC

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BDC

614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Doors open at 6:30pm | Show begins at 7pm

Open Show organizes curated screenings of diverse, compelling work by photographers, filmmakers and multimedia producers in high-profile spaces. Our shows provide an opportunity for the public to interact directly with visual artists and talk about their work. Open Show NY is a part of a global network.


PRESENTERS:

Misha Friedman
 | "The Idealists"

Sofie Vasquez | "Bronx Wrestling"

Cedric von Niederhausern | "City Upon a Hill"

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Latin American Foto Festival

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FEATURING

Tomas Ayuso | Johis Alarcón | Andres Cardona | Citlali Fabian | Fabiola Ferrero | Chris Gregory 

Yael Martinez | Tonatiuh Cabello Morán  | Fred Ramos  Luis Soto

 

The BDC's 2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival will bring award-winning photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America to exhibit their photographs, create installations and hold workshops and panel discussions.

Nearly all the photographers involved in this year’s festival live and work in their home countries. They will also be holding workshops, tours, and panel discussions for the BDC’s community, which is home to many thousands of Latino immigrants. Many of these events will be conducted in Spanish.

Two of the photographers in this year’s festival celebrate the role and strength of women throughout Latin America. Citlali Fabian will show her large-format portraits of Mestiza women in Mexico while Johis Alarcón explores the cultural roots of Afro-Ecuadorian communities.

Tonatiuh Cabello Móran, member of Costa Rican collective Colectivo Nómada, photographs intimate and offbeat celebrations of Catholicism throughout Latin America; his photos will be exhibited at Immaculate Conception Church, around the corner from the BDC. 


Christopher Gregory documents La Ruta Del Progreso, a decrepit highway started in the 1950s to showcase Puerto Rico’s prosperity and modernization.

Two exhibitions of Venezuelan photography expose the violence, poverty, and political upheaval that have driven an estimated three million to flee their homeland in the largest mass migration in recent Latin American history.

Another focus of this year’s festival will be Mexican and Central American photographers who explore the link between violence and migration. Fred Ramos of El Salvador and Luis Soto of Guatemala will exhibit long-term projects on this theme. Yael Martinez of Mexico and Andres Cardona of Colombia—who have both lost family members to death squads—explore the personal costs, much of it state-sponsored, to decades of violence.

 

ON VIEW
JULY 11-21, 2019

GALLERY HOURS
THUR, JULY 11th, 4-8PM
FRI, JULY 12th, 4-8PM
SAT, JULY 13th, 1-5PM
SUN, JULY 14th, 1-5PM
WED, JULY 17th, 4-8PM
THUR, JULY 18th, 4-8PM
FRI, JULY 19th, 4-8PM
SAT, JULY 20th, 1-5PM
SUN, JULY 21st, 1-5PM


Curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.


 

                                                                       © Chris Gregory                                                                        © Andres Cardona

  

 

The Latin American Foto Festival is made possible by 
Open Society FoundationsBronxCare Health System, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, 
and in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

The outdoor exhibits were printed by 
United Photo Industries

 

MAIN PHOTO: © Yael Martinez

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Join the BDC for the launch of the reissue of Dennis Stock’s iconic photobook California Trip by Anthology Editions, and the screening of Beyond Iconic: Photographer Dennis Stock, Hanna Maria Sawka's film about Stock, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker and Magnum Photos' Michael D. Shulman.

Beyond Iconic: Photographer Dennis Stock is a 2011 American biographical documentary film, written, produced and directed by Hanna Sawka Hamaguchi. The film chronicles the personal and professional life of photographer Dennis Stock. It is narrated by Stock himself and was completed before his death in 2010. The film shone light on Stock's different aspects of life including his classroom at the Omega Institute, where he taught a master class of photography before his death.

In 1968, Magnum photographer Dennis Stock took a 5-week road trip along the California highways, documenting the height of the counterculture hippie scene. These black and white photos were compiled to create California Trip, originally published in 1970, and became an emblem of the free love movement that continued to inspire throughout the decades.

 

BIOS
DENNIS STOCK
was a celebrated American photographer, noted for his photo essays. His portfolio had a massive range and included many timeless pieces of work such as the free love movement of California, jazz, nature, and portrait work of icons such as James Dean and Billie Holiday. His photography has been exhibited all over the world, and his photos are part of many major museum collections. He won first prize in both Life’s Young Photographers Contest in 1951 and the International Photo Competition in Poland in 1962. Stock passed away in 2010. 

HANNA  SAWKA Daughter of a psychologist and an acclaimed artist, Hanna Sawka Hamaguchi was born in communist Poland in 1975. Soon after her birth, the family was exiled for political reasons and settled in the United States. Since 1999, she has produced and directed 5 short narrative and documentary films, which together have garnered 16 festival selections/nominations around the world and awards that include a “Best of the Festival” award for That Sleepless Night at Mediawave in Hungary and an “Audience Choice” for Night Conversations at the Red Wasp Film Festival in Texas. Hanna is currently working on pre-production of The Voyage, a multi-media spectacle in collaboration with her father, Jan Sawka. Pilots of The Voyage were awarded the Gold Medal in Multi-media at the Florence Biennial of Contemporary Art in 2003.

MICHAEL D. SHULMAN is Director of Publishing, Broadcast, and Film at Magnum Photos.  He has been with Magnum since 2002 and has worked at several major photo agencies since 1993. He is also a consultant for Reel Art Press, who have published  "Cuba 1959" and "The Beat Scene", both by Burt Glinn, and will publish an expanded edition of "Police Work" by Leonard Freed in 2020.

ANTHOLOGY EDITIONS is an independent book publisher based in Brooklyn, New York. An imprint of the record label Mexican Summer, Anthology is dedicated to uncovering and presenting new narratives via thoughtful, exceptionally designed publications in the fields of art, music, and pop culture history. 

© Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

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Joana Toro

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Join photographer Joana Toro for the launch of her new photobook “Hello I Am Kitty” which reveals the underground world of costumed characters in NYC. 

Artist statement:
"Being an immigrant is an enormous challenge, this book provokes a reflection on the status of Latin immigrants in the US, their cultural appropriation and new identities, ironies of immigrant life on the margins of a globalized world. 

“Hello I am Kitty” is the result of a personal journal to find my new “identity” viewing right through an eye hole in the head of my Hello Kitty costume while I asked for donations after posing for pictures in Times Square between 2012-2013. 

The phenomenon of Latino immigration is a cultural issue of social appropriation, in which symbols play an integral role in generating images and self-images of Latinos in a society that is itself globalized. This project is challenge symbols and misconception about Latino immigrants."


JOANA TORO is a self-taught photographer based in both New York City and Bogota, Colombia. Her work explores issues of immigration, human rights and identity. She worked as a staff photographer with major magazines and newspapers in Colombia before she migrated to the United States in 2011 to further her career as a documentarian and artist.

PHOTO: A Peruvian grandfather while on lunch break from his job as a character impersonator at Times Square, Manhattan, New York State. From the series, I Am Hello Kitty. © Joana Toro Mora

Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. 

 

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Bronx Senior Photo League

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FEATURING

Mitchel Senior Center (2017-2019):
Carmen Adorno | Josephine Bell | Georgia Bowen | Sadiku Garuba | Rose Gonzalez | Susie Hairston | Gloria Halman | Mary Holloway | Josefa Laureano | Carmen Malave | Doris Rios | Mary Woods | Florence Garuba | Pansy Wright | Ana Ruiz |   Cruz Garcia | Mildred Vega | Lidia Demota Maria Frias Consuelo Pizarro Judy Brandon | Elena F. Farciert | Teresa Guzman


Castle Hill (Spring/Summer 2019):

Esther Anaya | Gregory Sumlin | Lucille Gnatt | Vivian Hernandez-Valentine | Veronica Brown | Dario Diaz | Hortensia "Penny" Santana | Margaret Floyd | Nellie Bryant |  Rupert Joseph Thomas Martinez Louis Wright | Lynda Henderson Virginia Alicea Ana Ortiz Phyllis Thomas 

 

Bronx Works (Spring/Summer 2019):

Ata Aduna | Kwaku Agyemang | Carmen Moyer | David Adarkwah | Edith Lefevre | Isabel Delgado | Joan Harris | June Gregory | Socrates Peralta  

Since 2017 the Bronx Documentary Center has taught photography to Bronx seniors, members of the Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL), between the ages of 65 and 90. This intimate exhibition presents the Bronx through the eyes of these older adults as they explore family, friendship, and community. 

The BSPL provides opportunities for older adults to develop skills in photography while promoting social connections and a sense of belonging within the program and the larger community. The BSPL is designed to meet underserved Bronx seniors’ needs for social interaction while providing opportunities to engage in challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a sense of confidence and a stronger sense of identity and belonging.

This exhibition was curated by Rhynna M. Santos, Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department Of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and the Philip & Edith Leonian Foundation.


PHOTO
: © Hortensia “Penny” Santana  / Bronx Senior Photo League

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship

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—IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THIS EVENT IS CANCELED


From the Jerome Foundation:
We are inviting all the artists that rsvp’d to join us on Thursday, March 12 at 6pm Eastern Time using this link.

Or on Monday, March 16 at 6:30pm Eastern Time using this link.


Join Jerome Foundation’s President Ben Cameron to learn more about the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship: a two-year, $50,000 flexible Fellowship open to early-career artists in all artistic disciplines.

Fellows must be residents of Minnesota or the 5 boroughs of New York City. Learn more about the funding, who is eligible, and how to apply—and stay for the Q&A session.

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 6, 4pm Central/5pm Eastern. 

For more information about the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship program visit the Jerome Foundation website here or download a PDF of the guidelines here.

PHOTO: 2019 Fellow Antonio Duke. © Jerome Foundation

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Yael Martínez will discuss his powerful photobook La Casa Que Sangra (The House that Bleeds) and answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

The photobook published by KWY Editions explores the communities fractured by organized crime in Mexico, in a physical and psychological sense. 


PHOTO: © Yael Martínez

 

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FEATURING
Patrick Brown |  Mikael Owunna  |  Fausto Podavini

Winner of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo
Patrick Brown | "No Place on Earth"

No Place on Earth by Patrick Brown is the recipient of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo. The Book Award is given each year to a photographer whose work demonstrates courage and commitment in documenting social injustice.

Since 2017, photographer Patrick Brown has documented the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis and one of the most rapid human outflows in recent history. Risking death at sea or on foot, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled the destruction of their homes and persecution in the northern Rakhine State of Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh. Arriving at the makeshift camps, most refugees reported harrowingly consistent stories of murder and rape, all of which testify to a deliberate campaign of eradication. 



No Place On Earth
 provides an intimate portrait of the survivors of the recent persecution and their bleak conditions in overcrowded refugee camps.

The publication of the book No Place on Earth was made possible with the support of: Pulitzer Center, Grodzins Fund, Fujifilm, World Press Photo, Fortify Rights.

The hardcover book No Place On Earth contains 98 colour photographs with associated texts by Jason Motlagh an introduction by Matthew Smith director of Fortify Rights and the design by the renowned book designer Stuart Smith. Learn more about the book here.


FINALISTS



Finalist of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo
Mikael Owunna | "Limitless Africans"

The work is a collaborative response between the photographer and his community, to re-define what it means to be an immigrant, African and queer in North America and Europe at this time. Learn more about the work here.

 



Finalist of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo
Fausto Podavini | "OMO Change"

Omo Change documents the story of big investments from European and Chinese countries in the Omo Valley, in Ethiopia. The Omo Valley is internationally recognized as a rare dry and semi-dry region with extraordinary biodiversity. It has been included in the list of UNESCO heritage sites. The work aims to be a meditation on how large-scale investments can put at risk a delicate balance between humans and their environment that has persisted for hundreds of years. Learn more about the project here.


Free and open to the public.


ON VIEW

May 30- June 9, 2019
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

ARTIST TALK + BOOK PRESENTATION
No Place on Earth by Patrick Brown
June 8th, 7PM

About FotoEvidence
FotoEvidence Press was founded in 2010 to continue the tradition of using photography to draw attention to human rights violations, injustice, oppression and assaults on human dignity wherever they may occur. Photographs have not only changed people’s perception but, in some cases, altered the course of history.

For eight years, the FotoEvidence Book Award recognized one photographer whose work demonstrates courage and commitment in the pursuit of social justice and, in 2017, FotoEvidence partnered with World Press Photo. The book award was renamed the FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo. The selected project is published by FotoEvidence as part of a series of photo books dedicated to the work of photographers, whose commitment and courage deliver painful truths, creating awareness and intolerance towards violations of human dignity.

MAIN PHOTO: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar walking through paddy fields and flooded land after they crossing over the border into Bangladesh. An unprecedented 430,000 Rohingya refugees, over 240,000 of them children, have fled Rakhine State in Myanmar into Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh.  Minors make up at least 60 percent of the 430,000 Rohingya who have crossed the border to Bangladesh over the past few weeks. Highly traumatized, they are arriving malnourished and injured after walking for days to the safety of Bangladesh. Patrick Brown © 2019 Panos/UNICEF

INTERIOR PHOTOS
Noor Haba, 11, carries her family’s belongings to shore after they had sailed for five hours in the fishing boat to arrive early morning on Shamlapur Beach near Cox’s Bazar. Noor and her family had escaped the violence in Rakhine State with a group of 25 other Rohingya refugees.
7 September 2017.  Patrick Brown © 2019 Panos/UNICEF

Jihan – Trans Algerian Man (Pronouns : he) Shot in Brussels, Belgium 2017 “For me Limitless in an important project for the next generations. That they can have some faces, some references and not waste time as we did because we were scared or we felt alone and/or ashamed. We grew up with only caucasian and heteronormative representations, so that is hard sometimes to realize that we will never match this limited model. For the people who are isolated, it can be very difficult. However when we have access to very positive, strong images, that resemble us or to which we can identify, it really gives hope and momentum.” © Mikael Owunna

A Borana woman inside a well is getting water for her animals. In this extremely dry area, in the dry season, water is taken from 20 meter deep wells, where the aquifer is located. The appropriation of land by the Government for the construction of sugar cane plantations, is resizing the geographical borders of the tribes of the Omo Valley. The tribes are forced to migrate to other areas, and to change their customs and lifestyles. South Ethiopia, 2013 © Fausto Podavini

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Trump Revolution: Immigration

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FEATURING

Greg Constantine | Kholood Eid | John Moore | Luis Antonio Rojas | Elliot Ross 
Griselda San Martin | Cinthya Santos-Briones | Laura Saunders

 

Through photos, words and multimedia, the BDC exhibition, Trump Revolution: Immigration, opening February 15th, documents the current president's overturning of decades of American immigration policy and law, and its profound effects on American society and the lives of millions of immigrants.

This is the first in a year-long series of Trump Revolution exhibitions examining America's societal and political transformation, one whose speed, reach and consequences are unmatched in our country's history.

On view: Feb 15 - Mar 29, 2020.

Esta es la primera exposición del año de una serie de exposiciones sobre Trump Revolution que examina la transformación social y política de Estados Unidos, cuya velocidad, alcance y consecuencias son inigualables en la historia de nuestro país.

Expuesta desde el 15 de Febrero al 29 de Marzo

The exhibition is curated by the Bronx Documentary Center’s Exhibition Coordinator Cynthia Rivera, and Executive Director Michael Kamber.

 


FEATURING

Antoine D'Agata | Olivia Arthur | Matt Black | Carolyn Drake in collaboration with Andres Gonzalez | Thomas Dworzak | Jim Goldberg | David Alan Harvey | Cristina De Middel | Radal Milach | Mark Power | Lua Ribeira  | Alessandra Sanguinetti | Jerome Sessini | Larry Towell | Peter Van Agtmael

Trump Revolution: Immigration will also feature LINEA: The Border Project by Magnum Photographers. In May 2019, they spent two weeks either side of the US-Mexico border in San Diego, Tijuana, Juarez and El Paso. Many have returned to the region since and continue to document an ever-evolving story.

LINEA: The Border Project was created to go beyond the conventions of an often melodramatic news cycle and the relentless political posturing that has defined public understanding of the Mexico-USA border. We are interested in the subtlety, complexity, humanity and beauty of the region and its people. We made this work and this show to reflect these ideas, and will bring it to public spaces across both countries and the political divide inside the USA. In an era of of polarizing rhetoric and relentless attempts at dehumanizing the other, we hope our work can serve as a counterpoint and an antidote.”

The exhibition is curated by Magnum Photos.

Spanish translation: Maite H. Mateo 

HEADER PHOTO: A Central American family rests by the side of the highway in the outskirts of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico, on October 26, 2018. © Luis Antonio Rojas

INTERIOR PHOTO (L-R): Solis Home, South Point, TX. © Elliot Ross; © Cinthya Santos Briones

 

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Please join the BDC, in collaboration with Working Theater, for an evening exploring our current exhibition Trump Revolution: Immigration.

BDC Founder and Executive Director Mike Kamber will lead a guided tour of the exhibition along with participating photographer Griselda San Martin, followed by a discussion among our community members on the works exhibited and the human cost of American's changing immigration policy. Refreshments will be provided.


WORKING THEATER was founded in 1985 to produce theater for and about working people (the majority of Americans working in the industrial, service and transportation industries). Learn more here: theworkingtheater.org

GRISELDA SAN MARTIN is a Spanish documentary photographer currently based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and holds a Masters in Journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder. San Martin has documented the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the issues of immigration, deportation, inequality and human rights abuses through an optic of identity and belonging.Her photography and video projects have been exhibited internationally and featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, and California Sunday Magazine as well as other publications.


PHOTO: © Anya Broido, Jonathan Lessuk + Leonardo Quispe/BDC

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Covering the Pandemic

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How are journalists reporting in a world of social distancing? While New York City has grown to become the epicenter of this global pandemic, journalists around the city have been adapting the way they work and the precautions they take for their own safety.

Join photojournalists Gabriela Bhaskar, Victor J. Blue, Ryan Christopher Jones, and Desiree Rios for a virtual talk about covering the pandemic with moderator, BDC Founder and Executive Director, Mike Kamber. They will discuss their experiences documenting COVID-19 at the epicenter of the virus in New York City. 


BIOS


GABRIELA BHASKAR is a freelance photojournalist based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism where she focused on multimedia storytelling incorporating audio, video and writing to accompany her photography. She is part of inaugural class of Women Photograph Mentees and was a 2017 Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar. She is available for assignments worldwide.

VICTOR J. BLUE is a New York-based photojournalist whose work is most often concerned with the legacy of armed conflict, human rights and the protection of civilian populations, and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. He has worked in Central America since 2002, concentrating on social conflict in Guatemala, and since 2009 has photographed the Counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan. He has completed assignments in Syria, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Iraq, and India, and has documented news stories and social issues across the United States. He worked as a staff photographer at The Record in Stockton CA, and holds a Masters Degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University. He practices a deeply reported, character-driven documentary photography that tries to both inform viewers intellectually and move them emotionally, and communicate something universal from the particular circumstances of individual lives and struggles. 

RYAN CHRISTOPHER JONES is a Mexican-American photojournalist and a regular contributor to The New York Times, ProPublica and others. Originally from California’s Central Valley, Ryan’s work most often covers the intersection of migration and labor, and the complicated sociopolitical relationship between Mexico and the United States. He is a fierce advocate of ethical photojournalism, and in 2018 he wrote two op-eds for The New York Times. An essay entitled “How Photography Exploits the Vulnerable” asked fellow photojournalists to reflect on the exploitative history of photographing drug use and addiction. He presented solutions for covering vulnerable communities with sensitivity and nuance. Ryan is currently an enrolled student of history at Harvard University’s extension school.

DESIREE RIOS is a Mexican-American photojournalist and documentary photographer from Fort Worth, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Photojournalism at St. John’s University in New York and a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. Rios is currently based in New York City and Dallas-Fort Worth. 


HEADER PHOTO:
 © Ryan Christopher Jones / The New York Times
INTERIOR PHOTO (L-R): A Costco in Manhattan on Friday. The shelves of grocery stores were picked clean as the effects of the pandemic spread further on Friday, drastically slowing critical sectors of the American economy and daily life. © Gabriela Bhaskar / The New York Times; © Desiree Rios 

 

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In response to concerns around COVID-19 the Bronx Documentary Center has

canceled all gallery hours until further notice. This exhibition will open as an online gallery. 

FEATURING

Matthew Almeydas | Gianna Almonte | Fanny Aucacama | Jared Birks | Paloma Boyewa-Osborne | Justin Brefo | Heidi Calderon | Elisa Luna Cameron |  Brandon Carchipulla | Anastasia Cardona | Izaiah Cardona | Ana Carmona | Raymond Castillo | Olympia Chen | Jade Delilah Parks | Fanta Diop | Awa Fofana | Fritzi Garcia | Alberto Garcia | Lucki Islam | Savannah Juste | Tiara Maldonado | Tianna Maldonado | Taylor Moorman | Sophia Morales | Reynaldo Olivera | Alexa Pacheco | Carlos Pacheco | Chloe Rodriguez | Pamela Rozon | Tara Smalls | Paola Soto | Nnyala Stark | Adanna Taylor | Eliezer Vargas | Brian Velez | Dylan Velez | Lorena Vicente | Gianni Zambrano

 




The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is proud to present the work of our 11-to-18-year-old Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL) students, all created during their time in quarantine.

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) se enorgullece de presentar el trabajo de nuestros estudiantes de la Bronx Junior Photo League de entre 11 a 18 años, todos creados durante el tiempo de cuarentena.

Students in the  BJPL, the Bronx Documentary Center’s free documentary storytelling and college success program for 6th through 12th grade students, have been documenting social justice issues and community-based stories since 2013. Beginning in October each year, BJPL students learn how to make strong photos and to engage with the community beyond the classroom. They photograph and interview local businesses and organizations, neighbors we know, and many we don’t. By February, students begin formulating story ideas for their final projects, multimedia stories, and photo essays. They spend 2-3 months working on these projects, editing in Adobe Premiere and making prints in the BDC’s darkroom.
  

On March 12, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the BDC made the decision to suspend all programs and move to remote learning. Our BJPL teaching staff spent two weeks revamping our longstanding curriculum and ensured that our students and their families had the support needed not only to participate in photography classes, but to stay as connected and healthy as possible. We delivered laptops by car and bicycle, paired every student with a BJPL teacher for weekly wellness check-ins, and provided groceries and disinfectant supplies to households in need. We built on our existing community in a virtual space, holding weekly creative sessions--most often led by students--for dance parties, drawing, and protest-solidarity sign-making that continued through the end of the semester. 

On March 30th, BJPL classes resumed with a 10-week-long virtual program with a new curriculum building on the compositional, technical, and storytelling skills our students have been learning since the fall. They photographed themselves, their homes, and collaborated with peers through photo dialogues and remote portrait sessions. They created visual and written explorations of their experiences during this time, finding ways to tell stories about mental health, undocumented families, religious practices, and life under lockdown, as well as the direct consequences of COVID-19, including recovering from illness and losing loved ones. 

The coronavirus has touched everyone’s life in some way, but the South Bronx, the poorest urban congressional district in the United States, has had the highest rates of coronavirus cases in the country. Throughout our short history, our Bronx Junior Photo League students have always risen to the occasion to decry and document injustices. They’ve stood against climate change, unequal housing opportunities, and violence--just this December, BJPL students demanded safe streets, rallying against a shooting on our block that injured five--and now are safely protesting police violence. So it is no surprise that, despite surviving a global crisis, they have continued to dig deeper on the stories that are important to them, exploring and engaging with the world around them--albeit now a much smaller physical reality. 

There are nearly 40 projects presented in this year-end celebration of our BJPL students’ work. These stories, from the too-often-unseen empathetic lens of our youth, are a critical testament of this crucial time in our country’s history.

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Chris Hondros Fund, Citgo Foundation, Clif Family Foundation, Fujifilm, Hyde & Watson Foundation, Henry Nias Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Legislature, Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

All digital photos taken on DSLR cameras were generously provided by Fujfilm.


MAIN IMAGE: A portrait of Leonor in quarantine. This is part of a visual diary exploring family life and how COVID-19 has affected her community in the Bronx. March 21, 2020. © Fanny Aucacama / Bronx Documentary Center

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For our 6th Annual Women’s Film Series we have selected a lineup of films focusing on agents of change, women who are playing critical, big picture roles during challenging times.

Due to the COVID pandemic, our series this year will not include the screening of the films. It will consist of virtual Q&As/conversations with the directors of the films and those who worked on it with them.  

The films are available on major streaming platforms, some of which require subscriptions, and others are available to watch for free on Youtube.

Please check out the schedule below:

 

A Love Song for Latasha
Friday, October 16th, 6PM EST
Watch the panel discussion above or here

The injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising. As the Black community expressed its profound pain in the streets, Latasha’s friends and family privately mourned the loss of a vibrant child whose full story was never in the headlines. 

Nearly three decades later, director Sophia Nahli Allison’s A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA removes Latasha from the context of her death and rebuilds an archive of a promising life lost. Oral history and memories from Latasha’s best friend and cousin converge in a dreamlike portrait that shows the impact one brief but brilliant life can have. 

Please join us on Friday, October 16th, 6PM EST for a virtual Q&A and discussion with director Sophia Nahli Allison and creative producer Janice Duncan. 

The film is available to watch on Netflix with a subscription. 

SOPHIA NAHLIA ALLISON is a black queer radical dreamer, experimental documentary filmmaker, and photographer. She disrupts conventional documentary methods by reimagining the archives and excavating hidden truths. A meditation of the spirit, her work conjures ancestral memories to explore the intersection of fiction and non-fiction storytelling. She is a 2020 United States Artist Fellow in Film.  

JANICE DUNCAN is a Black queer writer, director, and creative producer from Detroit, MI. She creates avant-garde ways of articulating diverse experiences that inspire people towards greater self-value, Black Queer feminism, radical liberation, and unconditional empathy for life and planet Earth. 

 

Becoming
Saturday, October 17th, 6PM EST
Watch the panel discussion above or here

Directed by Nadia Hallgren, Becoming is an intimate documentary following former first lady Michelle Obama, looking at her life, hopes and connection with others as she tours with her book "Becoming."

Please join us on Saturday, October 17th, 6PM EST for our virtual Q&A and discussion with Nadia Halgren, as she answers any questions you may have about the production of Becoming as well as her work as a documentary filmmaker and director of photography. 

The film is available to watch on Netflix with a subscription.

NADIA HALLGREN is an award-winning filmmaker and director of photography from the Bronx, New York. Her vérité cinematography credits include Trouble The Water, Trapped, and Motherland. Hallgren’s episodic series won the Special Jury Prize at SXSW 2018, and she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

 


All In: The Fight for Democracy
Saturday, October 24th, 6PM EST
Watch the panel discussion above or here

All In: The Fight for Democracy examines the issue of voter suppression in the US. The film interweaves personal experiences with activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our country from the beginning. With the expertise of Stacey Abrams, the film offers an insider’s look into the barriers to voting.

Please join us on Saturday, October 24th, at 6PM EST for a short virtual Q&A discussion with co-director Lisa Cortes.

The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video with a subscription. 

LISA CORTES is a producer and director, known for The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (2019), Precious (2009), and The Woodsman (2004).

 

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Visit trumprevolutionbdc.org

In America today, the very notion of truth is under assault. Citizens vigorously disagree about matters of scientific evidence; about the very existence of widely reported news events; about basic facts. The Bronx Documentary Center's upcoming exhibition, The End of Truth, documents our country's shift toward conspiratorial thinking by examining the rapidly changing roles of traditional and social media over the past 25 years.

This is the third and final segment of Trump Revolution, a series of exhibitions examining America's societal and political transformation over the past four years, one whose speed, reach and consequences are unmatched in our country's history.

On Monday, November 2nd, the exhibition will available to view online at www.trumprevolutionbdc.org

About the Trump Revolution Exhibition Series

In four years, America, under President Donald J. Trump, has undergone a historic transformation—one which has and will affect us all, Democrats and Republicans alike, for generations. From foreign relations, the environment, local schools, and the federal courts to voter registration and immigration—every corner of America has been reconfigured. The Bronx Documentary Center’s Trump Revolution exhibition series has compiled text, photos, and multimedia to examine the speed, reach, and consequences of a societal transformation unmatched in American history.

The exhibitions are curated by the Bronx Documentary Center’s Founder and Executive Director Michael Kamber, and Exhibition Coordinator, Cynthia Rivera.

The exhibition website was designed by Exhibition Coordinator, Cynthia Rivera.

The Trump Revolution: The End of Truth exhibition is made possible by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

 

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Mathieu Asselin will discuss his photobook Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation and answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

Asselin's photobook published by Actes Sud is a damning examination of Monsanto’s ecological impact on America, through archival documents and photographs. Throughout the US, dozens of sites have been classified as sensitive zones by the Federal Environmental Agency because of Monsanto’s activities. Asselin spent five years documenting the fallout from Monsanto’s corporate impunity, gathering materials, interviewing those affected and portraying the locations devastated by the company.

 

 

For Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, the Franco- Venezuelan photographer Mathieu Asselin was awarded the Aperture Foundation First Book Award in 2017, the Dummy Book Award Kassel 2016, and a special mention for the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award 2016 at the Rencontres de la Photographie (Arles), his book is shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation 2018.

BIO
Mathieu Asselin (FR/VEN, ˚1973) works and lives between Arles in France and New York City. He began his career working on film productions in Caracas, Venezuela, but shaped his photography practice in the United States. His work mainly consists out of long-term investigative documentary projects, such as his latest book ‘Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation’, which received international acclaim, winning the Kassel FotoBook Festival Dummy Award in 2016, the Aperture Foundation First Book Award in 2017 and has been shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2018. Les Rencontre d'Arles in France, Photographer’s Gallery in London, Fotomuseum Antwerp in Belgium and the European Parliament in Strasbourg are amongst recent venues where his work has been exhibited.

HEADER PHOTO: David Roddick. Most of us have some PCBs in our blood. The average level is 2 parts per billion. In a survey of 3,000 West Anniston residents (Whose blood was tested for the lawsuit), more than a third of the population have levels greater than 10 parts per billion. Take David Roddick, who is suffering from multiple health problems like diabetes and respiratory deficiency. West Anniston, Alabama. © Mathieu Asselin

INTERIOR PHOTOS (L-R): Heather Bowser describes herself as a child of Agent Orange. She was born with several fingers and part of her right leg missing. Her father, Bill Morris, fought in Vietnam and was exposed to Agent Orange. Canefield, Ohio. © Mathieu Asselin; Kelly's daily medication. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2012. ©  Mathieu Asselin

 

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Jodi Bieber

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BDC

614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451


The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes photographer Jodi Bieber for an artist talk on Thursday, April 25th. Bieber will discuss the process behind several of her long-term personal projects. 

Over the past 20 years, Bieber has looked at contemporary and universal issues; gangsterism, women who murdered their husbands, illegality and repatriation, domestic violence, shifting stereotypes on beauty, masculinity, and living in a township like Soweto, and most recently what young people want for South Africa through a poster campaign. 


BIO

JODI BIEBER'S professional career began covering the 1994 Democratic Elections in South Africa for The Star Newspaper after attending three short courses at The Market Photography Workshop in Johannesburg. A turning point in her career was her selection for the World Press Masterclass held in the Netherlands in 1996. This opened the door to international assignment for international magazines and NGO’s for Bieber. 

Jodi Bieber has won numerous international awards including the Premier Award at World Press Photo in 2010. In 2018, she was nominated as one of the Hundred Heroines in the world by The Royal Photographic Society celebrating Women in Photography and the centenary year of Women’s Suffrage in the UK. Bieber has completed four monographs: Between Darkness and Light – Selected works: South Africa 1994-2010 ; Between Dogs and Wolves – Growing up with South Africa, 1996; Soweto, 2010 and Real Beauty, 2014. Work from these projects and others has been featured in solo exhibitions and group shows in South Africa and abroad. Her photographs can be found in significant collections such as, The Artur Walther Collection, The François Pinault Collection, The Johannesburg Art Gallery and Iziko Museums Collection. Currently, Bieber mentors photography students on their grant producing projects, lectures, and gives photographic workshops all over the world.

 
HEADER From the Series: Come Hang with Us: Gangsterism in Westbury. © Jodi Bieber

 

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The workshop runs two weekends:
Day 1: Sat, Dec 8th, 10AM-5PM
Day 2: Sun, Dec 9th, 10AM-5PM
Day 3: Sat, Dec 15th, 10AM-5PM
Day 4: Sun, Dec 16th, 10AM-5PM
 
This class will teach students how to shoot and process B&W film, make contact sheets, and then print B&W photographs of their negatives on 8x10 RC paper. The analog process is a transformative experience that helps students understand the true nature of the photographic medium, creating an essential foundation for further exploration of today’s photographic practice.

In our digital age, you will learn how to easily process film at home with a simple, basic set-up. When at the workshop, you will learn how to use the darkroom enlarger and how to make a B&W print. Once you have grasped the basic steps of printing a ‘silver print’, you can practice the skills that eventually enable a photographer to create expressive images of great beauty. It is from this exploration that we understand and control 1) the material and the process along with 2) the printing material and process. Becoming a skilled analog photographer takes time, patience and dedication. What is gained from the ‘alchemy of analog’ is the irresistible pursuit for perfection.

This class is open to beginners and those who haven’t rolled film on a reel for ages. There will be a follow-up class in the spring semester which will encourage students to explore printing 11x14 and using fiber paper.

Students must expose a minimum of 1-2 rolls between class weekends and have new negatives ready for the following class. Film processing times at the BDC will be made available to enrolled students. Cameras will be provided during class time for those who need them.

Tuition includes a starter pack of materials including film, paper, and darkroom supplies needed for printing.

Register today!


BRIAN YOUNG is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

Header photo: © Brian Young

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Patrick Brown

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The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes photographer Patrick Brown, recipient of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo for an artist talk and book launch. Brown will present work from his award-winning photobook No Place on Earth.

Since 2017, Brown has documented the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis and one of the most rapid human outflows in recent history. Risking death at sea or on foot, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled the destruction of their homes and persecution in the northern Rakhine State of Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh. Arriving at the makeshift camps, most refugees reported harrowingly consistent stories of murder and rape, all of which testify to a deliberate campaign of eradication.

No Place On Earth provides an intimate portrait of the survivors of the recent persecution and their bleak conditions in overcrowded refugee camps.

The publication of the book No Place on Earth was made possible with the support of: Pulitzer Center, Grodzins Fund, Fujifilm, World Press Photo, Fortify Rights.

The hardcover book No Place On Earth contains 98 color photographs with associated texts by Jason Motlagh an introduction by Matthew Smith director of Fortify Rights and the design by the renowned book designer Stuart Smith. Learn more about the book here. The book No Place on Earth is available at the FotoEvidence bookstore.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo on view at the BDC until June 9th, 2019.

 

BIO

PATRICK BROWN’s images are a testament to his remarkable versatility of approach and commitment to the profession. Patrick Brown has assembled an impressive volume of outstanding photographs, tracing the eclecticism of our time across the globe. Faultless in the portrayal of the human condition, hopes, and disillusionment, the every day and the extraordinary are captured in the instinctive and the single releases of the shutter. An ongoing journey of discovery, Patrick’s subjects as well as the process of photography are imbued with the freshness and the enthusiasm animated by the perfect marriage of technique and intuition.

FotoEvidence Press was founded in 2010 to continue the tradition of using photography to draw attention to human rights violations, injustice, oppression, and assaults on human dignity wherever they may occur. Photographs have not only changed people’s perception but, in some cases, altered the course of history. For eight years, the FotoEvidence Book Award recognized one photographer whose work demonstrates courage and commitment in the pursuit of social justice and, in 2017, FotoEvidence partnered with World Press Photo.  The book award was renamed the FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo. The selected project is published by FotoEvidence as part of a series of photo books dedicated to the work of photographers, whose commitment and courage deliver painful truths, creating awareness and intolerance towards violations of human dignity. 

MAIN PHOTO: Patrick Brown © 2019 Panos/UNICEF

 

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The Bronx Documentary Center will be joined by two special guests from Johannesburg's very own Market Photo Workshop (MPW), Nathi Khumalo and Cebisile Mbonani, will share documentary projects they made while at MPW and talk about their experiences as young photographers in Johannesburg. This talk is being held in conjunction with the BDC's current exhibition, "Transitions: South Africa".

This year, MPW celebrates 30 years since David Goldblatt founded the non-profit photography education center in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1989. The exhibition in the BDC's gallery honors MPW’s three decades of photography, multimedia training programs, and public programming to help bring photography to the forefront of social consciousness in South Africa and around the world.


© Cebisile Mbonani


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Photo Auction Benefit

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The auction will be held on Friday, October 25th in our new BDC Annex, celebrating our new building and 8th anniversary. During the event, hundreds of photographers, filmmakers, documentarians, and friends of the BDC will gather for a night of fundraising, and celebration.

Tickets include our beautifully produced auction catalogue, open bar, and food from our favorite Bronx restaurants. We have a great line-up of special guests, including a performance by percussionist, composer, educator, and multi-GRAMMY Award-nominee Bobby Sanabria!

Purchase tickets!

        

         


Special thanks to our gold level sponsor: 

 


Thank you to our additional sponsors: 


HEADER PHOTO: 
Alexander Payson/Bronx Documentary Center
INTERIOR PHOTOS: Oscar Valerio/Bronx Documentary Center

 

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Mark Steinmetz

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Join photographer Mark Steinmetz as he discusses his new book Carnival, published by STANLEY/BARKER books. 

From 1982-2001 the American photographer Mark Steinmetz travelled to country fairs, urban street fairs, and small circuses across the United States, to make photographs of the families, teens and carnies that contain all the warmth and frenetic energy of a day at the Carnival. 

“People from all walks of life go to the fair seeking something to transport them from the everyday. Amid the excitement and sounds of the rides and games, I could slip by largely unnoticed and capture gestures and faces.” - Mark Steinmetz

BIO

MARK STEINMETZ is an Athens, Georgia-based photographer whose work captures black-and-white images of Southern Americana as seen in urban, rural and suburban landscapes.

STANLEY/BARKER is a publishing house founded in London by Rachel and Gregory Barker. From their studio in the UK, STANLEY/BARKER produces a select list of highly individual publications each year. 

© Mark Steinmetz



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—IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THIS EVENT IS CANCELED
 

Join ProPublica reporters Ginger Thompson, Adriana Gallardo, and Topher Sanders as they discuss their experiences reporting their Zero Tolerance series on family separation at the border. 

Zero Tolerance, which uncovered conditions at Border Patrol detention centers where thousands of children separated from their parents and unaccompanied minors have been sent, began with a source who had an explosive piece of information. Wanting to share it with a reporter they could trust, the source chose ProPublica senior reporter Ginger Thompson, who has spent nearly 20 years writing about the consequences of federal policy on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Their tip: nearly eight minutes of heart-wrenching audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility.

This initial story set off a political firestorm and spurred an immediate change in the immigration debate, spurring President Trump to reverse his policy of separating children detained at the border from their parents. ProPublica went on to look deeper into how children had been affected by the policy, presenting powerful, in-depth accounts of their time in the U.S. immigration system.

Learn more about ProPublica's "Zero Tolerance" reporting here.

About ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Trump Revolution: Immigration which is on view at the BDC until March 29th, 2020.

PHOTO: © John Moore/Getty Images

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 —IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THIS WORKSHOP IS CANCELED


In this class students will learn: Photoshop, black and white photography, printing in the dark room, and portrait.
REGISTRO

March 7 to April 11
6 classes: Saturday
Hours: 10AM to 1PM 

Price:
$ 50 Bronx residents
$ 100 Other

Photographers who will teach this workshop include, photographer and journalist Michael Kamber, founder and executive director of the BDC, María Galindo and Belinda Gallegos . Together they represent decades of experience as photography professionals.

The BDC will have a limited number of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras available for participants who do not have their own camera.

The quota for this class is limited.

PHOTO: © Maria De La Paz Galindo / BDC

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WATCH THE TALK ON OUR IGTV PAGE HERE

 

Instagram Live Discussions: From Context + Life, To Method + Photo

• Fri, Aug 7th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández

• Sat, Aug 8th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer César Rodríguez

• Sun, Aug 9th, 3:30PM EST—Photographer/editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Parrilla

In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).
 
How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness to communicate their message? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be?
 
These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO", which presents Latin American photographers Adriana Loureiro Fernández (Venezuela), César Rodríguez (Mexico), and Adriana Parrilla (Puerto Rico) in conversation with photographer and editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia).
 
This event is held in conjunction with Bronx Documentary Center's 3rd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. To view the photographer’s work before the presentations please visit LAFFBDC.org. Find the BDC on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

© Adriana Parrilla 

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Tim Hetherington's Journals

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Location: BDC's St Mary's Annex, 364 E. 151st Street, Bronx 

Throughout his adult life Tim Hetherington’s journals traveled with him as a constant companion. Sometimes an intimate confidante, sometimes a to-do list, sometimes a creative foil, his notes are a poignant and inspiring insight into one of the extraordinary minds of our time. To coincide with Hetherington's 48th birthday the BDC will host the first ever public reading of Hetherington’s personal writings.

Join us for a special evening as we follow Hetherington’s journey through a small selection of the 5,000 pages of notes he made. This evening will also be the launch event for the exhibition catalog, War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros.

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition War and Peace in Liberia: Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros on view at the BDC from Oct 26 - Dec 16, 2018.

Photo illustration by Robert Pluma.

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Victor J. Blue

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CITIES IN DUST: VICTOR J. BLUE

BDC ANNEX
364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455  

ON VIEW
Apr 4- May 5, 2019

Victor J. Blue’s panoramic photographs of the destroyed cities of Raqqa, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq, on view at the Bronx Documentary Center from April 4th to 21st, navigate a landscape of devastation from aerial bombardment scarcely seen since World War II.

Over the course of the four-year campaign against the Islamic State, the US-led coalition conducted 14,638 airstrikes in Iraq and 16,864 airstrikes in Syria, the bulk of which fell on Mosul and Raqqa, the twin capitals of the ISIS caliphate. The cities were leveled in the fight to liberate them from their captors. A year after the bombing stopped and the fighters were routed, Raqqa and the Old City of Mosul still lie in ruins. No comprehensive reconstruction plan exists; the viability of both cities remains in doubt.

 

 

The cities’ destruction begs the question: what was the cost of the West’s war against extremism if the battlegrounds remain permanently uninhabitable? Life in Raqqa and Mosul is frozen at a moment just after the last bombs fell, the fires went out, and the US-led coalition declared victory and moved on. But the civilians of Mosul and Raqqa are left to consider the scale of the destruction, and the reality that they have been forgotten.

This exhibition is curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

Cities in Dust is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, The Donnelley Foundation, and the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.

HEADER: Residents make their way among destroyed buildings in Raqqa, Syria, Sunday, November 12, 2018. © Victor J. Blue
PHOTO: Laborers work to pull rebar from a destroyed building being demolished in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, November 8, 2018. © Victor J. Blue

 

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Peace and Unity

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Peace and Unity: Bringing the Peace through Photography and Community

Join us for an evening of community, photography, food, dance and music at the parking lot located at I.S. 219 New Venture School, 3630 3rd Ave #169, Bronx, NY 10456.

Free and open to all!

This event is organized by Claremont Neighborhood Centers, NYC Criminal Justice, Bring the Peace, Bronx Documentary Center, Neighborhood STAT, and the Mayor's Action Plan for Safety (MAP).

This event is possible in part, by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund.

This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the New York City Department of Education or the City of New York.

PHOTO: Jessica Kirkham

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The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes author Kevin C. Fitzpatrick and renowned Bronx photographer Joe Conzo Jr, for a book talk and slideshow. Fitzpatrick and Conzo will present work from their guidebook, 111 Places in Da Bronx That You Must Not Miss.

The northernmost borough of New York City is buzzing with creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, thanks to the history and strong sense of community that make the Bronx so unique. In his new guidebook, 111 Places in Da Bronx That You Must Not Miss, author Kevin C. Fitzpatrick reveals the startling places and intriguing stories hidden throughout this fabled borough, along with the people who are taking the Bronx to new heights today. Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs by photographer Joe Conzo.

BIOS

Photographer
JOE CONZO JR. co-author of Born in the Bronx, has been documenting the people of his native borough since the 1970s. As the first graduating class of South Bronx High School, Conzo came up as the official photographer for the Cold Crush Brothers at the dawn of Hip Hop. From the school gymnasiums to the local Police Athletic League, Conzo documented the first generation of DJs and MCs as they invented an art form that brought the creativity of the streets to the world. His entire collection will reside in the permanent Hip Hop archive at Cornell University. Joe Conzo Jr. continues to lecture, meet with young people, exhibit his work, and attend international events.

Author
KEVIN C. FITZPATRICK is a third-generation New Yorker and the author and editor of seven books tied to New York City history, including guides to Governors Island, Jazz Age Manhattan, literary landmarks, and the city’s ties to WWI. Kevin has been a licensed NYC sightseeing guide for 20 years, leading tours of places from Woodlawn Cemetery to the Statue of Liberty, which he has climbed more than 200 times.

PHOTOS: © Joe Conzo Jr.

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Decade of Fire

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This year we have curated our 5th Annual Women's Film Series around the stories of the Bronx as told by women documentary filmmakers. 

In the 1970s, the Bronx was on fire. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a half-million people were displaced as their close-knit, multiethnic neighborhood burned, reducing the community to rubble. While insidious government policies caused the devastation, Black and Latino residents bore the blame.

In this story of hope and resistance, Bronx native Vivian Vazquez exposes the truth about the borough’s sordid history and reveals how her embattled and maligned community chose to resist, remain and rebuild.

This event is co-sponsored with Boogie Down Books a curated pop-up bookshop inspired by Decade of Fire.

Co-Director
VIVIAN VÁZQUEZ IRIZARRY is an educator and facilitator, Vázquez Irizarry ran educational and youth leadership development programs at the Coro Foundation and BronxWorks, and is currently the director of community-school partnerships at the New Settlement Community Campus. Vázquez Irizarry managed educational youth development models in GED completion and college access programs across New York City. A former member of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, she is a member of 52 People for Progress, a community organization that saved her childhood playground and revitalized the South Bronx for the last 35 years.

Co-Director
GRETCHEN HILDEBRAN is a documentary filmmaker and editor whose work lives at the intersection of politics, policy, and human experience. Her credits include “Worth Saving” and “Out in the Outland.” She has also made a series of short documentaries used to educate communities across the country about life-saving interventions such as needle exchange and overdose prevention.

BOOGIE DOWN BOOKS
Boogie Down Books is a bookstore-without-walls for kids, teens, families, and educators in the Bronx and beyond. Learn more at boogiedownbooks.com

The 5th Annual Women's Film Series was curated by Jon Santiago.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.


PHOTO: © Decade of Fire

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Yael Martinez

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Join photographer Yael Martinez as he presents his new book La Casa Que Sangra (The House that Bleeds) at the BDC Annex.

Across Mexico, more than 37,400 people have been categorized as ‘missing’ by official sources. The vast majority of those are believed to be dead—victims of ongoing violence that has claimed more than 250,000 lives since 2006.

These disappearances are the source of lasting psychological trauma for families left behind. The violence has its roots in the war on Mexico’s powerful drugs cartels instigated by President Felipe Calderón during his 2006–2012 term of office, and continued by his successor, Enrique Peña Nieto. The ensuing violence has led to a catastrophic rise in murder rates and in the number of unsolved disappearances, which is aided by corruption and impunity.

President Nieto promised an end to violence, but although homicides declined, authorities seemed unable to restore the rule of law or make much progress in the struggle against cartels. Among the states most affected are Sinaloa and Guerrero, which was included in a list of no-travel zones by the US government in 2018.

In 2013, one of the photographer’s brothers-in-law was killed and another two disappeared. This led him to begin documenting the resultant psychological and emotional fracture in his own family and in the families of other missing people, to give a personal account of the despair and sense of absence that accrues over time.

The House the Bleeds was exhibited at our 2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. The book is published by KWY Editions.

YAEL MARTINEZ’s work addresses fractured communities in his native Mexico. He often works symbolically to evoke a sense of emptiness, absence, and pain suffered by those affected by organized crime in the region.

© Yael Martinez

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—IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THIS EVENT IS CANCELED

Please join exhibiting Magnum Photos photographer Peter van Agtmael for an evening exploring our current exhibition. He will present work and lead a guided tour of Magnum's collective exhibition LINEA: The Border Project currently on view at the BDC.

In May 2019, Magnum photographers spent two weeks on either side of the US-Mexico border in San Diego, Tijuana, Juarez and El Paso. Work from Magnum Photo’s project is featured for the first time in the BDC’s exhibition Trump Revolution: Immigration.

“LINEA: The Border Project" was created to go beyond the conventions of an often melodramatic news cycle and the relentless political posturing that has defined public understanding of the Mexico-USA border. We are interested in the subtlety, complexity, humanity and beauty of the region and its people. We made this work and this show to reflect these ideas, and will bring it to public spaces across both countries and the political divide inside the USA. In an era of polarizing rhetoric and relentless attempts at dehumanizing the other, we hope our work can serve as a counterpoint and an antidote.”—Magnum Photos

Magnum Photographers featured in the exhibition will include Antoine d’Agata, Olivia Arthur, Matt Black, Carolyn Drake in collaboration with Andres Gonzales, Thomas Dworzak, Jim Goldberg, David Alan Harvey, Cristina De Middel, Rafal Milach, Mark Power, Lua Ribeira, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Jerome Sessini, Larry Towell and Peter van Agtmael.

 

Bio
PETER VAN AGTMAEL was born in Washington DC in 1981. He studied history at Yale. His work largely concentrates on America, looking at issues of conflict, identity, power, race and class. He also works extensively on the Israel/Palestine conflict and throughout the Middle East. He has won the W. Eugene Smith Grant, the ICP Infinity Award for Young Photographer, the Lumix Freelens Award, the Aaron Siskind Grant, a Magnum Foundation Grant as well as awards from World Press Photo, American Photography Annual, POYi, The Pulitzer Center, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, FOAM and Photo District News. His book, 'Disco Night Sept 11,' on America at war in the post-9/11 era was released in 2014 by Red Hook Editions. Disco Night Sept 11 was shortlisted for the Aperture/Paris Photo Book Award and was named a ‘Book of the Year’ by The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, Mother Jones, Vogue, American Photo and Photo Eye. "Buzzing at the Sill," a book about America in the shadows of the wars, will come out in Fall 2016. He is a founder and partner in Red Hook Editions. Peter joined Magnum Photos in 2008 and became a member in 2013.

About Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo.

PHOTO: MEXICO. May, 2019. Traveling along the U.S./Mexico border in Tijuana. © Jim Goldberg / Magnum Photos

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Watch the talk on our IGTV page here


Instagram Live Discussions: From Context + Life, To Method + Photo

  • Fri, Aug 7th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández
  • Sat, Aug 8th, 3:30PM EST—Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer César Rodríguez
  • Sun, Aug 9th, 3:30PM EST—Photographer/editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo in conversation with exhibiting photographer Adriana Parrilla

In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).  

How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness to communicate their message? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be? 

These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO", which presents Latin American photographers Adriana Loureiro Fernández (Venezuela), and César Rodríguez (Mexico), in conversation with photographer and editor Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia). 

This event is held in conjunction with Bronx Documentary Center's 3rd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. To view the photographer’s work before the presentations please visit LAFFBDC.org. Find the BDC on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

IMAGE: Mayerlin Barasalte and her sister wait for fishermen to return with the catch of the night. The town depends almost entirely on fishermen for food. Parmana, Venezuela. December 4th, 2019. © Adriana Loureiro Fernández

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For our 6th Annual Women’s Film Series we have selected a lineup of films focusing on agents of change, women who are playing critical, big picture roles during challenging times.

Due to the COVID pandemic, our series this year will not include the screening of the films. It will consist of virtual Q&As/conversations with the directors of the films and those who worked on it with them.  

All In: The Fight for Democracy examines the issue of voter suppression in the US. The film interweaves personal experiences with activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our country from the beginning. With the expertise of Stacey Abrams, the film offers an insider’s look into the barriers to voting.

Please join us on Saturday, October 24th, at 6:30M EST for a virtual Q&A discussion with award-winning filmmaker and producer Lisa Cortés.

The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video with a subscription. 

BIO

Lisa Cortés is an Academy Award® nominated and Emmy-winning Producer and Director. She is renowned for creating challenging, visionary stories and has been distinguished by her commitment to empowering inclusive voices. The film Precious (2009), which she executive produced, received the Sundance Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for best drama. Marking the acting debut of Gabourey Sidibe, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards® and won two. 2019’s Emmy-winning, The Apollo, an HBO documentary, explores African American cultural and political history through the story of the legendary Apollo Theater. Her directorial debut, The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (2019), traces the impact of street fashion and African American creativity on global cultural trends and was recently released on Netflix. Cortés current project, All In: The Fight For Democracy; which she co-directed with Liz Garbus and produced with Stacey Abrams, Dan Cogan and Garbus was released by Amazon Studios. Her early career as a music executive was launched at the iconic Def Jam label and Rush Artist Management; she also was VP of Artist & Repertoire at Mercury Records and founded the Loose Cannon label. Her film productions have received over 70 international awards and nominations. She is a graduate of Yale University.

IMAGE:  © All In: The Fight for Democracy

 
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Knock Down the House

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This year we have curated our 5th Annual Women's Film Series around the stories of the Bronx as told by women documentary filmmakers. 

When tragedy struck her family in the midst of the financial crisis, Bronx-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to work double shifts in a restaurant to save her home from foreclosure. After losing a loved one to a preventable medical condition, Amy Vilela didn't know what to do with the anger she felt about America's broken health care system. Cori Bush was drawn into the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer and die from the environmental effects of the coal industry.

At a moment of historic volatility in American politics, these four women decide to fight back, setting themselves on a journey that will change their lives and their country forever. Without political experience or corporate money, they build a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Their efforts result in a legendary upset.

Director
RACHEL LEARS has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and a graduate certificate in Culture and Media from NYU. She made her feature documentary directing debut with Aves de paso(2009) and co-directed The Hand That Feeds (2014), winner of Audience Awards at DOC NYC and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and a nominee for a News & Documentary Emmy. Says she of Knock Down the House, “After the 2016 election, I wanted to tell a big story about people changing American politics in big ways and about power — how it works and how to achieve it. I wanted to tell a story about people working to build solidarity across social divides, and about the intersections of economics and injustice based on race, gender, and other aspects of identity.”

The 5th Annual Women's Film Series was curated by Jon Santiago.

Suggested donation: $5 Bronx Residents, $10 General Admission, 18 and under Free. Tickets are available at the door.
 
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. The bathroom is non gender-segregated. For further information call 718-993-3512.

Questions? Please call 347-270-2055

PHOTO: © Knock Down the House

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From The Bronx to Maine

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FEATURING

 Angie Avendaño | Anastasia Cardona | Izaiah Cardona | Bianca Colon | Mitchell Dennis | Fanta Diop  
Nailea Dominguez Alberto Garcia Fritzi Garcia | Gwendolyn Golding | Lucki Islam | Diego Lozano  
Tianna Maldonado 
| Jesus Mendez | Taina Ocasio Leonely Pacheco | Chloe Rodriguez  
Cinthia Biannel Encarnación Rodriguez 
| Adanna Taylor | Lorena Vicente 

 

The BDC celebrates four years of the Bronx Junior Photo League’s (BJPL) week-long photography workshops in Maine with a pin-up exhibition opening this Friday, October 11th from 6pm to 8pm. 

Since 2016, BDC staff have journeyed with Bronx teenagers to Portland, Union, Rockland and beyond, photographing Maine’s rocky coast, lobster pounds, lighthouses, parks, demolition derbies and the rugged Mainers they encountered along the way.

 

On view: Oct 11-Nov 3, 2019
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

 


PHOTO: Acadia National Park, Maine, August 22, 2016. © Jesus Mendez / Bronx Junior Photo League

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BDC Photobook Conversations

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As part of our virtual BDC Photobook Conversations series, photographer Andres Gonzalez will discuss his moving photobook American Origami and answers any questions you may have on Instagram Live.

Every Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM, the BDC will broadcast an informal conversation on Instagram Live with some of our favorite photobook authors and designers. We’ll discuss concepts, processes, production choices, and more. Find us on Instagram @bronxdocumentarycenter

 



Winner of the Light Work PhotoBook Award 2019, Gonzalez’s book closely examines the epidemic of mass shootings in American schools. 

Signed copies available for purchase here.


PHOTO
: © Andres Gonzalez

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Robin Hammond

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72 nations around the world have criminal laws against sexual activity by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex people. The brutality of  punishments in these  countries include imprisonment, torture and, in some instances, death.

Photographer Robin Hammond travelled to over a dozen countries as a part of his “Where Love is Illegal” campaign to document and collaborate with individuals facing relentless discrimination.

Those photographed in this global storytelling campaign were able to choose how they wanted to pose, what they wanted to wear and how they wanted to present themselves. Their portraits and testimonies can be seen in this powerful exhibition.

ADDRESS: BDC's St Mary's Annex, 364 E. 151st Street, Bronx 
Free and open to the public.

ARTIST TALK
Thur, Feb 7th | 7PM

ON VIEW
Feb 2-Mar 24
Thur-Fri 3-7PM
Sat-Sun 1-5PM

 
The exhibition is curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

Where Love Is Illegal is made possible by The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council, the Phillip & Edith Leonian Foundation, Con Edison, and the Donnelley Foundation.


PHOTO:
 “O,” 27 (right), and “D,” 23 (left). They were attacked on the way home from a concert after kissing at their subway stop.“The real fear I experienced was not for myself, it was for the one I love,” said O. St. Petersburg, Russia. November 2014. © Robin Hammond/Panos for Witness Change

 

 

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Parisa Azadi

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Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Parisa Azadi discusses the process behind the making of her ongoing project in Iran.

Photographer’s statement: 
This story is my effort to understand what it means to be Iranian in a time of intense anti-Muslim and anti-Iranian sentiment. I was born in Tehran in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war. Facing a failing economy and growing religious conservatism, my parents moved us across the world to Canada when I was a child. In some ways, it was like we never left: the US embassy hostage crisis and anti Muslim xenophobia dominated the headlines. We were labeled inherently violent, perpetually oppressed. Traumatic events in my former home and racist stereotypes in my current one made me ashamed of my Iranian identity. I returned to Iran in 2017 to piece together fragments of my past and to reconcile my present. This work is a partial memoir, detailing my personal journey back to Iran: what I found, what I lost, and what hopes I carry forward with me. 

In the current climate of anti-Iranian sentiment and Islamophobia, I want to engage audiences with a new and different narrative of ordinary Iranians — so often and so blatantly misunderstood and misrepresented.

 

BIO

PARISA AZADI is an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist based between Iran and Dubai. Her work explores notions of home, belonging and displacement. Parisa’s work challenges the stereotypical perceptions of the Middle East in modern-day society. 

Her work has been published internationally including The New York Times, The Guardian, Associated Press, Casa Vogue and Glamour. Her career has taken her across the United States, Uganda, Bangladesh, Nepal, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and now Iran where she spends most of her time. In 2012, Parisa lived and worked in Uganda documenting the problem of violence against women with disabilities in the aftermath of civil war and the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation. In 2015, Parisa was an Artist in Residence at the Bronx Documentary Center under the direction of Mike Kamber. In 2018, she was selected as the recipient of the Kooshk Artist in Residence program in partnership with Pathshala Institute in Bangladesh. In 2019, Parisa was selected as the recipient of the Chris Hondros Fund Award for her work in Iran.

 

PHOTO: © Parisa Azadi

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A Gentle Magic

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BDC

614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

A Gentle Magic explores the resurgence in skin-lightening products in South Africa as an in-road to the country’s changing social landscape.

Skin-bleaching is a multi-billion dollar global industry and a contentious issue fraught with racial, historical, political, and public health implications. In this probing documentary, directors Tseliso Monaheng and Lerato Mbangeni interweave psychology, anthropology, and personal, first-hand testimonies to shed light on a complex cultural phenomenon that affects millions of people in South Africa alone.

Post-screening discussion with one of the film’s producers Graeme Aegerter to follow. Moderated by Freda Frimpong, CEO of KUUMBA Media.
 

BIO

Producer
GRAEME AEGERTER is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles. As a young queer filmmaker, Graeme is dedicated to highlighting the voices of underrepresented and marginalized communities through intimate storytelling. His documentaries have shown at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Afropunk Festival Johannesburg, New York African Film Festival, Durango Independent Film Festival, and more.

Moderator
FREDA FRIMPONG is CEO of KUUMBA Media. Freda is a media professional with experience in acting, writing, producing and under her company, KUUMBA Media, film distribution can be added to the list. KUUMBA Media is a video-on-demand platform for the latest African cinema. The company is founded by Freda and is operated by her and a small Afro-centric team between Brooklyn, New York, and Accra, Ghana. Freda is a Ghanaian-American, based in New York City and Accra. Her goal is to find the bridge between media and technology that compliments the African educational and entertainment sectors. She holds a Masters in Business Administration from Bryant University and is currently pursuing Computer Science as her second masters at Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus. For more info, you can go to www.watchkuumba.com and you reach her at hello@watchkuumba.com

Held in conjunction with one of our current exhibitions at the BDC's 614 Courtlandt Ave gallery Transitions: South Africa | Market Photo Workshop. On view until May 26th.

HEADER:  © A Gentle Magic
PHOTO: © A Gentle Magic

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Miners Shot Down

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In August 2012, mine workers in one of South Africa's biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days into the strike, the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress it, killing 34 and injuring many more. The police insisted that they shot in self-defense. Miners Shot Down tells a different story, one that unfolds in real time over seven days, like a ticking time bomb.

The film weaves together the central point of view of three strike leaders, Mambush, Tholakele and Mzoxolo, with compelling police footage, archival TV footage and interviews with lawyers representing the miners in the ensuing commission of inquiry into the massacre. What emerges is a tragedy that arises out of the deep fault lines in South Africa's nascent democracy, of enduring poverty and a 20-year-old, unfulfilled promise of a better life for all.

A campaigning film, beautifully shot, sensitively told and accompanied by a haunting soundtrack, Miners Shot Down reveals how far the African National Congress has strayed from its progressive liberationist roots.

There will be post-screening discussion with the film’s director Rehad Desai.

 

BIO
REHAD DESAI is a Producer and Director who runs his own company, Uhuru Productions. Following his return from political exile in the United Kingdom, Rehad worked as a trade union organiser, a health and safety and media officer for a chemical workers union and as a Director of a HIV prevention NGO. In 1997 he completed his Masters Degree in Social History at the University of the Witwatersrand. Rehad then entered the TV and film industry as a current affairs journalist, and soon after changed his focus to historical and socio-political documentary film. In 2009 he completed a post graduate diploma in documentary through Eurodoc. Since, he has produced over 20 documentaries, many he directed himself. These films have been broadcast internationally and accepted into numerous festivals. His last film Miners Shot Down has won local and international critical acclaim garnering over 25 prizes including the Taco Keiper award for investigative journalism and an International Emmy for best documentary. He is also a well known social justice activist that chairs the Human Rights Media Trust and the South Africa Screen Federation.

 

HEADER: © Miners Shot Down

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Join the BDC Labs staff for a free B&W film photography workshop taught by photojournalist and BDC Founder/Executive Director, Michael Kamber. The workshop will cover shooting with an analog camera, film developing and darkroom printing in the BDC's state-of-the-art Philip Leonian Darkroom.

Two Dates!
Thursday, July 25, 6:30-930PM
Shooting and Developing Film

Sunday, July 28, 2-5PM
Printing in the Darkroom

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Workshop participants are encouraged to bring their own film cameras. Please notify the BDC in advance if you do not have a camera. BDC Labs has a limited amount of cameras available for the workshop. Email lab@bronxdoc.org.

About BDC Labs / Philip Leonian Darkroom 
The BDC has a state-of-the-art private black-and-white darkroom and Hasselblad X5 scanner available for rent. Open for public rental every Sunday 10AM-5PM. Run by BDC Labs Coordinator Jessica Kirkham.

PHOTO: © Jessica Kirkham

 

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Border People

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Two performances:
Friday, March 6th, 7PM
Saturday, March 7th, 7PM

Come see Working Theater’s Border People, a performance based on conversations with immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and border crossers of all kinds at both the Northern and Southern borders, and the many unseen borders in between. A startling gallery of portraits of those who cross borders, geographical or cultural, by necessity or choice. Written and directed by Dan Hoyle. Presented by Working Theater.

Friday's performance is Pay-What-You-Can and live Spanish translation will be available at both performances.

Advance tickets available here. 

PHOTO: © Paul Kuroda, Special to The Chronicle

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—THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT—

Get your work seen during 5 one-on-one virtual sessions with the industry’s top photo editors. Register today!

The portfolio review will be held over two days. The ticket price covers both days. Schedules vary depending on reviewer selection.
Saturday, August 1st | 10AM-1PM
Sunday, August 2nd | 10AM-1PM

Registration Deadline: July 17th 11:59PM

Sign up to meet and get critiqued by the top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Reuters and more. You will have the chance to meet one-on-one in a virtual review for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

KAINAZ AMARIA Visuals Editor, VOX

SANDY CIRIC Director of Photography, Getty Images News

SAMANTHA CLARK Associate Photo Editor, National Geographic

MIKE DAVIS Director, The Alexia Foundation

JAMES ESTRIN Photo Editor, The New York Times

JILLIAN KUMAGAI Producer, ProPublica

BRENT LEWIS Photo Editor, The New York Times & Co-Founder, Diversify Photo

EVE LYONS Photo Editor, The New York Times

NICK KIRKPATRICK Photo Editor, The Washington Post

STEPHEN MAYES Executive Director, Tim Hetherington Trust

KARA MILSTEIN Photo Editor, TIME

MARVIN ORELLANA Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker

MEGHAN PETERSON Deputy Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal

CORRINE PERKINS North America Editor, Reuters Pictures

LAURA ROMANOS Executive Producer and Cofounder, Photoville

SIMONE SALVO Manager of Communications and Events, Magnum Foundation

PALOMA SHUTES Photo Editor, The California Sunday Magazine & Pop-Up Magazine

ARIEL ZAMBELICH Senior Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal

and more to be added soon!

Space is limited and advance registration is required.

REGISTER HERE

Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top 10 choices for reviewers. We will do our best to match you with your selections.


FUJIFILM SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: July 17th 11:59PM

There are ten scholarship spots available for BIPOC New York City-based photographers, with a few of these spots being held for Bronx based photographers. This scholarship is generously made possible by FUJIFILM. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

  • A short statement discussing your work, how the portfolio would be beneficial, as well as where you are based in New York City
  • 10 images from any body of work with captions

The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.

The scholarship application is due no later than 11PM on Friday, July 17th. Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note these submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision.

Email info(at)bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

 

 

© Joana Torro / Bronx Documentary Center

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Covid-19 in Latin America

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Covid Latam is a collective project that chronicles the development of Covid-19 in Latin America through the point of view of eighteen photographers, 9 men and 9 women. Documenting the pandemic since the beginning of the outbreak in 13 countries (Colombia, Brasil, Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba and México) their work ranges from the intimacy of their homes to a more global vision with varied perspectives in different regions of the continent.


Please join photographers Eliana Aponte (Cuba), Sebastián Gil Miranda (Argentina), Alejandro Cegarra (Mexico) and Andrea Hernández Briceño (Venezuela) virtually as they discuss their goals as a collective and their experiences working during the pandemic.


You can join the webinar at the link below or you may view the Livestream which will be embedded on this page on the event date at 6PM.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441953357


Follow Covid Latam's Instagram account at @covidlatam


This event is held in conjunction with our 3rd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our indoor galleries will remain closed: this photo festival will be made up of outdoor banners and projections as well as the virtual component viewable at bronxdoc.org. On view July 25-August 2, 2020.


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: Cuban soldiers are already beginning to be seen on the streets of the city, they are in charge of disinfecting streets, parks, bus stops, and everything that is public and thus attack the virus, April 15, 2020. © Eliana Aponte

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The new ways of more diverse and complex storytelling in Latin America have resulted because they are emerging from within. There is a personal commitment to the stories, characters and places, putting into crisis the traditional way as we have observed from those from the outside. Now, the different groups, communities, and movements which have not previously had a voice, are increasingly taking space to tell stories from their perspective, necessary stories of resistance and re-existence.

 

 

"We are connecting to each other, and supporting each other, and I think that is one of the most important things happening."

—Santiago Escobar Jaramillo 

Photobooks emerged as an ideal platform to convey these messages in a more diverse and complex way combining images and text, archives and drawings, facts and memories. Photobooks remain in time as objects that can be experienced, enjoyed, consulted and exchanged when needed.


Latin American photographers and editors: Musuk Nolte (Peru), Lujan Agusti (Argentina), Cristobal Olivares (Chile), and Zully Sotelo (Colombia), will join moderator Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia) to discuss the state of the Latin American Photobook today. 


This event is held in conjunction with our 3rd Annual Latin American Foto Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our indoor galleries will remain closed: this photo festival will be made up of outdoor banners and projections as well as the virtual component viewable at bronxdoc.org. On view July 25-August 2, 2020.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Voter Registration Assistance

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Your vote is your voice! This Saturday, the BDC will have a table with voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications available. In addition, there will be computers available to register online. Forms will be available in both English and Spanish. Address: 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
*Social distancing rules will be followed and masks will be required. This event will take place outside of the gallery.
¡Tu voto es tu voz! Este sábado, el BDC tendrá una mesa con formularios para registrar votantes y solicitudes de boleta ausente disponibles. Además, habrá computadoras disponibles para registrarse en línea. Los formularios estarán disponibles en inglés y español. Dirección: 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
* Reglas de distanciamiento social y mascarillas serán requeridas. Este evento se llevará a cabo fuera de la galería.
 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

A Love Song for Latasha

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For our 6th Annual Women’s Film Series we have selected a lineup of films focusing on agents of change, women who are playing critical, big picture roles during challenging times.
 
Due to the COVID pandemic, our series this year will not include the screening of the films. It will consist of virtual Q&As/conversations with the directors of the films and those who worked on it with them.
 
The injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising. As the Black community expressed its profound pain in the streets, Latasha’s friends and family privately mourned the loss of a vibrant child whose full story was never in the headlines. 

Nearly three decades later, director Sophia Nahli Allison’s A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA removes Latasha from the context of her death and rebuilds an archive of a promising life lost. Oral history and memories from Latasha’s best friend and cousin converge in a dreamlike portrait that shows the impact one brief but brilliant life can have. 

Please join us on Friday, October 16th, 6PM EST for a virtual Q&A and discussion with director Sophia Nahli Allison and creative producer Janice Duncan.  

The film is available to watch on Netflix with a subscription. 

About the Filmmakers

SOPHIA NAHLIA ALLISON is a black queer radical dreamer, experimental documentary filmmaker and photographer. She disrupts conventional documentary methods by reimagining the archives and excavating hidden truths. A meditation of the spirit, her work conjures ancestral memories to explore the intersection of fiction and non-fiction storytelling. She is a 2020 United States Artist Fellow in Film. 

 

JANICE DUNCAN is a Black queer writer, director, and creative producer from Detroit, MI. She creates avant garde ways of articulating diverse experiences that inspire people towards greater self value, Black Queer feminism, radical liberation, and unconditional empathy for life and planet Earth.

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

The End of Truth

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In the wake of the 2020 General Election conversations surrounding disinformation, media, and living in a post-truth era are continuing to dominate headlines. What is the path back to a public that believes facts and has faith in professional media?

Join Craig Silverman, Media Editor of Buzzfeed News as he discuss the role of disinformation in our present-day era of post-truth with Michael Kamber, BDC Founder/Executive Director, and co-curator of "The End of Truth" exhibition. Learn more about the exhibition here.
 
The event will be live-streamed via Zoom.

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CRAIG SILVERMAN is a Canadian journalist and the media editor of BuzzFeed, and the former head of BuzzFeed's Canadian division. Known as an expert in "fake news", he founded the "Regret the Error" blog in 2004, covering fact-checking and media inaccuracy, and authored a 2009 book of the same name, which won the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism from the National Press Club. In 2011 he joined the Poynter Institute for Media Studies as an adjunct faculty member. He also founded the hoax and rumor tracking website Emergent and co-authored a biography of Michael Calce, the hacker known as MafiaBoy. He received a 2013 Mirror Award for Best Commentary, Digital Media. Born in Nova Scotia, Silverman is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (Bachelor of Arts in journalism) and moved to Toronto to join BuzzFeed.

MICHAEL KAMBER has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

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LAPD 1994: Joseph Rodríguez

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On February 5, 2021, the exhibition will be available to view at lapd1994bdc.format.com 

In response to concerns around COVID-19 the Bronx Documentary Center has
canceled all gallery hours until further notice. This exhibition will open as an online gallery.

In a year when millions of Americans poured into the streets demanding changes in police strategy, training and deployment, the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) believes a crucial part of the conversation should be Joseph Rodríguez’s photo series and just-released book, LAPD 1994. 

The BDC’s online exhibition with images and text from Rodríguez’s book gives us an up close and personal look at the cops, victims, and violent perpetrators in working class communities of Pico Union, Rampart, and South Central Los Angeles.

Though the photos were taken more than 25 years ago, they serve as markers illuminating the path to our current society, one beset by debates about policing, violence and incarceration. As Rubén Martínez writes in its introduction, Rodríguez’s body of work visually encompasses, “another moment that tore open the soul of America.” 

The exhibition is curated by Michael Kamber, and Cynthia Rivera. The exhibition website was designed by Cynthia Rivera.

IMAGE: Pacific Division officers confront a man found squatting in an apartment building garage. El oficial Llanes y su compañero revisan un garaje donde encuentran a un hombre que dormía y usaba drogas en los gabinetes. © Joseph Rodríguez

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Please note that our galleries are closed until further notice.
All of our public programming will be held virtually.

Join the BDC for a virtual conversation between exhibiting photographer Joseph Rodríguez and writer Rubén Martínez, as they discuss Rodríguez’s powerful new book LAPD 1994. Moderated by journalist Lauren Lee White. The event will be live-streamed via Zoom.

“In 1994, The New York Times Magazine assigned me to ride along with cops from the Los Angeles Police Department, photographing them at work. This was just two years after the protests that erupted when four officers were acquitted on charges of beating Rodney King, and LAPD needed a public image makeover.

So they gave me and the Times unprecedented access to the department, hoping we’d give readers a story about LAPD’s new “kinder, gentler cop.

I was embedded with officers from several divisions and branches, including some of the more notorious ones: the anti-gang unit “CRASH”, the Rampart Division, and the homicide unit. For several weeks, I rode day and night in the back of police cars, taking photos.

Most of those photographs have never seen the light of day, until now. Given the potential revolution around policing in the US taking place right now, the time has come to share them with a wide audience. The photos are a reminder that the same problems we are reckoning with today—systemic racism, violence against community members, corruption—have been around for decades.

I was no stranger to this type of assignment. At that time I had already published two books, Spanish Harlem and East Side Stories, which depicted life in impoverished neighborhoods. Covering LAPD gave me a chance to show how police operated in marginalized communities, and how those communities were affected by individual cops and the department as a whole.”—Joseph Rodríguez

This event coincides with Rodríguez’s exhibition by the Bronx Documentary Center, February 5–March 26, 2021. The BDC’s online exhibition with images and text from Rodríguez’s book gives us an up-close and personal look at the cops, victims, and violent perpetrators in working-class communities of Pico Union, Rampart, and South Central Los Angeles. On February 5, 2021, the exhibition will be available to view at lapd1994bdc.format.com 

PANELIST
RUBEN MARTÍNEZ is an award-winning journalist, author, and performer. He is the author of four books: Flesh Life: Sex in Mexico City (with Joseph Rodriguez, Powerhouse Books, 2006), The New Americans (The New Press, 2004), Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail (Picador, 2002), Eastside Stories (with Joseph Rodriguez, Powerhouse Books, 1998), and The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City and Beyond (Vintage, 1993). His essays, opinions and reportage have appeared widely in such publications as The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Village Voice, The Nation, Spin, Sojourners, and Mother Jones. His numerous awards include a Lannan Literary Fellowship.  He is Professor, Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University, and is currently at work on a book about race, class, and representation in the American Southwest.

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JOSEPH RODRÍGUEZ was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He began studying photography at the School of Visual Arts and went on to receive an Associate of Applied Science degree at New York City Technical College. He worked in the graphic arts industry before deciding to pursue photography further. In 1985 he graduated with a Photojournalism and Documentary diploma from the International Center of Photography in New York. He went on to work for Black Star photo agency, and print and online news organizations like Esquire, The Guardian, Mother Jones, National Geographic, New America Media, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, and The Washington Post. He has received awards and grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists’ Fellowship, USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism, the Open Society Institute Justice Media Fellowship and Katrina Media Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography, and the Alicia Patterson Fellowship Fund for Investigative Journalism. He has been awarded Pictures of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association and the University of Missouri, in 1990, 1992, 1996 and 2002. He is the author of Spanish Harlem, part of the “American Scene” series, published by the National Museum of American Art/ D.A.P., as well as East Side Stories: Gang Life in East Los Angeles, Juvenile, Flesh Life Sex in Mexico City, and Still Here: Stories After Katrina, published by powerHouse Books. Recent exhibitions include Galerie Bene Taschen, Cologne, Germany; Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, University of La Verne, California; Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK Institute for Public Knowledge, New York, NY; Moving Walls, Open Society Institute, New York, NY; and Cultural Memory Matters, 601 Art Space, New York, NY.  

MODERATOR

LAUREN LEE WHITE is a reporter covering criminal justice, public policy, and issues that affect women and families. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, VICE, PRI, The Christian Science Monitor and elsewhere. In 2018, she was awarded a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to report on sexual misconduct at the Los Angeles County women’s jail. Lauren was a John Jay College/H.F. Guggenheim Reporting Fellow at the Center on Media, Crime and Justice in 2016 and a Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy in 2015. Lauren teaches at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. Previously, she worked as a documentary filmmaker in New York City, where she was an instructor with the Tribeca Film Institute, the JFK Center for Performing Arts, Downtown Community TV Center, and Artistic Noise.

IMAGE: A man arrested for threatening a family member with a knife is questioned in a Rampart Station holding cell by Officer Jim Edwards. © Joseph Rodríguez

 

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Please join Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO)'s Executive Director Odilia Romero, Vice Executive Director Janet Martinez, and artist June Canedo de Souza, as they discuss their new project Diža' No'ole, a book created in an effort to support undocumented Indigenous women in Los Angeles. This event will be held on Instagram Live.

“As COVD-19 swept through the United States, we became acutely aware that public and nonprofit aid programs were leaving undocumented Indigenous communities behind. In response to this, we created a fund to provide cash aid to undocumented Indigenous communities in Los Angeles. Throughout the process of distributing these funds, we were able to hear and document the stories of the individuals in these communities. As we listened to the stories, a theme began to emerge: women, particularly single mothers, are consistently marginalized and unsupported.” —CIELO

Diža' No'ole was created in response to these stories. The book features twenty-one undocumented Indigenous women, from Mexico and Guatemala (Zapotecas, from the Sierra Norte, the Valley of Oaxaca, and Veracruz, Mixes and Chinantecas from the Sierra Norte, Kʼiche, Mams, and Qʼanjobʼal), all of whom maintain close ties to their heritage through their ancestral languages—these women are part of the many generations who have kept their languages alive despite hundreds of years of suppression and erasure.


In each portrait, the women wear hand-embroidered clothing from their pueblo, each garment a connection to their community, family, and friends. The imagery and colors used in their garments are not simply aesthetic; they are based on the lived experience and history of each pueblo. The textiles also have a historical context; many of the fabrics used to make traditional clothing were demanded as tribute by the Spanish. To this day, Indigenous communities continue their struggle over ownership of these textiles. Traditional designs are often appropriated and mass-produced without the community’s consent, and the intellectual property rights of these designs are still in dispute.

Diža' No'ole will be released on March 17, 2021 and is currently available for pre-order for $45 via mycielo.org. All proceeds will go to the women featured in the book. The book was created and published by CIELO in collaboration with visual artist June Canedo de Souza. Diža' No'ole was printed by Small Editions NY.

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JUNE CANEDO DE SOUZA is an artist based in between New York and Los Angeles. Her work combines personal history with historical research to discuss the particularities of migration and its effects on the human psyche. As migration is often a result of displacement and disenfranchisement, her research pays particular attention to the two. June was raised in Brazil and in South Carolina. In 2014, she released her first photography project titled ‘Brazilian Girls’, an archive of the women of Brazil. Canedo de Souza has since exhibited at The New Orleans Museum of Art, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Fotografiska, MoMA PS1 Artbook, and more. In 2020, she released her first book titled mara kuya, a photography book that explores aspects of migration and family separation that are often overlooked, namely the mental health of children from mixed-status families. mara kuya was shortlisted for the Aperture Foundation Photobook Award 2020.

ODILIA ROMERO is the co-founder/ executive director of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO); she is also an independent interpreter of Zapotec, Spanish, and English for indigenous communities in Los Angeles and throughout California. She has over a decade of experience organizing indigenous migrant communities. Her organizing knowledge and experience are held in high regard, with multiple academic publications, awards, and lectures in universities across the United States, including John Hopkins, USC, and UCLA. Ms. Romero has published on the challenges of organizing in indigenous communities, developing women’s leadership, and preparing a new generation of youth. Her work has also been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Vogue and Democracy Now.

JANET MARTINEZ is the co-founder/ Vice executive director of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO). She is a Bene Xogsho (Zapotec) born in Los Angeles and raised in south-central L.A. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, with a thesis on Indigenous migrants in the U.S. court system. Aside from her direct activism, Janet has engaged issues facing indigenous migrant communities through her writing; she has published articles on topics including new approaches to gendered leadership in indigenous communities, and the challenges facing youths in indigenous migrant communities. She also was a collaborator on UCLA’s mapping indigenous L.A.  Ms. Martinez has organized the Indigenous Literature conference and Weaving Words and Rhymes for the past four consecutive years. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Ozy, Vogue, and Telesur. Currently, she is a host on the podcast Tu’un Dali, a podcast for and by indigenous people.


IMAGES: © June Canedo de Souza


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Join photographer Joe Conzo Jr. as he presents his iconic body of work documenting the birth of hip hop in the Bronx and the rerelease of his book Born in the Bronx: A Visual History of the Birth of Hip Hop. Conzo will be joined by Hip Hop pioneer and legend GrandmasterCaz. 

Hip hop first became a part of the mainstream music industry in the early 1980s, when major record labels released albums from such accessible groups as Run DMC and the Sugarhill Gang. But the true origins of one of the most powerful pop-cultural influences in the world are in the spontaneous, progressive musical culture that grew out of tough Bronx neighborhoods of the 1970s and led to a renaissance of poetry, music, and fashion.

 


Through years of research, writer and curator Johan Kugelberg has pulled together the scattered remains of a movement that never had its eye on posterity. The book includes the improvisational artwork of previously unpublished street flyers of the era, Polaroids buried for decades in basements across the Bronx, and testimonials from influential figures such as Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Charlie Chase. Through the work of pioneering hip-hop photographer Joe Conzo–the man The New York Times calls “the chronicler who took hip hop’s baby pictures”–Born in the Bronx presents a unique introduction to an explosive and experimental period in music history.

Conzo co-authored Born In The Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop in 2007, which has long been out of print. This new expanded edition is published by 1XRUN. Copies of the book will be available here 

 

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Joe Conzo Jr.

The New York Times, heralded Joe Conzo Jr. as “The Man Who Took Hip-Hop’s Baby Pictures.” Born and raised in the Bronx, Conzo acquired a passion for photography as a young boy, going on to study at the School of Visual Arts (NYC). He also received certification as a Combat Medic. He joined the NY Fire Department as an emergency medical technician, a role that delivered him to the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He continued his photography and published a seminal book on Hip Hop culture that has received worldwide acclaim—“Born In The Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop” (2007). In 2008, this entire collection of images became part of a permanent archive housed at Cornell University. The digitization of over 10,000 of Conzo’s film images has already begun—progress can be viewed at the Cornell University Library’s website. This collection is regarded by genre experts and academia as an important lens into the roots of Hip Hop culture, the urban NYC landscape of the 70’s and 80’s, and an integral source for any scholarship and discussions about the movement.

 

Grandmaster Caz
Curtis Fisher, better known by his stage name Grandmaster Caz and formerly Casanova Fly, is an American rapper and DJ from the Bronx who helped form the art of rap in its infancy in the 1970s. Fisher first encountered hip hop in 1974 at a Kool DJ Herc outdoor party. He soon bought his own equipment and teamed up with JDL to form the duo, Notorious Two, around 1977. During this period, he became the first person to perform both DJ and MC duties. Fisher and JDL later joined The Cold Crush Brothers in 1979. A standing member of The Cold Crush Brothers, he has also worked as a celebrity tour guide for the Hush Hip Hop Tours in New York City. A prolific songwriter, he released the book Written! in 2015, a collection of his original lyrics. Fisher is a board member of The Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture.


IMAGES: © Joe Conzo Jr.

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Join journalist Alice Driver as she speaks with 10 members of the photojournalist collective COVID LATAM about the book Red Flag, winner of the 2021 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo. 

Featuring photographers: Sebastian Gil Miranda, Fabiola Ferrero, Matilde Campodonico, Daniele Volpe, Gloriana Ximendaz, Ana Carolina Fernandez, Pablo Piovano, Rafael Vilela, Sara Wayra, and Fred Ramos of the COVID LatAm collective.

Please note: This event will be in both Spanish and English.

In Latin America, coronavirus has laid bare extreme inequality in the region, and one symbol of that inequality is the red flag in Colombia. Impoverished Colombians hang a piece of red fabric outside their homes when they no longer have any food – it is a call for help and a reminder that many people live off what they earn from one day to the next and have no safety net. While some families can quarantine safely, others risk hunger and eviction if they stop working even for a day. Those who hang the red flag outside their homes depend on the generosity of others for survival.

In this book, 19 photographers from 14 countries in the region have captured the impact of coronavirus from intimate moments in quarantine with family to raging fires in the Brazilian Amazon. The photographers have witnessed floods, riots, and funerals and watched their parents, children, and siblings struggle with isolation, loneliness, anxiety. The photos, like the red flag, tell a story of desperation and hope – one in which we recognize the role of community and the human desire for connection.


Covid Latam Photographers: Rodrigo Abd, Johis Alarcón, Sara Aliaga, Eliana Aponte, Matilde Campodónico, Alejandro Cegarra,  Federico Ríos Escobar, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Fabiola Ferrero, Andrea Hernández, Tamara Merino, Sebastian Gil Miranda, Pablo Piovano, Fred Ramos, Iván Valencia, Rafael Vilela, Daniele Volpe,  Glorianna Ximendaz

The book is published by FotoEvidence Foundation and it is available at the publisher's web site fotoevidence.com

Introduction by Jon Lee Anderson, texts in the book Alice Driver and Marcela Turati.

Language: Spanish and English 


About FotoEvidence Foundation
FotoEvidence's mission is to draw attention to injustice, oppression and assaults on human dignity through the lens of photographers working in this humanistic tradition. FotoEvidence books focus on the most pressing social and environmental justice issues of our time—from genocide to global warming. They are published to inspire social change, to expose injustice, to create enduring evidence and call for accountability.

Follow FotoEvidence's Instagram account at @fotoevidencepressnyc


About COVID LATAM
COVID LATAM is a collective of photojournalists covering the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America. Eighteen photographers, nine men and nine women, covering 14 Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, who are documenting the daily and intimate aspects of life during the pandemic, making visible the most vulnerable communities, their collateral crisis and the deepening of social inequality in the region.

Follow Covid Latam's Instagram account at @covidlatam

About Alice Driver
Alice Driver is an independent journalist and translator whose work focuses on migration, human rights, and gender equality. She is currently based in Mexico City. Driver is the author of More or Less Dead: Feminicide, Haunting, and the Ethics of Representation in Mexico (University of Arizona 2015). She received a 2017 Images and Voices of Hope Restorative Narrative Fellowship and 2017 Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellowship and also participated in the Women's Media Center Progressive Women’s Voices 2017 media and leadership training program. Driver has received first aid training for combat and wilderness wounds through Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues (RISC) and from the DART Center and Columbia Journalism School course on Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones. She is currently partnering with Longreads Originals to produce a series of articles on migration in Central America. Buzzfeed recently included her work in "8 Visual Stories That Will Challenge Your View of the World."

Follow Alice on Instagram @alice__driver

HEADER IMAGE: © Daniele Volpe

INTERIOR IMAGES (L-R): © Matilde Campodónico; Ana Carolina Fernandez

 

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This event will be held in-person following health and safety protocols.
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join us for a special presentation of Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur’s short film Sheila & Joe, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and subjects, Sheila Rule, and Joe Robinson. 

Sheila & Joe is a love story that unfolds behind bars. This story is told through hundreds of letters shared by Sheila Rule, a former New York Times correspondent, and Joe Robinson, a man serving a prison sentence of 25 years to life. Despite a 20 year age difference, and undeterred by the physical barriers of prison, their love has unstoppable momentum. Intimate and nuanced, this short film visits the space between compassion and passion, revealing a man who transcends his crime and a woman who dares to break the rules.

Sheila & Joe premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2021 and received Second Place for Documentary Daily Life from Pictures of the Year International 2020. The film was published on NPR’s The Picture Show in 2021.
 

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JOE ROBINSON is the author of Think Outside the Cell: An Entrepreneur’s Guide for the Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated. He is currently writing a memoir, Losing Mama: One Family’s Ongoing Recovery from the Crack Epidemic.

SHEILA RULE is a writer based in New York City. She was a journalist at The New York Times for more than 30 years, including stints as a reporter, editor and correspondent in Africa and Europe. She is now writing a novel and embracing her passion for social justice.

JULIE WINOKUR, Executive Director of Talking Eyes Media and Co-Director of Newest Americans, has been a storyteller for over two decades, first as a magazine writer and then as a documentary filmmaker.

ED KASHI is a photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker, and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. He is also co-founder of the Newest Americans project.


© Sheila & Joe / Talking Eyes Media

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The Human Cost

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Opening Reception (by reservation only)
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This exhibition contains graphic content that may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

Last year, America lost 81,000 men, women and children to drug overdoses. Driven primarily by the opioid crisis--and abetted by the pill-pushing of pharmaceutical companies--millions of individuals and countless families were devastated by addiction. 

The war on drugs has failed: from sea to shining sea, fentanyl, heroin, K2, crystal meth, cocaine and other drugs are available in nearly every town and city. Drug-related violence has endangered many of our streets, including Courtlandt Avenue, home to the Bronx Documentary Center.

After decades of ever changing anti-drug strategies, we are still left with familiar and yet unanswered questions: how to stop the overdoses; how to keep our youth from addiction; how to stop drug-related violence; how to offer humanitarian treatment.

The Bronx Documentary Center’s upcoming photo exhibition, The Human Cost: America’s Drug Plague, explores these issues and portrays the toll of America’s drug scourge. The deeply personal stories told here--of losing children, families and freedom--provide a stark but compassionate look at a very complex dynamic. 

James Nachtwey, the dean of American conflict photographers, reports with visual journalist and editor, Paul Moakley, from New Hampshire, Ohio, Boston, San Francisco and beyond. Jeffrey Stockbridge documents Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood over the course of 6 years. And Mark E. Trent follows a tight-knit group of friends in West Virginia through cycles of substance abuse and tragic death. The BDC hopes this exhibition will lead to productive discussions about an intractable American problem.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Photo Auction Benefit

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The BDC is proud to present our 7th Annual Photo Auction Benefit. This year, due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19, the Auction Benefit will not be held in-person.

The Auction will take place virtually; with bidding open from October 7th, 2021 through October 21, 2021. The culminating event will take place virtually on Thursday, October 21st, from 7-8PM. 

This year’s prints will include beautifully printed photographs by Inbal Abergil, Rodrigo Abd, Johis Alarcón, Andrea Hernández Briceno, Zana Briski, Trevon Blondet, Victor J. Blue, Andrea Bruce, Elinor Carruci, Henry Chalfant, Alejandro Chaskielberg, Serkan Çolak, Joe Conzo Jr., Bieke Depoorter, Jade Doskow, Jesus Emmanuel, Mitch Epstein, George Georgiou, Bud Glick, Ashley Gilbertson, Lisa Kahane, Michael Kamber, Ed Kashi, Richard Koek, Ken Light, Coco McPherson, Susan Meisalas, Doug Menuez, Kyle Meyer, Maria Mullaney, Hannah Reyes Morales, Fred Ramos, Eugene Richards, Richard Sandler, Aaron Siskind, Ezra Stoller, Dan Nelken, Robert Nickelsberg, Yael Martínez, Coco McPherson, Daniella Zalcman, and Iva Zimova.

Each of these prints depict the vibrant landscapes and narratives of the world and have been part of projects featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, and cultural institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Read Hyperallergic's review of the Auction here.

We encourage you to bid on the photos and we hope you will join us as we celebrate 10 years of the BDC.  

Thank you to all of our participating photographers.
Meet two photographers who have work in our Auction, Trevon Blondet and Jesus Emmanuel.
Videos by Giacomo Francia
Featuring music by Kelli Scarr
 

 

  

 

 

 

Thank you to our Sponsors!

 

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HEADER: © Ed Kashi 

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Bronx Junior Photo League 6th-8th grade students will present their final projects in this virtual year-end exhibition presentation.
Online Exhibition: bronxjuniorphotoleague.org

Nearly 50 projects will be on view both as an online gallery and on-site exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center’s gallery at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451.

FEATURING
Gianna Almonte | Sarah Aviles | LaToya Beecham | Dawn Chaelce Bernardo | Danna Miriel Berroa | Elisa Cameron | Isabella Carchipulla | Izaiah Cardona | Anastasia Cardona | Jose Carrasco | Raymond Castillo | Olympia Chen | Rubie Couvertier | Gabriela Encalada | Joel Fernandez | Luis Freire | Alberto Garcia | Adrian Gonzalez | Yanick Ilboudo | Lucki Islam | Yoselin Jara | Savannah Juste | Aminata Kamara | Sophia Landrau | Amy Lilman | Dylan Lopez | Lyric Malloy | Samirali Masoud | Bryan Monge Serrano | Jocelyn Moreno | Evangeline Mujica | Carlos Pacheco | Alexa Pacheco | Jade Delilah Parks | Betelhem Petersson | Jay Pizarro | Ryan Plummer | Arwen Polanco | Dennise Reyes | Chloe Rodriguez | Paola Soto | Nnyala Stark | Adanna Taylor | CaraStar Tyner | Brian Velez


IMAGE: 
The photographer’s grandmother and sister holding his 5-day-old sister. Ryan’s project documents his mother’s pregnancy and the subsequent birth of his little sister. May 2021, Bronx, NY.

© Ryan Plummer, 6th Grade / Bronx Documentary Center

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Bronx Junior Photo League 9th-12th grade students will present their final projects in this virtual year-end exhibition presentation.
Online Exhibition: bronxjuniorphotoleague.org
Nearly 50 projects will be on view both as an online gallery and on-site exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center’s gallery at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451.
 
FEATURING
Gianna Almonte | Sarah Aviles | LaToya Beecham | Dawn Chaelce Bernardo | Danna Miriel Berroa | Elisa Cameron | Isabella Carchipulla | Izaiah Cardona | Anastasia Cardona | Jose Carrasco | Raymond Castillo | Olympia Chen | Rubie Couvertier | Gabriela Encalada | Joel Fernandez | Luis Freire | Alberto Garcia | Adrian Gonzalez | Yanick Ilboudo | Lucki Islam | Yoselin Jara | Savannah Juste | Aminata Kamara | Sophia Landrau | Amy Lilman | Dylan Lopez | Lyric Malloy | Samirali Masoud | Bryan Monge Serrano | Jocelyn Moreno | Evangeline Mujica | Carlos Pacheco | Alexa Pacheco | Jade Delilah Parks | Betelhem Petersson | Jay Pizarro | Ryan Plummer | Arwen Polanco | Dennise Reyes | Chloe Rodriguez | Paola Soto | Nnyala Stark | Adanna Taylor | CaraStar Tyner | Brian Velez

IMAGE: “Living behind the screen.” In this project, Jocelyn photographs her mother and sisters to explore their shared Mexican heritage across generations. April 27, 2021, Bronx, NY. 
 
© Jocelyn Moreno, 11th Grade / Bronx Documentary Center


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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

James Nachtwey + Paul Moakley

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This event will be held in-person following health and safety protocols. Reservations are required. RSVP here.

BDC Annex, 364 East 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

This event will contain graphic content that may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. 

The Bronx Documentary Center welcomes photographer James Nachtwey and TIME Magazine Editor Paul Moakley as they discuss their work 'The Opioid Diaries'.

In 2017, Nachtwey and Moakley set out to document the U.S. opioid crisis, an addiction epidemic that kills nearly 64,000 people in America every year. The pair traveled the country gathering stories from users, families, first responders and others at the heart of America’s opioid epidemic. Nachtwey’s images are paired with Moakley’s interviews, short videos, and firsthand accounts from people at the heart of the crisis.

"The Opioid Diaries" is a visual record of the worst addiction epidemic in American history and this national emergency has only worsened since this work was first published in 2018. TIME’s "The Opioid Diaries" can be viewed here.

This event is held in conjunction with our upcoming exhibition The Human Cost: America's Drug Plaguon view (in-person) June 6 -July 5, 2021.

BIOS

James Nachtwey is a veteran photojournalist who graduated from Dartmouth College. He began his career as a newspaper photographer in 1976, became a freelancer in 1980, and has been a contract photographer with TIME Magazine since 1984. He has worked worldwide, committed to documenting wars and critical social issues. Nachtwey was one of the founders of the photo agency VII, where he was a member from 2001 to 2008. He has received numerous awards, including the Dan David Prize, the TED Prize, the Robert Capa Gold Medal, and two World Press Photo awards. He has been the recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the Overseas Press Club, TIME, Inc., and the American Society of Magazine Editors. His books include Deeds of War and Inferno. Nachtwey's photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Getty Museum among other venues. He has had numerous solo exhibitions worldwide.

Paul Moakley is a visual journalist and Editor at large for special projects, at TIME where he produces and reports stories. He previously was the deputy director of photography and visual enterprise of TIME from 2010-2018. He has mainly covered national news and special projects such as Person of the Year. He was part of the Emmy award winning team for TIME’s interactive documentary “Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience” and in 2015 he received a First Prize in the World Press Photo Awards for a short video feature. Previously he was a senior photo editor at Newsweek and photo editor of PDN (Photo District News). Moakley was an adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He lives at the Alice Austen House Museum, home of one of America’s earliest photographers, as caretaker and curator of the museum.

IMAGE: Cheryl Schmidtchen, 67, being consoled at the funeral for her granddaughter Michaela Gingras in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 17, 2017. Photograph by James Nachtwey for TIME

 

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Join photographers Jeffrey Stockbridge and Mark E. Trent for a virtual conversation moderated by BDC Executive Director Michael Kamber. The photographers will discuss their experiences documenting communities in Philadelphia and West Virginia battling the opioid crisis.

Kensington Blues by Jeffrey Stockbridge is a decade-long documentary project about the opioid crisis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Featuring large-format photography, audio interviews, journal entries, and video Stockbridge utilizes a combination of styles and formats to humanize those suffering from addiction.

Love, Loss, Despair, a long-term photo essay by Mark E. Trent chronicles opioid abuse in Rainelle, West Virginia, the state with the country’s highest death rate from opioid addiction.


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JEFFREY STOCKBRIDGE (b.1982) is a photographer and fine-art printer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stockbridge graduated from Drexel University with a BS in Photography in 2005. Stockbridge’s first monograph Kensington Blues was released in 2017, and has received international acclaim with exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Technische Sammlungen in Dresden. In 2019, Stockbridge was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Memorial Fellowship in Photography. In 2011, Stockbridge was awarded 3rd place in the Taylor-Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Stockbridge is a past recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant, an Independence Foundation Fellowship Grant and a CFEVA Fellowship. His work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The BBC, Time Magazine, Undark and The Telegraph UK.

MARK E. TRENT is a photographer and filmmaker based in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Shortly after graduating from The Savannah College of Art and Design in 2012, Trent moved to New York City and began working in international brand marketing. In 2018, The Words Matter, a film directed by Trent for Procter and Gamble documenting the companies efforts to protect their LGBTQIA employees, was awarded a Cannes Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

IMAGES: (L-R): Kevin, 2011. © Jeffrey Stockbridge
Allie crying, facing jail time and missing Barbie who died of an overdose, after a long night of using. © Mark E. Trent

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This event will be held in-person following health and safety protocols.

BDC Annex 364 E. 151st Street Bronx, NY 10455

The Bronx Documentary Center’s photo exhibition, The Human Cost: America’s Drug Plague, explores the failure of the war on drugs and addiction’s impact on communities around the United States. The deeply personal stories told here--of losing children, families, and freedom--provide a stark but compassionate look at a very complex dynamic.

Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a candid conversation about the opioid crisis and its effect on our community here in the South Bronx.
The event will feature those involved in combating different sides of the crisis, from addiction treatment to law enforcement and those from the neighborhood whose lives are affected every day. The goal of this event is to initiate and facilitate honest dialogue about the nuanced realities of opioid addiction.
 
Please note while all are welcome to participate in this event, we will prioritize hearing from the panel members, and members of the community.

 
IMAGE: © Parisa Azadi / BDC

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BJPL - Careers in the Arts

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Join us for a virtual panel discussion held in conjunction with our Bronx Junior Photo League’s Year-End Exhibition. This discussion, featuring panelists who work in different roles throughout the photo and film industries, gives an opportunity for young artists to understand how their artistic skills and creative thinking can open their future to a wide range of careers.

This event will feature New Yorker Photo Editor Noelle Flores Théard, filmmaker Nadia Hallgren, Deputy Director of Community & Education at Photoville Jasmin Chang, and Bronx Documentary Center Exhibition Manager Cynthia Rivera, and will be moderated by Photoville’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Laura Roumanos.

This event is open to the public. Students and young creatives are strongly encouraged to attend!

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JASMIN CHANG is Deputy Director, focused on Community & Education initiatives at Photoville. She produces programs for teens and educators, as well as The FENCE and other Photoville projects. She is an artist and organizer who loves building projects that connect people through art and storytelling. She is co-founder of Community Heroes, a neighborhood-based public art project. She is co-lead artist of the Winston-Salem Portrait Project, a photographic and sculptural portrayal of the community.

NADIA HALLGREN is an award-winning filmmaker and director of photography from the Bronx, New York. Her vérité cinematography credits include Trouble The Water, Trapped, and Motherland. Hallgren’s episodic series won the Special Jury Prize at SXSW 2018, and she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

CYNTHIA RIVERA is an artist and photographer originally from Manhattan's Lower East Side. She currently lives in the South Bronx and has worked as the Exhibition Coordinator at the Bronx Documentary Center since 2014. Rivera graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Photography and a minor in Art History. 

NOELLE FLORES THÉARD has been the senior digital photo editor at The New Yorker since 2021. She was the program officer at Magnum Foundation from 2016 to 2021, and is a co-founder of FotoKonbit, a nonprofit organization created in 2010 to engage and support Haitians telling their own stories through photography.

LAURA ROUMANOS (she/her/hers) is a Lebanese Creative Producer originally hailing from Australia. She is currently the Executive Director and co-Founder of Photoville, a non-profit organization devoted to reaching a wide, diverse audience by producing a free annual photo festival in NYC, activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and connecting artists to a worldwide audience through educational programming and community events. Laura graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts back in Australia and worked as a Theatrical and Events Producer before making the big move to NYC 16 years ago. Since then, Laura has worked for the Manhattan Theatre Club, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Creative Time, The Future of StoryTelling, and the World Science Festival, in general management and senior producing roles respectively, in addition to producing several large scale theatrical shows for creatives such as Karen O, Bryce Dessner, Richard Reed Parry, Spike Jonze, Opening Ceremony and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. For the past 9 years, Laura has co-produced the New York Photography Portfolio Reviews with the New York Times and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and also continues to consult, manage, and produce numerous theatrical shows and events and has built a reputation in the New York Arts scene as someone to go to for consultation and advice regarding public art and multi-disciplinary projects across all mediums.

 
IMAGE: © Paola Soto, 8th Grade. Bronx Junior Photo League / BDC

 

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Bronx Senior Photo League students will present their final projects, joined by special guest Eugene Richards, in this virtual year-end exhibition presentation. 
 
Beginning in the fall of 2020 older adults, ages 61-81, from Borinquen Court Mitchel Senior Center and Kips Bay Castle Hill Senior Center, attended classes to learn the art of digital photography. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes were held virtually and students had to transition to online learning. The BSPL documented their everyday life in a COVID-19 world.
 
View a sneak peek of the BSPL's work in this recently published The New York Times article. 
 
This event is held in conjunction with the Bronx Senior Photo League's year-end virtual exhibition #SENIORLIVESMATTER  viewable at bronxseniorphotoleague.org on Friday, June 25, 2021.

ABOUT

BRONX SENIOR PHOTO LEAGUE is a free photography program created by the Bronx Documentary Center for older adults in the Bronx.

EUGENE RICHARDS, photographer, writer, and filmmaker, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1944. After graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in English, he studied photography with Minor White. In 1968, he joined VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, a government program established as an arm of the so-called” War on Poverty.”  Following a year and a half in eastern Arkansas, Richards helped found a social service organization and a community newspaper, Many Voices, which reported on black political action as well as the Ku Klux Klan.  Photographs he made during these four years were published in his first monograph, Few Comforts or Surprises: The Arkansas Delta. Upon returning to Dorchester, Richards began to document the changing, racially diverse neighborhood where he was born.  After being invited to join Magnum Photos in 1978, he worked increasingly as a freelance magazine photographer, undertaking assignments on such diverse topics as the American family, drug addiction, emergency medicine, pediatric AIDS, aging and death in America.  In 1992, he directed and shot Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue, the first of seven short films he would eventually make. Eugene Richards has authored sixteen books and his photographs have been collected into three comprehensive monographs. Exploding Into Life, which chronicles his first wife Dorothea Lynch’s struggle with breast cancer, received Nikon's Book of the Year award.  For Below The Line: Living Poor in America, his documentation of urban and rural poverty, Richards received an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography. The Knife & Gun Club: Scenes from an Emergency Room received an Award of Excellence from the American College of Emergency Physicians. Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue, an extensive reportorial on the effects of hardcore drug usage, received the Kraszna-Krausz Award for Photographic Innovation in Books. That same year, Americans We was the recipient of the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award for Best Photographic Book. In 2005, Pictures of the Year International chose The Fat Baby, an anthology of fifteen photographic essays, Best Book of the year. Richards’s most recent books include The Blue Room, a study of abandoned houses in rural America; War Is Personal, an assessment in words and pictures of the human consequences of the Iraq war; and Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down, a remembrance of life on the Arkansas Delta.

IMAGE: © Ninfa Nuñez / Bronx Documentary Center

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The Bronx Documentary Center’s (BDC) 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival features large-scale photographs throughout the Melrose community by award-winning photographers. Works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador are displayed from a variety of long-term projects focusing on social issues.
 
El 4º Festival Anual de Fotografía Latinoamericana del Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) presenta fotografías a gran escala realizadas por fotógrafos galardonados en toda la comunidad de Melrose. Se exponen obras de artistas de Colombia, Argentina, Chile, México, Venezuela, Perú y El Salvador de una variedad de proyectos a largo plazo centrados en temas sociales.
 

Featuring:
Andrea Hernández Briceño | Venezuela
Carlos Saavedra | Colombia
Cristóbal Olivares | Chile
Florence Goupil | Perú
Luis Antonio Rojas | México
Pablo E. Piovano | Argentina + Chile
Rodrigo Abd | Venezuela
Victor Peña | El Salvador
Victoria Razo | México
 
This is an indoor and outdoor exhibition, please view the map below.
Indoor galleries are located:
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st Street Bronx, NY 10455
 
 
 
The Latin American Foto Festival is curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.
 
Spanish translations: Maria De La Paz Galindo
 
The 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival is made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Con Edison.
 
The outdoor exhibits were printed by


 
 
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Primera

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This event will be held in-person following health and safety protocols.

BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

 

Over the course of a one year, Primera tells the story of the social uprising that evolved into a nation-wide movement, beginning with the student takeover of Santiago’s metro system and ending with the historic plebiscite that paved the way for the writing of a new constitution. The film offers an immersive look at the year-long process through the experiences of everyday Chileans who were affected by the violent police repression at the start of the social uprising. Undeterred, they became involved in a massive people’s movement to end the systemic inequality in healthcare, education, and pension system; much of which was legitimized through the constitution enacted by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, and upheld by the governments that followed.

 

Following the screening, director Vee Bravo and photographer Cristobal Olivares will have a post-screening discussion moderated by Layan Sima.

 

PRIMERA Trailer 2020 from Vee Bravo on Vimeo.

 

This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador. 

 

Bios

Vee Bravo is a New York native by way of Chile who has documented hip hop, youth culture and politics for the past 25 years. During that time span, he co-founded Stress Magazine and launched a series of music, media and film production initiatives across public schools and jails and prisons. As a filmmaker Bravo co-produced, with Loira Limbal, the PBS documentary Estilo Hip Hop (2009) which chronicles the rise of hip hop activism across Latin America. He also works as a social impact film producer and has contributed to a wide range of film and media impact organizations.

Cristóbal Olivares (Santiago, Chile 1988) is a documentary photographer with a focus on social affairs. He is the Co-founder of Buen Lugar Ediciones, an independent editorial initiative that publishes photography books and zines. From 2014 to mid-2016 Cristóbal was part of the VII Mentor Program. He is a 2019 Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow. Olivares’ multimedia work The Eternity of Tomorrow was recently awarded in the 2021 World Press Photo contest. 

Layan Sima is a popular educator, organizer, and lifelong student of historical and contemporary struggles of the oppressed. Layan developed her educational approach while working with youth and families in schools, libraries, and community and feminist organizations. In her role at TPF, she is committed to developing political education programming and resources to support the building of working-class, internationalist movements. Layan approaches her work with optimism and the conviction that a world free from the control of imperialism and capitalism is possible. When not studying or organizing, Layan cooks for friends, enjoys poetry, and dreams of returning to a liberated Palestine.





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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

City Artist Corps Grants

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Bronx Documentary Center is proud to announce our involvement with the City Artist Corps Grants program, which has begun distributing one-time $5,000 grants to artists engaging the public with arts activities across our city. The program’s broken down into three cycles; read on to learn more about deadlines and where to apply.

 

Important Dates:
 

Cycle Two:

Cycle 2 opened Tuesday, July 6 

Cycle 2 closes Tuesday, July 20 at 10:00 AM EDT

Cycle 3:

Cycle 3 will open Tuesday, July 27 at 10:00 AM EDT 

Cycle 3 will close Tuesday, August 10 at 10:00 AM EDT

 

Important Links: 

Click here for full details from NYFA
Click here to apply

Note: If you click the link between cycles, the grant may appear closed. It is not, and you should check back when the next cycle opens! 

 

BDC is Here to Help

BDC is hosting two in-person & virtual info sessions and will offer one-on-one application assistance meetings to help artists navigate the application process. For all other questions about eligibility, help with completing an application, or to request a meeting to review your application, please email grants@bronxdoc.org.

 

In-person & Virtual Info Sessions (English & Spanish)


Tuesday, July 13th | 6PM

 

Virtual Session
Join the July 13th webinar here
The virtual session will be available online within 48 hours.

In-person Session
The Neighborhood Advisory Group Community Garden on 151st St. between Melrose St. and Courtlandt Ave. Laptops will be provided. 

 

Tuesday, July 27th | 6PM


Virtual Session
Join the July 27th webinar here
The virtual session will be available online within 48 hours.


In-person Session
The Neighborhood Advisory Group Community Garden on 151st St. between Melrose St. and Courtlandt Ave. Laptops will be provided. ASL interpretation will be provided

 

These info sessions will include a brief overview of the City Artist Corps Grants program, specific information for photographers & filmmakers who seek to apply for the grant, and a live Q&A. 

To schedule a one-on-one session, please email grants@bronxdoc.org.

 

Download informational PDFs below:
English

 

Our Partners:

Funded by the $25 million New York City Artist Corps recovery initiative announced by Mayor de Blasio and DCLA earlier this year, the program is a partnership with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), as well as Queens Theatre (QT) on the City Artist Corps Grants program. 

 
 
 
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City Artist Corps Grants

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Bronx Documentary Center is proud to announce our involvement with the City Artist Corps Grants program, which has begun distributing one-time $5,000 grants to artists engaging the public with arts activities across our city. The program’s broken down into three cycles; read on to learn more about deadlines and where to apply.

 

BDC is Here to Help

BDC is hosting two in-person and virtual info sessions and will offer one-on-one application assistance meetings to help artists navigate the application process. For all other questions about eligibility, help with completing an application, or to request a meeting to review your application, please email grants@bronxdoc.org.

 

In-person & Virtual Info Sessions (English & Spanish) 

 

Watch the July 13th Webinar below:

 

                                                                 



Virtual Session -
Tuesday, July 27th, 6PM
Join the July 27th webinar here
The virtual session will be available online within 48 hours.


In-person Session - Tuesday, July 27th, 6PM
Address: The Neighborhood Advisory Group Community Garden on 151st St. between Melrose St. and Courtlandt Ave.
Laptops will be provided. ASL interpretation will be provided

 

The information session will include a brief overview of the City Artist Corps Grants program, specific information for photographers and filmmakers who seek to apply for the grant, and a live Q&A. To schedule a one-on-one session, please email grants@bronxdoc.org.

 

Important Dates:

 

Cycle Two:
Cycle 2 opened Tuesday, July 6
Cycle 2 closes Tuesday, July 20 at 10:00 AM EDT 

Cycle 3:
Cycle 3 will open Tuesday, July 27 at 10:00 AM EDT
Cycle 3 will close Tuesday, August 10 at 10:00 AM EDT

 

Important Links: 

Click here for full details from NYFA
Click here to apply

Note: If you click the link between cycles, the grant may appear closed. It is not, and you should check back when the next cycle opens! 

 

Download informational PDFs below:
English

 

Our Partners:

Funded by the $25 million New York City Artist Corps recovery initiative announced by Mayor de Blasio and DCLA earlier this year, the program is a partnership with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), as well as Queens Theatre (QT) on the City Artist Corps Grants program. 

 
 
 
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Zine Workshop

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Limited spots are available.
Registration is required, please sign-up here



Are you excited to explore storytelling with your photos by making your own zine?
 
The BDC is organizing a zine workshop in collaboration with book artist and photographer Juan Madrid. It will dive into different ways of sequencing, particularly documentary work, and then push the boundaries by exploring how we can use materials and other media (i.e. archival photos, magazine clippings, drawings, etc.) to further amplify the stories we are telling.
 
We will look at various zines and books from the Bronx Documentary Center’s Tim Hetherington Photobook Library and from Juan's personal collection and discuss the process of zine-making from ideation to production. By the end of the workshop, every participant will leave with at least one zine of their own, and, if time permits, we will do a zine trade so everyone can leave with a small collection of their own.
Participants are expected to bring work in development or finished projects. Works can be printed or digital. Please bring your own laptop if you plan on working from digital files.
 
This workshop is being provided free of charge. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
 
Bio
Juan Madrid is a photographer and book artist based in the Hudson Valley and NYC. He earned his BFA in Professional Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and was the lab manager at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. He has worked as a freelance photographer for clients including VICE, Bloomberg Businessweek, Topic, and Society Magazine (France) and teaches workshops centered around zine and bookmaking. He is one of the members of the publishing collective Los Sumergidos, whose first collaborative photo-text book Los Sumergidos was shortlisted at PHotoESPAÑA and Les Rencontres d'Arles in 2019.
 
This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, México, Venezuela, Perú, and El Salvador.






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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Community Street Fair

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) as we celebrate our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival! Our annual community street fair returns on Sunday, July 25th, from 12-5PM, at 151st St and Courtlandt Ave. 

¡Únase al Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) mientras celebramos nuestro 4to Festival Anual de Fotografía Latinoamericana! Nuestra feria comunitaria anual regresa el domingo 25 de julio, de 12 a 5 p.m., en 151st St y Courtlandt Ave.

Join us for a day of food, music, and fun! The event will include free portraits, exhibition tours in both English and Spanish, a Mexican folk dance performance by the Mazarte Dance Company, family-friendly activities and games, face painting, arts and crafts, sports, and a misting station.

Lincoln Hospital, BronxWorks, Link Homecare, and Blueline Homecare will be there with information serving the community.

Schedule:

12PM: Festivities begin!

2:30-2:50PM: Mazarte Dance Company performance

4PM: Water Balloon Fight

Free and open to all! 

Learn more about our Partners:

Mazarte Dance Company is an artistic organization that exposes the history and the art of the indigenous artisans of our Mexican culture through dance. The goal is to promote Mexican culture, heritage and bring history to life. We offer educational programs to NYC communities. We believe that our approach to culture and the arts should be holistic and each program reconnects and supports the indigenous communities we leave in Mexico. For more information visit mazarte.org

Lincoln Hospital is a full-service medical center and teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College, in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, New York. For more information visit nychealthandhospitals.org/lincoln 

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger Bronx community.

Link Homecare connecting seniors with caregivers throughout NYC, Long Island, and Upstate NY.

Blueline Homecare servicing geriatric and pediatric patients in the five boroughs of New York City.

This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador. 

 

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Please note this event will take place in Spanish only.


This event will be held in person. Masks will be required to attend.
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Please join photographer Victoria Razo as she presents her exhibited work Resilience.

The United Nations (UN), through the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, affirmed that in México 10.5 women are murdered a day, a figure registered by the National Citizen Observatory of Femicide (ONCF), making the State of Mexico and Veracruz in the most dangerous places for Mexican women.

Victoria Razo is a photojournalist who has since the beginning of her career, portrayed the violence that is exercised towards women from different realities, has followed the search of mothers looking for their missing relatives, has documented stories of domestic violence, as well as has been present in the latest demonstrations of women who have become the most violent of the last decade, documenting the formation of the first black bloc of women, who seek to defend themselves from the violations of their human rights that are executed daily.

Victoria will discuss what it is like to be a photojournalist in México, a place that has been considered one of the most dangerous places to practice this profession and also to live a normal life as a woman.


La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), a través de la oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos, afirmó que en México son asesinadas 10.5 mujeres al día, cifra registrada por el Observatorio Ciudadano Nacional del Feminicidio (ONCF), lo que convierte al Estado de México y a Veracruz en los lugares más peligrosos para las mexicanas.

Victoria Razo es una fotoperiodista que desde los inicios de su carrera, ha retratado la violencia que se ejerce hacia las mujeres desde diferentes realidades, ha seguido la lucha de madres que buscan a sus hijos desaparecidos, ha documentado historias de violencia doméstica, así como también ha estado presente en las últimas manifestaciones de mujeres que se han tornado las más violentas de la última década, documentando la formación del primer bloque negro de mujeres, quienes buscan defenderse de las violaciones a sus derechos humanos que se ejecutan diariamente.

Victoria nos hablará como es ser fotoperiodista en México, un lugar que ha sido considerado de los más peligrosos para ejercer esta profesión y también para vivir una vida normal siendo mujer.


Bio

VICTORIA RAZO is a Méxican documentary photographer based in Mexico. Her vision focuses on gender and Human Rights issues. Currently, she works as a freelance photojournalist in collaboration with Agence France Presse. In 2020, Razo was nominated for the 6x6 Global Talent Program Latin America by World Press Photo and received the Emergency Fund for COVID-19 Journalists awarded by the National Geographic Society. She has participated in various photography festivals such as 20 Fotografos in Guatemala 2019, Boreal Bash V in 2018; awarded a grant by the International Women's Media Foundation to attend the Photography Festival Documentary in Quito, Ecuador by Native Photograph in 2017, and worked at the Mirar Distinto Festival in the 2016 and 2018 editions. She is a member of Women Photograph, Native Photograph and Frontline Freelance Mexico.

This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, México, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador. 

IMAGE: © Victoria Razo

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(Virtual) BDC Conversations

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In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).
 
How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness of communicating their message? Are there any differences between publishing virtually and physically, as in photobooks and exhibitions? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be? Has the coronavirus situation brought changes to their praxis?
 
These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO / Volume TWO", which presents Latin American photographers Andrea Hernández Briceño, Rodrigo Abd & Florence Goupil in conversation with Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo.

Bios:

Andrea Hernández Briceño is a Venezuelan photographer, journalist and National Geographic Explorer based in Caracas. In 2018 she completed the Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York. She was chosen as one of the 30 Under 30 Women Photographers of 2019 by Artpil, was included in PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch list and in 20 Rising Female Photojournalists list by Artsy. At the end of 2019, Hernandez Briceño was a finalist for the Alexia Foundation Professional Grant. She is also an IWMF Adelante Fellow, National Geographic Summit Speaker (2021) and member of the all women collective Ayün Fotógrafas. She works with international publications and her interests revolve around everything that touches the social sphere in Latin America.
 
Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (1979) is an architect at the National University of Colombia -Manizales branch- with a MA (merit) in Photography and Urban Cultures coursed at Goldsmiths College, University of London after receiving a Colfuturo Scholarship. Santiago has photographed in South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and United States. His projects have been exhibited in over 80 individual and collective exhibitions, both national and international and he has earned various acknowledgments and distinctions. He took part in the 42nd Colombian National exhibition of artists; in the International Image Festival in Manizales; in Fototeca de Cuba; Trasatlántica-PhotoEspaña in Montevideo and Oaxaca; and in international art festivals in Istanbul and Venice, among others. Santiago has photographed for Villegas Editores, Revista Semana, UNHCR, MFO-Egypt, ICIPE-Kenya), CUCR-Goldsmiths. He runs workshops at Zona Cinco in Bogota-Colombia, La Havana-Cuba, New York-USA; in Cambodia for Don Bosco Vocational Center; and for National Geographic Student Expeditions in London-UK. He has published books as Solidarity In Colombia, London, Gap My Mind and Elefante Blanco. Currently, he is the author of the project 'COLOMBIA, tierra de luz (Land of Light)' which has been exhibited and presented at the DRCLAS@Harvard University, MIT and Emerson College in Boston, MA-USA. Director of CROMA Taller Visual and member of Colectivo +1. He is also Fujifilm’s X-Photographer.

This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador.
 
IMAGE: © Andrea Hernández Briceño
 
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In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).
 
How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness of communicating their message? Are there any differences between publishing virtually and physically, as in photobooks and exhibitions? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be? Has the coronavirus situation brought changes to their praxis?
 
These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO / Volume TWO", which presents Latin American photographers Andrea Hernández Briceno, Rodrigo Abd & Florence Goupil in conversation with Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo.
 
Bios:
 

Rodrigo Abd was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 27, 1976. His career as a photographer began in the newspapers La Razón and La Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 he was a photographer for The Associated Press based in Guatemala until 2012, with the exception of 2006, when he was based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Rodrigo has worked on special AP assignments ever since. Along with other AP photographers, they were awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for their work on the civil war in Syria. Also in 2013 he was awarded the World Press Photo, 1st prize in General News and in 2016 he received the Maria Moors Cabot award from Columbia University, for his excellence in coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean, among other important awards throughout his career. Since 2012, he’s resided in Lima, Peru, mainly covering social conflicts throughout Latin America, searching for stories in what he calls “Deep Latin America.” Mixing his work between digital photography and his old wooden box camera, in black and white film.

Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (1979) is an architect at the National University of Colombia -Manizales branch- with a MA (merit) in Photography and Urban Cultures coursed at Goldsmiths College, University of London after receiving a Colfuturo Scholarship. Santiago has photographed in South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and United States. His projects have been exhibited in over 80 individual and collective exhibitions, both national and international and he has earned various acknowledgments and distinctions. He took part in the 42nd Colombian National exhibition of artists; in the International Image Festival in Manizales; in Fototeca de Cuba; Trasatlántica-PhotoEspaña in Montevideo and Oaxaca; and in international art festivals in Istanbul and Venice, among others. Santiago has photographed for Villegas Editores, Revista Semana, UNHCR, MFO-Egypt, ICIPE-Kenya), CUCR-Goldsmiths. He runs workshops at Zona Cinco in Bogota-Colombia, La Havana-Cuba, New York-USA; in Cambodia for Don Bosco Vocational Center; and for National Geographic Student Expeditions in London-UK. He has published books as Solidarity In Colombia, London, Gap My Mind and Elefante Blanco. Currently, he is the author of the project 'COLOMBIA, tierra de luz (Land of Light)' which has been exhibited and presented at the DRCLAS@Harvard University, MIT and Emerson College in Boston, MA-USA. Director of CROMA Taller Visual and member of Colectivo +1. He is also Fujifilm’s X-Photographer.

This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador.
 
MAGE: © Rodrigo Abd
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In Latin America, the boundaries between the public and the private, the state and the citizens, are changing. Social movements, with a renewed push towards new currents of gender, environment and social justice, are gaining ground to present their views and demand paradigm changes outside the established status quo. The current world crisis unleashed by the appearance of the novel coronavirus also poses significant changes and revisions regarding civil and social responsibilities, the role of science, health, faith, technology, government, the global economy, lifestyle and in the way we relate socially (face to face and with social distancing).
 
How do the political and social context of their countries affect or inspire their photography? Are their photos their own vessel of expression or are they used to be the voice of others? Does their practice begin by searching or do the stories find them? How does the approach to their work affect the final outcome? Is their editing process part of the effectiveness of communicating their message? Are there any differences between publishing virtually and physically, as in photobooks and exhibitions? Can photographers find ways to unleash these particular moments we are passing through? Is this crisis an opportunity to expand our sense of what photography is or should be? Has the coronavirus situation brought changes to their praxis?
 
These are some of the questions that will come up during the Instagram conversations in: "From CONTEXT+LIFE, To METHOD+PHOTO / Volume TWO", which presents Latin American photographers Andrea Hernández Briceno, Rodrigo Abd & Florence Goupil in conversation with Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo.

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Florence Goupil is a French and Peruvian photographer based in Cusco, Peru. She studied at L'École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Rennes and later at University of Rennes 2, where she graduated in Multimedia and Editorial Design. Florence is currently an Explorer at National Geographic Explorer. Raised in an Andean family, sheltered by the stories of their traditions, but educated in the French school, Florence grew up between two cultures. Hence her deep commitment to issues such as human rights, identity, environment and spirituality in Peru and Latin America. Her work has been exhibited at the International Center for Photography (ICP) and Format Festival, published in National Geographic, BBC, Polka Magazine, El País, BJP and other international media. She is a contributor for Le Monde and Ojo-Publico. In 2020 she was nominated for the Joop Swart Masterclass of Worldpress photo and was awarded a grant by the National Geographic Society. She is currently based in the Peruvian Amazon doing a reportage about the COVID-19 situation in an indigenous community, after obtaining the National Geographic Society Emergency Fund for Journalists. For this project, she was recently awarded with the 2020 Getty Images Reportage Grant and the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Journalism Fund Grant. In 2021, she received the POY Latam Honor Mention for Photographer of the Year and was nominated for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.

Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (1979) is an architect at the National University of Colombia -Manizales branch- with a MA (merit) in Photography and Urban Cultures coursed at Goldsmiths College, University of London after receiving a Colfuturo Scholarship. Santiago has photographed in South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and United States. His projects have been exhibited in over 80 individual and collective exhibitions, both national and international and he has earned various acknowledgments and distinctions. He took part in the 42nd Colombian National exhibition of artists; in the International Image Festival in Manizales; in Fototeca de Cuba; Trasatlántica-PhotoEspaña in Montevideo and Oaxaca; and in international art festivals in Istanbul and Venice, among others. Santiago has photographed for Villegas Editores, Revista Semana, UNHCR, MFO-Egypt, ICIPE-Kenya), CUCR-Goldsmiths. He runs workshops at Zona Cinco in Bogota-Colombia, La Havana-Cuba, New York-USA; in Cambodia for Don Bosco Vocational Center; and for National Geographic Student Expeditions in London-UK. He has published books as Solidarity In Colombia, London, Gap My Mind and Elefante Blanco. Currently, he is the author of the project 'COLOMBIA, tierra de luz (Land of Light)' which has been exhibited and presented at the DRCLAS@Harvard University, MIT and Emerson College in Boston, MA-USA. Director of CROMA Taller Visual and member of Colectivo +1. He is also Fujifilm’s X-Photographer.
 
This event is held in conjunction with our 4th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, on view July 15-August 1st, 2021. Featuring works by artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador.
 
IMAGE: © Florence Goupil
 
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Book Launch

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This event will be held in person. Mask will be required to attend.
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Please join us for the launch of Disrupción, a fotozine created collaboratively by seven Méxican photographers; Luis Antonio Rojas, Felix Márquez, Yael Martínez, Koral Carballo, Mauricio Palos, Selene Ugalde, Omar Martínez, and journalist Stephania Corpi. 

This work addresses the challenges around distance learning that children around México experienced during the pandemic. For this assignment, each photographer approached a student in their hometown to document the changes and processes they went through to adapt to distance learning schooling. The subjects ranged from an 11-year-old who lives in a home without electricity in Veracruz to a 7-year-old in Mexico City’s upscale Polanco neighborhood. 

This work was published by "Sin Resentimientos". Purchase a copy here

Masks will be required to attend this indoor event. 


   

 

Bios

Stephania Corpi (b. San Luis Potosí in 1984 ) is a journalist based in Mexico City who focuses on migration, human rights, gender equality and other under-reported issues. Her freelance work for the past seven years has led her to photograph and report from Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and throughout Central America for outlets such as El Pais, Thomson Reuters Foundation, WPR, the Guardian, Vogue Latin America, and Esquire, among others. 

Félix Márquez (b. Veracruz, Mexico in 1988) is an independent photographer and visual journalist based in Mexico. He has specialized in covering the war against drug trafficking in Mexico, migration, human rights, and childhood in Latin America. He is a co-founder of Trasluz Photo and producer of Mirar Distinto festival.  

Luis Antonio Rojas (b. Aguascalientes, Mexico in 1993) is a Mexican photojournalist and documentalist based in Mexico City. He is a National Geographic Explorer who divides his time working on independent projects and collaborating with international newspapers around the country such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg News, among others.
 
Koral Carballo ( b. Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico in 1987) tells stories related to identity, violence, and territory; dissolving frontiers between photojournalism and visual arts. Collaborates with the Ruda Collective. She also belongs to the following organizations; Foto Féminas, Fotógrafas en México, Frontline Freelance Mexico, Diversify Photo, and Women Photograph.
 
Mauricio Palos (b. San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 1981) Documentalist and cultural promoter, works mainly in North and South America. Normally he is producing projects of personal initiative that are published as zines, newspapers, and photographic books, he is also constantly experimenting with his audiovisual production.
 
Omar Matinez (b. Tijuana, Mexico in 1980) is a photojournalist specializing in documenting migration along the northern border of the country. He has participated in more than 20 exhibitions and his work is part of the permanent collection of the Athenaeum Museum in California. He is currently a staff of the Cuartoscuro Agency in Tijuana. 
 
Yael Martínez (b. Guerrero, México in 1984) is trying to represent the relationship of absence and presence and this state of invisibility in a symbolic manner working with the concepts of pain, emptiness, absence, and forgetting. He is a Magnum Agency nominee. 

Andrea Selene (b. in San Salvador, El Salvador in 1993) is a visual storyteller that explores migration issues from personal experience, transnationalism, and intra-family violence. She received recognition for the best portfolio in the portfolio review carried out during the international festival "Mirar Distinto” in Xalapa, Veracruz, México (2018) with the project “There is no place that feels home” and was recently awarded a grant by the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes in Mexico.

IMAGE: Kevin Zamudio, 11 años, nada en la Laguna de Alvarado frente a la comunidad de El Nacaste. Kevin y Brian han sido unos de los estudiantes afectados por la pandemia del Covid-19 al vivir en una comunidad sin energía eléctrica ni internet para poder realizar sus actividades académicas. © Félix Márquez


 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Virtual Portfolio Review

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General Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 9, 2021
Fujifilm Scholarship Deadline: Friday, September 3, 2021
Register here

Get your work seen during 5 one-on-one virtual sessions with the industry’s top photo editors. Register today! The portfolio review will be held over two days. The ticket price covers both days. Schedules vary depending on reviewer selection:

Saturday, September 25th | 10AM-1PM
Sunday, September 26th | 10AM-1PM

Sign up to meet and get critiqued by the top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Reuters and more.

You will have the chance to meet one-on-one in a virtual review for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

  • Nicole Acheampong, Aperture Foundation

  • Sam Barzilay, Photoville

  • Jackie Bates, The California Sunday Magazine
  • Ben Brody, The GroundTruth Project

  • Sandy Ciric, Getty Images

  • Samantha Clark, National Geographic

  • Katie Clifford, GOST Books

  • Mike Davis, Independent

  • James Estrin, The New York Times

  • Gail Fletcher, National Geographic

  • Jeffrey Furticella, The New York Times

  • Noelle Flores-Theard, The New Yorker

  • Jillian Kumagai, ProPublica

  • Brent Lewis, The New York Times

  • Karen Marshall, The International Center for Photography

  • Marie Monteleone, Bloomberg

  • Maridelis Morales Rosado, NY Magazine

  • Corinne Perkins, Reuters

  • Meghan Peterson, The Wall Street Journal

  • Emma Raynes, Magnum Foundation

  • Simone Salvo, Independent

  • Amanda Webster, The New York Times

  • Ariel Zambelich, The Wall Street Journal

and more to come soon!

*Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top 10 choices for reviewers. We will do our best to match you with your selections. 


FUJIFILM SCHOLARSHIP
Application Deadline: Friday, September 3rd, 2021

There are five scholarship spots available for Bronx-based photographers. This scholarship is generously made possible by FUJIFILM. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

• A short statement discussing your work, how the portfolio review would be beneficial

• 10 images from any body of work with captions

The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.

The scholarship application is due no later than Friday, September 3rd, 2021 (11:59PM). Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note these submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision. Please email info(at)bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.



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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Excluded Workers Fund

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The BDC is proud to partner with the International Rescue Committee ((IRC) to host two sessions detailing the Excluded Workers Fund. This fund is a one-time payment to workers with low income who lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) due to immigration status or other factors.

El BDC se enorgullece de asociarse con el Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC) para organizar dos sesiones en las que se explicará el Fondo para Trabajadores Excluidos. Este fondo es un pago único a los trabajadores con bajos ingresos que perdieron los ingresos debido a COVID y que no fueron o no son elegibles para el Seguro de Desempleo (UI) debido al estatus migratorios u otros factores. 

 

EWF In-Person Information Session
Tuesday, September 7th | 5:30-7:30PM
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

EWF In-Person Application Support Session 
Wednesday, September 8th | 5:30-7:30PM
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

Learn more about EWF here

 

 

 

*People 12 and older are required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

About the International Rescue Committee ((IRC)
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. 

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Excluded Workers Fund

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The BDC is proud to partner with the International Rescue Committee ((IRC) to host two sessions detailing the Excluded Workers Fund. This fund is a one-time payment to workers with low income who lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) due to immigration status or other factors. The events will be held in both English and Spanish.

El BDC se enorgullece de asociarse con el Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC) para organizar dos sesiones en las que se explicará el Fondo para Trabajadores Excluidos. Este fondo es un pago único a los trabajadores con bajos ingresos que perdieron los ingresos debido a COVID y que no fueron o no son elegibles para el Seguro de Desempleo (UI) debido al estatus migratorios u otros factores. 

 

EWF In-Person Information Session
Tuesday, September 7th | 5:30-7:30PM
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

EWF In-Person Application Support Session 
Wednesday, September 8th | 5:30-7:30PM
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Learn more about EWF here

 

  

 

*People 12 and older are required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

About the International Rescue Committee ((IRC)
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. 

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Stickball: An Urban Pastime

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Noon: Community Stickball Games
2:30PM: Lauren Welles Presentation
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join photographer Lauren Welles as she presents her work, Stickball: An Urban Pastime, documenting the game as it's currently played in East Harlem and the Bronx. Prior to the start of Lauren's presentation, the Bronx Documentary Center will be hosting a day of community stickball games, open to the public, starting at 12PM. Come on over to play or cheer for your favorite team.

Known as the “poor man’s baseball,” stickball was the brainchild of kids growing up in New York City during the Great Depression. Too poor to own baseball equipment, they found another way to emulate their sports heroes — using the handles from their mothers’ brooms as bats and city blocks as fields. Decades later, older players continue to pass the game on to their children and grandchildren, all of who keep it alive, playing every Sunday morning throughout the spring and fall, in the Bronx and East Harlem. More important than stickball itself — and what inspired me to document this urban pastime — is the sense of community created by the players and fans, and the intense passion and joy they feel for a simple, elegant game. 

 



BIO

LAUREN WELLES is a freelance photographer and former corporate attorney who left an unfulfilling, 16-year career to follow her passion for photography. She is attracted to ideas and stories that display our commonalities as people; she believes that we are much more alike than we are different. Her photography has received a number of rewards and has been featured in various publications, and venues, including, The New York Times, La Repubblica, CBS News, The New Yorker, various books on street photography, as well as “The Fence” at Photoville, The Half King, The Museum of the City of New York, and Coolture NY, Times Square, in New York City; HeadOn Photo Festival, Sydney Australia, and Gudberg Nerger Gallery, Hamburg, Germany. Lauren teaches photography to high school students in the NYC SALT program, in New York City, and is also a Leica Akademie instructor.

IMAGES: © Lauren Welles


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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

URGENCY! Afghanistan

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BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave., Bronx, NY 10451
On View: September 11 - November 14, 2021
Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM + Sat-Sun 1-5PM

In 2001, Bronx Documentary Center founder and photojournalist Michael Kamber planned the non-profit from his post in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Center’s inaugural exhibition, in October of 2011, featured work from Afghanistan by the late photographer Tim Hetherington.

10 years later, URGENCY! Afghanistan, a photographic “exhibition in progress” at the Bronx Documentary is showing the work of more than a half dozen photojournalists who covered America’s 20-year war. The exhibition will open on September 11th, 2021.

Victor J. Blue, Paula Bronstein, David Gilkey, Kiana Hayeri, Jim Huylebroek, Joao Silva, Marcus Yam, David Guttenfelder, and other photojournalists will be included in this exhibition. Photos and multimedia by David Gilkey, killed in Afghanistan in 2016 and images by Tim Hetherington, killed in action in 2010, will be included as well.

The BDC’s new URGENCY! series is a real-time response to critical worldwide events, through exhibitions and public programs. The BDC will create dialogue and education around these events as they’re happening.

Curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.


IMAGE: © Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Excluded Workers Fund

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BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

The BDC is proud to partner with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to host two sessions detailing the Excluded Workers Fund. This fund is a one-time payment to workers with low income who lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) due to immigration status or other factors. The events will be held in both English and Spanish.

El BDC se enorgullece de asociarse con el Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC) para organizar dos sesiones en las que se explicará el Fondo para Trabajadores Excluidos. Este fondo es un pago único a los trabajadores con bajos ingresos que perdieron los ingresos debido a COVID y que no fueron o no son elegibles para el Seguro de Desempleo (UI) debido al estatus migratorios u otros factores. El evento se llevará a cabo tanto en inglés como en español.

Learn more about EWF here

 


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BDC Annex, 364 E. 154th St, Bronx, NY 10451
On View: September 10 - October 3, 2021
Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM + Sat-Sun 1-5PM

From September 10 to October 3, the Bronx Documentary Center will present a selection of artworks from the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, including work by 35 students from the tri-state area and 129 students from around the country. In keeping with the mission of the Bronx Documentary Center, the works in this exhibition have been selected from the Scholastic Awards’ pool of National Medalists in the Photography and Film & Animation submission categories.
 
This exhibition provides a fascinating overview of the issues and ideas that are on the minds of teens today. Students in the exhibition engage in all manner of photographic techniques, from lo-fi street photography to meticulous studio work.
 
Now in its 98th year, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for young artists and writers in grades 7–12. In 2021, nearly 230,000 works were entered into the Awards’ 28 categories of art and writing by students from every state in the nation.
 
The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is a non-profit gallery and educational space. Through exhibitions, screenings, and public programming, the BDC shows the work of internationally renowned and emerging photographers and filmmakers who are dealing with the themes that guide the BDC: justice, education, community-building, and positive social change.
 
IMAGE: © Emily Tang, Rite of Passage. Silver Medal, Photography. Grade 9, Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT. Educator: Stacy-Ann Rowe.
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Essential Lives

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The BDC and VICE World News present the documentary film 'Essential Lives: The Bronx Battles Covid-19'.The film is on view on VICE News YouTube channel and will be presented in an outdoor screening at the BDC Annex on Sept 17th, at 7PM. 

 

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In the earliest days of 2020, few could have imagined how a virus would soon change our daily lives. By March, New York City was the global center of the Covid-19 outbreak, and the Bronx, the city’s poorest borough and home to its essential workers was the hardest hit. While most New Yorkers were following stay-at-home orders, Bronx workers sacrificed their personal safety and put their families at risk to keep the city running. Schools were closed, food became scarce, generations shared crowded apartments, while hospitals struggled to save the sick and dying.

Essential Lives is the story of some of those heroic workers—community activists and organizers, doctors, nurses, paramedics, shop owners, and teachers—who stepped up to take care of their neighbors through these darkest days.

Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

Director: Michael Kamber
Producer: Beth Dembitzer
Editor: Steve Nemsick
Asst. Editor: Paul Stremple
Cinematographers: Giacomo Francia + Harry Montás

A Bronx Documentary Center production for VICE News

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BJPL Open House

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Have questions about our free year-long documentary photography and college success program for students in the 6th-12th grades? Attend one of our TWO upcoming open houses:
 
• Tuesday, September 14th, 4-7PM
In-Person: 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451
Virtual: Join the Zoom call by clicking here or enter the following: Meeting ID: 841 3939 4035 / Passcode: 130503
 
Tuesday, September 21st, 4-7PM
In-Person: 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451
Virtual: Join the Zoom call by clicking here or enter the following: Meeting ID: 841 3939 4035 / Passcode: 130503
 
About the Bronx Junior Photo League:

The Bronx Junior Photo League is a free year-long documentary photography and college success program for students in the 6th-12th grades. All experience levels are welcome and cameras and materials are provided by the BDC. 

All BJPL classes will meet in-person for the 2021-2022 school year. In the past year, we have continued to realize the importance of in-person education at the BDC. In order to continue to provide on-site classes, we made the decision to require vaccination for all BJPL participants.

For the BJPL 2021-2022 after-school program, in order to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and community members, all staff and eligible students, ages 12 and older, are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

You will be asked to submit proof of vaccination with your application. All records will be kept confidential. This means that, by the application deadline of September 26th, all student applicants must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Please note that children who are 12 to 17 years old are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.

We will continue to follow our COVID-19 safety precautions and guidelines, including wearing maskings, social distancing, and moving classes online as needed. All guidelines are listed below. If you have any questions, we encourage you to attend one of our virtual open houses or contact education@bronxdoc.org.

Application Deadlines:

MIDDLE SCHOOL
October 13, 2021 - June 8, 2022
Wednesdays, 4:15-6:00PM
Open to all students who will be in the 6th through 8th grades in Fall 2021.
Apply online. Applications due Sunday, September 26th.

HIGH SCHOOL
October 12, 2021 - June 9, 2022
Tuesdays + Thursdays, 4:30-6:30PM
Open to all students who will be in the 9th through 12th grades in Fall 2021.
Apply online. Applications due Sunday, September 26th.

7th-12th grade students who have participated in past after-school or summer programs have a separate application and application deadline.
Returning students APPLY HERE. Applications for returning students are due Sunday, September 19th.

  
 
 
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BJPL Open House

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Have questions about our free year-long documentary photography and college success program for students in the 6th-12th grades? Attend one of our upcoming open house:
 
• Tuesday, September 21st, 4-7PM
In-Person: 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451
Virtual: Join the Zoom call by clicking here or enter the following: Meeting ID: 841 3939 4035 / Passcode: 130503
 
About the Bronx Junior Photo League:

The Bronx Junior Photo League is a free year-long documentary photography and college success program for students in the 6th-12th grades. All experience levels are welcome and cameras and materials are provided by the BDC. 

All BJPL classes will meet in-person for the 2021-2022 school year. In the past year, we have continued to realize the importance of in-person education at the BDC. In order to continue to provide on-site classes, we made the decision to require vaccination for all BJPL participants.

For the BJPL 2021-2022 after-school program, in order to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and community members, all staff and eligible students, ages 12 and older, are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

You will be asked to submit proof of vaccination with your application. All records will be kept confidential. This means that, by the application deadline of September 26th, all student applicants must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Please note that children who are 12 to 17 years old are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.

We will continue to follow our COVID-19 safety precautions and guidelines, including wearing maskings, social distancing, and moving classes online as needed. All guidelines are listed below. If you have any questions, we encourage you to attend one of our virtual open houses or contact education@bronxdoc.org.

Application Deadlines:

MIDDLE SCHOOL
October 13, 2021 - June 8, 2022
Wednesdays, 4:15-6:00PM
Open to all students who will be in the 6th through 8th grades in Fall 2021.
Apply online. Applications due Sunday, September 26th.

HIGH SCHOOL
October 12, 2021 - June 9, 2022
Tuesdays + Thursdays, 4:30-6:30PM
Open to all students who will be in the 9th through 12th grades in Fall 2021.
Apply online. Applications due Sunday, September 26th.

7th-12th grade students who have participated in past after-school or summer programs have a separate application and application deadline.
Returning students APPLY HERE. Applications for returning students are due Sunday, September 19th.

  
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Gallery Hours:
Friday, October 8th | 5-8PM
Saturday, October 9th | 1-5PM

BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

The Bronx Documentary Center will host a special two-day pop-up showcasing the work of NYC photographers as part of the City Artist Corps. 

Featuring the work of Ana Espinal, Ana Francisco, Belinda Gallegos, Jonathan Lessuck, Bonny Melenzez, Josefina F. Moran, Joshua Poyer, Heriberto Sanchez, Sandra Wiggan, and others.

The City Artist Corps is a new $25 million recovery initiative intended to support NYC-based working artists who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Over 3,000 artists received grants to help sustain their practice during the pandemic and also to exhibit and engage with the public by Oct. 31, 2021.

 

 

 

Bios:

Josefina F. Moran is a portrait and fine art photographer. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently she lives in Brooklyn, NY although her work often takes her back to Buenos Aires. She uses portraiture as a way to discover the identity of the people she photographs. In her work, she explores intimate relationships, as she does in Tati, a series of portraits of her mother. In Portraits of girls in the street and the on-going Adolescent Girls at Home her portraits aim to capture teenage girls at pivotal moments in their lives. She is one of the recipients of the En Foco Fellowship in 2020. Her work has been exhibited in several group and solo exhibitions such as the Consulate of Argentina (New York 2021) the Latin American Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery (New York 2018) and Umbrella Arts (New York 2016 and 2018) She was among the selected winners of The Photo Review in 2019 and 2020. Currently she is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography. She works with photographer Harvey Stein to teach workshops in Argentina during the celebration of Carnaval.She taught photography in her native Buenos Aires. Before becoming a photographer Josefina had a successful career as a makeup artist. She worked with artist Cindy Sherman in her feature film Office Killer as well as with top directors and production companies in Buenos Aires.

 


HEADER IMAGE: A Part of Me #10, 2019. © Ana Espinal
INTERIOR IMAGES (Top-Bottom, L-R): 'What I Wish they Told Me' © Ana Francisco; © Josefina F Moran; © Joshua Poyer

 

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In-Person Screening
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Co-Director Pam Sporn presents her documentary film Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College with the Bronx community as part of BDC’s Pop-Up Show of NYC artists.

This 33-minute long film tells the story of the student-led struggle to win and defend one of the first Puerto Rican Studies Departments in the United States – right here in NYC at Brooklyn College. Although the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department is celebrating its 51st Anniversary, today ethnic studies and anti-racist teaching is under attack by conservative politicians – making this film all the more relevant.

 

 

Pam Sporn is a Bronx-based documentary filmmaker, educator, and activist. She loves listening to people tell stories about standing up to injustice in their own unique, subtle, and not so subtle, ways. A pioneer in bringing social issue documentary making into NYC high schools in the 1980s and 1990s, Pam substantively contributed to the growth of the youth media movement. 

MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE: THE STORY OF PUERTO RICAN STUDIES AT BROOLKLYN COLLEGE is Sporn's latest documentary, which she Co-Directed with Tami Gold. Her 2018 film DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE was broadcast nationally on America ReFramed, PBS/World Channel's non-fiction showcase.  Prior work includes the documentaries CUBAN ROOTS/BRONX STORIES, WITH A STROKE OF THE CHAVETA, REMEMBERING THE MAMONCILLO TREE, and DISOBEYING ORDERS: GI RESISTANCE TO THE VIETNAM WAR. 

Sporn has received numerous grants and awards including: JustFilms/Ford Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Puffin Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting, CUNY Caribbean Exchange, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Sporn holds a MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College, CUNY. She is a member-owner of New Day Films distribution cooperative, New York Women in Film and Television, and the Bronx Filmmakers Collective.


Making the Impossible Possible is a production of the Alliance of Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment (APREE). 

IMAGE: © Making the Impossible Possible


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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Excluded Workers Fund

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In-Person Application Assistance Session
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

The BDC is proud to partner with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to host a session detailing the Excluded Workers Fund. This fund is a one-time payment to workers with low income who lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) due to immigration status or other factors. The events will be held in both English and Spanish.
 
El BDC se enorgullece de asociarse con el Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC) para organizar una sesion en las que se explicará el Fondo para Trabajadores Excluidos. Este fondo es un pago único a los trabajadores con bajos ingresos que perdieron los ingresos debido a COVID y que no fueron o no son elegibles para el Seguro de Desempleo (UI) debido al estatus migratorios u otros factores. El evento se llevará a cabo tanto en inglés como en español.
 
Learn more about the EWF here: https://dol.ny.gov/EWF
 

 

 

 

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Excluded Workers Fund

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In-Person Application Assistance Session
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

The BDC is proud to partner with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to host a session detailing the Excluded Workers Fund. This fund is a one-time payment to workers with low income who lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) due to immigration status or other factors. The events will be held in both English and Spanish.
 
El BDC se enorgullece de asociarse con el Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC) para organizar una sesion en las que se explicará el Fondo para Trabajadores Excluidos. Este fondo es un pago único a los trabajadores con bajos ingresos que perdieron los ingresos debido a COVID y que no fueron o no son elegibles para el Seguro de Desempleo (UI) debido al estatus migratorios u otros factores. El evento se llevará a cabo tanto en inglés como en español.
 
Learn more about the EWF here: https://dol.ny.gov/EWF
 
 
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Join photographer Victor J. Blue, live from Afghanistan, in conversation with BDC Founder Mike Kamber as they discuss the work of photographers working in Afghanistan as the Americans withdrew and the country fell to the Taliban. 

Blue has been working in Afghanistan for more than a decade and has been on the frontlines documenting this critical period.

Blue’s work is currently on view at the BDC in the group exhibition URGENCY! Afghanistan. The “exhibition in progress” shows the work of more than a half dozen photojournalists who covered America’s 20-year war. 

Bios

Victor J. Blue is a New York-based photojournalist whose work is most often concerned with the legacy of armed conflict, human rights and the protection of civilian populations, and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics.

Michael Kamber
has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

IMAGE: © Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country wait on the tarmac of the military side of HKIA Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 23, 2021. The group was organized by their employer and boarded four buses, clearing one of the gates into the base in the early hours of Monday morning. They were meant to board a charter flight to Uganda where they would be processed and sent along to their destination countries, but the US military pushed back authorization for their flight to land. CREDIT: Victor J. Blue for The New York Time

 

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Our virtual 7th Annual Women’s Film Series will feature a selection of films exploring the enormous impact individuals have on societal issues. Among the topics to be discussed is the awareness of the biases in our society, conscious and unconscious, and how to bring about meaningful, life-altering change.  

Join us on Friday, October 22nd at 6PM EST for a virtual Q&A and discussion with Crip Camp co-director Nicole Newnham. This conversation will be moderated by photographer Nolan Ryan Trowe.

In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” in the Catskills, exploded those confines. Jened was their freewheeling Utopia, a place with summertime sports, smoking and makeout sessions awaiting everyone, and campers felt fulfilled as human beings. Their bonds endured as they migrated West to Berkeley, California — a promised land for a growing and diverse disability community — where friends from Camp Jened realized that disruption and unity might secure life-changing accessibility for millions.

Co-directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham and film mixer and former camper Jim LeBrecht, this joyous and exuberant documentary arrives the same year as the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, at a time when the country’s largest minority group still battles daily for the freedom to exist. 

The film is available to watch on Youtube (see below) and on Netflix with a subscription.

 

  

 

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NICOLE NEWNHAM (Writer, Director and Producer) ​is an Emmy-winning documentary producer and director, four-time Sundance Film Festival alumnus, and five-time Emmy-nominee. She has recently produced two virtual reality films with the Australian artist/director Lynette Wallworth: the breakthrough VR work ​Collisions,​ which won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary, and A​wavena​, featured at the World Economic Forum in Davos and at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Nicole co-directed The Revolutionary Optimists​, winner of the Sundance Hilton Sustainability Award. She also co-directed and co-produced the acclaimed documentary ​The Rape of Europa​, about the Nazi war on European culture, for which she was nominated for a WGA award and shortlisted for the Academy Award. With Pulitzer-prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker, she produced ​They Drew Fire, a​bout the Combat Artists of WWII, and co-wrote the companion book, distributed by Harper Collins.

JIM LEBRECHT (Writer, Director and Producer) ​has over 40 years of experience as a film and theater sound designer and mixer, author, disability rights activist and filmmaker. Jim started his career in the theater, working as the resident sound designer at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre for 10 years. In 1989 he found a new home at the Saul Zaentz Film Center where he started out as an apprentice and worked his way up the ladder to become a sound designer, mixer and sound supervisor. In 1996, LeBrecht founded Berkeley Sound Artists (BSA), an audio post-production house. He quickly found a home in the documentary and independent film community. LeBrecht and BSA’s credits include some notable films. Just some of the titles that have garnered acclaim are ​The Blood of Yingzhou District, which won the Academy Award for a short documentary in 2006, Minding The Gap, Unrest, The Force​, ​The Island President,​ T​he Waiting Room, The Kill Team, Daughter From Danang, The Cockettes,​ We Were Here, and Audrie and Daisy.​ Jim co-authored S​ound and Music for the Theatre: the art and technique of design. Now in its 4th edition, the book is used as a textbook all over the world. Jim’s work as an activist began in high school and continues to this day. Jim is currently a board member at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, which works for the rights of the disabled through education, legislation and litigation. LeBrecht lives in Oakland, California and is married to C​rip Camp​ producer Sara Bolder. 

NOLAN RYAN TROWE was born in Maryland in 1993 and now lives near Los Angeles. His work has been published and recognized internationally. His most recent of his many honors is being a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice fellow.

 

HEADER IMAGE: © Steve Honigsbaum / Crip Camp

INTERIOR IMAGES: © Patti Smolian / Crip Camp

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Seis sábados, 6 de Noviembre al 18 de Diciembre
10AM-1PM
Registro

En este taller para principiantes, aprenderás las bases de la fotografía y funciones básicas de la cámara. En el curso se incluye, apertura, velocidad de obturador, ISO, exposición y composición.

Precio: $50
Profesora: Belinda Gallegos

El BDC tendrá disponible un número limitado de Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cámaras para los participantes que no tengan su propia cámara.

El cupo para esta clase es limitado.

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Our virtual 7th Annual Women’s Film Series will feature a selection of films exploring the enormous impact individuals have on societal issues. Among the topics to be discussed is the awareness of the biases in our society, conscious and unconscious, and how to bring about meaningful, life-altering change.  

Join us on Saturday, October 30th at 6PM EST for a virtual Q&A and discussion with 'Through the Night' director and producer Loira Limbal. 

Through the Night is an intimate cinema verité portrait of three working mothers whose lives all intersect at a 24-hour daycare center: a mother working the overnight shift as an essential worker at a hospital; another holding down three jobs just to support her family; and a woman who for over two decades has cared for the children of parents with nowhere else to turn.

A tender portrait of titanic strength, love, and selflessness, Through the Night showcases the multiplicity of “women’s work” -- paid, underpaid, and unpaid; emotional and physical; domestic and career-oriented -- all while negotiating the terms of a dignified existence under the three arrows of racism, sexism, and capitalism in America. Directed and produced by Loira Limbal, a Sundance Institute Fellow and a former Ford Foundation Justfilms/Rockwood Fellow.

The film is available to watch on PBS or Amazon Prime Video with a subscription.

Directed and produced by Loira Limbal, a Sundance Institute Fellow and a former Ford Foundation JustFilms/Rockwood Fellow.

 



BIO

LOIRA LIMBAL (Director/Producer) is an Afro-Dominican filmmaker and DJ interested in the creation of art that is nuanced and revelatory for communities of color. She is the Senior Vice President of Programs at Firelight Media. Firelight is committed to making films about pivotal movements and moments in the U.S. Firelight's flagship program - the Documentary Lab - is a fellowship that provides mentorship, funding, and industry access to emerging filmmakers of color. Her first film, ESTILO HIP HOP, was a co-production of ITVS and aired on PBS in 2009. Additionally, she co-produces and helms the popular Brooklyn monthly #APartyCalledRosiePerez. Limbal received a B.A. in History from Brown University and is a graduate of the Third World Newsreel's Film and Video Production Training Program. She is a Sundance Institute Fellow and a former Ford Foundation Justfilms/Rockwood Fellow. She lives in the Bronx with her two children.


IMAGE: © Through the Night

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Gun Violence Memorial Project

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center as we host The Gun Violence Memorial Project for an upcoming event November 10-14. The Gun Violence Memorial Project seeks to create a permanent, national memorial that honors the lives and narratives of victims of gun violence. Learn more about the project here.

Local families who have lost a family member to gun violence are able to participate in the memorial by contributing an object in memory of their loved one. The objects that are collected in New York will be displayed in the memorial which is currently up in Washington, D.C. at the National Building Museum.

You can visit the BDC at the times listed to drop off your object and tell the story of your loved one:

BDC Annex
364 E 151st Street
Bronx, NY 10455

Wednesday, November 10, 3-9PM

Thursday, November 11, 3-9PM

Friday, November 12, 3-9PM

Saturday, November 13, 1-5PM

Sunday, November 14, 1-5PM


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IMAGES: © MASS Design Group 
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REGISTER HERE

Weekends, November: 13,14, 20, 21 | 10AM-5PM

 

This two-weekend class is intended for students who wish to deepen their knowledge of analog B&W printings on fiber-based paper. It is a practical hands-on darkroom printing class overseen by a master B&W printer Brian Young. After an initial introduction to fundamental printing practice, students will print their own negatives on 11x14 or 16x20 MG FB paper.

Students will learn by doing, by practicing, and by critique. Each class will introduce a technique which can assist a printer to achieve a better outcome in their printing experience. Simply put, printing skill is developed with practice, understanding, and refinement of basic skill sets: burning and dodging.

Emphasis will be placed on evaluating the negative before enlarging to predict its density characteristics which will become the tonal scale in the positive print. Choosing a printing strategy based on this evaluation is critical to a successful outcome.

Cost: $500
A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required. 

Topics of discussion will include:

• Understanding negative contrast and print exposure time

• How to make a ‘smart’ print test strip and how to evaluate it

• Understanding enlarger light sources, enlarging lenses, grain focusers

• Paper types, tone, contrast

• Paper developers, contrast types, Fixer types, archival process for paper, washing, drying and finishing

•Multiple filter printing, split filter printing

• 1 bath development, 2 bath paper development using water, selector soft, diluted developer

• Flashing paper

• Toning and Bleaching

Please note a COVID-19 vaccination is required. Masks are required during the workshops at all times.

BIO

BRIAN YOUNG has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography since 1980. He moved to New York in 1984 to attend classes at the ICP in Documentary Photography. During this time, he explored the city and photographed what living there in the mid-80s was like. The East Harlem Project, a collaborative photo-slideshow documentary by eight photographers was produced. In 1986, he began assisting Eugene Richards in the processing and printing production of B&W images for Richards’ book, 'Below The Line: Living Poor in America'. He continued this collaboration for over 25 years. He started Phototechnica Inc., an analog B&W studio in 1992 and has since printed for numerous other renowned B&W photographers. He has produced book prints for over 20 important books and many more B&W exhibitions for museums around the world from a diverse group of exceptional international artists. He closed Phototechnica in 2016 but continues to print. As with rock & roll music, B&W film photography will never die!


IMAGE: © Brian Young

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

FAFSA Completion Workshop

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Feeling anxious about paying for college? Have questions about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or the entire financial aid process in general? Feel free to swing by the BDC between:

3-7PM: For individualized FAFSA support (pre-registration required). The link for pre-registration is here.

7-8PM: For a group zoom informational session (no registration required). 

What to bring with you: 
(1) social security numbers for you and your parent(s); (2) date of birth – month, day, year - for your parent(s); (3) knowledge of your legal parents’ marital status; (4) tax returns and W2 forms for you and your parent(s); (5) untaxed income records; and (6) alien registration number (for non-U.S. citizens). A complete list of the information you might need can be found here.

What is FAFSA?
The FAFSA is a free online application for financial aid eligibility for college. It’s used by schools to put together your federal student aid package for one year of college. This package can include grants for college, work-study, federal student loans, and even state and school financial aid.

*Please note masks are required during the event at all times.

IMAGE: © Kalada Halliday

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Join photographers, Peter van Agtmael and Ben Brody, in conversation with BDC Founder Michael Kamber as they discuss the American troop withdrawal of Afghanistan and the visual representation surrounding it. Join the virtual discussion here.

Brody, Van Agtmael, and Kamber have worked extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq and made long-form projects related to both wars and their aftermath.

This conversation is a part of our pop-up exhibit URGENCY! Afghanistan. The “exhibition in progress” shows the work of more than a half dozen photojournalists who covered America’s 20-year war. The exhibition closes Sunday, November 21, 2021. Learn more about the exhibition here.

 

 

 

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PETER VAN AGTMAEL was born in Washington DC in 1981. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in History in 2003. Since 2006, his work has largely concentrated on the United States and the post-9/11 wars. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the W. Eugene Smith Grant, an ICP Infinity Award, the Aaron Siskind Grant, the Lumix Freelens Award, a Pulitzer Center Grant, a Magnum Foundation Fellowship as well as multiple awards from World Press Photo. His first book, 'Disco Night Sept 11,' on the USA at war in the post-9/11 era was shortlisted for the 2014 Aperture/Paris Photo Book Award and named a ‘Book of the Year’ by The New York Times Magazine, Time, Mother Jones, and Vogue. His second book, 'Buzzing at the Sill', about the USA in the shadow of the wars, was shortlisted for the 2017 Rencontres D’Arles Book Award and Kassel Book Award and was named a “Book of the Year” by Time, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Mother Jones, and Internazionale. His third book, “Sorry for the War,” about the vast dissonance between the United States at war and the wars themselves is forthcoming in 2020. Peter is a mentor in the Arab Documentary Photography Program, a founder of Red Hook Editions, and a member of Magnum Photos.  

BEN BRODY is an independent photographer, educator, and picture editor working on long-form projects related to the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their aftermath. He is the Director of Photography for The GroundTruth Project and Report for America, and a co-founder of Mass Books. His first book, Attention Servicemember, published by Red Hook Editions and designed by Kummer & Herrman, has been shortlisted for the Aperture - Paris Photo First Book Award Ben holds an MFA from Hartford Art School's International Low-Residency Photography program. He resides in western Massachusett.

HEADER IMAGE: Afghan Lt. Nasrullah Sharif shows off his American-made bomb disposal equipment and some Taliban IED components he has found locally. Nasrullah is one of six US-trained bomb techs in the Afghan military. With the drawdown in full swing, US troops were not patrolling regularly from Combat Outpost Ahmadkhan – they relied heavily on surveillance blimps like the one in the background, and Afghan forces like Nasrullah to protect their base. © Ben Brody

INTERIOR IMAGES (Clockwise, L-R): Afghanistan, 2007. A number of strays hung around Patrol Base California in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, waiting for food and company. Usually, the soldiers welcomed them. But, a few weeks earlier, when one of the dogs urinated on a soldier’s cot, he and his buddies allegedly shot the dog to pieces. © Peter van Agtmael—Magnum

(R) As a motorcyclist approaches, Sgt. Oscar Cuellar and an Afghan Boy consider each other for a moment on the outskirts of Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province. In Iraq, soldiers likely would have suspected an approaching motorcyclist to be a suicide bomber and reacted aggressively. In Afghanistan, soldiers take more relaxed approach in order to keep civil relations with the villages they patrol. Unfortunately, many have died for their lack of caution. © Ben Brody

(Center) © Ben Brody

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Join photojournalist, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author Bill Gentile as he discusses his memoir, "Wait for Me: True Stories of War, Love and Rock & Roll."

Gentile did more than just "cover" Nicaragua's 1979 Sandinista Revolution and the 1980s Contra War. He lived them. First as a correspondent for United Press International (UPI) and later as a photojournalist for Newsweek magazine, Gentile experienced those historic events from the inside, as the partner of a Nicaraguan woman whose prominent family "adopted" him as one of their own.

 
 


Gentile's memoir takes readers not only to the revolution, the Contra War in the merciless mountains of Nicaragua, and to the deadly streets of El Salvador, but also to the steel mills and backyards of southwestern Pennsylvania where his Italian immigrant community prepared him for those conflicts and then waited for his return. This book introduces the American public to the victims of U.S. intervention abroad. It is a firsthand, frontline account of the human cost of war.

"Wait for Me: True Stories of War, Love and Rock & Roll," explores family, self, love, loss, and love again - told against a backdrop of adversity and warfare. Learn more at waitformebook.com. The Spanish-language version of the book is, "Espérame: Historias Reales de Guerra, Amor y Rock & Roll."
 

Face masks are optional to attend this event.

 
IMAGES: © SAN JUAN DEL RIO COCO, Nicaragua – Mural of Augusto César Sandino, from whom Sandinistas take their name. Sandino led the struggle against U.S. Marines occupying the country during the 1920s and 30s. This image is taken from my book of photographs, Nicaragua. © Bill Gentile
 
ATLANTIC COAST, Nicaragua – La Bestia and I during a trip to the eastern Atlantic Coast region of the country. I do not know who made this picture. © Bill Gentile
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Matt Black

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*Please note face masks are required to attend this event.

For the book American Geography, Magnum photographer Matt Black traveled from 2014 - 2020 over 100,000 miles, through 46 states, finding on his travels that he could cross the country without ever crossing above the poverty line. Focusing on communities with a poverty rate above 20 percent, each separated by no more than a two-hour drive, he discovered an alternate map of the U.S., one that exposed its deep and prevalent inequalities. The difference in life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas of America is 20 years, and millions live with bad water, bad air, bad food and without access to health care, work or pensions. 
 
Beginning in his home region of California’s Central Valley, a place known for both its billions of dollars in annual agricultural output and for the grinding poverty of one-third of its residents, Black sought out other areas of “concentrated poverty,” finding that rather than being distant anomalies, these communities are close and common.  What emerges from Black’s sweeping exploration is a portrait of a broadly divided and unequal society, not an image of the “other America” but of America itself. Far from claiming a single answer, his work serves to convey a nation’s tough realities, to help Americans stop “unseeing themselves” in a time when to see clearly is more important than ever.

BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 1045

BIO
MATT BLACK lives in California’s Central Valley, a rural, agricultural area in the heart of the state. He started photography at his hometown newspaper. His work has focused on themes of geography, inequality, and the environment in his native region and in related places. Since 2014, he has travelled over 100,000 miles across 46 states for his project American Geography. Other works include The Dry Land, about the impact of drought on California’s agricultural communities, and The Monster in the Mountains, about the disappearance of 43 students in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. Both these projects, accompanied by short films, were published by The New Yorker. He is a member of Magnum Photos. His work has appeared regularly in TIME Magazine, The New Yorker, The California Sunday Magazine, and other publications. He has been honored three times by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prize, including their top honor for journalism. In 2015, he received the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award for Humanistic Photography, and was named a senior fellow at the Emerson Collective.
 
 
 
 
 
IMAGES (L-R):  El Paso, Texas. 2015. Warehouse district. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos; Pleasant Point, Maine. 2019. Kitchen cups. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos.

 

 
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Master Printer Brian Young

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PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED


Due to the current Covid outbreak, we are postponing the workshop with Brian Young.
We hope to reschedule in the coming weeks. Please stay safe and stay tuned. 

 

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Please note a COVID-19 vaccination is required. Face masks are mandatory during the workshops at all times.

Weekend, January 8-9
Saturday + Sunday
10AM-5PM

There are numerous stories of photographers processing their films in unusual and makeshift circumstances, some of which are legend. B&W film development is a finite act: once is forever so you best be prepared for the challenge.

The purpose of this class is to discuss and demonstrate how it is possible (and relatively easy) to produce quality B&W negatives.

Learning involves making mistakes; you will make mistakes, everyone does. But, with practice, you will soon produce consistent results which translate into predictable printing times/ contrast settings and desired tonal scale. This control is our goal. Proofing negatives will be the means by which you can analyze the quality of your negatives for grain, contrast/ density and tonal scale. Using a film scanner and printer (home) or printing in a darkroom at BDC will be the final test of your effort…seeing the positive in a print.

This class is open to anyone who wants to become ‘the master of their own fate’. And, we also welcome all those who are tired of serving the ‘other master’… DIGITAL!

IMPORTANT: We ask that students shoot 2-3 rolls of Tri x film 35mm or 120 before class starts on Saturday.

About the Instructor

BRIAN YOUNG is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

IMAGE: © Brian Young

 

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Food & Clothing Drop Off

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The BDC is collecting donations for those affected by the Twin Parks North Fire. New and gently used clothing only, please.

BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455
*Please ring office bell

Mon-Fri: 10AM-6PM
Sat-Sun: 1-5PM

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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT (Entry by ticket only) 

On January 6, 2021, for the first time in American history, an angry mob stormed the halls of Congress. Protestors destroyed federal property and assaulted police officers. Five people died as a result and more than 150 were injured. The mob successfully halted the 2020 election certification as they rampaged through the Capitol building, searching for legislators and narrowly missing members of Congress and Vice President Mike Pence as they were rushed to safety.

If the mob had nullified the popular state-by-state vote and forced the electoral process into the House of Representatives, as some planners hoped, 200 years of American democracy would be at an end.

Through photographs, video and multimedia, the Bronx Documentary Center’s exhibition, Storming of the Capitol, examines in detail the events of that day, seeks to put forth a historical record of events, and sheds light on the deep cleavages in our nation.

Featuring the work of Jason Andrew, Drew Angerer, Mostafa Bassim, Nina Berman, Gabriela Bhaskar, Victor J. Blue, Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Camille Camdessus, Jon Cherry, Samuel Corum, Olivier Douliery, Ahmed Gaber, Balazs Gardi, Adam Gray, Ashley Gilbertson, Ron Haviv, Shuran Huang, Christopher Lee, Saul Loeb, Win McNamee, Luke Mogelson, Chris Morris, Kent Nishimura, Mark Peterson, Dakota Santiago, Roberto Schmidt, and Brent Stirton.


KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Please only arrive five minutes before your timed ticket starts.

Please note in order to ensure the safety of all staff, and community members, all visitors are REQUIRED to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Proof of vaccination may include: NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS Excelsior Pass, CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card) NYC Vaccination Record, or an official immunization record from outside NYC or the U.S.

Valid I.D. includes your name accompanied by a photograph or your date of birth, such as: Driver’s license, Government I.D. card, IDNYC card, Passport, or School I.D. card.

If you are visiting from out-of-state, please follow all applicable health and safety protocols required by the New York State COVID-19 Travel Advisory.

Masks

Masks are required for all guests, regardless of vaccination status and regardless of local or state guidelines. Masks are required for entry for all visitors ages 2+. Forgot your mask? Just ask. PPE available at the front desk.

IMAGE: © Mark Peterson

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Foto Féminas In Conversation

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Join the BDC for a special evening celebrating Women's History Month and International Women’s Day, with a focus on the work of photographers Ana Espinal and Erika Morillo, and on Foto Féminas, a platform dedicated to improving the worldwide representation of women photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This in-person discussion will feature the photographers sharing their work and their journeys.

 

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Born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Ana Espinal is an artist who currently resides in the Bronx, NY. Most recently, she has been working on a series of self-portraits investigating the intersection of femininity, identity, and beauty. Ana holds a BFA in Photography and Video from the school of Visual Arts, and an AAS degree in Commercial Photography from CUNY, at LaGuardia Community College in New York City. @lety_e

Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Erika Morillo is a freelance artist and educator based in New York City. She studied clinical psychology and sociology, which influenced her to photograph as a way to understand her family dynamics and her social environment. Her photographs have been published and exhibited nationally and internationally and her photobooks are in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art Library and The International Center of Photography Library. She is currently pursuing an MFA at Image Text Ithaca. @erikamorillo

Verónica Sanchis Bencomo founded Foto Féminas as a platform to promote the work of women photographers working in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2015, Foto Féminas has organized and produced photo exhibitions in Argentina, China, Guatemala, Peru, Chile and Mexico. foto-feminas.com

Face masks are optional to attend this event.

HEADER IMAGE: © Erika Morillo
INTERIOR IMAGES: © Ana Espinal 

 

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Storming of the Capitol

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Join exhibiting photographers Mostafa Bassim, Gabriela Bhaskar, Victor J. Blue,  Shuran Huang, Christopher Lee, Dakota Santiago,  as they discuss their experience documenting the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Storming of the Capitol which is on view at the BDC until March 20, 2022. 

Face masks are optional at this event.

Bios

Mostafa Bassim is a photojournalist and documentary photographer. His career in photojournalism began during his participation in the January 25th revolution in Egypt, when he co-founded “Sotna” a local newspaper in his hometown and started documenting the atrocities committed by the regime. @mostafa_bassim

Gabriela Bhaskar is a freelance photojournalist based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism where she focused on multimedia storytelling incorporating audio, video and writing to accompany her photography. She is part of inaugural class of Women Photograph Mentees and was a 2017 Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar. She is available for assignments worldwide. @dontgabalot

Victor J. Blue is a New York-based photojournalist whose work is most often concerned with the legacy of armed conflict, human rights and the protection of civilian populations, and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. 

Shuran Huang is a Cantonese photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. Through moments of intimacy, her work focuses on politics, immigration, human rights, diaspora experiences, and interactions in between. Shuran also serves as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University, providing graduate students hands-on training on Adobe programs and teaching multimedia technologies for effective communication. @shuranhuang

Christopher Lee is a Korean American photographer based in New York City and . Chris is particularly drawn in his work around issues of forced migration, subcultures and vulnerable and underrepresented communities. @theotherchrislee

Dakota Santiago is a photographer with an interest in covering the social issues that plague the contemporary landscape of New York City. These issues range from recording the harsh conditions that tenants in the Bronx are forced to endure by slumlords, to creating a modern-day document of the ever-changing landscape and demographics that make up the city's working-class population. He is a 2016 graduate of New Jersey City University's BFA concentration in photography program. Since graduation, he has gone on to accept invitations to attend prestigious programs, such as the Eddie Adams Workshop XXIX and the 4th and 7th Annual New York Times Lens blog portfolio review. He was also a recipient of the 2020 Darryl Chappell Grant to Afrodescendent Artist. Besides commercial and editorial client work, he is strictly an analog photographer in the darkroom. IG: @metrospecial

IMAGE: © Christopher Lee

 

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BDC Masterclass: Brian Young

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Black and White Print in Silver Gelatin with Brian Young

Every Thursday, 
March 31- May 19, 2022, 6-9PM
Fee: $700
10 free darkroom hours valued at $150 are included with class registration
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This 8-week class is intended for students who wish to deepen their knowledge of analog B&W printings on fiber-based paper. It is a practical hands-on darkroom printing class overseen by a master B&W printer. After an initial introduction to fundamental printing practice, students will print their own negatives on 11x14 or 16x20 MG FB paper. 

Students will learn by doing, by practicing, and by critique. Each class will introduce a technique which can assist a printer to achieve a better outcome in their printing experience.

Simply put, printing skill is developed with practice, understanding and refinement of basic skill sets: burning and dodging.

Emphasis will be placed on evaluating the negative before enlarging to predict its density characteristics which will become the tonal scale in the positive print. Choosing a printing strategy based on this evaluation is critical to a successful outcome. 

Topics of discussion will include:

• Understanding negative contrast and print exposure time

• How to make a ‘smart’ print test strip and how to evaluate it

• Understanding enlarger light sources, enlarging lenses, grain focusers

• Paper types, tone, contrast

• Paper developers, contrast types, Fixer types, archival process for paper, washing, drying and finishing

• Multiple filter printing, split filter printing

• 1 bath development, 2 bath paper development using water, selector soft, diluted developer

• Flashing paper

• Toning and Bleaching

Analog B&W printing is a tango dance between the negative and the printer, the intimacy of a partnership to create an object of beauty based on understanding and execution, and lastly, the satisfaction of your achievement in the print.

Are you a Photographer/Filmmaker-level or Platinum-level BDC member? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.


Schedule
:

Thursday, March 31st, 6-9PM

Thursday, April 7, 6-9PM

Thursday, April 14th, 6-9PM

Thursday, April 21st, 6-9PM

Thursday, April 28th, 6-9PM

Thursday, May 5th, 6-9PM

Thursday, May 12th, 6-9PM

Thursday, May 19th, 6-9PM

BIO:

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

IMAGE: © Brian Young

 

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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
Please note we will be filming this event and sharing it on social media at a later date.

 

6:30-8PM, In-Person

We’re delighted to announce this roundtable discussion event in a partnership between the Tim Hetherington and Conflict Imagery Research Network and the Bronx Documentary Center. The event will bring together distinguished experts working across photography, filmmaking, curation, and research, to discuss how the pressures of the digital era are shaping professional values and experiences for those producing conflict and post-conflict imagery. 

The discussion considers the ways in which the photojournalistic industry has responded to the rapidly-changing digital environment and the weaponization of imagery by an array of actors. Who is now involved in the collaborative storytelling processes? Is there a noticeable shift in the aesthetics of war due to the popularity of certain platforms (Instagram, TikTok)? How do photographers or filmmakers ensure visibility of their work in an era of information overload? And how does the Russian war in Ukraine affect our understanding of these issues?

The Tim Hetherington collection is based at the Imperial War Museum (UK), and this AHRC-funded research network aims to explore Hetherington’s approach to recording conflict and to examine his legacy in the broader historical context of conflict imagery. The event will be filmed. 

Participants include:

Sebastian Junger: Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker | Films include the award-winning documentary film Restrepo (2010) with Tim Hetherington

Mike Kamber (moderator): Founder and executive director of the Bronx Documentary Center | Documentary photographer, primarily in war zones, for over 20 years.

Ira Lupu: Photographer, multimedia artist, born in Odesa, Ukraine | Graduate of International Center of Photography (NYC), and Viktor Marushchenko’s School of Photography (Kyiv)

 

Stephen Mayes: Photographer, visual communications consultant, and curator | Executive Director of the Tim Hetherington Trust

Lauren Walsh: Director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Lab, New York University | Author of Conversations on Conflict Photography (Bloomsbury, 2019)

Organized by the Bronx Documentary Center, Imperial War Museum, and University of Leeds. This event is supported by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Grant ref: AH/T008210/1). Principal investigator is Katy Parry (Leeds) and Co-Investigator is Greg Brockett (IWM). 

Registration is required to attend this event. Please RSVP here.

 

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Ed Kashi

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In-Person Only - 7PM 
BDC Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a conversation and book signing with renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi, as he discusses his photobook Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter To Photography, a volume that collects work that he’s made over a 40-year period. 

He says that in his work he is “... driven by this fact; that the work of photojournalists and documentary photographers can have a positive impact on the world. The access people give to their lives is precious as well as imperative for this important work to get done. Their openness brings with it a tremendous sense of responsibility to tell the truth but to also honor their stories.”

Learn more about the book here.

Abandoned Moments Book Trailer from Ed Kashi on Vimeo.

 

BIO

Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are the signatures of his work. Kashi’s complex imagery has been recognized for its compelling rendering of the human condition. Kashi’s images have been published and exhibited worldwide. His innovative approach to photography and filmmaking produced the Iraqi Kurdistan Flipbook. Using stills in a moving image format, this creative and thought-provoking form of visual storytelling has been shown in many film festivals and as part of a series of exhibitions on the Iraq War at The George Eastman House. Also, an eight-year personal project completed in 2003, Aging in America: The Years Ahead, created a traveling exhibition, an award-winning documentary film, a website and a book that was named one of the best photo books of 2003 by American Photo. Along with numerous awards, including honors from Pictures of the Year International, World Press Photo, Communication Arts and American Photography, Kashi’s editorial assignments and personal projects have generated six books. In 2008, Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta was published. June 2009 saw the publication of THREE, based on a series of triptychs culled from more than 20 years of image-making. In 2002, Kashi and his wife, writer / filmmaker Julie Winokur, founded Talking Eyes Media. The non-profit company has produced numerous short films and multimedia pieces that explore significant social issues. The first project resulted in a book and traveling exhibition on uninsured Americans called, Denied: The Crisis of America’s Uninsured. He is a member of VII Photo.

 

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7:30PM, In-person only
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a special in-person presentation of Rita Leistner’s film Forest For The Trees: The Tree Planters, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. The documentary explores the physical and emotional aspects of a community of West Coast Canadian tree planters. 

Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, Rita Leistner, an award-winning photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, and erstwhile tree planter, depicts the tree planters’ contradictory experiences—hardship and healing; solitude and the joy of belonging—creating an eloquent cinematic metaphor for the human condition. Finding common cause, self-knowledge, and meaning in their formidable task, the tree planters restore themselves and each other in the process of restoring the environment.

 

 

Bio:

Rita Leistner is a multi-award-winning photographer, writer and filmmaker. She is known for her ability to build close personal bonds with her subjects and for creating bespoke conceptual and aesthetic approaches to the wide variety of subjects she tackles—soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, women wrestlers, a women's psychiatric ward in war-time Baghdad, tree planters in Canada, etc. Her work has been published in hundreds of outlets, exhibited in nine countries, and is in major public art collections including The Canadian War Museum and The National Gallery of Canada. She received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards for her first feature film "Forest for the Trees." An alumna of the International Center of Photography and a former Brooklyn resident, Rita is now based in Toronto and Montreal and is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery.

IMAGE: © Rita Leistner

 

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Look at the USA, an exhibition of the work of noted documentary photographer Peter van Agtmael, will focus on the fault lines of the post-9/11 United States, at home and abroad. The 128  photographs span the period 2006-2021; they examine the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their domestic consequences–wounded soldiers and the families of the fallen. This work also explores crucial social and political issues such as nationalism, militarism, refugees, race and class, as well as the tumultuous events that led up to the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Texts accompanying each photograph address van Agtmael’s complex motivations as he took these photographs, while providing broader political and historical context. The title of the show comes from a library book van Agtmael found at Baghdad College, a prestigious high school for boys founded by American Jesuits in Iraq. The school was “an emblem of a time when the United States was known in the Middle East not for military action, but for culture and education.” 

This exhibition was curated by Peter van Agtmael, Bonnie Briant, Michael Kamber, Cynthia Rivera, and Paul Stremple.

Peter van Agtmael was born in Washington DC in 1981. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in History. Since 2006, his work has largely concentrated on the United States and the post-9/11 wars. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the W. Eugene Smith Grant, an ICP Infinity Award, the Aaron Siskind Grant, the Lumix Freelens Award, several Pulitzer Center Grants, a Magnum Foundation Fellowship and several awards from World Press Photo. He is the author of five books, and shortlisted for the Aperture/Paris Photo, Rencontres D’Arles and Kassel Book Awards as well as appearing in “Book of the Year” lists from The New York Times Magazine, Time, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Mother Jones, and Vogue, amongst others. Peter is a mentor in the Arab Documentary Photography Program, a founder of Mass Books and a member of Magnum Photos.  

On View: April 14-June 26, 2022
Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM, Sat-Sun 1-5PM
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

IMAGE: President Trump complains about the media during a campaign rally. At each of his campaign events, he stokes anger at the “fake news,” and much of the crowd turns around to boo the media and give us the finger. Yet when we talk to Trump’s supporters before and after his speech, they are generally kind and polite. Still, after a violent encounter with a mob in Egypt, I know how quickly and easily groups of people can turn when inflamed. Montoursville, Pennsylvania. USA. 2019. © Peter van Agtmael / Magnum Photos

 

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An Introduction to Lighting
Saturday & Sunday, 
April 23-24, 2022
10AM-5PM
Registration is required

This two-day workshop will introduce photographers to the fundamentals of lighting, providing an overview of the three basic qualities of light–hard light, diffused light and reflected light.

Through hands-on demonstrations and shooting, participants will learn how to see and work with the direction and quality of light, including both artificial and daylight sources. You’ll learn how to shoot using lighting equipment, including electronic flash, continuous light and a range of light-shaping accessories. When you finish the workshop you’ll be proficient in using various lighting techniques and tools, and be able to determine the most effective lighting for each type of subject. No prior lighting experience is required. All materials and models are provided, but you should bring a digital camera to the workshop.

Skills this workshop will cover:

• Looking vs seeing

• Identifying 3 kinds of light

• Controlling direction of the light

• Using The Exposure Triangle wisely

• Using a light meter

• How to decide what light to shoot with

• Hands-on working with artificial light

• Both continuous light and electronic flash

• How lighting decisions define your style

• Finding inspiration in books & online

• Lots of exercises to create, see and manage the light you want for your photograph


Bio:

Andrew French is a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in New York City. He shoots editorial and commercial work; his clients include Food & Wine, TIME, House & Garden, and Esquire, among others. Andrew's work is largely influenced by many of the photographers he assisted early in his career, including Mary Ellen Mark, Ruth Orkin and Ilse Bing. Passionate about photography and the creative process, he enjoys teaching and sharing his knowledge. He teaches private photography and lighting workshops and is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography and New York University.

"Andrew French is as generous a teacher as one could hope to find. He is full of enthusiasm, a total nerd about lighting and gear and has the best eclectic library of photography books that you’ve never seen. A weekend with him is an absolute delight!"
—Amy Arbus

Are you a Photographer/Filmmaker Level or Platinum Level BDC member? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

IMAGES: © Andrew French

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*This workshop has been postponed.

Saturday & Sunday
June 4, 5, 11, 12 | 10AM-6PM
Registration Required

There are numerous stories of photographers processing their films in unusual and makeshift circumstances, some of which are legend. B&W film development is a finite act: once is forever so you best be prepared for the challenge. The purpose of this class is to discuss and demonstrate how it is possible (and relatively easy) to produce quality B&W negatives.

Learning involves making mistakes; you will make mistakes, everyone does. But, with practice, you will soon produce consistent results which translate into predictable printing times/ contrast settings and desired tonal scale. This control is our goal. Proofing negatives will be the means by which you can analyze the quality of your negatives for grain, contrast/ density and tonal scale. Also, printing in a darkroom at BDC will be the final test of your effort…seeing the positive in a silver print. Using a film scanner/ inkjet printer is an alternate proofing option for those who have no recourse to an analog option. Analog Film can thrive in both worlds exhibiting its unique ‘look’.

Each day we will process B&W film and print a sample negative(s). Each of the 4 days will discuss how to develop film for FINE GRAIN for PUSHING film 2 stops regardless of IE speed. The following week we will address PULLING film especially for back lit situations and the use of SPECIAL DEVELOPERS that are commercially available such as PMK and their like.

This class is open to anyone who wants to become ‘the master of their own fate’. And, we also welcome all those who are tired of serving the ‘other master’… 0101011!

*6 free darkroom hours are included with class registration.

Bio:

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. Brian was core faculty for both ICP’s FT Certificate Programs where he developed and taught the Technical Seminar in Analog B&W from 1990 to 2020. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

Are you a Photographer/Filmmaker Level or Platinum Level BDC member? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Newtok

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Doors open at 6:30PM
Screening starts at 7:30PM

Water will eventually erase Newtok, Alaska. Built on a delta at the edge of the Bering Sea, the tiny Yup’ik village has been dealing with melting permafrost, river erosion and decaying infrastructure for decades. To keep their culture and community intact, the 360 Yup’ik residents must relocate their entire village to stable ground upriver while facing a federal government that has failed to take appropriate action to combat climate change. In moving their village, they will become some of America’s first climate change refugees. This is a film of a village seeking justice in the face of climate change.

Following the screening, filmmakers Andrew Burton, and Michael Kirby Smith will participate in a post-screening discussion.

 

 

Bios:

Andrew Burton is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, documentary photographer and filmmaker whose focus is on news, conflict and environmental issues. He is a former Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program (2016-2017). Burton's first feature film, Newtok, co-directed by Michael Kirby Smith, was acquired by Patagonia Films and released in 2022. Burton is a founding partner of ROAN Films. Recognition that Burton has received for his photographic work include a Pulitzer Prize nomination; Photographer of the Year International; Sundance Institute (Grantee); Sony World Photo Awards; Fund for Investigative Journalism (Grantee); and many other awards. His work has been published in The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal; National Geographic; The New Yorker; TIME and The Guardian, amongst others. He has a degree in journalism with a focus in photography from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Michael Kirby Smith is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and photographer. He has worked extensively for The New York Times as a photographer and senior video journalist. His photography has been published by The New York Times, National Geographic Magazine, TIME Magazine, FADER, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek, among others. He has worked as a director and director of photography for The New Yorker, PBS Frontline, National Geographic Explorer, Rolling Stone, Netflix, Vice, and Human Rights Watch. His film and photography work has been recognized by the Emmy Awards; the Sundance Institute (Grantee); American Photography; the Fund for Investigative Journalism (Grantee); the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (Grantee) and many others. Michael graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in studio art, focusing on photography and video art.

© Newtok

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

SAT Practice Exam

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Please note registration is open for Bronx students only. You must RSVP here to attend.

The BDC is offering a practice SAT exam for Bronx students. During this in-person event, you'll get a sense of what to expect on test day.

The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.

The SAT is comprised of two sections: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math. The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing is comprised of two tests, one focused on Reading and one focused on Writing & Language. The Math section is comprised of a single test with two components - a non-calculator portion and a calculator-allowed portion.

The SAT components:

Reading (65 minutes)

• 52 multiple–choice questions

Writing & Language (35 minutes)

• 44 multiple–choice questions

Math (25 minutes for the Non-Calculator section; 55 minutes for the Calculator-allowed section)

• 58 multiple-choice questions (broken up into a 20-question No-Calculator section and a 38-question Calculator-allowed section)

 

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In-Person 7:30PM
Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

Join the BDC for a conversation and book signing with author, and educator, Dr. Lauren Walsh, as she discusses her new book Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter with visual editor Natalia Jiménez.

2020 was a period of groundbreaking social and political upheaval, in combination with a colossal epidemiological crisis—and it urgently redefined the working conditions of photojournalists. The historic 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for photojournalism, forcing photographers into a terrain defined by new ethical, technological, and safety (emotional and physical) concerns, as well as innovative attacks on press freedom.

Through a series of interviews—with top photographers who covered 2020’s biggest crises, as well as key photo editors who grappled with these unprecedented obstacles inside the newsroom—Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter unpacks the industry’s most critical debates as it sheds light on the experiences and thought processes of the visual journalists themselves. Importantly, this book encourages readers to consider the efforts behind the camera lens: the challenges and risks visual journalists face to bring us the news in pictures.

Richly illustrated with evocative photos, Through the Lens is a timely and vital look at the role photojournalism serves in a world of crisis. It is a powerful follow-up to Lauren Walsh’s previous title, Conversations on Conflict Photography, which offers a crucial exploration of the visual documentation of war and humanitarian crisis.

 

 

Bios:

Dr. Lauren Walsh teaches at The New School and New York University, where she is the Director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Lab. She is also the Director of Lost Rolls America, a national archive of photography and memory. A leading expert on contemporary photojournalism, with a specialty in coverage of conflict and crisis, her books include: “Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter” and “Conversations on Conflict Photography.”

Natalia Jiménez is a visual editor who works with photography, video and illustration to create thoughtful storytelling across a diverse range of platforms, from digital presentations to print and broadcast television. As a picture editor on the national desk at The Washington Post, she covered the Trump presidency, 2020 election, and January 6th insurrection. Before joining the Post, she managed the photography team at NBC News, where she also art directed and commissioned original illustrations. Her work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, NPPA's Best of Photojournalism and the Society of News Design. She has served as a juror for photography awards for the Overseas Press Club, American Photography 37, and NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism. Natalia was a member of the 2021 cohort for the ONA Women's Leadership Accelerator. She was faculty on the first Women Photograph workshop held in Latin America in 2019 and a mentor in their 2021 mentorship program. Natalia was drawn to editing while an assistant to photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb as they developed longform visual narratives through book publishing. Though she has focused on digital storytelling for most of her career, she retains an appreciation for the tactile experience of photography books and aims to apply that sensibility to her everyday work.
 

HEADER IMAGE: Smoke rises from a burning police cruiser during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia protest, May 30, 2020. Photo by Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer

INTERIOR IMAGES (L-R): During the Corpus Christi mass in Lima’s main cathedral, Archbishop Carlos Castillo swings a censer, spreading incense before more than 5,000 portraits of people who died from Covid-19, Peru, June 14, 2020. At this time, more than 225,000 had been infected in the country. Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP

Cover of Lauren Walsh's book. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

 
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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Latin American Foto Festival

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📍: Download the Festival map here
⏰: On View: July 14-31, 2022

The Bronx Documentary Center’s (BDC) 5th annual Latin American Foto Festival will be held from July 14- 31, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

Artists featured: Sergio Ortiz Borbolla | José Cabezas | Héctor Guerrero | Yael Martínez | Tamara Merino | Nuevayorkinos | Alejandro Olivares | Paola Paredes | Sofía Torres Prida | Annie Y. Saldaña | VIST Projects

Works from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador and more will be displayed from a variety of long-term projects focusing on family, memory, culture, and other social issues. As part of the festival, the BDC will hold in-person workshops, tours, panel discussions and other community events.

The Latin American Foto Festival is curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

Spanish translations: Maria De La Paz Galindo

The 5th Annual Latin American Foto Festival is made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Con Edison.

The outdoor exhibits are printed by Photoville



Header Image: © Hector Guerrero

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BJPL Year-End Exhibition

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Middle School Opening Reception:
Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 4-7PM
Presentations begin at 5PM

Latoya Beecham | Jared Birks | Joshua Capote | Brandon Carrillo Leon | Cesar Florencio | Luis Freire | Morgan Massey | Dennise Reyes | Paola Soto | Cara Star Tyner | Anthony Tesis | Aminata Camara |  Elisa Luna Cameron | Izaiah Cardona |  Jocelyn Ojeda Moreno | Alexa Pacheco | Arwen Polanco | Jared Rosales | Nnyala Stark | Tehillah (Tilly) Swift | Adanna Taylor | Gianna Almonte | Hansel Camarena |  Mackenzie Ducksworth | Tristan Hosmer | Savannah Juste | Jadden Medina | Allison Morales Aranguren | Evangeline Mujica | Jade Delilah Parks | Ryan Plummer | Sierra Rivers | Lucas Rodriguez Landrau | Kelly Tescahua | Nylah Williams | Rosanny Baez | Lizbeth Chavez Anguiano | Johan Gonzalez | Justin Henry | Christopher Hoyos | Justin Kearse | Brigitte Marino | Fausto Roa | Victoria-Rose Rodriguez | Maya Sanchez | Stephany Sanchez | Chace Selby | Evamell Sosa | Osmerlin Cruz

The Bronx Junior Photo League’s Year-End Exhibition introduces the work that our students created over the past school year. They’ve photographed everything from their families at home and friends at school, to their South Bronx neighborhoods. Their stories and the empathetic lens they bring to their subjects form a critical testament to this time in our history. The exhibition will be on view at the Bronx Documentary Center’s gallery at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451.

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Henry Nias Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Clif Family Foundation, Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Fujifilm, Hyde & Watson Foundation, HT Ewald Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and State Legislature.

All digital photos taken on DSLR cameras were generously provided by Fujfilm.

IMAGE: © Latoya Beecham

 

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BJPL Year-End Exhibtion

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High School Opening Reception:
Friday, June 3, 2022 | 5-8PM
Presentations begin at 6PM 

Latoya Beecham | Jared Birks | Joshua Capote | Brandon Carrillo Leon | Cesar Florencio | Luis Freire | Morgan Massey | Dennise Reyes | Paola Soto | Cara Star Tyner | Anthony Tesis | Aminata Camara |  Elisa Luna Cameron | Izaiah Cardona |  Jocelyn Ojeda Moreno | Alexa Pacheco | Arwen Polanco | Jared Rosales | Nnyala Stark | Tehillah (Tilly) Swift | Adanna Taylor | Gianna Almonte | Hansel Camarena |  Mackenzie Ducksworth | Tristan Hosmer | Savannah Juste | Jadden Medina | Allison Morales Aranguren | Evangeline Mujica | Jade Delilah Parks | Ryan Plummer | Sierra Rivers | Lucas Rodriguez Landrau | Kelly Tescahua | Nylah Williams | Rosanny Baez | Lizbeth Chavez Anguiano | Johan Gonzalez | Justin Henry | Christopher Hoyos | Justin Kearse | Brigitte Marino | Fausto Roa | Victoria-Rose Rodriguez | Maya Sanchez | Stephany Sanchez | Chace Selby | Evamell Sosa | Osmerlin Cruz

The Bronx Junior Photo League’s Year-End Exhibition introduces the work that our students created over the past school year. They’ve photographed everything from their families at home and friends at school, to their South Bronx neighborhoods. Their stories and the empathetic lens they bring to their subjects form a critical testament to this time in our history. The exhibition will be on view at the Bronx Documentary Center’s gallery at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10451.

The Bronx Junior Photo League is made possible, in part, by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Henry Nias Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Clif Family Foundation, Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Fujifilm, Hyde & Watson Foundation, HT Ewald Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and State Legislature.

All digital photos taken on DSLR cameras were generously provided by Fujfilm.

IMAGE: © Cesar Florencio

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BJPL Open House

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Do you have questions about the BDC's free six-week-long newspaper and zine and photobook-making program for students entering the 7th through 12th grades?
 
“Drop-in” during the BJPL Open House on Friday, June 10th, anytime from 3-7PM at the Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY, 10451, or contact Ricardo J. Partida, BJPL Coordinator, at ricardo@bronxdoc.org or 614-254-2234.
 
Many answers to frequently asked questions about the program can be found here as well. 
 
BJPL Summer 2022 Program Details:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022
GRADES: 7th - 12th (in Fall 2022)
LOCATION: Bronx Documentary Center, Annex Gallery, 364 151st Street, Bronx, NY, 10451

PROGRAM DATES: July 5 - August 11, 2022
• High School Mondays + Wednesdays, 11-3PM APPLY HERE
• Middle School Tuesdays 1-4PM or Thursdays 1-4PM APPLY HERE
• Virtual Creative Conversations for all Summer 2022 classes on Fridays, 4-6PM.
**Mandatory orientation for accepted students on Friday, June 24th, 6-7PM**

No experience is necessary! Cameras and other materials are to be provided by the BDC.

Students will explore storytelling with photography through the medium of a photobook, experimenting with collaging, zines, and sequencing, ultimately creating their own unique photobook. In weekly Creative Conversations, students will meet working photographers and editors to gain inspiration from their work and learn about possible career pathways.

We will reach out to all applicants the week of June 13th regarding your admissions status.

*This is an IN-PERSON class that will be held at the Bronx Documentary Center Annex at 364 151st Street.

COVID-19 SAFETY FOR IN-PERSON CLASSES: All in-person classes will take place in the Bronx Documentary Center's Annex Gallery at 364 151st Street. Bronx Junior Photo League classes will follow rigorous health and safety protocols, including testing, temperature screening, social distancing, and mask wearing, as per New York State Department of Health and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Parents and guardians will be asked to complete consent forms to participate in the BJPL summer program. Read through our COVID-19 safety guidelines here: https://www.bronxdoc.org/education/bronx-junior-photo-league.
 
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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

4 Sábados: 10AM a 4PM
25 de junio, 9, 16, y 23 de julio del 2022
Registrare

Este curso es para aquellos que quieren afianzar su creatividad y conocimiento técnico a través de prácticas y clases dinámicas. Si usted está familiarizado con su cámara, sabe usar el modo manual y semiautomático, y entiende los conceptos básicos de apertura, velocidad de obturador y el ISO, este curso es para usted.

A través de prácticas en el salón y en la calle usted ampliará su conocimiento de composición, lenguaje visual, iluminación y los ajustes básicos de la imagen en Photoshop. Con presentaciones del trabajo de destacados fotógrafos introduciremos los géneros de fotografía de retrato, paisaje y documental.

Debe traer su propia cámara.

Instructora:  
Belinda Gallegos is a photographer born and raised in Mexico. She graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas with a BA in Communications. At an early age, she was exposed to photography by her father who was fond of taking family photos. When she first arrived in NY she attended workshops at the International Center of Photography. Documentary, Visual Journalism and Portrait photography were her main areas of study. Between 2000 and 2017 she worked for a labor union magazine in New York City. Her photography work received the Metro NY Labor Communications Council award several times. Gallegos taught photography to union members and has been part of photo group exhibits. She recently became a member of the Bronx Photo League at the Bronx Documentary Center. Gallegos is currently working on a long-term project that depicts the everyday life of her building's neighbors. She has been a Bronx resident since 2007.

 

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a conversation with multidisciplinary artist Le’Andra LeSeur. Through a range of media including video, installation, photography, painting, and performance, LeSeur’s body of work, a celebration of Blackness, queerness, and femininity, seeks to dismantle systems of power and achieve transcendence and liberation through perseverance.

Through the insertion of her body and voice into her work, she provides her audience with an opportunity to contemplate themes such as identity, family, Black grief and joy, the experience of invisibility, and what it means to take up space as a queer Black woman—a rejection of the stereotypes which attempt to push these identities to the margins.

 

 

LeSeur has received several notable awards including the Leslie-Lohman Museum Artists Fellowship (2019) and the Juried Grand Prize at Artprize 10 (2018). LeSeur appeared in conversation with Marilyn Minter at the Brooklyn Museum, presented by the Tory Burch Foundation and has lectured at RISD and SCAD Atlanta, among others. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions at The Shed, New York, NY; Marlborough, New York, NY; Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Assembly Room, New York, NY; Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Arnika Dawkins, Atlanta, GA; and others.

HEADER IMAGE: © Le’Andra LeSeurAn Ode to Trayvon, 2017, Documented Performance and Single Channel Video

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

URGENCY! Ukraine

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More than a dozen veteran conflict photographers will show their work in a benefit exhibition, URGENCY! Ukraine, opening at the Bronx Documentary Center on June 22 at 6PM. Curated by Ukrainian-American photographer Sasha Maslov, New York Times photo editor Cecilia Bohan and BDC director Michael Kamber, the exhibition will feature more than 50 photos showing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Photos will be sold to raise money for Ukrainian journalists, via the 24.02 Journalism Emergency Fund

A panel discussion will be held on June 28th, at 7PM, with photographers included in the show; the exhibition will remain on view until July 7th. This exhibition is part of the BDC's URGENCY! Series

Featuring: Lynsey Addario | Daniel Berehulak | Oleksandr Chekmenev | Maxim Dondyuk | David Guttenfelder | Carol Guzy |  Ron Haviv | Tyler Hicks | Brendan Hoffman | Julia Kochetova | Dmytro Kozatsky | Alex Lourie | Evgeniy Maloletka | Mikhail Palinchak | Finbarr O'Reilly | Oksana Parafeniuk | Erin Trieb | Nicole Tung

This exhibition contains graphic content that may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

The BDC’s URGENCY! series is a real-time response to critical worldwide events, through exhibitions and public programs, with the aim of creating dialogue and education around these events as they’re happening.

IMAGE: People flee Russian forces advancing in the town of Irpin March 8, 2022. They were forced to cross a bridge, destroyed by Ukrainians, and pass through areas that have been attacked by artillery. © Ron Haviv/VII

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Johis Alarcón: Cimarrona

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📍:
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

Join the BDC for a book launch with author, and photographer, Johis Alarcón, as she discusses her new photobook Cimarrona

In this book Alarcón explores the African spiritual tradition alive in Ecuador, by portraying the women who safeguard their ancestral practices. The Cimarrona refers to the wild female spirit, expressed in all forms of resistance against slavery and discrimination. Currently, about 8% of the country’s population are afro-Ecuadorians, and almost 50% are women. Despite migrations of this population to rural areas, celebrations and other forms of spirituality have still been retained in each new area. 

 

 

Johis Alarcón is a photojournalist and graphic designer based in Ecuador. Her work focuses on social, cultural, human rights and gender issues. She is a member of Fluxus Foto, Native Agency, Woman Photograph, and the Photographic Humanity Museum. Website

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s 5th annual Latin American Foto Festival. The Festival will be held July 14- 31, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

IMAGES: © Johis Alarcón

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Magnum Photos Cinema Night

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

One Evening: Two Great BDC Events—Magnum Photos Cinema Night at the BDC AND Closing Reception for the Exhibition of Peter van Agtmael: Look at the USA

Join us as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the legendary photo agency Magnum Photos with film screenings and a conversation with Magnum photographers. The evening will also include a closing reception for the current BDC exhibit of Magnum member Peter van Agtmael's Look at the USA.

Three short films by Magnum members Bieke Depoorter, Thomas Dworzak, and Peter van Agtmael, will be followed by “Magnum Photographers and the Moving Image", a 90-minute cinematic program exploring the past, present and future potential of photography and the moving image.

Films:

"Michael" by Bieke Depoorter, 30 min

"Chechnya/Iraq" by Thomas Dworzak, 5 min

"2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die" by Peter van Agtmael, 4 min

Curation is by Adrian Kelterborn and the screenings are hosted by Yael Martínez.
 
 
 
 

Peter van Agtmael was born in Washington DC in 1981. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in History in 2003. Since 2006, his work has largely concentrated on the United States and the post-9/11 wars.  He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the W. Eugene Smith Grant, an ICP Infinity Award, the Aaron Siskind Grant, the Lumix Freelens Award, a Pulitzer Center Grant, a Magnum Foundation Fellowship as well as multiple awards from World Press Photo. His first book, 'Disco Night Sept 11,' on the USA at war in the post-9/11 era was shortlisted for the 2014 Aperture/Paris Photo Book Award and named a ‘Book of the Year’ by The New York Times Magazine, Time, Mother Jones, and Vogue. His second book, ”Buzzing at the Sill," about the USA in the shadow of the wars, was shortlisted for the 2017 Rencontres D’Arles Book Award and Kassel Book Award and was named a “Book of the Year” by Time, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Mother Jones, and Internazionale. His third book, “Sorry for the War,” about the vast dissonance between the United States at war and the wars themselves is forthcoming in 2020. Peter is a mentor in the Arab Documentary Photography Program, a founder of Red Hook Editions, and a member of Magnum Photos.  

Bieke Depoorter is a Belgian photographer. The relationships she establishes with her subjects lie at the foundation of her practice. Depoorter is a member of Magnum Photos and has published the books Ou Menya, I am About to Call it a Day, As it May Be, Mumkin. Est-ce possible?, Sète#15, and Agata.
 
Thomas Dworzak is a German photographer. He has produced a number of books and is a member of Magnum Photos. He was President of Magnum from 2017 until 2020. Dworzak won a World Press Photo award in 2001 and in 2018 received the Hood Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in the UK. 
 

Adrian Kelterborn is a multimedia producer, director and editor. He offers full multimedia experiences for companies and NGO’s in form of concept, direction or cut. Before founding Prismago, Kelterborn was the director of Magnum in Motion, the multimedia lab of the legendary photographic agency Magnum Photos in New York City, where starting in 2007 he worked closely with the world’s best photographers. Since 2009 he has conducted multimedia workshops at international art schools, such as Berlin, New York City and Shanghai. Kelterborn was born in 1979, grew up in Basel, Switzerland and has a Bachelor of Arts in film from the ZHDK in Zurich.

Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London, and Tokyo.

Yael Martínez is a Mexican photographer who became a Magnum Photos Nominee member in 2020. Martínez is based in Guerrero, Mexico. Martínez's work has explored the connections between, poverty, narcotraffic, and organized crime, and how this affects the communities in his native Guerrero in southern Mexico.

HEADER IMAGE: © Bieke Depoorter/Magnum Photos

INTERIOR IMAGES (L-R): © Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos; © Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos

 
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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx NY
2-7PM

Acompaña al BDC en un curso de fotografía en español con el fotógrafo Yael Martínez. El taller trata de dotar al artista visual de un grupo de estrategias de producción y conceptualización de una idea para generar una imagen que pueda detonar en un proyecto a futuro. 

Cupos limitados, enviar muestra de trabajo en formato PDF a carlos@bronxdoc.org.

La Obra de Yael Martínez ha explorado las conexiones entre la pobreza, el narcotráfico y el crimen organizado y su influencia en su comunidad en Guerrero, al sur de México. Martinez trata de representar la relación entre la ausencia y la presencia en este estado de invisibilidad; creando simbolismos pare conceptualizar el dolor, el vacio, la ausencia y la memoria. Yael se convirtió en nominado a Magnum Photos en el 2020. El recibió el Magnum Emergency Fund, Magnum On religion y fue nombrado como uno de los 30 fotógrafos emergentes para PDN en el 2017. En el 2015, fue seleccionado en el Joop Joop Swart Masterclass Latinoamérica y ha sido finalista para el Eugene Smith Grant en 2015 y 2016.

IMAGE: © Yael Martínez

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Block Party

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Join the Bronx Documentary Center as we celebrate our 5th Annual Latin American Foto Festival. Our annual block party returns on Saturday, July 16th, from 12-5PM, at 151st St and Courtlandt Ave. 

Join us for a day of food, music, and fun! The event will include free portraits, exhibition tours in both English and Spanish, family-friendly activities and games, face painting, arts and crafts, sports, and more!

Learn about our Partners who will have tables at the Block Party: 

Kayla Beltran a self-taught crochet artist from the Bronx will be there selling her work. Follow Her

Wildflower New York Charter School (WNYCS) is a culturally and linguistically diverse neighborhood-nested, Montessori school that provides children full attention to life and its requirements so they can author their own journeys in a space where joy, empowerment, humanity, interconnectedness, healing, balance, and harmony are at the core of their daily experiences. Our Montessori charter school consists of five Teacher-Led, Micro-Schools that serve children in Pre-K (4) through Third Grade. Founded by educators from the Bronx and greater New York City area, our schools will offer a public and authentic option for the world renowned Montessori education methodology, grounded in culturally sustaining and critical pedagogy. This child-centered, hands-on-learning environment will foster a joy of learning in areas of math, reading, writing, agriculture, geography, biology, history, social and emotional wellness, visual art, music and movement, through the use of sensorial, beautifully and intentionally crafted materials. Wildflower New York Charter School is an anti-bias and anti-racist organization committed to education equity and liberatory education for our children, families, and community. Learn more

Ana Francisco will be tabling for the Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and MhOOD-mental health outreach.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s 5th Annual Latin American Foto Festival. The Festival will be held July 14- 31, featuring large-scale photographs throughout the Melrose neighborhood by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers.

 

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a book launch with author, and photographer, Oscar B. Castillo, as he discusses his new photobook Esos Que Saben. Castillo’s book explores prison, change, dreams, the Free Convict collective, and their journey from incarceration to freedom in Venezuela.

            

 

Oscar B. Castillo is a Venezuelan photographer based in Caracas but constantly moving around developing audiovisual projects and participating in educational activities. His work has been published in different international media like Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, NZZ, The New York Times, Le Monde among others and exhibited widely around the world. He has been recognized with 3 different Magnum Foundation fellowships, awarded with a Eugene Smith fellowship, an Onassis Foundation grant, 2 Pictures of the Year Latin America, and a 6 x 6 Global Talent Program by World Press Photo, among other awards and recognitions. He has also collaborated with educational programs in Mexico, Colombia, Haiti, Guatemala, the United States, France, and Spain.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s 5th annual Latin American Foto Festival. The Festival will be held July 14- 31, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

IMAGE: © Oscar B. Castillo

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Acompaña a los artistas Paola Martinez Fiterre y Jan Rattia en una discusión al rededor de sus carreras artísticas y el uso de la cámara como una herramienta de exploración de la identidad, pertenencia y representación.
 

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Paola Martínez Fiterre es una artista cubana que se volvió apasionada por la fotografia y el performance en el 2009. Website

Jan Rattia es un artista nacido en Caracas y residido en Nueva York cuya práctica trabaja con ideas de pertenencia, representación e identidad cuir a través de la fotografía. Website

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s 5th Annual Latin American Foto Festival. The Festival will be held July 14- 31, featuring large-scale photographs throughout the Melrose neighborhood by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers.

HEADER IMAGE: © Paola Martínez Fiterre
INTERIOR IMAGES (L-R): Cinco Luises, 2021. © Jan Rattia; The Tiger's Eye, 2020. © Jan Rattia

 

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a screening of Sara Escobar’s award-winning documentary Causar Alta held in partnership with Foto Féminas. The film follows seven inhabitants of San Juan Guichicovi, Oaxaca as they explain their decision to enlist in the Mexican army, as it represents the only viable way to survive for a lot of people in one of the poorest areas of Mexico. 

Sara Escobar is a Mexican artist whose photographic and video work focuses on identity, social justice, and human rights in Latin America. Website

Foto Féminas is a platform established to promote the work of female photographers working in Latin America and the Caribbean through monthly online features. Since 2015, Foto Féminas has organized and produced photo exhibitions in Argentina, China, Guatemala, Peru, Chile and Mexico. In 2016, the platform inaugurated Foto Féminas’ library, created to continue their mission to celebrate and archive the work of female Latin American photographers. This mobile library has been displayed and exhibited at different art institutions and festivals in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Website

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s 5th annual Latin American Foto Festival. The Festival will be held July 14- 31, and will feature large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers from Latin America throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood. 

IMAGE: Video still of Causar Alta. © Sara Escobar

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Artist Talk: URGENCY! Ukraine

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In-Person and Virtual Event
📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Join the Live Stream Here

 

Join photographers Svet Jacqueline, Alex Lourie, and Sasha Maslov, as they discuss their experiences documenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (More panelists to be announced). This event is held in conjunction with the BDC’s pop-up exhibition URGENCY! Ukraine, which features 80 photos from 19 photojournalists and is on view until July 7, 2022.

The BDC’s URGENCY! series is a real-time response to critical worldwide events, through exhibitions and public programs, with the aim of creating dialogue and education around these events as they’re happening.


Svet Jacqueline
grew up In Baltimore, Maryland. She has a BS in Photography from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.  She moved to Los Angeles in 2016 to work on freelance projects with Sony Entertainment, Apple, and other clients. In 2020, she documented the uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in 2021 published her first book, 100 days of Protest, in the last year she has split her time between Los Angeles, Mexico, and Texas, documenting migration at the border. Her recent efforts focus on the humanitarian impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  She has won the NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2022 and her photos have been published in Göteborgs-Posten, Teen Vogue, and The Jewish Times, and on HBO. Website I @___svetj

Sasha Maslov was born in Ukraine in 1984. Inspired and taught by his father, photographer Guennadi Maslov, and later his teacher and mentor, Oleg Shishkov, he developed into an aspiring young photographer. Later Sasha became known for his social documentary projects around Eastern Europe, especially in his native country. He started pursuing a career as a portrait photographer in New York Ciity, where he moved at the age of 24 in 2008. Since then he has been working for leading publications around the Globe and pursuing work on his personal projects.

Alex Lourie is a photojournalist from Long Island, New York. Lourie has covered conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. Website I @alexlourie.photo

HEADER IMAGE: Smoke clouds from multiple air strikes that hit contested areas near the city linger in the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine. March 25, 2022. © Svet Jacqueline

INTERIOR IMAGES (Top-Bottom): © Sasha Maslov
Firefighters attempt to extinguish flames that had spread throughout the building on Thursday morning. © Alex Lourie

 

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

Join the BDC for a conversation and book signing with paramedic and union leader Anthony Almojera as he discusses his new book Riding The Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic.

Almojera is an FDNY EMS lieutenant and vice president of AFSCME DC37 Local 3621, the New York City Fire Department’s EMS officers’ union. He has been profiled on the front page of The Washington Post and featured by CNN, Al Jazeera, USA Today, NPR, the BBC, and numerous other media outlets. 

“An intense look at the high-stakes world of a NYC paramedic in the months before and after COVID-19 altered our landscape.”—Damon Tweedy, MD, author of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine

 

   

 

HEADER IMAGE: © Kirsten Luce for The New York Times
INTERIOR IMAGES (L-R): © Anthony Almojera; © Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Book Launch: Javier Álvarez

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a book launch with photographer Javier Álvarez as he presents his new photobook Predio. Alvarez’s project Predio shows the intimate relationships of 200 families living inside an abandoned building in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

From 2013 to 2018, Javier Álvarez visited this community for periods over two to three months every year, motivated by the social impact these illegal settlements have on modern society and how we look at our cities.

Javier Álvarez is a Chilean documentary photographer focused on social issues. After pursuing a BFA in Photography, Javier worked as a freelance editorial and press photographer for agencies between Brazil and Chile. Currently, he is based in Brooklyn, NY, where he works as an independent photographer for media outlets and commercial clients and is a contributor to the Brazilian journalistic platform MidiaNinja.

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Únase al BDC para el lanzamiento del nuevo libro Predio, por el fotógrafo Javier Álvarez. Predio muestra las intimas relaciones de 200 familias que viven dentro de un edificio abandonado en la ciudad de Sao Paulo, Brasil.

Entre el 2013 y el 2018, JAvier Álvarez visitó esta comunidad por periodos de dos a tres meses, motivado por el impacto social que estos asentamientos ilegales tienen en las sociedades modernas y las formas en las que vemos a nuestras ciudades.

Javier Álvarez es un fotógrafo documental chileno enfocado en problemas sociales. Luego de obtener su BFA en fotografía, Javier trabajó como fotógrafo independiente para agencias entre Brasil y Chile. Actualmente reside en Brooklyn, NY, en donde trabaja como fotógrafo independiente para clientes comerciales y medios de comunicación, además de contribuir con la plataforma de periodismo brasileña MidiaNinja.

 

  

 

IMAGES: © Javier Álvarez

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Films Fellows

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📍:
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455
(Outdoor screening held in the parking lot adjacent to BDC Annex)

Join BDC Films Fellows Samantha Alvarez, Sean-Josahi Brown, Xavier Cousens, and Sofie Vasquez for a special screening of their documentary shorts followed by a Q&A. The films celebrate the human will to find a way forward. 

The BDC Films Fellowship Program invites traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers to participate in a free year-long documentary filmmaking fellowship at the BDC. BDC Films is run by Program Manager Zachary KerschbergLearn more about the program here

Schedule:

 



Ebony 
(USA) 2022
Director Sean-Josahi Brown 

Documentary | 17 Mins | Rated PG
A single mom raising six children in a transitional housing program in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Ebony aims to create a better life for her children by moving them into permanent housing. The abundance of love is a lesson for all of us.

 

In the Body  (USA) 2022
Director Samantha Alvarez

Documentary | Experimental | 8 Mins | Rated PG-13
With their relationship at near breaking point, a mother and daughter attempt to close the void between themselves by examining a trauma from years before. A bold experiment in healing that will leave us all with newfound courage.

 



Search Angels (USA) 2022
Director Xavier Cousens 

Documentary | 8 Mins | Rated PG
Armed with nothing but computers, online subscriptions, and time, Search Angels pick up where DNA tests leave off...

 

Friends who Fight (USA) 2022
Director Sofie Vasquez

Documentary | 12 Mins | Rated PG
A travel diary-inspired documentary about the dreams, the hustle, and the reality of independent professional wrestlers.
 

HEADER IMAGE: © Sean-Josahi Brown 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Conversations

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Join the BDC for a conversation with journalist and researcher Lidia Hernández-Tapia and photographers Edwin Pagán, Geandy Pavón, and Cinthya Santos-Briones as they discuss the way Latin communities have used photography as a tool to document their experiences in New York City. 

This event will reflect on the connections between the history of photography, the settlement and evolution of the Latin presence in the city, their struggle for increasing visibility in artistic fields, politics, and society at large. The panel discussion will focus on the artistic legacy of Latin photographers and the fascinating histories of Latin urban life that emerge from individual and institutional photo archives.

 

 

Bios:

Cinthya Santos Briones is a Mexican participatory artist, anthropologist, ethnohistorian and community organizer based in New York. Her multimedia work uses collaborative and community narratives of self-representation to tell stories about homeland, immigration, memory, and (indigenous) identity through an interdisciplinary process that uses photography, ethnography, (archives) history, drawings and audiovisual and written narratives. For ten years Cinthya worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Anthropology and History focused on issues on indigenous migration, codex, textiles and traditional medicine. She is the recipient of fellowships and grants from the Magnum Foundation (2016/2018/2020), En Foco (2017), National Geographic Research and Exploration (2018), We Woman (2019) and the National Fund for Culture and the Arts of México (2009/2011). Her work has been published in The New York Times, Pdn, La Jornada, California Sunday Magazine, Vogue, Open Society Foundations, Buzzfeed, The Intercept and The Nation Magazine, New Yorker, among others. Cinthya is co-author of the book “The Indigenous Worldview and its Representations in Textiles of the Nahua community of Santa Ana Tzacuala, Hidalgo”; and the documentary,The Huichapan Codex. Cinthya has worked in pro-immigrant organizations in New York as a community organizer and is currently Adjunct Faculty at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. 
@cinthyasantosb

Edwin Pagán is a New York-based filmmaker, producer, photographer, cinematographer, screenwriter and cultural activist with over 35-years of hands-on experience in film and content production in both the documentary and narrative film sectors.

In 2011, Pagán became a founding member of the photography collective Seis del Sur (Six from the South) along with renowned documentary photographers & photojournalists David González, Joe Conzo, Ricky Flores, Ángel Franco, and Francisco Molina Reyes II. Their groundbreaking first group show “Seis del Sur: Dispatches from Home by Six Nuyorican Photographers” opened at the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) on March 15, 2013 and broke all records for exhibitions of its kind in the region. The exhibit also received enormous press coverage and critical acclaim that is credited with reinvigorating a renewed interest in the subject of the South Bronx among galleries and news outlets across the country and abroad. In 2015, the collective opened its largest show to date at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (NYU), which was extended several times due to popular demand, and finally closed in May 2016. 

Pagán served as program manager of the Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC), a bloc of South Bronx-based cultural, social service, technical assistance, healthcare, and environmental concerns that had organized to address the most pressing social issues in the region, including gentrification. His personal vision of “Cultural Identity Reclamation” was the successful driving catalyst for the work being undertaken by the collective.

He is currently the director of communications and media for We Stay/Nos Quedamos. He has ventured into the AR/VR space where he gets to utilize and unify all his creative know-how to explore new forms of emerging media imaging as part of his personal craftwork. @paganimages

Geandy Pavón is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores the ills that plague global society. His observations into totalitarianism and displays of power are expressed through paint, photography and video. An example of the provocative work that brought his name to light is Nemesis (2010-2012) - a part of a body of work that entails guerrilla projections of photographs of renowned dissidents and political prisoners on the facades of their corresponding embassies and consulates. His work has gained praise and positive critical reviews from esteemed figures such as Holland Cotter, of The New York Times.

Pavón’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions such as Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, at The Studio Museum of Harlem and PAMM; The X Files Bienal at El Museo del Barrio; the Annenberg Space for Photography as part of Pacific Time LA/LA; and at the USF Contemporary Museum of Art in Tampa, Florida. His photo series The Cuban-Americans was recently added to the permanent collection of El Museo del Barrio. @geandypavon

Lidia Hernández-Tapia is a multi-faceted writer, scholar and translator based in New York City and Cuba. She earned a Master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and a B.A. at the University of Havana. Her professional career started in Havana, Cuba, working as a reporter for independent media organizations, during the Obama administration​​​​​​​'s attempt to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. She has worked as a writer for NY1, a translator for WNYC radio and a fellow for DemocracyNow! and the In The Thick podcast. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at the Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures department, LAILAC, at the CUNY Graduate Center, and a digital fellow at the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies.

HEADER IMAGE: © Edwin Pagán
INTERIOR IMAGE: © Staged / 2022 / archival pigment print / 30x44 inches © Geandy Pavón 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Congo in Conversation

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455 

The collaborative reportage Congo in Conversation was launched in April 2020 by Finbarr O’Reilly, laureate of the 11th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award dedicated to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from traveling to the DRC to work on his reportage, O’Reilly and the Award team reframed their approach to produce a reportage in close collaboration with Congolese journalists and photographers. Congo in Conversation addresses the human, social and ecological challenges that the DRC faced within the context of the global health crisis, highlighting Congolese photographers and perspectives.

The exhibition features photographs and videos by: Guylain Balume Muhindo | Arlette Bashizi | Dieudonné Dirole | Justin Makangara | Danny Matsongani | Guerchom Ndebo | Finbarr O’Reilly | Raissa Karama Rwizibuka | Charly Kasereka | Moses Sawasawa | Pamela Tulizo | Ley Uwera | Bernadette Vivuya

The exhibition is curated by Cynthia Rivera and Michael Kamber.

Congo in Conversation is presented in partnership with The Carmignac Photojournalism Award, which annually funds the production of an investigative photo reportage on human rights violations and geo-strategic issues in the world. The Fondation Carmignac provides the laureate with financial and human resources to carry out their project and produces both a monograph and a traveling exhibition, aiming to shed light on the crises and challenges that the contemporary world is facing.

IMAGE: © Moses Sawasawa for Fondation Carmignac
 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Photo Auction Benefit

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Purchase your tickets and bid on prints here!

On October 27, the Bronx Documentary Center will host its first in-person Photo Auction Benefit since 2019. The event will take place at Affirmation Arts so the spirit of the South Bronx is coming to Manhattan this year!

The Photo Auction Benefit will feature signed prints and books from internationally-renowned photographers, as well as documentary images from the BDC community of emerging photographers.

Funds raised from the event help the Bronx Documentary Center bring free exhibits, after-school programs, fellowships, neighborhood events, and more, to our South Bronx community. 

Honorees:

The Bronx Documentary Center is thrilled to announce we're honoring photographer JAMEL SHABAZZ, filmmaker NADIA HALLGREN, and FUJIFILM at this year's Photo Auction Benefit in Manhattan. 

We hope you'll join us in paying tribute to Jamel, Nadia, and FUJIFILM for their contributions to furthering documentary photography and filmmaking education at the BDC and beyond. It's our first in-person benefit since 2019 and we're excited to celebrate the beauty and resiliency of our community together! 

JAMEL SHABAZZ is best known for his iconic photographs of New York City during the 1980s. A documentary, fashion, and street photographer, he has authored 10 monographs and contributed to over three dozen other photography related books. His photographs have been exhibited worldwide and his work is housed within the permanent collections of The Whitney Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Fashion Institute of Technology, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Getty Museum. Over the years, Shabazz has instructed young students at the Studio Museum in Harlem’s “Expanding the Walls” project, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture “Teen Curator’s” program, and the Bronx Museum’s “Teen Council.” He is also the 2018 recipient of the Gordon Parks award for excellence in the arts and humanitarianism and the 2022 awardee of the Gordon Parks Foundation/Steidl book prize. Jamel is also a member of the photo collective Kamoinge. His goal as an artist is to contribute to the preservation of world history and culture.

 

  

NADIA HALLGREN is an award-winning filmmaker from The Bronx, New York. Most recently, Nadia directed the Netflix feature documentary CIVIL (2022) following a year in the life of civil rights lawyer Attorney Benjamin Crump. Nadia directed BECOMING (2020), the Netflix feature documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama. BECOMING was nominated for four Emmys and Nadia is the first person in Emmy history to be nominated in both the directing and cinematography categories on the same film. She was also awarded the NAACP "Outstanding Breakthrough Creative in a Motion Picture" award for her work on the documentary. Nadia’s most recent documentary THE SHOW (Showtime, 2021), featuring The Weeknd, received the “Best Director” award at the Sundance Branded Content Storytelling conference. Nadia’s short films include the academy-award shortlisted AFTER MARIA (Netflix, 2019 Tribeca Film Festival), and OMNIPRESENCE (The New Yorker, 2021). She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and an alum of the International Center of Photography. 

 
 
 
 
 
FUJIFILM has been a longtime supporter of the Bronx Documentary Center providing camera equipment and vital resources that have enabled the BDC to expand educational offerings, and particularly, to develop the Bronx Junior Photo League which now has 50+ students enrolled in the after-school program.

At FUJIFILM, we are continuously innovating — creating new technologies, products and services that inspire and excite people everywhere. Our goal is to empower the potential and expand the horizons of tomorrow’s businesses and lifestyles.

We take an open and flexible attitude to innovation, combining our own original technology with human resources, expertise and technology from around the world. Through this powerful synergy, we rapidly and nimbly develop new solutions that address the true needs of our global customers.

 


We’re grateful to Affirmation Arts for partnering with the BDC to present this year's Photo Auction Benefit. Affirmation Arts is a contemporary arts complex dedicated to the success and encouragement of visual and performing arts. For more information, visit their website.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Rachel Strader at rachel@bronxdoc.org.


SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS


DIRECTOR




EDITOR

 

 

SPONSORSHIP

The BDC's Photo Auction Benefit presents an exceptional opportunity for sponsors to be recognized by prominent art, business, and civic leaders from around the New York City area and beyond. We offer flexible benefit and recognition packages, that can be tailored to meet the needs of your company. Core benefits are listed below.

Opportunities include:

$15,000 - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

·   Private tour of Photo Exhibition and Curators Reception for up to 15 people

·   Premiere listing/logo in email marketing, social media posts, and on Auction website

·   Premiere listing in printed Auction catalog and dedicated full-page ad

·   Opportunity to co-brand gift bag and distribute promotional giveaways

·   10 tickets to Photo Auction Benefit

 

$10,000 - PRODUCER

·   Special tour of Photo Exhibition and Curators Reception for up to 10 people

·   Premiere listing/logo in email marketing, social media posts, and on Auction website

·   Premiere listing in printed Auction catalog and dedicated half-page ad

·   Opportunity to co-brand gift bag and distribute promotional giveaways

·   8 tickets to Photo Auction Benefit

 

$5,000 - DIRECTOR

·   Special tour of Photo Exhibition for up to 5 people

·   Prominent listing/logo in email marketing, social media posts, and on Auction website

·   Prominent listing in printed Auction catalog and dedicated quarter-page ad

·   Opportunity to distribute promotional giveaways

·   6 tickets to Photo Auction Benefit

 

$2,500 - CINEMATOGRAPHER

·   Preferred listing in email marketing and on Auction website

·   Preferred listing in printed Auction catalog

·   Opportunity to distribute promotional giveaways

·   4 tickets to Photo Auction Benefit

 

$1,000 - EDITOR

·   Listing in email marketing and on Auction website

·   Listing in printed Auction catalog

·   Opportunity to distribute promotional giveaways

·   2 tickets to Photo Auction Benefit

For more information, please contact Rachel Strader at rachel@bronxdoc.org.

IMAGE: © Ed Kashi 

 

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3 clases: 20, 27 de septiembre y 11 de octubre de 2022
Día: martes
Horario: 6PM a 9PM
Cuota $ 100
Ayuda financiera disponible según la necesidad

Instructores: Mike Kamber y Belinda Gallegos

Se requiere inscripción

Anexo BDC, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, Nueva York 10455

En esta clase, los estudiantes aprenderán las habilidades básicas de la fotografía análoga de 35mm: carga y descarga de película, enfoque y elementos de exposición: apertura, velocidad de obturación e ISO. Los estudiantes tomarán fotografías con una cámara análoga y revelarán su propia película fotográfica.

El BDC proporcionará a los estudiantes cámaras análogas durante el tiempo de clase, hasta 2 rollos de película fotográfica y hojas porta negativos.

Cupo limitado a 6 estudiantes

Biografías de los instructores:

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970.

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

 

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Nuevas Fechas: 8, 15, 22, 29 de octubre de 5, 12 de noviembre
Horario: 9AM-12PM

Precio $125
Ayuda financiera disponible según la necesidad

Se requiere inscribirse

Anexo BDC, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, Nueva York 10455

A través de tareas fotográficas, lecciones y sesiones de crítica, los estudiantes exploran los aspectos técnicos y estéticos de la fotografía digital. Los estudiantes aprenderán los ajustes básicos en la cámara, los elementos de exposición, la composición y cómo organizar, construir y administrar un flujo de trabajo profesional.

Requisitos: No se necesita experiencia previa en fotografía. Los participantes deben tener una cámara digital que tenga modo manual y una computadora para trabajar con archivos de fotografía digital.

Instructora:

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo. 

 

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4-Day Workshop: New Dates! September 24, 25 and October 8, 9, 10AM-5PM

Fee: $450 (covers all 4 days of the workshop, and 10 free darkroom hours valued at $150 are included with class registration)

The Bronx Documentary Center is pleased to announce a series of B&W workshops given by Brian Young, a master printer of gelatin silver B&W photography. The workshop, which can be taken individually or together over an eight-month period, will culminate in an exhibition of student work at the BDC. Students are free to follow any number of workshops as they develop and refine the content of their work, producing finely executed gelatin silver prints. The number of prints each student can produce will be in proportion to the number of workshops in which they participate.  Every enrolled student will have their work represented in the final exhibition, space permitting. 

This series of workshops will focus on student practice and critique and will include an editing of images workshop for publication/portfolio and a practical workshop on mat cutting for gallery presentation. We hope to also include portfolio reviews and critiques by invited professionals as well as a possible zine publication, depending on the number of enrolled participants. 

The goal of the combined workshops is to allow talented photographers devoted to analog film-based photography the opportunity to further their artistry, using the unique beauty of this medium. 

About Your Instructor

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive,The Train: NYC 1984. Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

About the Bronx Documentary Center

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is a non-profit gallery and educational space. The BDC has a state-of-the-art private black-and-white darkroom and Hasselblad X5 scanner available. 

Are you a BDC  member at the  Photographer/Filmmaker-level or Platinum-level? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

IMAGE: © Brian Young

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Photobook Design Masterclass

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5-Day Workshop: October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10AM-5PM

Register Here

Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a five-day photography book workshop with the award-winning Dutch photobook designers Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen from the Amsterdam/New York-based graphic design agency Heijdens Karwei.

This in-depth, hands-on masterclass will cover all the practical aspects of book making and walk you through the key steps you'll need to transform a set of single images Into a cohesive book. The workshops will cover the editing process; concept development; design issues like the choice of size, paper, grid and typography; and the printing process.

The workshop is designed for photographers who are interested in seeing a book project through from concept to the final book creation. At the end of the workshop, every student will have finished the dummy for their projected publication.

Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen have taught workshops all over the world. Van der Heijden, in talking about their work, has said, “... the photo book represents contemplation, solidity, something we can literally hold on to…The contemporary photo book can be seen as a visual novel.”

This workshop is limited to 12 students.

AIM OF THE WORKSHOP:

Through lectures, practical classes and individual project work,you’ll learn about the expressing your photographic vision.

Sessions 1-2: students share ideas and focus on the concepts for their books.

Sessions 3-5: each student works on their concept and creates a dummy of their book project.

REQUIREMENTS:

The workshop is aimed at photographers with a substantial project or body of work who are planning a publication. In addition to images, participants are encouraged to bring other materials that could potentially be incorporated into their publication, such as texts, graphic elements, etc.

View the full workshop schedule here.

At the end of the workshop, every student will have finished the dummy for their projected publication.

Instructors:

Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen are graphic designers and owners of Heijdens Karwei, a graphic design agency based in Amsterdam. The agency was responsible for the design of the World Press Photo yearbooks and exhibitions for more than fifteen years. Their award-winning photography books include Black Passport and Western Front – Stanley Greene, Diamond Matters and Via PanAm – Kadir van Lohuizen, Rape of a Nation – Marcus Bleasdale, Interrogations and War Sand – Donald Weber, War Porn – Christoph Bangert, Gold Coast and The Quickening – Ying Ang, REX – Zackary Canepari, Centralia – Poulomi Basu and recently The Poverty Line by Cow and Lin.

Sandra is the Art Director of Wordt Vervolgd, the monthly magazine of Amnesty International in the Netherlands. Teun is a professor of Visual Design and Hybrid Media at LUCA School of Arts in Genk, Belgium and a staff member at the Master of Arts in Photography and Society program of the Royal Academy in The Hague. They are also both faculty members at the International Center of Photography in New York.

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4-Day Workshop
November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, 14, 6-8PM
Register Here

Fee: $125

In this introduction to digital photography class, students will not only become more proficient with their cameras but will learn how to use composition and other photographic elements to craft stronger images. Students will also learn how to organize and edit their images using photo editing software.

Students are required to own their own DSLR cameras and computers for this course.

Instructor:

Salvador Espinoza is a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His work has won awards from The Queens Council on the Arts as well as The New York City Council and has been published in The New York Times, BBC News, Rolling Stone and NPR. He is currently a Teaching Artist at the Bronx Documentary Center.

 

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6 clases: 
25 de octubre, 8,15, 22, 29 de noviembre y 13 de diciembre, 6-9PM
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En este taller los participantes aprenderán cómo usar la cámara análoga de 35mm, revelar su propia película fotográfica y hacer impresiones en gelatina de plata en el cuarto oscuro del BDC. A través de demostraciones, asignación de tareas y críticas, los participantes ganarán confianza en usar la cámara análoga, composición en fotografía y en la realización de todos los procesos del cuarto oscuro.

El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras disponibles para los alumnos durante las horas de clase. Por supuesto que es preferible que los estudiantes tengan su propia cámara de film de 35mm para que puedan practicar en las horas fuera de clase.

Los estudiantes tienen que comprar su propia película fotográfica en blanco y negro y el papel para trabajar en el cuarto oscuro. El BDC tiene para la venta la película fotográfica y el papel, o podemos recomendar las tiendas en donde pueden ser comprados.

Biografías de los instructores:

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970.

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

 


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Black and White Film Photography Class in Spanish
6-Day Workshop: October 25, November 8, 15, 22, 29, and December 13, 6-9PM
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In this workshop, participants will learn how to use 35mm analog film cameras, develop their own film and make silver gelatin prints in the BDC’s darkroom. Through demonstrations, class assignments and critique, participants will gain confidence in using analog cameras, in composing photographs, and in performing all darkroom processes.

The BDC has a limited number of cameras available to loan students during class hours. Of course it is preferable that students have their own 35mm film camera so they can practice outside of class.

Students must purchase their own film and black and white paper to work in the darkroom. The BDC offers film and paper for sale or can recommend stores where it can be purchased.

Instructor Bios:

Mike Kamber has been a photojournalist and editor for over 30 years working for The New York Times and many other publications. He began shooting and processing black-and-white film in darkrooms in the 1970s.

Belinda Gallegos worked as a photographer for a union magazine for 17 years, taught photography to union members, and has been part of group photography exhibitions. 

 

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Unconfined

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Join Unconfined director and film subject Victor Pineda for a post-screening conversation with co-screenwriter and producer Zachary Kerschberg.

Confined to his room during Covid, Victor Pineda, an urban planner, activist, professor and filmmaker that uses a breathing machine 24/7, continues his search for what makes a life worth living. The documentary contrasts an earlier crisis in Victor's life and the expansive, chaotic trip he took to Varanasi, India with present-day meditative Vlogs that shed light on his life search for meaning.

Director: Victor Pineda
Screenplay: Jon Amiel, Zachary Kerschberg, Victor Pineda
Producers: Jon Amiel, Maria Florio, Zachary Kerschberg, Jim Lebrecht, Ray Lifchez, Stephen Nemeth, Victor Pineda

 

 

Bios:

Victor Pineda is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, urban planner, social entrepreneur, and globally recognized disability rights advocate. His films have screened at international festivals around the world, including the American Documentary Film Festival, Newport Beach International Film Festival, Marbella International Film Festival, Oaxaca Film Fest, and Boston Latino International Film Festival, among others. His last documentary, Beauty Factory, was acquired by Gravitas Ventures, had a worldwide release and is currently the #3 All-time bestseller on iTunes for Spanish Language Documentaries. He has additionally produced pieces for the United Nations, Paralympics, the Courage Center and the World Bank. He founded the Pineda Foundation/World Enabled, a global nonprofit that promotes the rights of people with disabilities. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA, is a two-time presidential appointee in the Obama Administration, and is the recipient of the Jefferson Award, a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to the United Arab Emirates, and the Tom Clausen Award for leadership in business and public policy. He is proudest of his ability to breathe deeply.

Zachary Kerschberg is a documentary and narrative filmmaker, whose films have screened at Cannes, SXSW, and the NYFF and have been distributed nationally and internationally on PBS, Cable Networks, and VOD platforms. His documentary Beauty Factory was distributed worldwide by Gravitas Ventures and his film Seeing the Full Sounding won the American Documentary Film Festival. He has created work for the United Nations, the World Bank, France24, Al Jazeera, and Doha Debates. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and a National Board of Review Grant, is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus and a former resident at SF Filmhouse. He holds an honors BA from UC Berkeley in Romance Languages and Literatures and an MFA in Dramatic Writing and Film Production from New York University

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10AM-4PM

Sign up to meet and get critiqued by the top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic and more.

You will have the chance to meet one-on-one for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

Sam Barzilay, Creative Director & Co-Founder of Photoville

Nina Berman, Columbia Journalism School, & Photographer/Filmmaker

Ben Brody, Director of Photography for GroundTruth and Report for America

Samantha Clark, Photo Editor, National Geographic

Jeffrey Furticella, Photo Editor, The New York Times

Natalia Jimenez, Photo Editor, The Washington Post

Jillian Kumagai, Visuals Editor, ProPublica

Marie Monteleone, Photo Editor, Bloomberg

Meghan Peterson, Deputy Photo Director, The Wall Street Journal

Simone Salvo, Artist & Visual Strategist

Tif NG, Magnum Foundation

Ariel Zambelich, Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top choices for reviewers ranking from 1 to 10. We will do our best to match you to your first selections.

Throughout the day, you can relax and enjoy yourselves in the BDC’s intimate community garden. The BDC will also provide lunch by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant.

BRONX SCHOLARSHIP

There are five scholarship spots available for Bronx-based photographers. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

• A short statement discussing your work and how the portfolio would be beneficial.

• 10 images from any body of work with captions. The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.

The scholarship application is due no later than 11PM on Monday, September 26th. Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note these submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision. Email info@bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7 day period will receive a refund of the registration price, not including Eventbrite's service fee.

**Please note that all reviewers are working professionals. In the event of last minute assignments or schedule changes, the BDC reserves the right to substitute reviewers.

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THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED

Join the BDC for a conversation with visual storyteller Marlaine Glicksman and curator and writer Catherine E. McKinley as they discuss African photographic archives and the social impact these photos and tools have had in the sociopolitical spectrum of a continent. 

This event is held in conjunction with our exhibition 'Congo in Conversation' on view at the BDC until October 16, 2022.

Bios:

Catherine E. McKinley is a curator and writer whose books include the critically acclaimed Indigo, a journey along the ancient indigo trade routes in West Africa, and The Book of Sarahs, a memoir about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s–80s. She’s taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. The McKinley Collection, featured here, is a personal archive representing African photographs from 1870 to the present.

Marlaine Glicksman is a visual storyteller: an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, photographer, and journalist who creates dramatic character-driven stories set in multicultural contexts both narrative and documentary and in moving images and still. Glicksman is the director/producer of THE COMMANDMENT KEEPERS, a documentary on the highly observant synagogue in Harlem. She has shot for Vibe, George, and Travel & Leisure, and writing appears in Al Jazeera, Hyperallergic, American Suburb X, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. She's currently a senior editor at Newsweek.


IMAGE: © Raissa Karama Rwizibuka 

 

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join the BDC for a book launch with anthropologist Sebastián Ramírez, co-author of a new book Madres Terra, published by RAYA Editorial. The book’s editor and publisher, Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, will moderate. 

Over the last seven years Carlos Saavedra, photographer, and Sebastián Ramírez, anthropologist, have worked with the Mothers of the False Positives of Soacha and Bogotá (MAFAPO) to memorialize the victims of the extrajudicial killings perpetrated by the Colombian army. The so-called False Positives were those who the Colombian armed forces kidnapped, executed and disguised as guerrilla fighters to create a fictitious war record. Officially, there have been 6,402 False Positives in Colombia. 

Saavedra, Ramírez, and MAFAPO collected the stories of the first women who reported the disappearances of their family members: they conducted interviews, took portraits, and collected their personal archives.

 

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Sebastián Ramírez is an anthropologist with a PhD from Princeton; he is currently  a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Health and Well-Being at Princeton’s School of Public Policy and International Affairs. His academic research focuses on issues of victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, mental health, and ideas of home and citizenship in the aftermath of violence. His work has been published in numerous specialized journals.

Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (1979) is an architect at the National University of Colombia -Manizales branch- with a MA (merit) in Photography and Urban Cultures coursed at Goldsmiths College, University of London after receiving a Colfuturo Scholarship. Santiago has photographed in South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and United States. His projects have been exhibited in over 80 individual and collective exhibitions, both national and international and he has earned various acknowledgments and distinctions. He took part in the 42nd Colombian National exhibition of artists; in the International Image Festival in Manizales; in Fototeca de Cuba; Trasatlántica-PhotoEspaña in Montevideo and Oaxaca; and in international art festivals in Istanbul and Venice, among others. Santiago has photographed for Villegas Editores, Revista Semana, UNHCR, MFO-Egypt, ICIPE-Kenya), CUCR-Goldsmiths. He runs workshops at Zona Cinco in Bogota-Colombia, La Havana-Cuba, New York-USA; in Cambodia for Don Bosco Vocational Center; and for National Geographic Student Expeditions in London-UK. He has published books as Solidarity In Colombia, London, Gap My Mind and Elefante Blanco. Currently, he is the author of the project 'COLOMBIA, tierra de luz (Land of Light)' which has been exhibited and presented at the DRCLAS@Harvard University, MIT and Emerson College in Boston, MA-USA. Director of CROMA Taller Visual and member of Colectivo +1. He is also Fujifilm’s X-Photographer.

IMAGE: © Flor Hilda Hernandez, Mother of Elkin Gustavo Verano Hernandez © Carlos Saavedra

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Join the BDC for a book launch with author Jill Jonnes, as she presents the 3rd edition of South Bronx Rising. Jonnes will be accompanied by writer Nilka Martell as they discuss the book’s publication and the impact these photographs have had in the Bronx. Ed García Conde will moderate the conversation.

Thirty-five years after this landmark of urban history first captured the rise, fall, and rebirth of a once-thriving New York City borough—ravaged in the 1970s and ’80s by disinvestment and fires, then heroically revived and rebuilt in the 1990s by community activists—Jill Jonnes returns to chronicle the ongoing revival of the South Bronx. Though now globally renowned as the birthplace of hip-hop, the South Bronx remains America’s poorest urban congressional district. In this new edition, we meet the present generation of activists who are transforming their communities with the arts and greening,  in projects like the restoration of the Bronx River. At the same time, real estate investors have noticed, setting off new gentrification struggles.

Bios:

Jill Jonnes is the author of Conquering Gotham, Empires of Light, and South Bronx Rising. She was named a National Endowment for the Humanities scholar and has received several grants from the Ford Foundation. 

Nilka Martell is a parks advocate, writer, and the founder of “Loving the Bronx”, an online resource that shares the history and culture of the Bronx.

Ed García Conde is a social media consultant and successful blogger. Working as a real estate appraiser since 1998 has enabled him to become fluent about the histories of the five boroughs of New York City as well as the current social and cultural transitions of these areas. A lifetime resident of Melrose in the South Bronx, García Conde has dedicated himself to social and environmental justice issues, which affect the neighborhood and the Bronx. Unhappy with mainstream media’s negative coverage of Melrose, the South Bronx, and the Bronx in general, he created websites to share the history and beauty of these neighborhoods and discuss with followers the issues that challenge the community, giving a voice to an otherwise voiceless neighborhood. His blog Welcome2TheBronx has become the most widely read and recognized Bronx blog (250,000 monthly visitors and a social media reach of 1.5 – 2 million weekly). Most recently, García Conde and Welcome2TheBronx received the distinction of being awarded New York City’s Historic District Council ‘Friend In the Media Grassroots Award’ in 2015. www.welcome2thebronx.com

Cover image © Michael Young 

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join the BDC for a free workshop with visual journalist Finbarr O’Reilly and photographer Arlette Bashizi as they introduce photographers to the fundamentals of photojournalism. During this workshop, participants will explore the elements and techniques that make a story compelling, and will be given as well as editing and presentation guidance.


Bios:

Arlette Bashizi is a freelance photographer based in Goma covering music, culture and daily life. She is a member of the Collectif Goma Oeil and the Congo Women’s Photographers Network.

Finbarr O’Reilly is an author and photographer who has spent the past 15 years living and working mostly in Africa and the Middle East. He began his journalism career as a writer in Canada and was based in West and Central Africa for Reuters between 2001 and 2012, covering conflict and social issues across the continent. He turned to photography in 2005 and in 2006 was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year. Finbarr has since won numerous top industry awards for his multimedia work and photography, which has been exhibited internationally. In 2019, he was chosen as the photographer for the Nobel Peace Prize exhibition. He has published long-term projects on Congo and Afghanistan and is among those profiled in Under Fire: Journalists in Combat, a documentary film about the psychological costs of covering war. The film won a 2013 Peabody Award and was shortlisted for a 2012 Academy Award. He was the Reuters senior photographer for Israel and the Palestinian Territories in 2014 and covered the July-August war from Gaza.

HEADER IMAGE: Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 27-28 2020. With schools closed during Congo’s period of confinement, and the city implementing regular power cuts, my 13-year-old sister Marie studies at home by the light of a mobile phone. © Arlette Bashizi for Fondation Carmignac

IMAGE (L-R): Mount Nyiragongo looms above the city of Goma in eastern Democratic of Congo on Sunday May 30, eight days after the eruption. Finbarr O’Reilly for Fondation Carmignac

 

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4-Day Workshop: November 12, 13, 19, 20, 10AM-5PM

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Fee: $600

Please note interested applicants must first submit work for review PRIOR to enrolling in the workshop. Please send a link to your online portfolio or samples from a project you have started (10 to 20 photos, jpegs or PDF's) to Joseph, at rodrigj@earthlink.net for review before enrolling.

This in-person advanced-level workshop is designed for photographers who seek to collaborate in an intimate way with a subject. In this workshop, students are urged to produce a visual essay that reflects something personal about both the subject and the photographer. We will also explore methods for getting to the heart of a place, a moment, a person, and a situation. A narrative single image (or series of photographs) has the potential to express perceptive ideas about the human experience and about different cultures.

Students are expected to come to class with an idea for a picture essay that could turn into a documentary project. If you’re working on a long- term project, please bring that work to the first class.

During the first class, the instructor will critique students’ previous work and discuss their story and visual essay ideas for the workshop. By the last class students will have produced an edit of 20 photos (A selects) as 5x7” prints comprising their final essay or project.

Instructor:

 

Joseph Rodríguez is a documentary photographer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He studied photography at the School of Visual Arts and the International Center of Photography’s Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program. Recent exhibitions of his work have taken place at Galleri Kontrast, Stockholm; the African American Museum, Philadelphia; the Fototeca, Havana; Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, Open Society Institute’s Moving Walls, New York; and the Kari Kenneti Gallery Helsinki. Joseph has taught at New York University, the International Center of Photography, and at universities in Mexico and Europe. 

IMAGE: © Joseph Rodríguez

 

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join the BDC for the closing reception of Congo in Conversation held in collaboration with Congo In Harlem and Maysles Documentary Center, the evening will showcase two short films by the multi-talented filmmaker and artist Maliyamungu Muhande.

There will be live music by the legendary Papa Titos Sompa accompanied by Nkumu Katalay, an appearance by photographer Louis Mendes, and Q&A led by Liz Kimbulu, founder of Bisonabiso.

After that, we'll break for Congolese food, provided by Maman Domitille and open the floor for further discussion with a program by New York Times Headway.

Bios:

Congo in Harlem is a series of films, art, panel discussions and special events focused on the history, politics, and culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of deepening our community's understanding of DR Congo through art and dialogue. The organization strives to present programs that encourage audiences to think critically and challenge their assumptions about Congo as well as discover Congo's culture and learn about its challenges. 

Maliyamungu Muhande is a Congolese artist and filmmaker, educator, and curator based in New York. Her documentary short, Nine Days a Week, about NYC street photographer Louis Mendes, screened at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, 2020 Doc NYC festival, and was selected by the 2020 National Board of Review. She is currently developing it into a feature-length film. She was recently the curatorial advisor to curator  Amy Rosenblum Martín for Adjani Okpu-Egbe’s exhibition Delegitimization and Solidarity: Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia, the Nera 10, and the Myth of Violent Africa, at ISCP, which Hyperallergic named one of NYC's Top 10 Exhibitions of 2021.

 

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Join the BDC for the opening event of the 8th Annual Women’s Film Series and a screening of Endangered by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing. Post-screening conversation with producer, Andalusia K. Soloff, and journalist and coordinator of the journalist organization Frontline Freelance Mexico, Analy Nuño. 

Endangered chronicles a year in the life of four journalists living and working in democratic countries where freedom of the press has historically been considered a “given.” Yet, as online misinformation proliferates and world leaders brazenly denigrate the press, distrust of traditional media is on the rise, and journalists are increasingly facing situations more typically encountered in war zones or autocratic states.

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Andalusia K. Soloff is a multimedia journalist based in Mexico City who specializes in state violence, migration, indigenous land struggles and gender-based murders in Latin America. In her reporting, Andalusia seeks to center the voices of those most affected by these crisis and violence by focusing on their human dignity and resilience. Her work has appeared on Democracy Now!, VICE News, HBO, AJ+, BBC, NBC, The Intercept, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, ZDF, and La Jornada. Andalusia is the author of Alive You Took Them, a graphic novel about the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students. She is the co-founder of the new journalist organization, Frontline Freelance México which advocates for freelancers rights and press freedom. Andalusia has been awarded The Intercept/ScreeningRoom/Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival short film grant, The IWMF Adelante Fellowship and the PRENDE Ibero Scholarship. When she’s not reporting, she carves linoleum prints, dj’s punk, hip hop and cumbia and rides her bike in the frightening Mexico City traffic. You can follow Andalusia on twitter or instagram @andalalucha.

Analy S. Nuño is an independent reporter based in Mexico, graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Guadalajara. Her work is developed mainly in human rights, disappeared, indigenous groups and defense of the territory. Her reports have appeared in Pie de Página and before in traditional media such as La Jornada Jalisco, Radiorama de Occidente and NTR Guadalajara. She is part of the Network of Journalists on Foot and Frontline Freelance Mexico. She studies the English and Arabic languages. She made special coverage of the Caravan of the South of the Movement with Justice and Dignity, the first movement to make visible the disappeared in Mexico; and the first restitution of ancestral lands to the Wixárika community of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán-Wuat+a and Tuxpan-Kuruxi Manawe, in Huajimic, La Yesca, Nayarit.

Rachel Grady is the co-director of Jesus Camp (Academy Award nominee), The Boys of Baraka (Emmy nominee), 12th & Delaware (Peabody Award winner), DETROPIA (Emmy winner), Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016 Sundance Film Festival), One of Us (2017 Toronto International Film Festival), and the Showtime docuseries, Love Fraud, which had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. 

Heidi Ewing is the co-director of Jesus Camp, The Boys of Baraka, 12th & Delaware, DETROPIA, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (Sundance Film Festival), One of Us (Toronto International Film Festival), and the series Love Fraud (Sundance Film Festival). Ewing’s first narrative feature, I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo), had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it won the jury and audiences awards in the NEXT section. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards and will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021.

 

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Join the BDC for a dual screening as part of the 8th Annual Women’s Film Series. Felicia Castro’s Assimilation sin Asimilacion and Grace Lee’s Off the Menu: Asian America will provide insight in the immigrant experience and the ways in which family, tradition, faith, and geography shape our relationship to food.

Off the Menu, a feature documentary, is a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples and farm of Asian Pacific America that explores how our relationship to food reflects our evolving communities.

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Felicia Castro is a Mexican-American artist working in painting and video. Her work explores meditative and material aspects of identity, assimilation, and family. She has exhibited in Southern New Mexico, Atlanta, Belarus and is in the permanent collection at the Roswell Visual Arts Center.

Grace Lee is an independent filmmaker who most recently produced and directed two episodes of the Peabody Award-winning ASIAN AMERICANS series as well as AND SHE COULD BE NEXT, POV’s first broadcast series about women of color transforming politics and civic engagement, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

Header Image: ©  Grace Lee
Interior Image: © Felicia Castro

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Join the BDC in collaboration with the Video Consortium for a closing reception of the 8th Annual Women’s Film Series. We will be screening: I Like Your Hair by Trisha Pickelhaupt, Born to Be (excerpt) by Tânia CyprianoThe Barrio Fridge by Nikki Dodd, and In the Body by Samantha Alvarez.

Tânia Cypriano's documentary Born to Be captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, Born to Be perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access - most importantly into the lives, joys and fears of the people at its center. 

Samantha Alvarez's In the Body is an experimental documentary: With their relationship at near breaking point, a mother and daughter attempt to close the void between themselves by examining a trauma from years before. A bold experiment in healing that will leave us all with newfound courage.

Nikki Dodd's The Barrio Fridge documents a community effort to combat food insecurity in Harlem, with a small public fridge that has become a precious resource.

Trisha Pickelhaupt's "I Like Your Hair" is an honest expression of what it feels like to exist as a bald woman in public spaces. Inspired by creative director Natalie Marinides' real life experiences with alopecia, this project was created in the hopes that the next time someone runs into a stranger with a physical difference, they know what they should — or mostly shouldn't say.

The evening will be an opportunity for filmmakers and viewers to connect, share experiences and highlight recent accomplishments, work, and news from women filmmakers.

Bios:

Nikki Dodd is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her DP experience ranges from primary cinematographer on the feature documentary PAT STEIR: ARTIST, to second camera on the PBS series EXTRA LIFE. Her other cinematography credits include documentaries featured on VICE, NY Times Op-Docs, The New Yorker and BRIC TV. As a director, her passion is for documentary filmmaking that deepens our understanding of nature and people in today’s global, interconnected world. She’s worked on documentaries for Netflix and PBS, along with directing short documentaries that have screened at film festivals both nationally and internationally. She was a 2021 Human Impacts Institute Fellow and a 2021 Video Consortium mentee. Nikki's recent work, THE BARRIO FRIDGE, a short documentary that she directed and shot, can be found in The New Yorker.

Trisha Pickelhaupt Originally from Buffalo, NY, she graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021. She is particularly inspired by films that blur the lines between reality and fiction, personal narrative-focused storytelling, comedy, music, psychology, and contemporary art.

Tânia Cypriano has been working between the United States and her native Brazil for over thirty years. Her films and videos have won international awards including Best Documentary at the Joseph Papp’s Festival Latino in New York, the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, and Fespaco in Burkina Faso.  They have also been shown around the world in places such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Hong Kong Arts Center, the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. Her television credits include working on documentaries for PBS, the History Channel, NHK in Japan, GNT in Brazil and Channel 4 in England. Tânia Cypriano has also been a grant recipient of the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Soros Documentary Fund, the Jerome Foundation, Experimental Television, and the National Latino Communication Center. She has served in productions for Bill Moyers, Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones and Nelson Pereira dos Santos. She has also co-organized film series with MoMA, the Anthology Film Archives, Exit Art, the Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo, and the Grazer Kunstverein in Austria.

Samantha Alvarez, an independent documentary and narrative filmmaker born and raised in the Bronx with six years of camera operating and video editing experience. Alvarez started her career as a multidisciplinary teaching artist. She now works as a video freelancer and is a recent alum of both the Bronx Documentary Center Films Fellowship and NBCU Academy Fellowship. She is a current fellow in Third World Newsreel’s 2022 Production Workshop. She received a BFA in Film at The City College of New York with a minor in Journalism and is continuing her studies there as a Film graduate student. Alvarez was recently named the 2022 NYWIFT Outstanding Woman Content Creator at the Nova Frontier Film Festival for her short mixed-media documentary, In the Body. The film premiered at the Francesca Beale Theater at Film at Lincoln Center, where it won the Best Directing in Documentary award. The Society of Professional Journalists also recognized Samantha as a video journalist finalist for the 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards.

The Video Consortium is a global network that supports, develops, and connects the world's video journalists and nonfiction filmmakers. Their volunteer-led community facilitates connections and opportunities through in-person events, online forums, industry resources, and educational programming.

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Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 East 151st Street, Bronx, NY 10455

Works of Art and Writing from northeastern U.S.-based Students Recognized in the 2022 National Awards Competition, along with a Selection of Works by Bronx-Based Regional Winners, will be on Display at the BDC Annex

Bronx Documentary Center announced today the second annual Bronx Artistry Showcase, on view at the Bronx Documentary Center Annex from November 4 – December 4, 2022. The Bronx Artistry Showcase is a special exhibition, free and open to the public during regular gallery hours, featuring more than 100 works of art and writing by northeastern U.S.-based students who received national recognition in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship program for creative teens—as well as a selection of works by Bronx-based participants who received regional recognition in the New York City Awards program. Aligned with the focus of the Bronx Documentary Center, the works featured in the exhibition have all received Scholastic Awards recognition in the Photography, Film & Animation, or Journalism categories.

On Friday, November 4th, the Bronx Documentary Center Annex will host an opening reception for students, family members, educators and community members. The event is free to attend and open to all, and will feature remarks, art-making stations, award-winning student film screenings, exhibition tours, student performances and giveaways.

Michael Kamber, Founder and Executive Director, the Bronx Documentary Center, said, “The Bronx Documentary Center is excited to partner with the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards on their student awards exhibition. The Scholastic Awards have spurred creativity and enormous pride in our students here in the Bronx; over the years these awards have been a springboard and encouraged careers in photography, the arts and journalism.”

Chris Wisniewski, Executive Director, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, said, “We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with the Bronx Documentary Center to advance our shared mission of celebrating creative teens. This year’s bold, brilliant works are a terrific representation of the inspiring entries from this year’s Scholastic Awards recipients, and we are eager to showcase them with our partners.”

In the 2021–2022 program year, students from all five boroughs grades 7–12 entered more than 11,000 works in 28 categories to the New York City regional program of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, representing nearly 300 schools. Nationally, more than 100,000 students submitted over 260,000 works of art and writing to the Awards. Less than 2,000 works received a National Medal, placing National Award recipients within the top 1% of all entries. All works were judged anonymously by accomplished creative and literary professionals based on originality, skill, and emergence of a personal vision or voice.

The New York City Regional Program of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is sponsored, in part, by Scholastic Inc., The Maurice R. Robinson Fund, Blick Art Materials, the Dedalus Foundation, the Wolf Kahn Foundation, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

About the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers 

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional creative talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Founded in 1923, the Awards program is the longest-running, most prestigious initiative of its kind, having fostered the creativity and talent of millions of students through opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. artandwriting.org

For educators interested in scheduling a class trip, please contact nyc@artandwriting.org.

Exhibition Dates: Friday, November 4, 2022 through Sunday, December 4, 2022

Gallery Hours: Thursday–Friday, 3:00–7:00 PM & Saturday–Sunday, 1:00–5:00 PM

Please note Gallery Hours on Thursday, November 24 through Sunday, November 27 are canceled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The New York City Regional Program of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is sponsored, in part, by Scholastic Inc., The Maurice R. Robinson Fund, BLICK Art Materials, the Dedalus Foundation, the Wolf Kahn Foundation, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

IMAGE: © Between Sisters, Photography by Adanna Taylor. Grade 11, Brooklyn Latin School, Brooklyn, NY.

 

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Saturday & Sunday, October 29-30, 2022
10AM-5PM
Registration is required

This two-day workshop will introduce photographers to the fundamentals of lighting, providing an overview of the three basic qualities of light–hard light, diffused light and reflected light.

Through hands-on demonstrations and shooting, participants will learn how to see and work with the direction and quality of light, including both artificial and daylight sources. You’ll learn how to shoot using lighting equipment, including electronic flash, continuous light and a range of light-shaping accessories. When you finish the workshop you’ll be proficient in using various lighting techniques and tools, and be able to determine the most effective lighting for each type of subject. No prior lighting experience is required. All materials and models are provided, but you should bring a digital camera to the workshop.

Skills this workshop will cover:

• Looking vs seeing

• Identifying 3 kinds of light

• Controlling direction of the light

• Using The Exposure Triangle wisely

• Using a light meter

• How to decide what light to shoot with

• Hands-on working with artificial light

• Both continuous light and electronic flash

• How lighting decisions define your style

• Finding inspiration in books & online

• Lots of exercises to create, see and manage the light you want for your photograph


Bio:

Andrew French is a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in New York City. He shoots editorial and commercial work; his clients include Food & Wine, TIME, House & Garden, and Esquire, among others. Andrew's work is largely influenced by many of the photographers he assisted early in his career, including Mary Ellen Mark, Ruth Orkin and Ilse Bing. Passionate about photography and the creative process, he enjoys teaching and sharing his knowledge. He teaches private photography and lighting workshops and is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography and New York University.

"Andrew French is as generous a teacher as one could hope to find. He is full of enthusiasm, a total nerd about lighting and gear and has the best eclectic library of photography books that you’ve never seen. A weekend with him is an absolute delight!"
—Amy Arbus

Are you a Photographer/Filmmaker Level or Platinum Level BDC member? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

IMAGES: © Andrew French

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AN EXPRESSION OF ABSENCE

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Magnum Foundation Opening Reception
Wednesday, October 26, 7-8:30PM
59 East 4th St, 7W, NY, NY 10003
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Bronx Documentary Center Opening Reception
Friday, October 28, 6-9PM
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bx, NY 10451
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The Bronx Documentary Center and Magnum Foundation present An Expression of Absence, an exhibit taking inspiration from poet Mahmoud Darwish and critic John Berger to explore the ways photography conjures absence to represent time, memory, disappearance, loss, and erasure. In a context where the legacies of colonialism and political instability have imbued notions of home and belonging with impermanence and nostalgia, how can what's within the frame point to the hidden and missing?

“No matter how near you come, you will remain distant. No matter how often you are killed, you will live. So do not think that you are dead there, and alive here. Nothing proves this or that but metaphor.” – Mahmoud Darwish, In the Presence of Absence

“A friend came to see me in a dream. From far away. And I asked him in the dream: ‘Did you come by photograph or train?’ All photographs are a form of transport, and an expression of absence.” – John Berger and Jean Mohr, A Seventh Man

The exhibit, which is divided in two parts displayed at the BDC and Magnum Foundation, features fifteen projects produced in the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP). Many of these works move from the exterior realms of the public and the political to the interior domains of the mind and body, while others explore absent histories whose spirits populate the present.

Founded in 2014 in the wake of the Arab Spring, ADPP provides support and mentorship to photographers from across the Middle East and North Africa, challenging entrenched stereotypes of the region. Since its founding, ADPP has supported over 86 photographers and formed an extended community of creative cross-pollination that circumvents geographies and political barriers. 

Featuring photography by: Abd Doumany I Ameen Abo Kaseem I Dania Hany I Hicham Gardaf I Maen Hammad I Nadia Bseiso I Omar Imam I Seif Kousmate I Thana Faroq I Zied Ben Romdhane
Exhibition site: Bronx Documentary Center,  614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Friday 3-7PM + Saturday-Sunday 1-5PM

Abdo Shanan I Amina Kadous I Rehab Eldalil I Salih Basheer I Sara Sallam
Exhibition site: Magnum Foundation, 59 East 4th St, 7W, New York, NY 10003
Gallery Hours: Thursdays 3-6PM

An Expression of Absence is curated by Roï Saade (2016 Arab Documentary Photography Program Grantee) and Rola Khayyat (2020 Magnum Foundation Fellow). It is co-produced by the Bronx Documentary Center and the Magnum Foundation, with ten photographers exhibited at the Bronx Documentary Center and five photographers exhibited at the Magnum Foundation.

ADPP is a joint initiative of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, the Magnum Foundation, and the Prince Claus Fund. ADPP’s mentors are photographers Tanya Habjouqa, Eric Gottesman, Randa Shaath, and Peter Van Agtmael. The program coordinator is Jessica Murray. To see more projects from ADPP, visit arabdocphotography.org

Magnum Foundation expands creativity and diversity in visual storytelling, activating new audiences and ideas through the innovative use of images. Through grant making, mentorship, and creative collaborations, we partner with socially engaged imagemakers exploring new models for storytelling. 

IMAGE:  Seliman holds the Khodary plant in his family garden in Gharba Valley, St. Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt. October 2020. Seliman manages an ecolodge with his cousins in Gharba valley but as the pandemic spreads throughout Egypt, less and less guests come to stay at the ecolodge and now the family redirects their focus on the family gardens. "We don't have Corona here, but we are affected by it. Look, these plants are our face masks." says Seliman. © Rehab Eldalil/2020

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

The Year of Magical Thinking

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*This performance is SOLD OUT!

Doors Open 6:30PM

Event starts at 7PM

Join Off-Broadway’s Keen Theater Company for the first New York revival of The Year of Magical Thinking by beloved author Joan Didion. This site-specific production is conceived and directed by Jonathan Silverstein, and starring Obie and Drama Desk Award-winner Kathleen Chalfant in a moving one-woman performance. 

Adapted from the best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking recounts Didion’s journey of loss, perseverance, and ultimately hope, using her signature wit to draw an intimate portrait of the resilience of the human heart.

This unique theatrical event will be brought directly to its audience, staged in non-traditional theater venues including living rooms, libraries, and other community spaces throughout New York City. The Year of Magical Thinking runs 90 minutes with no intermission. Find more information on Keen Company’s website here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in California and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Joan Didion (1934-2021) spent her adult life in New York and Los Angeles. Winner of the 2005 National Book Award, The Year of Magical Thinking is one of 13 books by Joan Didion. Her other books include Play It As It Lays, Democracy, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album, Salvador, Miami and Political Fictions. With her husband, John Gregory Dunne, she wrote the screenplays for such pictures as The Panic in Needle Park with Al Pacino, True Confessions with Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall, A Star Is Born with Barbra Streisand and Up Close & Personal with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which awarded her its 2005 Gold Medal in nonfiction. She also received the 1996 Edward MacDowell Medal, the 1999 Columbia Journalism Award and the 2002 George Polk Book Award. She contributed to various periodicals, most frequently The New York Review of Books.

ABOUT THE STAR
Kathleen Chalfant as Joan Didion:  In a career spanning more than five decades, Kathleen Chalfant’s performances on stage, screen and television have garnered her praise and acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Perhaps best known for her shattering portrayal of Vivian Bearing, a scholar battling cancer, in Wit, she received the Obie, the Drama Desk, the Lucille Lortel, the Outer Critics Circle, the Ovation, Connecticut Critics Circle, the Garland and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for her work. BROADWAY: Angels in America (Tony and Drama Desk nom.), Racing Demon, Dance With Me. OFF-BROADWAY: A Woman of the World, Wit (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Connecticut Critics Circle, Obie Awards), For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday, A Walk in the Woods (Drama Desk nom.), Tales from Red Vienna, Miss Ovington & Dr. Dubois, Talking Heads (Obie Award), Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Nine Armenians (Drama Desk nomination), Henry V (Callaway Award), and more.

ABOUT KEEN COMPANY
Keen Theater Company is a Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Off-Broadway company creating theater that connects. In intimate productions of plays and musicals, we celebrate the complexities of hope and the joys of the human condition. Keen also fosters mid-career playwrights through our Keen Playwrights Lab and mentors students from all five boroughs of NYC through our Keen Teens education program. In everything we do, Keen Company thrives through our welcoming ethos and community commitments. www.keencompany.org

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Registration Required Here

4-Day Workshop: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 10AM-5PM

Fee: $300 (covers all 4 days of the workshop, and 10 free darkroom hours valued at $150 are included with class registration)

The Bronx Documentary Center is pleased to announce the second in a series of six classes leading to a Salon Exhibition in June a series of B&W Fine Print workshops given by Brian Young, a Master Printer of Gelatin Silver B&W which over an eight month period would culminate in a Salon exhibition of students’ work at the BDC. Students are free to follow any number of workshops as they develop and refine the content of their work in finely executed gelatin silver prints. The number of prints from students (TBD) will be in proportion to their participation in the successive workshops but with every enrolled student having representation of their work in the Salon exhibition and with space permitting.

As this long term printing project progresses, there can be possible portfolio reviews/ critiques by invited professionals, editing of images workshop for publication/ portfolio and a practical workshop on mat cutting for gallery presentation. A possible proposal for a Zine publication is also being considered but dependent on participation. The success of such an undertaking rests with the participants and their enthusiasm to show their work to the public.

The goal of such a project is to allow talented photographers, who are devoted to analog film based photography, the opportunity let their work speak to the unique beauty of this medium, a educational photographic experience which the Bronx Documentary Center advocates within our ever present digital experience.

About Your Instructor

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive,The Train: NYC 1984. Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

Are you a BDC member at the Photographer/Filmmaker-level or Platinum-level? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

 

 

The Long Term B&W Gelatin Silver Printing Project image

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BDC Holiday Print Sale

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Find the perfect gift this winter at the Bronx Documentary Center's Holiday Print Sale, open online until December 16 at 12pm ET. The Print Sale features a selection of signed and limited-edition prints from some of the world's most acclaimed photographers and friends of the BDC.

Proceeds from these print sales help the Bronx Documentary Center bring free exhibits, after-school programs, fellowships, neighborhood events, and more, to our South Bronx community.

Header image: "Dreamer" by William Wegman, signed, limited-edition print

 

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📍: BDC , 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join the BDC for a book launch with author Carla Yovane, as she presents her photobook Tiempo de Vals. This event is held in partnership with Foto-Féminas, a platform promoting the works of Latin American and Caribbean women photographers.

Book Description:

During early 2018, I began portraying male prostitutes in Plaza de Armas in downtown Santiago, Chile. I talked to them, interviewed them and photographed them. Tiempo de Vals is a photographic essay portraying a rarely documented masculine world, capturing intimate and sometimes stormy  moments with male prostitutes and their male clients.  

CARLA YOVANE is a photographer and audiovisual producer from Santiago. Yovane is a member of Womenphotograph, Diversifyphoto and Fotofeminas. She is currently working on her photography book, Scars keep remembering what the mind forgets, to be released in April 2023 and recently launched her book Waltz Time. Her work has been exhibited in France, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Her work has been published in national and international magazines and press.

Foto Féminas is a platform established with the interest in promoting through monthly online features the work of female photographers working in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2015, Foto Féminas has organized and produced photo exhibitions in Argentina, China, Guatemala, Peru, Chile and Mexico. In 2016, the platform started Foto Féminas’ library which was created to continue her mission to celebrate and archive the work of female Latin American photographers. The mobile library has been displayed and exhibited at different art institutions and festivals in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

© Carla Yovane

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Holiday Portraits

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

As part of the Bronx Documentary Center’s ongoing Holiday Portraits, Bronx residents and families are invited to be photographed.
Each Bronx resident will receive a free 8x10 print.

 

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6 Classes
Saturdays: February 4, 11, 18, 11AM-2PM
Wednesdays February 22, and Mar 1, 8, 6-8PM

Price: $125. Financial aid is available.

In Digital Photography 2, students will expand their previous understanding of the digital camera and photo editing software. Students will learn to craft meaningful images using layered compositional elements, as well as how to develop their own photographic style. You will be introduced to project development, editing and sequencing and will be able to apply these lessons to developing a multi-image photo series for your final project.

All participants must have a DSLR camera and a computer.

Salvador Espinoza is a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His work has won awards from the Queens Council on the Arts and the New York City Council and has been published in The New York Times, BBC News, Rolling Stone and NPR. He is currently a Teaching Artist at the Bronx Documentary Center and Managing Director of Back to the Lab.

 

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6 Clases: Sábados

Febrero 18, 25, marzo 4, 11, 18, 25
10am a 1pm

Esta clase es para aquellos que tienen conocimiento básico del manejo de la cámara de 35mm, el revelado de película fotográfica, que han impreso negativos y que desean obtener más habilidades en la fotografía análoga y los procesos del cuarto oscuro.

A través de tareas, paseo fotográfico, asesoría en el salón y cuarto oscuro, el participante desarrollará la habilidad de controlar la imagen en blanco y negro.

El participante aprenderá sobre diferentes tipos de película y papel fotográfico y afinará su talento en composición y exposición.

La mayor parte del tiempo de esta clase se desarrollará en el cuarto oscuro ya sea revelando película fotográfica o imprimiendo negativos y tomando fotografías.

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras de 35mm para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuniquese at belinda@bronxdoc.org

Los estudiantes tienen que comprar su propia película fotográfica y el papel para trabajar en el cuarto oscuro. El BDC tiene para la venta la película fotográfica y el papel, o podemos recomendar las tiendas en donde pueden ser comprados.

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970.

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

 

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REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
5-Day Workshop: February 4, 5,10, 11,12 10AM-5PM
$300

The workshop comes with 10 free darkroom hours valued at $150.

The Bronx Documentary Center is pleased to announce the second in a series of six classes leading to a Salon Exhibition in June. Brian Young, a Master Printer of Gelatin Silver B&W photography, is teaching this series over a period of 8 months The classes will culminate in an exhibition of student work at the BDC in spring, 2023. Students are free to follow any number of workshops as they develop and refine the content of their work in finely executed gelatin silver prints. The number of prints from students will be in proportion to their participation in the workshops; every enrolled student will have their work represented in the exhibition, space permitting. All of the classes may include portfolio reviews/critiques by invited professionals, an image editing workshop for publication/portfolio and a workshop on mat cutting for gallery presentation.

Description

Although it may seem challenging, it’s possible (and relatively easy) to produce quality B&W negatives even at home. In this class you’ll learn how to produce consistent results with your negatives, which translate into predictable printing times, contrast,settings and desired tonal scale.

By practicing printing negatives you’ll be able to analyze the quality of your negatives for grain, contrast/density and tonal scale. Printing in the darkroom at BDC will be the final test of your effort...seeing the positive in a silver print. Using a film scanner/ inkjet printer is an alternate proofing option for those without an analog option. This class is ideal for anyone who wants to become ‘the master of their own analog fate’.

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, The Train: NYC 1984. Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

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REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Saturday, March 18 & Saturday, March 25, 10AM-5PM

Join us for a 2-day class where you’ll be immersed in learning the elements of design in imaging-making through using digital cameras, including mobile phone cameras. Emphasis will be placed on documentary photography and will encourage each student's creative vision through lectures, a documentary photography assignment, and discussions of each participant’s work. By familiarizing yourself with the basics of photography in the service of storytelling, you’ll be able to start creating your own photo stories.

Maximum Enrollment: 14 students

Session 1: Introduction to street photography, elements of design, documentary photography and curating one’s own work—lecture and discussion. Students get assignments for 2nd session: to document their homes or communities.

Session 2: Participants present their work; peer discussion of everyone’s work; a guest lecturer (the photo editor of SIPA/USA, a major international media agency) will discuss the process of working with a photo agency.

Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina author and photographer based in New York and Hong Kong particularly interested in the intersections of migration, climate change and human rights. She has exhibited worldwide, and won multiple grants and awards from, among others, the Pulitzer Center, the Magnum Foundation and the Open Society Moving Walls program. She was one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the World 2015 and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016, and is the author of the book We Are Like Air.

Website: www.xyzacruzbacani.com

Images: © Xyza Cruz Bacani

 

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Saturday, February 11 & Sunday, February 12, 10AM-5PM

Please note interested applicants must first submit work for review PRIOR to enrolling in the workshop. Please send a link to your online portfolio or samples of your work (10 to 20 photos, jpegs or PDF's) to Richard, at ohstop@bway.net and young@bronxdoc.org for review before enrolling.

This advanced-level workshop is designed for photographers who seek to learn how to perfect their street photography skills and instincts in this hands-on course. The most effective street photographers are poets, taking the pulse of their time. They wander the city streets in all seasons and in all weather, looking for luminous moments–the extraordinary within the ordinary.

This course will bring you closer to that ideal–while you learn how to see like a camera sees, through practicing camera operation techniques like zone focusing, wide angle lenses, and over- and underexposure. We’ll focus on manual settings so you can master both the technical and the artistic side of street photography. You’ll learn to frame your pictures precisely, looking through the viewfinder so that the edges of your pictures sing, and are as important as the center of the frame.

Every street photographer is unique–what do you see that nobody else sees? Do you want to move like a dancer in and out of the flow of the street or, like Garry Winogrand, do you stay in one place, and let the world come to you? The great Helen Levitt used a right angle finder to be invisible and non-confrontational. There are many approaches and we will explore them together.

My intention for this class is to carefully look at your work, critique it honestly, listen to your questions, show you examples of my work and that of others, and help you express the essence of your vision.

Richard Sandler is a street photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has directed and shot eight non-fiction films, including “The Gods of Times Square,” “Brave New York” and “Radioactive City.” Sandler’s still photographs are in the permanent collections of Brooklyn Museum, Center for Creative Photography - University of Arizona, Houston Museum of Fine Art, Museum of the City of New York, New York Historical Society, New York Public Library. He was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship for photography, a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship for Filmmaking, and a New York State Council on the Arts fellowship for Filmmaking. 'The Eyes of the City' was published by powerHouse Books in 2016.

IMAGE: © Richard Sandler

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6 Clases

Jueves

Marzo 23, 30 y abril 6, 13, 20, 27

Horario: 6-8:30pm

Precio: $125

A través de tareas fotográficas, lecciones y sesiones de crítica, los estudiantes exploran los aspectos técnicos y estéticos de la fotografía digital. Los estudiantes aprenderán los ajustes básicos en la cámara, los elementos de exposición, la composición y cómo organizar, construir y administrar un flujo de trabajo profesional. 

Requisitos: No se necesita experiencia previa en fotografía. 

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuniquese at belinda@bronxdoc.org

Instructora:

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo. 




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On Friday, February 17, Smita Sharma will introduce her book during the opening of the exhibition, with copies available for sale.

'We Cry In Silence’ is Smita Sharma’s seven-year-long investigation into cross-border trafficking of minor girls across India, Bangladesh, and Nepal for sex work and domestic servitude. The project focuses on highly organized trafficking rings, unveiling the vulnerability of these young women and why they become trafficking victims. The project aims both to understand this complicated issue and open a dialogue that might spur people to work towards solutions.

The project has resulted in a multilingual photo book published by FotoEvidence, with illustrations and resources to educate people about this global crime. The book is part of a larger campaign, which includes exhibitions, community events, and free distribution of a 12-page zine in Bengali, Hindi, and English to raise awareness. It is also being distributed to schools and college libraries in India and to anti-trafficking organizations in South Asia.

Smita Sharma is a Delhi-based award-winning photojournalist and visual storyteller. Sharma reports on critical human rights, gender, social justice, and environmental issues in her own community, as well as in the Global South on assignments for Human Rights Watch, National Geographic Magazine, TIME, and other publications. For more information, visit smitasharma.com

The FotoEvidence Association works at the intersection of human rights and photography through the FotoEvidence Book Award and the FotoEvidence W Award for a woman photographer. The organization aims to expand and support the work of FotoEvidence, a publishing house established in 2010, dedicated to documentary photography focused on human rights and social and ecological justice. For more information, visit fotoevidence.com

IMAGE: M., who is now 18, waits for a train with her cousin in South 24 Parganas, a largely poor district in West Bengal with a high incidence of trafficking. A man M. met in a class sold her to a brothel in Delhi. She managed to call her father and was rescued by police with help from a nonprofit called Shakti Vahini. “This incident is a dark episode in my life,” M. said. “When I came home, I was scared and ashamed. But I am not afraid anymore.” © Smita Sharma 

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On View: Feb 11 - Mar 26, 2023

The Eyes of the City, the first major retrospective of legendary New York street photographer Richard Sandler, will be on display at the Bronx Documentary Center. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, February 11th. The exhibition will feature work from his monograph, The Eyes of the City, along with never-before-seen prints from his extensive archive.

With an incisive eye and peerless craft, Sandler prowled the streets of New York from the late 1970s until September 11, 2001, capturing a changing city, with its dramatic juxtapositions of class and race laid bare in his frame. Sandler is among the all-time greats of street photography; his work has been praised as “at once political, aesthetic, and emotionally stirring,” by LensCulture, with photographs that take viewers on “a wild and wandering journey,” according to The Washington Post.

In addition to Sandler’s prints, a trilogy of his first-person documentary films will be shown at the exhibition: The Gods of Times Square, Sway, and Brave New York. Sandler’s films capture the essence of Times Square and the East Village in the 90s as these quintessential parts of New York City faced gentrification and real estate speculation, forcing many New Yorkers from the neighborhoods they once inhabited.

Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM & Sat-Sun 1-5PM
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Richard Sandler is a street photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has directed and shot eight non-fiction films, including “The Gods of Times Square,” “Brave New York” and “Radioactive City.” Sandler’s still photographs are in the permanent collections of Brooklyn Museum, Center for Creative Photography (University of Arizona), Houston Museum of Fine Art, Museum of the City of New York, New York Historical Society, and the New York Public Library. The Eyes of the City was published by powerHouse Books in 2016.

IMAGE: © Richard Sandler

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Artist Talk: Rafael Vilela

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Brazilian photographer Rafael Vilela presents his ongoing project “Forest Ruins", about the effects of the climate crisis and urban growth on Brazil’s indigenous peoples at the Bronx Documentary Center on Friday, February 3rd.

“Forest Ruins” addresses the role of cities in the climate crisis from the Guarani Mbyá Indigenous people's perspective in São Paulo, Brazil. Telling the unrevealed story of the Guaranis on the edges of the largest city on the continent is a provoking reminder about Western consumption habits and environmental decline, but it also shows how Guarana philosophy, culture and traditions offer alternative paths of existence and resistance to a development model. Vilela started this research 2 years ago with the support of National Geographic Society and a selection of the images produced were published in the book Red Flag, winner of the World Press Photo 2021 Book Award.

Rafael Vilela is an independent Brazilian photographer currently reporting on the climate and economic crises in his country. He was one of the founders of Midia NINJA, an online media and journalism website with more than 8 million followers. His photographs are part of the São Paulo’s Museum of Modern Art permanent collection. He was nominated for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and his photos have appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, VICE, The Intercept and National Geographic. Vilela was awarded a CatchLight Global Fellowship in 2022.  

IMAGE: © Rafael Vilela

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On Monday, February 13, the BDC will present a screening of The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, a documentary by filmmakers Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes. A Q&A with the filmmakers moderated by Joshua Freeman, Distinguished Professor of History at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, will follow.
 
In this feature-length documentary, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney reexamines the story of modern American capitalism from the middle of the last century, when wealth was shared more equitably, to today, when CEO’s earn upwards of 800 times more than their average employees. What happened? What Abigail learns - about racism, corporate power and the American Dream, is eye-opening, unexpected, and inspiring in that it begins to imagine a path to a fairer future for everyone.
 
Bronx Residents can attend for FREE by providing their Zip Code at Checkout. Seating is limited.
 
 
 
 
SPEAKERS
 
ABIGAIL E. DISNEY | DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Abigail E. Disney advocates for real changes to the way capitalism operates in today’s world. As a philanthropist and social activist, she has worked with organizations supporting peacebuilding, gender justice, and systemic cultural change. She is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and Co-Founder of Fork Films, a nonfiction media production company, which produces original documentaries and the podcast “All Ears.” Her latest film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, which she co-directed with Kathleen Hughes, made its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
 
KATHLEEN HUGHES | DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
An award-winning producer, director, and writer, Kathleen first teamed up with Abigail E. Disney as the co-director and producer of The Armor of Light, which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. It won an Emmy and was shortlisted for a 2017 Peabody Award. On the subject of inequality, she spent more than 21 years as a director, producer, and writer on the award-winning series of Bill Moyers/PBS Frontline films tracking two families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as they struggled to hold on in an economy that no longer rewards hard work. The final installation was called Two American Families. From 2008-11 she served as the Executive Producer of WNET’s multi-platform series Blueprint America. At Blueprint, she oversaw the creation of reports about America’s crumbling infrastructure for a wide range of public media outlets including PBS NewsHour, National Public Radio, Bill Moyers’ Journal, Now on PBS, and Need To Know. Her Emmy Award-winning, 90-minute PBS/Bill Moyers investigation into the media’s coverage of the Bush Administration’s case for invading Iraq, “Buying The War” was called “one of the most gripping and important pieces of broadcast journalism this year” by The Washington Post. She has produced, directed, and/or written many Moyers documentaries, as well as films for PBS Frontline and ABC News Turning Point.
 
JOSHUA FREEMAN | PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Professor Freeman received a B.A. from Harvard University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers University. He previously taught at Columbia University and the College at Old Westbury, SUNY. He has written extensively about the history of labor, modern America, and New York City. His books include Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World; Working-Class New York: Life and Labor since World War II; American Empire: The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home; In Transit: The Transport Workers Union in New York City, 1933-1966. He is the co-editor (with Steve Fraser) of Audacious Democracy: Labor, Intellectuals, and the Social Renewal of America. Dr. Freeman has appeared in several television documentaries, including the American Experience episode, “Blackout,” and 'Ric Burns’ New York'. He has consulted for unions and for the New York City Central Labor Council on strategy and internal education.
 
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6 Clases: Viernes

Mayo 19 y 26, junio 2, 9, 16, 23,  6-9pm

Precio: $125

Ubucación: BDC Annex, 364E Calle 151 Bronx, NY

En este taller los participantes aprenderán cómo usar la cámara análoga de 35mm, revelar su propia película fotográfica y hacer impresiones en gelatina de plata en el cuarto oscuro del BDC. A través de demostraciones, asignación de tareas y críticas, los participantes ganarán confianza en usar la cámara análoga y en la realización de todos los procesos del cuarto oscuro.

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras de 35mm para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuniquese at belinda@bronxdoc.org

Los estudiantes tienen que comprar su propia película fotográfica y el papel para trabajar en el cuarto oscuro. El BDC tiene para la venta la película fotográfica y el papel, o podemos recomendar las tiendas en donde pueden ser comprados.

Biografías de los instructores:

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970.

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

 

 

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The Gods of Times Square

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'The Gods Of Times Square' was shot over a six-year period that witnessed a radical transformation of "the Crossroads of the World." Gone now are the mom-and-pop stores, squeezed out by a real estate gold rush. Gone too are the colorful characters who made Times Square a "Speaker's Corner." The Gods of Times Square thus records a moment in New York City history when the place most identified with free speech and free spirits, changed from a democratic, inter-racial, common-ground, to a corporate-controlled soulless theme park. Now the choices are fewer, the prices are higher, and the "sin" is gone. The fabled "white way" now plays host to the newest of Gods: Mickey, Minnie and Goofy on one corner, Bugs Daffy and Porky on the other. Directed and produced by Richard Sandler.
 

Please note this film contains strong language and adult content and isn't suitable for children.

Current Exhibition 'The Eyes of the City: Richard Sandler' on view at the BDC until March 26, 2023

Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM & Sat-Sun 1-5PM

BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Richard Sandler is a street photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has directed and shot eight non-fiction films, including “The Gods of Times Square,” “Brave New York” and “Radioactive City.” Sandler’s still photographs are in the permanent collections of Brooklyn Museum, Center for Creative Photography (University of Arizona), Houston Museum of Fine Art, Museum of the City of New York, New York Historical Society, and the New York Public Library. The Eyes of the City was published by powerHouse Books in 2016.

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Nikos Pilos

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Nikos Pilos has documented the migrant crisis in Europe for years, from the closing of the borders along the Balkan migration route to the refugee camps of his native Greece. Following a group of Yazidi migrants who survived the ISIS massacre in Sinjar, northern Iraq, Pilos documented their search for safety as they faced persecution, even from other migrants, as a religious minority in the camps of the Mediterranean. Finally, he arrived in Athens to document “Prosfygika,” the largest residential squat in Europe, where migrants from a range of backgrounds and religious affiliation came together to survive.

He will present a series of short documentary films he made over the course of his work, along with a selection of his photography.

Nikos Pilos is an Athens-based, award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker. He has traveled extensively to document war, natural disasters, poverty, socioeconomic struggle and cultural shifts. His work regularly appears in leading international newspapers and magazines and has been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States.

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Everyday Bronx

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On View: March 31 - May 14, 2023

Everyday Bronx is a Bronx-themed Instagram account with more than 45,000 followers. It’s part of The Everyday Projects, a global initiative to amplify local voices and champion a collective, grassroots form of storytelling. Founded in 2014, Everyday Bronx exclusively features photographs from its followers, and rewrites the narrative of the Bronx, one photo at a time, telling the complex stories from often-overlooked daily lives in the borough. The BDC curated the exhibition in collaboration with Rhynna M. Santos, a Puerto Rico-born documentary photographer living and working in the Bronx, who leads a five-member volunteer team that posts images every day of the year on Everyday Bronx.

The exhibition will feature more than 50 photographs and video displays, mostly done on cellphones, from what has become an important online archive of Bronx life. By encouraging followers to photograph their neighborhoods, Everyday Bronx fosters artistic expression from a range of individuals, not just trained photographers, and creates a unique online archive of documentary images of the Bronx. The photos and videos portray the real Bronx, dispelling misconceptions about the borough.

The exhibit’s opening night will feature music by DJ KayKay47, breakdancing by Bboy Pollo and Mantis, and graffiti by KayLove BX––celebrating the history of the Bronx as the birthplace of hip-hop and its role as an epicenter of creative art, music, and dance.

Rhynna M. Santos is a Puerto Rico-born documentary photographer and teaching artist living and working in the Bronx. Ms. Santos’ art captures the beautiful, painful, funny, and endlessly complex lives and perspectives of people of color in her community. She is the founder of the Bronx Women’s Photo Collective and curator for the Instagram feed Everyday Bronx. Her work has been published in The New York Times and featured in Photoville and PhotoEspaña festivals among others.

📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

IMAGE: © Chantal Heijnen


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Portfolio Review

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Sign up to meet and receive critiques from top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic and more.

You will have the chance to meet one-on-one for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

• SAM BARZILAY, Creative Director & Co-Founder of Photoville

• NINA BERMAN, Columbia Journalism School & Photographer/Filmmaker

• MAÏA BOOKER, Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal

• BEN BRODY, Director of Photography for GroundTruth & Report for America

• JIM ESTRIN, Photo Editor, The New York Times

• GAIL FLETCHER, Photo Editor, The Guardian

• JEFFREY FURTICELLA, Photo Editor, The New York Times

 ALICE GABRINER, Independent Editor/Coach

• NATALIA JIMENEZ, Photo Editor, The Washington Post

• KAREN MARSHALL, Chair of the Documentary Practice & Visual Journalism Program at The International Center of Photography

• SYLVIA KANG, Photo Editor, TIME

• MARIE MONTELEONE, Photo Editor, Bloomberg

• TIF NG, Magnum Foundation

• SIMONE SALVO, Artist & Visual Strategist

• ARIEL ZAMBELICH, Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Prior to the review, the BDC will ask you to submit your top choices for reviewers ranking from 1 to 10. We will do our best to match you to your first selections.

Throughout the day, you can relax and enjoy yourselves in the BDC’s intimate community garden. The BDC will also provide lunch by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant.

BRONX SCHOLARSHIP

There are five scholarship spots available for Bronx-based photographers. To apply for the scholarship, please send the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

• A short statement discussing your work and how the portfolio would be beneficial.

• 10 images from your work with captions. The images need to be lo-res .jpg files zipped in a folder with your name. The zipped folder should be attached to the email with your statement or sent via WeTransfer.

The scholarship application is due no later than 11PM on Wednesday, April 26th. Submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. Please note that the submissions will not be judged by BDC staff or volunteers; professional photo editors will be making the final decision. Email info@bronxdoc.org if you have any questions.

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7-day period will receive a refund of the registration price, not including Eventbrite's service fee.

**Please note that all reviewers are working professionals. In the event of last-minute assignments or schedule changes, the BDC reserves the right to substitute reviewers.

Image: © Michael Young

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In this 2-day weekend workshop, you’ll learn to strengthen and heighten your on-going projects with a variety of effective techniques. We’ll go over editing and sequencing, help you better articulate and communicate the intention/s lying behind your work, and explore ways you can reach potential audiences. Each day will include both individually-focused mentoring and group critique. Our goals for the workshop are to nurture your creative voice, provide candid feedback, offer new perspectives on your work, and prepare you for changes in the professional landscape for photographers.

Photo editors Elizabeth Cheng Krist and Alice Gabriner have viewed and analyzed millions of images over their careers, and have worked for decades with a range of diverse photographers producing stories at publications, curating exhibits, and editing books.

Elizabeth Cheng Krist was a Senior Photo Editor with National Geographic magazine for over 20 years and is a founding member of the Visual Thinking Collective. She is on the boards of Women Photograph and the W. Eugene Smith Fund, and advises the Eddie Adams Workshop. Recently she has been working with CatchLight, Apple, and National Geographic again.

Alice Gabriner’s long career at TIME, the Obama White House, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker has given her a unique perspective on changes in the profession. She is currently a faculty member at The International Center of Photography (ICP).

Class Limit 12 students

One week before the workshop, participating photographers will send 50 -100 captioned images (including video clips) by WeTransfer or Dropbox, along with a rough project description.

Photographers will bring to the first day’s session 4x6 printouts (paper prints are fine) of their top 50 pictures.

Image: © Michael Young

 

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#EverydayBronx

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Join the team behind Everyday Bronx for a panel discussion of the exhibition based on their Instagram account, which celebrates the daily life and beauty of the Bronx. Team members Rhynna M. Santos (@rhynnasantos), Edgar Santana (@esantana), Heriberto Sanchez (@atraves_del_lente) and Kayla Beltran (@kmbhoney) will discuss the process of running the account, along with Bronx-based photographer, Michael Young (@mgyoungphotography), a frequent contributor to the feed.

The discussion will be led by Sonyi Elena Lopez (@sovereigngee), a Dominican-born, South Bronx-bred producer and community journalist, currently a Video News Production Fellow at Democracy Now!.

This event is in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's exhibition 'Everyday Bronx' on view from March 31 through May 14, 2023. The opening reception will be held March 31, from 6-9PM, at 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451.

 

© Courtesy of Sonyi Elena Lopez


HEADER IMAGE: © Heriberto Sanchez

 

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Peter Bialobrzeski

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“‘The sky had the color of a TV set switched to a dead channel.’ The first sentence of William Gibson’s dystopian novel Neuromancer (1984) was the inspiration for my first series of photographs dealing with the issue of fast growing cities in Asia,” writes photographer Peter Bialobrzeski.

Join Bialobrzeski as he discusses work from his CITY DIARY series at the BDC, presenting photos made during his visits to cities around the world, from Bangkok to Budapest, and touching on his unique approach to photographing urban spaces around the world, placing distant cities in conversation with each other.

Peter Bialobrzeski studied photography at the Folkwangschule in Essen and the LCP in London. In the last seventeen years he has published twenty–one books and had exhibited and given workshops around the world. He has won several awards, including the World Press Photo Award 2003 and 2010, and the Dr. Erich Salomon Award from the German Society of Photographers. 

IMAGE: CITY DIARY © Peter Bialobrzeski

 

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4-Day Workshop: April 15, 16, 22, 23, 2023, 10AM-5PM

The workshop comes with 10 free darkroom hours valued at $150.

The Bronx Documentary Center is pleased to announce the second in a series of six classes leading to a Salon Exhibition in June. Brian Young, a Master Printer of Gelatin Silver B&W photography, is teaching this series over a period of 8 months. The classes will culminate in an exhibition of student work at the BDC in spring, 2023. Students are free to follow any number of workshops as they develop and refine the content of their work in finely executed gelatin silver prints. The number of prints from students will be in proportion to their participation in the workshops; every enrolled student will have their work represented in the exhibition, space permitting. All of the classes may include portfolio reviews/critiques by invited professionals, an image editing workshop for publication/portfolio and a workshop on mat cutting for gallery presentation.

Description

Although it may seem challenging, it’s possible (and relatively easy) to produce quality B&W negatives even at home. In this class you’ll learn how to produce consistent results with your negatives, which translate into predictable printing times, contrast, settings and desired tonal scale.

By practicing printing negatives you’ll be able to analyze the quality of your negatives for grain, contrast/density and tonal scale. Printing in the darkroom at BDC will be the final test of your effort...seeing the positive in a silver print. Using a film scanner/ inkjet printer is an alternate proofing option for those without an analog option. This class is ideal for anyone who wants to become ‘the master of their own analog fate’.

Brian Young is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, The Train: NYC 1984. Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.



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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

El Equipo (The Team)

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BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Join filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz for a screening of his documentary El Equipo, which chronicles the history-making collaboration between Dr. Clyde Snow, a legendary forensic scientist originally from Texas, and a group of Argentine university students who would form the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. This group revealed the truth to Argentine families about their disappeared loved ones, generating evidence that led to the conviction of hundreds of perpetrators in and out of government. The film chronicles this groundbreaking scientific team’s work up to present day Mexico, where members of the team have faced threats, spying and official attempts to discredit their work.

Bio

Bernardo Ruiz is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated documentary director/producer; he has directed and produced four feature documentaries through his production company, Quiet Pictures. He has also directed and produced a host of nonfiction programming for outlets as varied as Disney+, ESPN, HBO, VICE and PBS.  His credits as director include The Infinite Race (ESPN’s 30 for 30, 2020), Harvest Season (Independent Lens, 2018), Kingdom of Shadows (Participant Media, POV, 2016), and Reportero (POV, 2013).

IMAGE: © El Equipo

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The UnRedacted

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BDC Annex, 364 E. 151 St., Bronx, NY 10455

Join the BDC for a screening and discussion of Meg Smaker’s documentary, The UnRedacted, a film that focuses on a group of Yemeni men that were trained by al-Qaeda, imprisoned in Guantanamo, and then sent to the world’s first rehabilitation center for “terrorists,” located in Saudi Arabia. Filmed at the rehab center over three years, with unprecedented access, this film is a complex and nuanced exploration of the men we have heard so much about but never heard from.

The screening of The UnRedacted will be followed by director Meg Smaker in conversation with author Sebastian Junger and an audience discussion.

Bios

Meg Smaker received an MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University. As a filmmaker Meg likes to explore controversial subjects from unorthodox viewpoints. Her films have won numerous awards, including Best Short Documentary at SXSW (South By Southwest) and a Student Academy Award. Meg was featured in the Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Gen” issue as one of the film industries most promising new nonfiction filmmakers, and in 2021 Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” The Unredacted premiered at Sundance in 2022 to rave reviews from film critics.

Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, Fire, A Death in Belmont, War, Tribe and Freedom.   As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film Restrepo, a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim Hetherington), was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Junger has since produced and directed three additional documentaries about war and its aftermath. Junger is the founder and director of Vets Town Hall.

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📍: BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Composed entirely of photographs cut out from print editions of The New York Times over a 40-year period, Alan Berliner’s Letter to the Editor is the layered and nuanced musings of a news junkie, and the culmination of the filmmaker’s decades-long love affair with the printed newspaper. With both solemn seriousness and visual whimsy, the film explores the declining role (and impending disappearance) of the newspaper in the face of transformative advances in media and digital technology.

To attend this event a donation of $5 to $10 dollars is suggested.

Bio:

Alan Berliner is an independent filmmaker and experimental documentarian, known for his personal cinematic essays, including The Family Album, The Intimate Stranger and Nobody’s Business. A recipient of Rockefeller, Guggenheim and Jerome Foundation Fellowships, Berliner has won three Emmy awards and exhibited his films at festivals around the world.

IMAGE: © Alan Berliner

 

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Missing Them

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Please join the BDC for a community event in collaboration with THE CITY and the Working Theater. This will also be a closing reception of the Missing Them exhibit with Photoville and all are welcome to attend.

There will be a live theatrical performance of an excerpt of the Missing Them play directed by Reza Salazar. The play, originally produced by Working Theater in 2021, celebrates the people who made New York the city we love, but are no longer with us. Conversation and sharing will follow. Refreshments will be provided.


ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

THE CITY’S MISSING THEM project began in the spring of 2020 with a clear goal: to track down every New Yorker who died of COVID-19 and tell a story about their life. COVID-19 disproportionately affected Black and Latino people — yet the stories in traditional obituary pages skewed white and male.

By turning to local communities to crowdsource stories, the MISSING THEM team created a memorial that more accurately reflects the makeup of New York City. The project has published more than 500 obituaries, and recorded another 2,100 names of people who died of COVID.

Following tips generated by the project, MISSING THEM also led to exposés on the pandemic response in city jails, in nursing homes and on Hart Island — the city’s potter’s field, where an estimated 1 in 10 New Yorkers who died of COVID-19 in 2020 are buried. THE CITY also collaborated with Working Theater to create and produce an online theatrical performance based on stories and interviews collected by the project.

Now, three years on, THE CITY is partnering with Photoville to bring stories, obituaries and photos of New Yorkers who died to the South Bronx and Elmhurst, Queens — two neighborhoods that were heavily impacted by the pandemic. COVID has now killed more than 45,000 New Yorkers. The constellation of stories from the project helps to put faces and names to this devastating figure, and to help New Yorkers heal.


OUR PARTNERS

THE CITY launched in April 2019 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan, digital news platform dedicated to hard-hitting reporting that serves the people of New York. Learn more here.

PHOTOVILLE is a New York-based non-profit organization that works to promote a wider understanding and increased access to the art of photography for all.

WORKING THEATER was founded in 1985 and is New York’s only off-Broadway theater company dedicated to creating and producing theater for, about, and with working people. Learn more here.

Image: © Zakiyyah Woods

 

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BJPL Year-End Exhibition 2023

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Middle School Opening Reception:
Thursday, June 1st, 6-8 PM
Presentations begin at 6 PM

High School Opening Reception:
Friday, June 2nd, 6-8:30 PM
Presentations begin at 6 PM

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is proud to present the work of the 11-to-18-year-old Bronx Junior Photo League (BJPL) students in their annual year-end exhibition. From June 1-18, over 50 images will be on view at the Bronx Documentary Center’s Annex gallery at 364 E 151st Street, Bronx, NY, 10455. 

Through their lenses, these young photographers have documented a diverse range of subjects, delving into themes of loneliness and resilience, capturing their experiences at music shows, exploring the color blue, and revealing the profound connections and emotions they found in the streets. Their photographs take us on a visual journey through the subcultures and vibrant communities of the South Bronx. These empathetic images offer a unique glimpse into the artistry and vision of each BJPL participant.


In 2022, the BDC added a video class to its education programs. Five 11th and 12th-grade students, Adanna Taylor, Steven Jimenez, Itzel Robles, Tanvir Kaur, Daniel Lucero, produced "onefiftyseven" a documentary about a community centered around a skate park in the South Bronx. It is a celebration of a special place and the people who made it what it is today, a vibrant and inclusive community that continues to inspire and attract new generations of skaters and friends. Through a mix of archival footage from the early days of the park, juxtaposed with present-day footage, the documentary highlights the intergenerational bond formed through skateboarding and celebrates the resilience and creativity of the South Bronx community. Watch the "onefiftyseven" trailer here.



Exhibition on view at the BDC Annex, 364 E 151st Street, Bronx, NY, 10455

Gallery Hours: Thurs-Fri, 3-7 PM; Sat-Sun 1-5 PM
Free admission

HEADER IMAGE: © Daniel Lucero 
INTERIOR IMAGES: © Jody Ann Thomas; Ryan Cruel / Bronx Documentary Center
BOTTOM IMAGE: © Film still from “onefiftyseven” © Adanna Taylor, Steven Jimenez, Itzel Robles, Tanvir Kaur, Daniel Lucero / Bronx Documentary Center

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2-Day Workshop: Saturday, July 8 & Sunday, July 9, 2023, 10AM-5PM
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In this workshop, led by portrait and lifestyle photographer Andrew French, you'll learn to perceive light in a new way and the techniques to use that perception in your creative work!

The first day of class will take place in French’s daylight studio near Union Square, where we will spend time analyzing the use of light – its direction, intensity and quality. You'll learn about the unique history of daylight studios, and why shooting in a daylight studio offers a completely different photographic experience than other studios. We’ll also have plenty of time to shoot portraits in the studio, so you can see the difference for yourself.

On the second day which will take place at the BDC Annex, we'll look at contemporary portable TTL battery flash units that you can put on your camera or on a stand. The technology and accessories allow you to quickly find and create unique looks and innovative uses of light for shooting street, documentary or portrait photos on location or outside. We'll compare several units, including Profoto, Westcott, Godox, and Flashpoint, as well as various accessories.

You'll have ample opportunity to test and compare the units when we go outside to shoot.

Andrew French is a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in New York City. He shoots editorial and commercial work; his clients include Food & Wine, TIME, House & Garden, and Esquire, among others. Andrew's work is largely influenced by many of the photographers he assisted early in his career, including Mary Ellen Mark, Ruth Orkin and Ilse Bing. Passionate about photography and the creative process, he enjoys teaching and sharing his knowledge. He teaches private photography and lighting workshops and is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography and New York University.

"Andrew French is as generous a teacher as one could hope to find. He is full of enthusiasm, a total nerd about lighting and gear and has the best eclectic library of photography books that you’ve never seen. A weekend with him is an absolute delight!"—Amy Arbus

Are you a Photographer/Filmmaker Level or Platinum Level BDC member? Email development@bronxdoc.org to receive a 20% code to attend this workshop.

 © Andrew French

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Latin American Foto Festival

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The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) will hold its 6th annual Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF) from July 13- 30, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers, with their work displayed throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

Artists featured include: Audrey Cordova | Federico Ríos Escobar | Natalia Favre | Zahara Gómez | Nicole Kramm | Cuerpas Reales, Hinchas Reales | Sonia Madrigal | Mayra Martell | Project MiRA | Musuk Nolte | Nuevayorkinos | Fernanda Pineda | Ángela Ponce | María Jesús Folil Pueller | Greta Rico

The Festival will include works from Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela–photographs representing long-term projects on missing persons; femicides; indigenous people's rights; trans rights; youth exodus; Venezuela through young girls’ eyes; women soccer fans, and Latino and Caribbean contributions to Hip Hop culture. As part of the Festival, the BDC will hold in-person workshops, tours, panel discussions, and other community events.

On View: July 13 - 30, 2023

Exhibitions on view at:

• Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtland Ave, NY Bronx 10451

• BDC Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

• And outdoor locations throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM & Sat-Sun 1-5PM

Free admission

The 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival is made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by City Council member Rafael Salamanca; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul; the NY State Legislature; the National Endowment for the Arts; and Con Edison.

The Latin American Foto Festival is curated by Cynthia Rivera and Michael Kamber.

Spanish translations by Maria de la Paz Galindo.

Outdoor exhibitions printed by Photoville.

Image: © Ángela Ponce 

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In this panel, exhibiting photographers Sonia MadrigalGreta Rico and Zahara Gómez will discuss their long-term documentary projects on the subject of femicides, where they not only work closely with victims of traumatic experiences, but can also experience secondary trauma themselves. In conversation with Krystal Grow from the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, they will discuss how they work carefully and respectfully with the people they photograph, as well as the ways they protect their own mental health.

This event is held in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 13-30, 2023.

BIOS:

Krystal Grow is a writer, curator, producer, and photo editor. She is currently the Program Manager at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Grow worked on the Global Picture Desk at Getty Images as a photo editor and in 2019 became a Senior Assignment Specialist managing coverage and production logistics for some of Getty’s most high-profile clients and events. Her writing has appeared in American Photography, TIME LightBox, WIRED, and The New York Times Lens blog and she has produced multiple events, exhibitions, and public programs for Photoville, the largest public photography festival in the country. Instagram

Zahara Gómez Lucini is a Spanish-Argentinian photographer, raised in France and based in Mexico City. Gómez´s work aims to explore violence, she uses tools such as archive research and establishing close relations with organizations that work on human rights, specifically on topics related to enforced disappearance and reconstruction of history and collective memories. Her work has been exhibited all around the world: Images Singulières, Sète, France, Tesoros (CCK, Buenos Aires, 2018); Natura (CASA Gallery, NY, 2018) and La Playa (XVII Photography Biennial of Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, 2017; Kaunas Photo Festival, Lithuania, 2016). Instagram

Sonia Madrigal is a Mexican photographer whose work explores different visual narratives to reflect, personally and collectively, on the body, violence and territory, focusing mainly on the East of the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City. She has participated in exhibitions in Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, France, Italy, Canada, Spain and the United States, and has published her work in media such as Harper's Magazine, Aperture Magazine, and The Guardian. Website

Greta Rico is a Mexican documentary photographer, journalist and educator focused on gender and human rights issues. Her images reflect on coloniality, gender culture, violence, and trauma. Her work has been published in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, El País, Cuartoscuro, La Jornada, and many more. Rico has collaborated with UN offices and various civil society organizations. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums both in Mexico and worldwide. She is part of the Women Photograph Advisory Committee and Diversify Photo. Website

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, is dedicated to informed, innovative and ethical news reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.

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“Que la cocina sea pretexto para hablar de lo indecible, para hacer presentes a los que se llevaron, para tejer acciones contra la ausencia.”— Zahara Gómez Lucini

“May the kitchen be a pretext to talk about the unspeakable, to give presents to those who were taken away, to weave actions against absence.” —Zahara Gómez Lucini

This project has gathered recipes from Las Rastreadoras del Fuerte, a group of mothers and family members in Los Mochis, Sinaloa–the favorite recipes of their missing relatives, whom they have been searching for since 2014. According to the photographer Zahara Gómez Lucini, “El Recetario para la memoria is a tribute to those who are no longer here and to those of us who still resist–a project to feed our memory and nourish ourselves with resistance.”

Learn more about the book here.

This event is held in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 13-30, 2023. Learn more here.

Zahara Gómez is an Argentinian photographer currently living in Mexico. Her work explores stories about political and social violence, using archival research, collaboration with human rights organizations and fieldwork to reconstruct collective memory. She teaches classes at F64 School, Centro ADM, Gimnasio del Arte and Centro de la Imagen and is an active member of Foto Feminas and Women Photograph.

IMAGE: © Zahara Gómez

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

LAFF: 'Faith in Blackness'

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“How can the creator of the universe be smaller than me?” Black Latine people around the world practice a myriad of faith traditions. This short-form documentary explores the dynamic identities of these AfroLatine people and their journey for a home, a faith in Blackness.

This screening is held in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 13-30, 2023.

Bios:

Charles Reynoso, Director, has been an educator, musician, and multimedia artist for over two decades. He is the Director of Education at Reel Works, a nonprofit organization that empowers marginalized NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking.

Michael A. Lopez, Jr., Producer/Editor, is a board member of the afrolatin@ forum, supporting its operations and development endeavors. He has worked on education strategies for first-generation college students and workforce development as a non-profit leader for 15 years.

Guesnerth Josué Perea, Executive Producer, is Executive Director of the afrolatin@ forum, is founder and co-curator of the AfoLatine Theology Project. Josué is co-host of the podcast "Majestad Prieta" and is an Associate Pastor at Metro Hope Church in East Harlem, NY.

Images: © Faith in Blackness

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

LAFF: Sansón and Me

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Sansón and Me
, by Mexican-American director Rodrigo Reyes, is a film that touches on immigration, mass incarceration and the art of cinema, through the lens of Rodrigo's friendship with Sansón, a young man sentenced to life without parole. They met when Rodrigo was Sansón’s interpreter during his trial for murder.

Director Rodrigo Reyes has received the support of The Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), Sundance and Tribeca Institutes, featuring on PBS and Netflix. He is a recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Capital Award, the SF Indie Fest Nonfiction Vanguard Award, and the Rainin Fellowship. In 2020, his film, “499,” won Best Cinematography at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the Special Jury Award at Hot Docs.

This event is held in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 13-30, 2023.

 📍: Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Image: © Sansón and Me

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

LAFF: From Mambo to Hip-Hop

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BDC Annex, 364 East 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join us for a screening of From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale, a documentary that traces the musical and cultural legacy of the South Bronx. Directed by Henry Chalfant, the film celebrates the ingenuity and artistry of music that arose from the South Bronx’s most dire eras, and how mambo, salsa and hip-hop have redefined a neighborhood once seen as the pinnacle of urban decay.

This event is held in partnership with Nueavyorkinos.

After the screening, Djali Brown-Cepeda, Founder & Curator of Nuevayorkinos will host a panel talk to discuss the history witnessed with legendary photographer Joe Conzo Jr., celebrated lecturer and author, Joe Conzo Sr, and Bronx Music Heritage Center's Co-Artistic Director and film producer, Elena Martínez.

Bios:

Djali Brown-Cepeda is an Afro-Indigenous Dominican archivist and filmmaker from Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. She is the Founder and Curator of Nuevayorkinos, a digital archive, multimedia project documenting New York City Latino and Caribbean cultures and histories through family photographs and stories. She runs the project with her life partner. Nuevayorkinos has exhibited at El Museo del Barrio and MoMA PS1 in NYC, and the MACLA in San José, CA, and has been featured in various publications, including The New Yorker, Dazed Digital, The New York Times, and Latina Magazine.

The New York Times, heralded Joe Conzo Jr. as “The Man Who Took Hip-Hop’s Baby Pictures.” The long and perilous journey of his photographic images had finally captured the gaze of mainstream America. Born and raised in the Bronx, Mr. Conzo acquired a passion for photography as a young boy attending the Agnes Russell School on the campus of Columbia University. He continued his formal artistic education at the School of Visual Arts (NYC). He also received certification as a Combat Medic. Later, he would join the New York Fire Department as an Emergency Medical Technician. It was his role as an EMT that delivered him to the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. All the while, he continued his photography and published a seminal book on hip hop culture that has received worldwide acclaim —“Born In The Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop” (2007). In 2008, this entire collection of images became part of a permanent archive housed at Cornell University. The digitization of over 10,000 of Mr. Conzo’s film images has already begun—progress can be viewed at the Cornell University Library’s website. This collection is regarded by genre experts and academia as an important lens into the roots of Hip Hop culture, the Urban NYC landscape of the 70’s and 80’s, and an integral source for any serious discourse on the movement.

Joe Conzo Sr. is a celebrated Latin music and Latin Jazz lecturer, author of the book Mambo Diablo, and producer and best friend of the late legendary timbalero and orchestra leader Tito Puente. 

Elena Martínez is the Co-Artistic Director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center, a gallery and performance space that celebrates the Bronx’s musical and artistic legacy, and she has been a Folklorist at City Lore since 1997. She has produced or co-produced documentaries such as From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale (PBS 2006, winner of a 2007 ALMA Award for Best TV Documentary), We Like It Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo (SXSW Festival 2015), and Eddie Palmieri: A Revolution on Harlem River Drive (Red Bull Academy 2016). She has been awarded a 2013 BOROMIX Puerto Rican Heritage Award, Comité Noviembre’s Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad 2013, and a 2016 Community Award by El Maestro’s Cultural & Educational Center. Presently, she is working on a research project focusing on the Afro-Puerto Rican participation in the 369th Regimental Band (the “Harlem Hellfighters”) during WWI. (Photo of Elena Martinez by Francisco Molina Reyes II.)

Nueavyorkinos is a digital archive documenting and preserving New York City Latinx culture and history through family photos and stories.

Image: Henry Chalfant, Gman and Crew at the Park Jam 144th St. and 3rd Avenue, The Bronx, 1984 (1984). Courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery.

 

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The Bronx Documentary Center invites the community to a special screening featuring documentary shorts created by filmmakers in the BDC Films Fellowship Program, a course that seeks to empower and support traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers who are interested in pursuing film.

Speak! by Sarah Alvira

This coming-of-age story follows a group of tenacious eighth-grade debaters in the South Bronx, as they reflect on their journey through life’s hurdles and the alienating experiences of the debate world. Mariah, Kenzy, and Freylin navigate obstacles of identity and belonging as newcomers to the Bronx.

Sarah Alvira is a Bronx native filmmaker, and has a BA from SUNY Purchase in Arts Management. Sarah is known for her guerilla-style videography work for the viral performance artist, Jonothon Lyons. Her current work mostly consists of surrealist narratives; she looks forward to transitioning to documentaries.

Making Braids by Similejesu (Simi) Sonubi

An exploration into the intimate world of African Hair Salons, Making Braids is a short documentary detailing the stories of African women in the diaspora, and their relationship to their native land and their adopted homes through the essential act of making braids. Stories woven together by fingers of the trusted braider, these women narrate their joys, frustrations and love of braiding their hair in America.

Similejesu (Simi) Sonubi is a Nigerian-born, Bronx-based filmmaker who focuses on narratives that highlight the black femme experience. Her previous work has dealt with mental illness in African immigrant communities. Similejesu is truly passionate about Nigerian affairs, especially Yoruba history and culture and is looking forward to also continuing to direct projects on the black femme experience in both American and African contexts.

Tender by Agasha Irving

This film follows a foundation in Atlanta working to help support mothers living on the margins. Through their community initiatives, this group of women demonstrate their understanding for how Atlanta’s limited accessibility to public transit affects marginalized families. This film works to emphasize the importance of mutual aid through the perspective of a community of people working to fill in the gaps.

Agasha Irving is a visual artist from Atlanta, Georgia, currently based in New York. Their work focuses on education, public health and uplifting marginalized communities. Agasha holds a BA in Film and Television Production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. They hope to continue editing, producing, and directing work that impacts people.

Being Jezebel by Auralynn Rosario

Part narrative-driven and part experimental, Being Jezebel is a short documentary that pays homage to the commonality of sex working women's experience. Through first-hand testimonies from Black women working in the sex industry. Being Jezebel explores personal stories about race, class, and gender, and how they intersect with their sex work background.

Auralynn Rosario is a Harlem-based filmmaker. She is the 2019 recipient of the Helen Gurley Brown Magic Grant from Smith College, the 2021 New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) scholarship award and was a 2020 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scholar. As a filmmaker, she strives to tell stories that challenge the status quo, raise questions, and affect social change.

BDC Films was created in response to the need for more film training programs for traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers in the Bronx that can help increase employment in creative industries. BDC Films is run by Director of the BDC Films Fellowship Program, Tânia Cypriano. We are currently accepting applications for the 2023/2024 Fellowship until July 31, 2023, learn more and apply here.

Images: Film stills. (1) Agasha Irving; (2) © Sarah Alvira; (3) © Auralynn Rosario; (4) © Similejesu (Simi) Sonubi

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

LAFF Closing + Block Party

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 Join us for a day of food, music, and fun! The event will include free portraits, exhibition tours in both English and Spanish, family-friendly activities and games, face painting, arts and crafts, sports, and more!

Kayla Beltran will be selling her crochet crafts, and Red de Pueblos Transnacionales will be in attendance, with live music by the Morrisania Band Project starting at 1PM.

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Cerraremos la cuadra para tener un día lleno de diversión. Habrá música, comida, talleres de arte, fútbol soccer y juegos recreativos para niños de todas las edades.

Kayla Beltrán estará vendiendo sus artesanías de crochet, y la Red de Pueblos Transnacionales estará presente, con música en vivo de Morrisania Band Project a partir de la 1PM.

This event is held in conjunction with the Bronx Documentary Center's 6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 13-30, 2023. Learn more here.

 

 

📍: E. 151st St x Courtlandt Ave, Bronx NY (Outside the BDC)

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BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Join the BDC for a presentation and panel talk with some of the exhibiting photographers from the collective Cuerpas Reales, Hinchas Reales ( Real Bodies, Real Fans). The collective seeks to reflect the passion for soccer as a social and cultural identity, portraying more than 1,500 female fans and dissidents since 2021. The collective currently brings together 78 women photographers from 10 Latin American countries and highlights the importance of the representation of women and dissidence in soccer.

About the Collective

The collective began in 2019 in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, when Argentine photographer Erica Voget created the documentary series of female fans of the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.

The photographic exhibition began its tour in March 2021 in Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since then it has been exhibited in important cultural spaces, including the Evita Superior Museum of Fine Arts in Córdoba, Argentina; the Islas Malvinas Cultural Center in La Plata, Buenos Aires; the Simón I. Patiño Cultural Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Patiño Cultural Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia; the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center of Memory in the City of Buenos Aires; the Montevideo Photography Center in Uruguay; and in March of this year at the prestigious La Moneda Cultural Center in Santiago, Chile.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's 6th Annual 'Latin American Foto Festival' which runs until July 30, 2023.

© Cuerpas Reales, Hinchas Reales

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REGÍSTRESE HOY

6 Clases, Lunes

De 6 a 9pm

Septiembre 11, 18, 25, octubre 16, 23, 30

-Edad mínima 18 años

-Esta clase es en español (this class is in Spanish)

Esta clase es para aquellos que tienen conocimiento básico del manejo de la cámara de 35mm, el revelado de película fotográfica, que han impreso negativos y que desean obtener más habilidades en la fotografía análoga y los procesos del cuarto oscuro.

A través de tareas, paseo fotográfico, asesoría en el salón y cuarto oscuro, el participante desarrollará la habilidad de controlar la imagen en blanco y negro.

El participante aprenderá sobre diferentes tipos de película y papel fotográfico y afinará su talento en composición y exposición.

La mayor parte del tiempo de esta clase se desarrollará en el cuarto oscuro ya sea revelando película fotográfica o imprimiendo negativos y tomando fotografías.

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras de 35mm para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuniquese at belinda@bronxdoc.org

Los estudiantes tienen que comprar su propia película fotográfica y el papel para trabajar en el cuarto oscuro. El BDC tiene para la venta la película fotográfica y el papel, o podemos recomendar las tiendas en donde pueden ser comprados.

Biografías de los instructores:

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970. Kamber estará presente en algunas de las sesiones del curso.

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años. Su trabajo ha recibido el premio BRIO (Bronx Recognize Its Own), International Labor Communication Award y varios premios de Metro Labor Communications Council.

📍: Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Intro to Digital Photography

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Thursdays: 6 Classes—
September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2023, 6-7:30PM

Learn the basics of digital photography and start taking photos that reflect your interests and your vision. In this 6-session course, you'll learn about all the technical aspects of your camera, and how to use composition and other photographic elements to craft stronger images. You'll also learn how to organize and edit your images using photo editing software.

All participants must have a DSLR camera and a computer.

Instructor: 
Salvador Espinoza is a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His work has been published in The New York Times, BBC News, Rolling Stone, and NPR and he has won awards from the Queens Council on the Arts and the New York City Council. He is currently a Teaching Artist at the Bronx Documentary Center and Managing Director of Back to the Lab.

Financial aid is available.

📍:  Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

BSPL Intro to Photography

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12 classes, Wednesdays, 10AM-12PM

September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2023

Open to students 55+

The Bronx Senior Photo League (BSPL) is a free photography program for older adults in the Bronx. The goal of the BSPL is to develop participants' skills in photography while promoting social connection and community pride.

Through weekly instruction, assignments and field trips, the program provides older adults with challenging and valuable experiences that lead to a stronger sense of belonging and an improved quality of life.  

Please email Michael Young if you have any questions at young@bronxdoc.org

📍: Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

LIFT

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Acclaimed ballet dancer Steven Melendez returns to the Bronx shelter that was his childhood home, where he teaches a ballet workshop for children through New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program. As a mentor to young dance students facing housing insecurity, Steven works with the children to turn hidden trauma into dance, and turn a  classical art form into an expression all their own. 

This emotionally rich, unforgettable documentary from director David Petersen follows Melendez as he mentors a trio of aspiring dancers in the program. 

Bios:

David Petersen is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, whose films include Fine Food, Fine Pastries; Open 6 to 9; If You Lived Here You Would Be Home Now; Let the Church Say Amen; Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter, and The Witmans. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

Steven Melendez is a principal artist with the New York Theatre Ballet and the company's Artistic Director. Born in the South Bronx, he lived in a New York City homeless shelter before beginning his ballet training at age seven. He has performed internationally and has served as a faculty member of Ballet School New York and the Joffrey Ballet School Summer Program in New York City.

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455 


© LIFT

 

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Tue, Mar 19, 4:54 am

Glacial Erratics

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On Wednesday, September 20th, at 6:30PM, join photographers Darin Mickey and Michael Vahrenwald as they present work from their new photobook, “Glacial Erratics.” The photographers spent two years photographing the north Bronx, from Kingsbridge to Riverdale, creating a visual record tracing the area’s diverse cultural, economic and geological histories.

Their work is interwoven into a loop, a book which can be started from one end, read through, flipped over and read in the other direction. It’s accompanied by a series of texts by Vahrenwald—accounts of local histories, landmarks and current events that mix facts and fiction.

 



Bios:

Darin Mickey (@brokentelepathy) is a New York–based photographer and the author of Death Takes a Holiday and Stuff I Gotta Remember Not to Forget. His work has appeared in publications such as Aperture, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, VICE, and The Washington Post Magazine. Mickey has been teaching at the International Center of Photography since 2001 and The Cooper Union since 2004.

Michael Vahrenwald (@mvahrenwald) is a photographer and co-founder of the publishing imprint ROMAN NVMERALS.  He is the author of The People’s Trust: his work has been published in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, El Croquis, A+U, DOMa, Arch+, Dwell, Wallpaper and Flash Art, and others. Michael has taught photography at The Cooper Union, Bard College, The University of Hartford, Columbia University and Yale University. Michael lives and works in The Bronx, New York.

 

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Please join us as we celebrate the work of the BDC's volunteers and continuing education students! 

Marianela Villao | Coline Chevrin | Gregorio Reyes | Yetta Cortez | Matt Stone | Ignacio Leonidas | Carlos Guadron | Charlie Ehrman | Karla Hernandez | Anna Yatskevich | Edward Grattan | Aryana Azari | Thalia Juarez | Leonard Medina | Ovini Sinclaire | Dulce del Solar | Rafael Acata | Carlos de la Sancha | Sigmund Sosiewicz | Ana Francisco | Maria de la Paz Galindo I Esteban Jimenez I Olman Acosta I Sergio Galvez I Sonia Sanchez I Yakira Nuñez

Featuring work by our long-time volunteers and our continuing education students from our intro to digital photography and black and white darkroom classes.

The exhibition is curated by Cynthia Rivera.

On View: September 14 - October 8, 2023

Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM & Sat-Sun 1-5PM

Free admission

Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Image: © Karla Hernandez

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Sylvia Plachy is one of the most prolific and influential photographers of the late 20th century. After fleeing the Hungarian Revolution as a child, hidden in a horse cart, Sylvia arrived in New York City and studied at Pratt Institute, graduating in 1965. Joining the Village Voice staff under New Journalism proponent Clay Felker in 1974, Sylvia went on to document three decades of cultural happenings, homicides, artists, riots, writers, circus animals, and street scenes. Her photographs capture a time when New York City was both a center of world culture and art and a deeply fractured, churning cauldron of politics, race, class, corruption and money.

Occasional forays to Eastern Europe, the first Gulf War and South America punctuated Sylvia’s thousands of New York City assignments, primarily for the Voice, and also occasionally for Metropolis and other publications.

Armed with considerable charm and five cameras, including a battered Leica (for news or street work), a Hasselblad (usually for portraits) and a panoramic Widelux (often for parades and landscapes), Sylvia broke nearly every rule of composition, many rules of lighting and a few rules of decorum as she pushed or cajoled her way past police lines, into boxing gyms, high society galas and everything in between.

Sylvia’s resulting images—intensely personal, lyrical, and sometimes devastating—brought an astonishing, information-packed energy to the pages of the Village Voice, the most widely-read alternative newspaper in the United States for four decades. As a staff photographer, she collaborated closely with writers including Guy Trebay, Anna Mayo, and James Ridgeway. At times, the black frames she printed around her images seemed the only things that kept her photographs’ explosive vitality in check as they illustrated the most important stories of the day, or populated her various weekly photo columns: Unguided Tour, ER, Found Memories, Woodhaven Blvd, Coney Island Summer and more.

Decades before 95 million photos per day would be posted on Instagram, more than a few New Yorkers waited by the Astor Place newsstand on Tuesday evenings for the first copies of Wednesday’s Voice, eager to see what off-kilter slice of last week’s life Sylvia had frozen forever on Tri-X. The author of six books of photos including Unguided Tour and Red Light, Sylvia lives in Queens and is married to retired social studies teacher Elliot Brody. They are parents of award-winning actor Adrien Brody who, as a child, frequently accompanied Sylvia on her assignments.

Text: Mike Kamber/Bronx Documentary Center

Exhibition curated by Sylvia Plachy 

Gallery Hours: Thurs-Fri 3-7pm and Sat-Sun 1-5pm
Free admission

📍: Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

 

Image: A corner in the Bronx 1988 © Sylvia Plachy

 

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4-Day Workshop: October 7, 8, 14, 15, 2023

Saturday & Sunday, 10AM - 5PM

This series of 2-weekend workshops is for students who have basic B&W darkroom printing knowledge using fiber-based paper. Although students may use RC paper, using fiber paper is preferred because it responds differently to the techniques we’ll be exploring as we produce archival silver prints. We also encourage using 11x14 FB paper because it’s better at revealing the character of the negative and the quality of its creation.

The course will cover:

-Evaluating a negative before you print.

-Making an intelligent test strip

-Understanding density and contrast filtration

-Understanding enlarger light sources

-Paper characteristics: warm tone vs cold tone

-Paper developers and their contrast potential, image tone

-Processing techniques for B&W paper

The unique quality of film is your ability to exercise control over the creation of a negative so that it captures the tonal scale you seek in your B&W print. Mastering B&W photography takes a willingness to experiment, to explore and build a knowledge base that rewards you every time you discover a surprisingly beautiful image from a negative you produced in a fraction of a second in time and in light.

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Registration required. Please register here.

* PLEASE NOTE THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOT BE HELD AT THE BDC*
Meeting point: Ground Zero, Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007

 Capturing Resilience: Ground Zero Photo Walk with Michael A. McCoy

Join Fujifilm X-Photographer Michael A. McCoy for the Ground Zero Photo walk, a journey of reflection, resilience, and artistic expression. Led by Michael A. McCoy, a two- time US Army combat veteran who served his country and now seeks to channel his experiences through the lens of a camera. This event promises to be both educational and deeply moving.

Come try out some Fujifilm gear for free and learn from a Fujifilm staff expert!

What to Expect:

1. Guided Exploration: Our knowledgeable veteran guide will take you on a guided tour of Ground Zero. You will hear personal stories, historical context, and gain a profound understanding of the site's significance.

2. Photography Tips: Learn photography techniques, composition, and lighting tips from our experienced guide. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned photographer, there's always something new to discover.

3. Emotional Connection: This photo walk isn't just about creating images; it's about connecting with the emotions and resilience that Ground Zero represents. Our veteran guide will share his perspective on the healing power of photography.

4. Community: Connect with fellow photography enthusiasts and share your passion for capturing powerful moments. It's an opportunity to make new friends who share a common interest.

What to Bring:

- Camera (DSLR, mirrorless, or smartphone)

- Extra batteries and memory cards

- Comfortable walking shoes

- Weather-appropriate clothing

- Water bottle and snacks

Registration: Due to the limited availability of spots for this unique photo walk experience, you must register in advance. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here.

Price: $50

Important Information: Please check for any updated COVID-19 guidelines or restrictions that may apply at the time of the photo walk.

This photo walk is suitable for photographers of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced enthusiasts.

- We kindly request participants to be respectful and considerate of the solemnity of Ground Zero.

- Please arrive at the meeting point by 9:45 AM to ensure a prompt start.

- In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled, and participants will be notified in advance.

Join us on this remarkable journey through the heart of New York City as we explore Ground Zero, capturing its resilience, paying tribute to the past, and celebrating the indomitable spirit of America. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a meaningful photo walk experience guided by a veteran who brings a unique perspective to this iconic location.

Bio:


Michael A. McCoy is a distinguished and highly acclaimed Washington, D.C. based photographer, recognized for his exceptional talent and contributions in the field of photojournalism and portrait photography. With a compelling blend of skills and experiences, he has made a significant mark on the world of photography. As a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist and portrait photographer, Michael has skillfully captured some of the most pivotal moments in recent history. His portfolio boasts an impressive range of subjects, from capturing the essence of prominent individuals during historic events to revealing the intimate and heartfelt moments shared by everyday people. His work is characterized by its engaging, affectionate, insightful, and alluring qualities, reflecting his keen eye for storytelling through imagery.

 

Meeting point: Ground Zero, Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007

 

Header image: © Michael A. McCoy
Bio portrait: © Cory Rice

 

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Please note PRIOR to registering applicants must send a short statement (100-200 words) explaining why they are pursuing photojournalism (This statement should highlight your passion for the field and what you hope to achieve through this class) and a link to your online portfolio OR samples from a project you have started (10 to 20 photos, jpegs or PDF's) to Mike Kamber at mike@bronxdoc.org

7 Classes: 10/19, 10/26, 11/16, 12/14, 12/21, 1/11/2024, 1/18/2024
Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 PM
Price: $500

What makes a journalistic photograph vs. any other kind of photograph? How do we make powerful images that not only grab viewers attention, but impart real information to them about their neighbors, their communities, and the world they live in? In this class we will investigate this process, with weekly assignments and critique sessions that help students refine their visions and prepare them to make strong pictures that tell important non-fiction stories. 

The instructors will share presentations that illuminate different approaches and strategies and classes will also include discussions of classic and more recent photojournalism. Students will learn to refine their technical and creative skills, master editing platforms, and use different visual elements to improve the impact and power of their pictures. Participants are expected to come to the course with a solid foundation in photography and a good working knowledge of their cameras.

Victor and Mike will be at most of the classes together. Both are working photographers and one or the other may miss a class or two due to assignments.

 

     

     

 

Bios:

Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in the history of The New York Times to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. Kamber is a former adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and was a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center in 2011.

Victor J. Blue (@victorblue) is a New York-based photojournalist whose work focuses on the legacy of armed conflict; human rights and the protection of civilian populations; and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. He has worked in Central America since 2002, concentrating on social conflict in Guatemala, and since 2009 has photographed the counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan. He has completed assignments in Syria, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Iraq, and India, and has documented news stories and social issues across the United States. He worked as a staff photographer at The Record in Stockton CA, and holds a Masters Degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University. His photographs have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harpers Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He has shown photographs in exhibitions at the Powerhouse Gallery in New York City, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and at 111 Minna Gallery and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. In 2010, 2011, and 2015 his work in Afghanistan was honored in Pictures of the Year International and in 2017 he won three awards in the Pictures of the Year International. 

Discounts: Bronx Residents & currently enrolled students are entitled to a 25% discount

Header Image: © Mike Kamber
Interior Images: © Victor J. Blue

 

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The BDC’s annual Women's Film Series (WFS) returns for its 9th year! This year Beth Dembitzer and Tânia Cypriano have curated the festival around women documentary filmmakers telling stories that explore the power of community. Join us for post-screening conversations, as we get to know the women filmmakers and producers as they discuss the stories behind their filmmaking careers. All events are free but donations are always appreciated.

No tickets are required to attend the events. Join us!

Schedule:

• Friday, October 13, 6:30PM
Screening + Q&A: Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

• Saturday, October 14, 4PM
Panel Talk: Bronx Women in Documentary Film

• Saturday, October 14, 7PM
Screening + Q&A: What We Leave Behind

• Sunday, October 15, 4PM
Screening: La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla with a reception to follow.

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Screening: Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project


Friday, October 13, 6:30PM—A look at the life of poet Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary periods in which she wrote, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter. Directed by Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster.

A Q&A with the film's Associate Producer, Karem Orrego, and Producer, Amilca Palmer, will take place following the screening.

Learn more here.

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Panel Talk: Bronx Women in Documentary Film

Saturday, October 14, 4PM—Panelists include filmmaker Pam Sporn, sound recordist Veralucia Quispe Chirinos, director and producer Chanelle Aponte Pearson, and filmmaker Stefani Saintonge. Moderated by filmmaker and Director of BDC Films Fellowship,Tânia Cypriano.

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Screening + Q&A: What We Leave Behind


Saturday, October 14, 7PM—Join us for an exploration of the life of Julian Moreno, an 89-year-old who’s made a 17-hour bus ride every month from Primo de Verdad, Mexico, to visit family in El Paso, Texas. After his last visit to Texas, he returned to rural Mexico and began building a new house in the empty lot next to his home. Julian’s granddaughter filmed his work over several years, creating both a love letter to her grandfather, as well as an intimate and insightful exploration of her own relationship with him and his homeland.

A Q&A with the film’s director, Iliana Sosa, will follow the screening. The award-winning director was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and currently resides in Austin. She received her MFA in Directing from UCLA.

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 Screening: La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla with a reception to follow.


Sunday, October 15, 4PM—Join Lorine Padilla, ‘La Madrina’ herself, for a screening of a feature-length documentary about the beloved South Bronx matriarch and former ‘First Lady’ of the Savage Skulls gang, After settling into her elder years, a tragic incident in the Bronx forced Padilla back into action to take on a new cause. Directed by Raquel Cepeda.

A Q&A session with Lorine Padilla, Executive Producer Henry Chalfant, and Editor Sonia Martinez-Gonzales will take place after the screening, followed by a reception. 

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📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

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Join Fujifilm X-Photographer Michael A. McCoy in conversation with Idris Talib Solomon as they discuss McCoy’s work from his Veterans Day Project at the BDC. McCoy will present photos he made commemorating the 75th anniversary of EO 9981, an executive order signed in 1948 by President Truman banning segregation in the Armed Forces. His project aims to shed light on the often overlooked and untold stories of veterans, recognizing their unique experiences and contributions. 

Michael McCoy (@michaelamccoyphotography) is a distinguished and highly acclaimed Washington, D.C.-based Fujifilm-X photographer, recognized for his exceptional talent and contributions in the field of photojournalism and portrait photography. With a compelling blend of skills and experiences, he has made a significant mark on the world of photography. As a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist and portrait photographer, Michael has skillfully captured some of the most pivotal moments in recent history. His portfolio boasts an impressive range of subjects, from capturing the essence of prominent individuals during historic events to revealing the intimate and heartfelt moments shared by everyday people. His work is characterized by its engaging, affectionate, insightful, and alluring qualities, reflecting his keen eye for storytelling through imagery.

Idris Talib Solomon (@idrissolomon) is a visual artist with over 10 years of experience in the marketing, advertising, and entertainment industry. In parallel, he uses photography to focus on stories that are overlooked within the African-American community. He photographs dancers and gymnasts in Harlem, funeral homes in East New York, muralists in Bushwick, Black cowboys in Houston, athletes and eco challenges in Fiji, racing drones in France, and unit stills for television and movies. He also photographs his wife and son. Solomon is the creative director and host of the Black Shutter Podcast, which gives Black photographers a platform to tell their own stories. 

Free and open to all.

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

Image: © Michael McCoy

 

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Join us for an exploration of the life of Julian Moreno, an 89-year-old who’s made a 17-hour bus ride every month from Primo de Verdad, Mexico, to visit family in El Paso, Texas. After his last visit to Texas, he returned to rural Mexico and began building a new house in the empty lot next to his home. Julian’s granddaughter filmed his work over several years, creating both a love letter to her grandfather, as well as an intimate and insightful exploration of her own relationship with him and his homeland.

A Q&A with the film’s director, Iliana Sosa, will follow the screening. The award-winning director was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and currently resides in Austin. She received her MFA in Directing from UCLA.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's 9th Annual Women's Film Series which runs from October 13-15, 2023, learn more here. The Film Series was curated by Beth Dembitzer and Tânia Cypriano.

This event is free, but donations are always greatly appreciated.

 

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

© What We Leave Behind

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Join Lorine Padilla, ‘La Madrina’ herself, for a screening of a feature-length documentary about the beloved South Bronx matriarch and former ‘First Lady’ of the Savage Skulls gang, After settling into her elder years, a tragic incident in the Bronx forced Padilla back into action to take on a new cause. Directed by Raquel Cepeda.

A Q&A session with Lorine Padilla, Executive Producer Henry Chalfant, and Editor Sonia Martinez-Gonzales will take place after the screening, followed by a reception.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's 9th Annual Women's Film Series which runs from October 13-15, 2023, learn more here. The Film Series was curated by Beth Dembitzer and Tânia Cypriano.

This event is free but donations are always greatly appreciated.

 

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

© La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla 

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Join the BDC for a screening and discussion of Mstyslav Chernov’s searing documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol. An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital and more.

20 Days in Mariupol is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film, after he spent nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for the Associated Press, The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

The screening of 20 Days in Mariupol will be followed by a conversation between the director and Lydia Polgreen, a journalist and New York Times opinion columnist.

This event is free but donations are always greatly appreciated.
 

 

Mstyslav Chernov (@mstyslav.chernov) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning video journalist at the Associated Press and president of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Since joining AP in 2014, he has covered major conflicts, social issues and environmental crises across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Most recently, Chernov documented Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Chernov’s courageous reporting in Mariupol earned him the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He was named 2016 Camera Operator of the Year and 2015 Young Talent of the Year by the UK’s Royal Television Society. He is from Eastern Ukraine and is based in Germany.

Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) became an Opinion columnist for The New York Times in 2022. She is also a host on the weekly Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” Polgreen previously served as managing director of Gimlet, a podcast studio at Spotify, and as editor-in-chief of HuffPost, leading a team of hundreds of journalists publishing 16 editions across the globe in nine languages. She joined HuffPost in January 2017 after a 15-year career at The New York Times that included roles as associate masthead editor, deputy international editor, South Africa bureau chief, correspondent for the New Delhi bureau and chief of the West Africa bureau. Polgreen was a 2006 recipient of the George Polk Award for foreign reporting, in recognition of her travels deep into the war-torn western regions of Sudan to report on the carnage in Darfur.  She received the 2008 Livingston Award for international reporting for her series “The Spoils,” an account of how the scramble for Africa’s mineral wealth has brought misery and exploitation. In 2011 she was awarded the Columbia University Medal for Excellence.

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

IMAGE: Photographer Evgeniy Maloletka picks his way through the aftermath of a Russian attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. Still from FRONTLINE PBS and AP’s feature film “20 Days in Mariupol.” CREDIT: (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

 

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Through intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of her poetry, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project pushes the boundaries of biographical documentary film by traveling through time and space to reveal the enduring influence of one of America’s greatest living artists and social commentators. Directed by Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster.

A Q&A with the film's Associate Producer, Karem Orrego, and Producer, Amilca Palmer, will take place following the screening. 

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's 9th Annual Women's Film Series which runs from October 13-15, 2023, learn more here. The Film Series was curated by Beth Dembitzer and Tânia Cypriano.

This event is free, but donations are always greatly appreciated.
 



📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

Image: © Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 

 

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No tickets are required to attend these events. Donations are appreciated but all events are free. 

Panelists include filmmaker Pam Sporn, sound recordist Veralucia Quispe Chirinos, director and producer Chanelle Aponte Pearson, and filmmaker Stefani Saintonge. Moderated by filmmaker and Director of BDC Films Fellowship Program, Tania Cypriano.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's 9th Annual Women's Film Series which runs from October 13-15, 2023, learn more here. The Film Series was curated by Beth Dembitzer and Tânia Cypriano.

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

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Photographs by Ana Brigida, Anna London, and Jerry Bruck, Oral Histories Recorded by Phillip Norman with Leaders from South Bronx Churches and Manhattan Together

For over twenty years, leaders from Manhattan Together and South Bronx Churches, organized under the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, have been fighting to secure better living conditions for residents of New York City Public Housing.

"Speak Out" shares the stories of NYCHA tenants fighting to live and breathe better in the places they call home.

Fotografía por Ana Brígida, Anna London y Jerry Bruck, Historias oral grabado por Phillip Norman y Junto con Líderes de Iglesias del sur del Bronx y Manhattan Unidos.

Por más de veinte años, lideres de Manhattan unidos y las Iglesias de sur del Bronx, se organizaron bajo el metro industrial areas, has estado luchando para asegurar mejores condiciones de viviendas para los residenetes de la vivienda pública a de la ciudad de Nueva York. 

“Hablar Claro” comparte historias de los inquilinos de NYCHA luchando para vivir y respirar mejor en los lugares que ellos llaman hogar.  

On View: October 20 - November 5, 2023

Demostración: Octobre 20 - Noviembre 5, 2023

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

IMAGE: © Ana Brígida

 

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Sylvia Plachy

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Join exhibiting photographer Sylvia Plachy as she discusses her work, presenting images from her decades-long career. Plachy's exhibition 'Echoes and Omens' is currently on view at the BDC until November 5th.
 

Plachy is one of the most prolific and influential photographers of the late 20th century. After fleeing the Hungarian Revolution as a child, hidden in a horse cart, Sylvia arrived in New York City and studied at Pratt Institute, graduating in 1965. Joining the Village Voice staff under New Journalism proponent Clay Felker in 1974, Sylvia went on to document three decades of cultural happenings, homicides, artists, riots, writers, circus animals, and street scenes. Her photographs capture a time when New York City was both a center of world culture and art and a deeply fractured, churning cauldron of politics, race, class, corruption and money.

Occasional forays to Eastern Europe, the first Gulf War and South America punctuated Sylvia’s thousands of New York City assignments, primarily for the Voice, and also occasionally for Metropolis and other publications.

Armed with considerable charm and five cameras, including a battered Leica (for news or street work), a Hasselblad (usually for portraits) and a panoramic Widelux (often for parades and landscapes), Sylvia broke nearly every rule of composition, many rules of lighting and a few rules of decorum as she pushed or cajoled her way past police lines, into boxing gyms, high society galas and everything in between.

Sylvia’s resulting images—intensely personal, lyrical, and sometimes devastating—brought an astonishing, information-packed energy to the pages of the Village Voice, the most widely-read alternative newspaper in the United States for four decades. As a staff photographer, she collaborated closely with writers including Guy Trebay, Anna Mayo, and James Ridgeway. At times, the black frames she printed around her images seemed the only things that kept her photographs’ explosive vitality in check as they illustrated the most important stories of the day, or populated her various weekly photo columns: Unguided Tour, ER, Found Memories, Woodhaven Blvd, Coney Island Summer and more.

Decades before 95 million photos per day would be posted on Instagram, more than a few New Yorkers waited by the Astor Place newsstand on Tuesday evenings for the first copies of Wednesday’s Voice, eager to see what off-kilter slice of last week’s life Sylvia had frozen forever on Tri-X. The author of six books of photos including Unguided Tour and Red Light, Sylvia lives in Queens and is married to retired social studies teacher Elliot Brody. They are parents of award-winning actor Adrien Brody who, as a child, frequently accompanied Sylvia on her assignments.

Exhibition text: Mike Kamber/Bronx Documentary Center 

📍: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455 

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4-Classes: Saturday & Sunday, November 4, 5, 11, 12 , 2023 
10AM-5PM

*Please note: You don't have to complete one section to take another, however, this is NOT a beginner class so if you have NO experience in darkroom developing and printing you should not enroll.

This series of 2-weekend workshops is for students who have basic B&W darkroom printing knowledge using fiber-based paper. Although students may use RC paper, using fiber paper is preferred because it responds differently to the techniques we’ll be exploring as we produce archival silver prints. We also encourage using 11x14 FB paper because it’s better at revealing the character of the negative and the quality of its creation.

The course will cover:

-Evaluating a negative before you print.

-Making an intelligent test strip

-Understanding density and contrast filtration

-Understanding enlarger light sources

-Paper characteristics: warm tone vs cold tone

-Paper developers and their contrast potential, image tone

-Processing techniques for B&W paper

The unique quality of film is your ability to exercise control over the creation of a negative so that it captures the tonal scale you seek in your B&W print. Mastering B&W photography takes a willingness to experiment, to explore and build a knowledge base that rewards you every time you discover a surprisingly beautiful image from a negative you produced in a fraction of a second in time and in light.

BRIAN YOUNG is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

 

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4-Classes: Saturday & Sunday, December 2, 3, 9, 10, 2023, 10AM-5PM

*Please note: You do not have to complete one section to take another, however, this is NOT a beginner class so if you have NO experience in darkroom developing and printing you should not enroll.

This series of 2-weekend workshops is for students who have basic B&W darkroom printing knowledge using fiber-based paper. Although students may use RC paper, using fiber paper is preferred because it responds differently to the techniques we’ll be exploring as we produce archival silver prints. We also encourage using 11x14 FB paper because it’s better at revealing the character of the negative and the quality of its creation.

The course will cover:

-Evaluating a negative before you print.

-Making an intelligent test strip

-Understanding density and contrast filtration

-Understanding enlarger light sources

-Paper characteristics: warm tone vs cold tone

-Paper developers and their contrast potential, image tone

-Processing techniques for B&W paper

The unique quality of film is your ability to exercise control over the creation of a negative so that it captures the tonal scale you seek in your B&W print. Mastering B&W photography takes a willingness to experiment, to explore and build a knowledge base that rewards you every time you discover a surprisingly beautiful image from a negative you produced in a fraction of a second in time and in light.

BRIAN YOUNG is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

 

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—PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT—

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8 Sessions Fridays, 6-9PM: November 17, December 1, 8,15, 29, January 5, 12, 26

Please note you must be 18+ to take this workshop.

In this workshop participants will learn how to use the 35mm analog camera, develop their own film, and make silver gelatin prints in the BDC darkroom. Through demonstrations, homework assignments and critiques, participants will gain confidence in using the analog camera, composition in photography and in performing all darkroom processes.

The BDC has a limited number of cameras available for students during class time with a refundable deposit. Of course, it is preferable that students have their own 35mm film camera so that they can practice during out-of-class hours.

Students are required to purchase their own black and white photographic film and paper to work with in the darkroom. The BDC has film and paper for sale, or we can recommend stores where they can be purchased.

Questions? Please email Belinda at belinda@bronxdoc.org.

Instructors:

Belinda Gallegos worked as a photographer for a union magazine for 17 years. Her work has received the BRIO (Bronx Recognize Its Own) Award, International Labor Communication Award, and several awards from the Metro Labor Communications Council.

Mike Kamber has been a photojournalist and editor for more than 30 years working for The New York Times and many other publications. He began shooting and processing black and white film in darkrooms in the 1970s. Kamber will be present for some of the course sessions.

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This year marks the third annual Scholastic Awards National Medalist exhibition highlighting tri-state artists and writers, brought to you by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, and the Bronx Documentary Center. The exhibition will feature over 35 works of art and writing by tri-state U.S.-based students who received national recognition in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Aligned with the values of the Bronx Documentary Center, each piece of work featured within this one-of-a-kind exhibition received recognition in the Photography, Film, Animation, and Writing categories. In addition, included in the exhibition is a selection of Gold Medal Award-winning works of writing spanning across genre.

This year, students from all five boroughs in grades 7–12 entered more than 12,000 works in 28 categories to the New York City regional program of the Awards, representing nearly 300 schools. Nationally, more than 100,000 students submitted over 300,000 works of art and writing to the 2023 Scholastic Awards. Nearly 2,200 works received a National Medal, which places National Award winners within the top 1% of all entries!

Exhibition Dates: Monday, November 20, 2023 through Sunday, December 17, 2023

Gallery Hours: Thursday–Friday, 3:00–7:00 PM + Saturday–Sunday, 1:00–5:00 PM

*Please note Gallery Hours on Thursday, November 23, through Sunday, November 26, are canceled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

For educators interested in scheduling a class trip, please contact nyc@artandwriting.org.

The New York City Regional Program of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is sponsored, in part, by Scholastic Inc., The Maurice R. Robinson Fund, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Dedalus Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

📍: Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451  

IMAGE: Emily Tang

 

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Join legendary photographer Eugene Richards as he discusses his latest book, “In This Brief Life” at the Bronx Documentary Center. The book features more than 50 years of mostly unseen photographs—from his earliest pictures of sharecropper life in the Arkansas Delta to the present. In the midst of a fraught political climate—pandemic, rise in gun violence, polarized politics and unending wars—Richards found himself meditating on what it means to make socially conscious photography today, and revisiting his archive led to him to publish this latest volume.

Books will be available to purchase following the event via Venmo, Paypal or cash.

Born in Boston, Eugene Richards received a B.A. in English from Northeastern University in 1967, and began studying photography with Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the following year. The two years (1968-70) Richards spent working as a health advocate in Eastern Arkansas through VISTA served as source material for his first book, Few Comforts or Surprises: The Arkansas Delta (1973). Since 1974 he has worked as a freelance photojournalist for such publications as Life, the London Sunday Times, and The New York Times. In 1979, he was invited to become a member of Magnum, a cooperative photo agency founded in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, George Rodger and Chim (David Seymour), where he remained until 1995. He rejoined in 2002 for three more years. Richards was an artist-in-residence at ICP in 1978; he founded the Many Voices Press to publish two of his books, Dorchester Days (1978) and 50 Hours (1983). Among his honors are the 1986 Nikon Book Award for Exploding into Life (1986), which he combines his photographs and his wife's journal entries in a chronicle of her battle against malignant breast cancer; the 1987 ICP Infinity Award for Journalism, for his documentation of American poverty in Below the Line: Living Poor in America (1987); and the 1995 Infinity Award for Publications in 1995 for American We (1994). ICP exhibited his "Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue," also published in book form in 1995. 

BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY


IMAGE: © Eugene Richards

 

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OVER the last ten years, the Bronx Documentary Center’s Youth Photography program, also known as the BDC Youth Photo League, has provided more than 400 middle school and high school students from the South Bronx with free documentary photography and multimedia classes as well as a year-round college success program.  Armed with considerable talent and developing skills, BDC students are telling community stories accurately and creatively, building intimate portraits of the borough that many call home. 

JOIN US in celebrating their work and the 10th anniversary of our youth photography program with our exhibition "Through Our Eyes: Youth Photography at the Bronx Documentary Center, 2013-2023" showcasing their award-winning photography. We’ll also be celebrating the publication of a book of the same name, a compilation of BDC students' photos from the past decade. BDC students have consistently won honors for their work, they have participated in exhibitions at Photoville, the Bronx Botanical Gardens, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Newark Museum, Polka gallery in Paris and other venues. Our students have represented the US at international photo festivals and their work has been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, Polka magazine (France), and featured on ABC News, BBC, Univision, Pix11 and many other places.

Our high school seniors, the vast majority of whom are first in family to attend college, have consistently won acceptance to prestigious four-year schools. Nearly all are on full scholarships.

WE’RE incredibly proud of the program and the work of all our BDC students over the years, and look forward to sharing it with you!!

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Curated by Mike Kamber and Cynthia Rivera

On View: January 26 - March 3, 2024

Opening Reception: January 26, 2024, 6-9PM 

The exhibition is made possible by Open Society Foundations. 

📍: Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

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EXPOSE FOR THE SHADOWS

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Expose for the Shadows: The B&W Silver Gelatin Printing Workshop Exhibition 
is hosted by the Bronx Documentary Center. Curated by students of acclaimed photographer and master printer Brian Young, this collection showcases the meticulous process and beauty of analog photography. Each piece represents the journey from capturing a perfect negative to creating a striking silver gelatin print.

This exhibition is an ode to the depth, texture, and unique character of traditional film photography, offering a contrasting perspective to the digital age. It invites viewers to immerse themselves in the art of monochrome imagery, where each print is not just an image, but a story told in shades of grey.

On View: January 19 - February 18, 2024
Gallery Hours: Thurs-Fri 3-7PM + Sat-Sun 1-5PM
Free admission 

Image: © Ricardo J. Partida.

 

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6 clases: Lunes 6-8:30pm

Del 26 de febrero al 1 de abril

  • 26 de de febrero

  • 4 de marzo

  • 11 de marzo

  • 18 de marzo

  • 25 de marzo

  • 1 de abril

Precio: $125

Edad mínima 18 años

Esta clase es en español (this class is in Spanish)

Requisito: Se requiere conocimiento básico de computadora para tomar esta clase. No se necesita experiencia previa en fotografía. 

A través de tareas fotográficas, lecciones y sesiones de crítica, los estudiantes exploran los aspectos técnicos y estéticos de la fotografía digital. Los estudiantes aprenderán los ajustes básicos en la cámara, los elementos de exposición, la composición y cómo organizar, construir y administrar un flujo de trabajo profesional. 

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuniquese at belinda@bronxdoc.org
Los talleres están sujetos a una inscripción mínima. Por favor inscríbase pronto.

Instructora:

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

Ubicación: Anexo del BDC, 364E Calle 151 Bronx, NY

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8 clases: martes 6-9pm

Del 20 de febrero a el 9 de abril

  • 20 de febrero

  • 27 de febrero

  • 5 de marzo

  • 12 de marzo

  • 19 de marzo

  • 26 de marzo

  • 2 de abril

  • 9 de abril

Precio: $150

*Esta clase es en español (this class is in Spanish)
*Edad mínima 18 años

En este taller los participantes aprenderán cómo usar la cámara análoga de 35mm, revelar su propia película fotográfica y hacer impresiones en gelatina de plata en el cuarto oscuro del BDC. A través de demostraciones, asignación de tareas y críticas, los participantes ganarán confianza en usar la cámara análoga y en la realización de todos los procesos del cuarto oscuro.

¿No tiene cámara? El BDC tiene un número limitado de cámaras de 35mm para prestar a los participantes por un depósito módico reembolsable al final del curso.

¿Necesita facilidades de pago? ¡Las tenemos! Comuníquese a belinda@bronxdoc.org

Los estudiantes tienen que comprar su propia película fotográfica y el papel para trabajar en el cuarto oscuro. El BDC tiene para la venta la película fotográfica y el papel, o podemos recomendar las tiendas en donde pueden ser comprados. Los talleres están sujetos a una inscripción mínima. Por favor inscríbase pronto.

Biografías de los instructores:

Belinda Gallegos trabajó como fotógrafa para la revista de un sindicato por 17 años, enseñó fotografía a miembros del sindicato y ha sido parte de exhibiciones de fotografía en grupo.

Mike Kamber ha sido fotoperiodista y editor durante más de 30 años trabajando para The New York Times y muchas otras publicaciones. Comenzó a filmar y procesar películas en blanco y negro en cuartos oscuros en la década de 1970. Kamber estará presente en algunas de las clases.

Ubicación: Anexo del BDC, 364E Calle 151 Bronx, NY

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Advance registration is required. Register here.

4-Classes: Saturday & Sunday: 10AM-5PM

• Saturday, March 2
• Sunday, March 3
• Saturday, March 9
• Sunday, March 10

*Please note: This is not a beginner class so if you have no experience in darkroom developing and printing you should not enroll.

This series of 2-weekend workshops is for students who have basic B&W darkroom printing knowledge using fiber-based paper. Although students may use RC paper, using fiber paper is preferred because it responds differently to the techniques we’ll be exploring as we produce archival silver prints. We also encourage using 11x14 FB paper because it’s better at revealing the character of the negative and the quality of its creation.

The course will cover:

  • Evaluating a negative before you print.
  • Making an intelligent test strip
  • Understanding density and contrast filtration
  • Understanding enlarger light sources
  • Paper characteristics: warm tone vs cold tone
  • Paper developers and their contrast potential, image tone
  • Processing techniques for B&W paper

The unique quality of film is your ability to exercise control over the creation of a negative so that it captures the tonal scale you seek in your B&W print. Mastering B&W photography takes a willingness to experiment, to explore and build a knowledge base that rewards you every time you discover a surprisingly beautiful image from a negative you produced in a fraction of a second in time and in light.

BRIAN YOUNG is a Canadian-born photographer, teacher and master printer. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to analog B&W photography. He has been a member of the ICP faculty since 1988 and has taught workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. In 1992, he started Phototechnica Inc., a custom B&W lab that specializes in exhibition printing, book projects and commercial repro. He has printed for prominent national and international art photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. He has also printed for exhibitions in distinguished museums around the world. In 2016, he published a book of pictures from his own archive, “The Train NYC 1984.” Young enjoys collaborating with photographers who still believe in the unique beauty of film photography and the silver gelatin print.

 BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

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Marty, a devoted South Bronx resident who advocates for social justice and community improvement, is an inspiration and a guiding force, motivating others to take action. Actively participating in police meetings, organizing rallies, and making appearances on television programs, Marty has emerged as an amplified voice for a historically marginalized community. This documentary explores Marty's background, unveiling anecdotes that expose his profound love for his community, and providing insight into his dedication to its progress.

Following the event, join us for a Q&A featuring director Giacomo Francia and editor Cynthia Rivera to discuss the documentary.

This public program is free and open to all.

      


Bios 

Giacomo Francia is a documentary filmmaker and educator. His work is rooted in his sustained presence within communities and originates from significant encounters, allowing him to shape narratives that resonate with the essence of the people and places involved.  

Francia’s work has been featured on platforms such as NYT Op Docs, PBS-Thirteen, Vice World News and at the Guggenheim Museum. His films have also been showcased at renowned venues like The Metrograph and IFC Center. Website

Cynthia Rivera is a multidisciplinary artist and has served as the Exhibition Manager for the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) since 2015. Apart from producing exhibitions, Rivera is a non-fiction and poetry writer, a filmmaker, and a photographer. She is also a co-founder of BLOQUE, a media and design collective. Originally from Manhattan’s Lower East Side, she has resided in The Bronx since 2015.

Rivera’s work explores grief in the midst of traumatic events, stories of her childhood, experiences with death, and her closest relationships to family and friends. Website

📍: Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 

IMAGES: © Marty

 

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Join photographer Jacqueline Silberbush for a presentation of her new book, “What Shod I be!!!!?”, a uniquely poetic series about the cycle of a young woman’s life. It travels with humor and melancholy from her birth through her childhood into her maturity, love and eros, and culminates in the birth of her own child. “What Shod I be!!!!?’’ addresses many universal female experiences by weaving together images of different children, girls, and young women to create a semi-fictional composite character. The photographs are taken from ten years of Silberbush’s intimate work in nurseries, toy-strewn houses of strung-out families, rave clubs going wild, beds of lovers, acts of sex, and hospital rooms where new souls come bloodily into the world.

Published by Mass Books

This public program is free and open to all.

     

 

Jacqueline Silberbush (@j_silberb) is a photographer and educator based in New York City who specializes in long-form projects that weave together personal stories with national narrative. Silberbush teaches at several institutions including PACE University and The International Center of Photography. Her work has been seen in notable publications such as Vice and National Geographic, and has been exhibited at The TANG Museum, The Jewish Museum, and others. Silberbush received her MFA from Columbia University in 2019.

IMAGE: © Jacqueline Silberbush

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Join photographer Fumi Nagasaka for a presentation of her new book, Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama at the BDC. During the 2016 US Presidential elections Nagasaka, a Japanese photographer, became intrigued by the rural and southern USA. At that point she had lived in New York City for a decade but had yet to visit the rest of the US. All this changed when her friend, Tanya Rouse, invited her to her hometown of Dora, Alabama. Nagasaka continued to visit Dora over several years, gradually building a photographic archive of her visits. A selection of these photographs are included in her new book.

Published by GOST.

Bio

Born in Nagoya, Japan, Fumi Nagaska moved to New York in 2002 to explore North American culture. In 2003 she began working as a freelance photographer for the Japanese cult magazine Street and later traveled around Europe and US shooting documentary photographs. Winner of the Belfast Photo Festival in 2019, her work was selected to be part of the 2021 and 2023 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Nagasaka’s work has been featured in publications including It's Nice That, AnOther and Dazed Digital.

IMAGE: Matthew in His Car, 2019 © Fumi Nagasaka

 

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For more than a decade, the BDC’s Youth Photo League (YPL) has nurtured the photographic talents of South Bronx students, bringing new resources and opportunities to a historically underserved neighborhood. The results have been stunning, as talented students have created photos and writing to tell their own stories, and those of their friends and neighbors.

Join BDC’s Founder and Creative Director, Mike Kamber, in conversation with Bianca Farrow—who helped create the YPL and led the program for many years— and alumni Pamela Y. Rozon, Elisa Luna Cameron, Lucki Islam, Tianna Maldonado, Alexa Pacheco, Lorena Nicole Vicente, as they discuss how they built a successful, community-based youth photography program and what the coming years will bring.

This event is held in conjunction with the BDC's current exhibition 'Through Our Eyes: Youth Photography at the Bronx Documentary Center, 2013-2023' which showcases the past decade of our student's award-winning photography. The exhibition is on view until March 3, 2024.

BIOS:

Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. In 2011, Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center, an educational space dedicated to positive social change through photography and film. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and is a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize.

Bianca Farrow is a community-focused program director, educator, and photographer. Passionate about the interconnectedness of arts education, social justice, and collective well-being, she is committed to creating spaces and programs that foster these connections. With over a decade of experience in arts education in New York City, Bianca played a pivotal role in the growth of the Bronx Documentary Center, where she initiated and developed an internationally renowned documentary photography and college success program for middle and high school students. Currently, she is engaged in facilitating youth participatory action research (YPAR) projects for middle and high school students, exploring the intersection of youth voice and community well-being. Bianca holds a B.A. in documentary photography and sociology from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and an Ed.M. in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a concentration in Arts and Learning.

Lucki Islam is a 20-year-old artist raised in The Bronx, of New York City. Lucki is dedicated to using her creative expression to ignite self and social transformation. As a poet, her words are a form of conversation and dialogue with her community, and the world. As a documentary photographer/filmmaker, Lucki captures the fleeting moments of, vulnerability, resilience and becoming. And as a theatre maker (Playwright, Actor, and Director) Lucki is interested in telling stories of the complex existence of grief and love.

Elisa Luna Cameron, a senior at The High School of Fashion Industries, is an ambivert deeply passionate about creativity and activism. Photography, a key component of her upbringing, plays a central role in her life, influencing her artistic pursuits in writing and video game design. Elisa sees the world through her lens, capturing stories and emotions that fuel her continuous growth. As she navigates the future, she is determined to integrate photography into her endeavors, blending her love for the art with her evolving creative expressions.

Tianna Maldonado—I tend to bring where I come from everywhere with me. Whether that place being Cooper Union, where I will be graduating this semester with a degree in fine arts, or in the presence of new friends, the South Bronx will always be portrayed. My aspiration is to be a representation of talent and excellence as an Afro-Latina who grew up in the most neglected neighborhood of New York City. 

Alexa Pacheco is a 17-year-old high school senior who has been working with the Bronx Documentary Center since she was 12 years old. Her goal and passion in life is to be able to tell stories through photography and her art. She wants to be able to document untouched topics in her own way. In the future, Alexa wants to study photography in college and have a career taking photos and traveling the world.

Lorena Nicole Vicente is a Dominican, Bronx-based photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the Black and Caribbean experience.  She is completing an undergraduate BA in Film and Television from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Through her films and photographs, she seeks to tell coming-of-age stories that touch on themes of lost innocence, race, class, and cultural identity within marginalized communities, and to be a storyteller on behalf of her community 

Pamela Y. Rozon is a photojournalist and videographer who resides in the South Bronx. She is graduating this year, 2024, from Hunter College with a BA in Media Studies and a minor in Environmental Sciences. Rozon is an alumni of the Youth Photo League (YPL) program with a passion for documenting the social, economic, and environmental impacts that climate change has in her Bronx community.

BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

IMAGES: © Bronx Documentary Center

 

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5-Day Workshop: April 10-14, 2024
Advanced Registration Required 

Day 1: 9AM-3:30PM
Day 2: 9AM-3:30PM
Day 3: 11AM -4PM
Day 4: 11AM-4PM
Day 5: 11AM-4PM

The BDC is pleased to present a five-day photography book workshop with acclaimed photobook designers Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen from the Amsterdam/New York-based graphic design agency Heijdens Karwei.

The main goal of the course is to learn all the practical aspects of bookmaking and how to problem-solve the medium shift between singular images to the book as an object in the current environment of photography. Subjects will be the editing and compiling process, concept development, design issues like choice of size, paper, grid, and typography, and the guidance of the printing process.

The workshop is designed for photographers with a substantial project or body of work who are interested in working on a concept, edit, and sequence for a book. In addition to images, participants are encouraged to bring other materials that could potentially be incorporated into their publication, such as texts, graphic elements, etc. At the end of the workshop, every student will have finished the dummy for their projected publication.

Aim of the Workshop:

During the workshop, Teun and Sandra will share their experience in conceptual work with photography books and photography book production, combining the points of view of photographer and graphic designer. Together with the participants, they will go through the main stages of book production, from the concept to completion. Challenging the students to think outside their framework and create a unique object that complements the photographers’ vision. The workshop consists of lectures, practical classes, and work on the students’ own book projects resulting in the production of a dummy book/publication by each of the participants. The workshop is divided into two parts. During the first part (day one & day two) students are encouraged to share ideas and spark creative genius discussing and thinking about concepts for each other. The second part (day three - day five) is more individual in which students will work on an idea conceived in the first part of the workshop and create a dummy. During this part, Teun and Sandra will guide the students and help with ideas, problem solving, and probably stitching and gluing.

What to Expect:

  • Expert Guidance: Learn from the best in the industry as Teun and Sandra share their insights and techniques for designing compelling photobooks.
  • Hands-On Experience: This in-depth, hands-on masterclass will cover all the practical aspects of bookmaking and walk you through the key steps you'll need to transform a set of single images Into a cohesive book. The workshops will cover the editing process; concept development; design issues like the choice of size, paper, grid, and typography; and the printing process.
  • Community Connection: Connect with fellow photography enthusiasts and storytellers, fostering inspiration and collaboration.

Instructors:

Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen have taught workshops all over the world. Van der Heijden, in talking about their work, has said, “... the photo book represents contemplation, solidity, something we can literally hold on to…The contemporary photo book can be seen as a visual novel.”

Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen are graphic designers and owners of Heijdens Karwei, a graphic design agency based in Amsterdam. The agency was responsible for the design of the World Press Photo yearbooks and exhibitions for more than fifteen years. Their award-winning photography books include Black Passport and Western Front – Stanley Greene, Diamond Matters and Via PanAm – Kadir van Lohuizen, Rape of a Nation – Marcus Bleasdale, Interrogations and War Sand – Donald Weber, War Porn – Christoph Bangert, Gold Coast and The Quickening – Ying Ang, REX – Zackary Canepari, Centralia – Poulomi Basu and recently The Poverty Line by Cow and Lin.

Sandra is the Art Director of Wordt Vervolgd, the monthly magazine of Amnesty International in the Netherlands. Teun is a professor of Visual Design and Hybrid Media at LUCA School of Arts in Genk, Belgium and a staff member at the Master of Arts in Photography and Society program of the Royal Academy in The Hague. They are also both faculty members at the International Center of Photography in New York.

See many, many examples of the photobooks designed by Teun and Sandra on their website.

Images: © Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen; © Michael Young

 

 

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Advance registration is required. Sign-up here.

8 Sessions: Fridays, 6-9PM:
March 15, 22
April 5, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17

Please note you must be 18+ to take this workshop.

In this workshop participants will learn how to use the 35mm analog camera, develop their own film, and make silver gelatin prints in the BDC darkroom. Through demonstrations, homework assignments and critiques, participants will gain confidence in using the analog camera, composition in photography and in performing all darkroom processes.

The BDC has a limited number of cameras available for students during class time with a refundable deposit. It is preferable that students have their own 35mm film camera so that they can practice during out-of-class hours.

Students are required to purchase their own black-and-white photographic film and paper to work with in the darkroom. The BDC has film and paper for sale, or we can recommend stores where they can be purchased.

The course is subject to minimum enrollment, please register early.

Questions? Please email Belinda at belinda@bronxdoc.org.

Instructors:

Belinda Gallegos worked as a photographer for a union magazine for 17 years. Her work has received the BRIO (Bronx Recognize Its Own) Award, International Labor Communication Award, and several awards from the Metro Labor Communications Council.

Mike Kamber has been a photojournalist and editor for more than 30 years working for The New York Times and many other publications. He began shooting and processing black and white film in darkrooms in the 1970s. Kamber will be present for some of the course sessions.

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Anja Niedringhaus

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Opening Reception Schedule: Thursday, April 4, 2024
• 6:30-9PM: '
Anja Niedringhaus' Opening Reception (BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave.)

• 7:30PM:
 International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) Ceremony (BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St.)
Introduction by co-curator Kathy Gannon, followed by words from Associated Press Senior Vice President, Jessica Bruce, co-curator Ami Beckmann, Anja's sister Elke Niedringhaus-Haasper, Christine Longiere, and BDC Founder/Creative Director, Mike Kamber.  The IWMF will then announce the winner of the 2024 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. Q&A to follow with co-curator/photographer Muhammed Muheisen and the awardee.

“I do my job simply to report people’s courage with my camera and with my heart.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus died on April 4, 2014, killed by an Afghan police commander, who emptied his AK-47 rifle into the car in which she was sitting. It occurred in eastern Afghanistan on the eve of a critical vote for president, an event Anja knew would test the courage of Afghans. She was ready with her camera and with her heart.

A collection of Anja’s powerful images from Afghanistan and Pakistan will be on display at the Bronx Documentary Center from April 4, 2024, 10 years to the day since her death.  They will also be featured in a book accompanying the exhibition.

In the course of her work, Anja traveled through some of the most difficult years of the protracted Afghan war, reaching deep into the soul of Afghans, her pictures often serving to remind us of our own humanity. The exhibition offers rare glimpses into lives seen by few, such as pictures taken during a first-ever embed with the Pakistan army in the freezing Hindu Kush Mountain peaks on the border with Afghanistan.

Among the images to be displayed is a simple, yet powerful reminder of the innocence of children, even as war surrounds them. In the photograph, children play amid mesh-encased blast-proof Hesco bags, designed to protect them from feared terrorist attacks against an election commission office in the eastern Afghanistan town of Khost. The picture was taken the day before Anja died.

The exhibition and the book serve to remind us of the extraordinary sacrifices journalists make to keep us all informed. This is a particularly powerful lesson at a time when journalists are dying, suffering life-changing injuries, being targeted, or being imprisoned at an alarming rate. 

Anja received the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Courage in Journalism award in 2005.  After her death, through a generous grant from the Howard G Buffett Foundation, the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Journalism Award was established and is awarded annually to an extraordinary woman photojournalist, whose images reflect Anja’s commitment to reporting the courage of others.

The exhibition is curated by Ami Beckmann, Kathy Gannon, and Muhammed Muheisen.

The exhibition will travel on May 9 to the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy, co-sponsored by the Nieman Foundation at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge MA, and in June to the National Press Club in Washington DC.

 

ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS COURAGE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has helped keep Anja's legacy alive with the annual Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award given to women photojournalists who, like Anja, report the courage of others with their camera and their heart. Following the 6:30 p.m. exhibition opening, the IWMF will celebrate the 2024  Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Awards at a ceremony at 7:30PM at the Bronx Documentary Center; recognized photography will be on display. This award celebrates courageous women photojournalists like Anja and recognizes the importance of visual journalism that helps us better understand our complicated world.


The book and exhibitions have been made possible through the kind support of The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, The Associated Press, and the Bronx Documentary Center.

       

 

On View: April 4 - May 5, 2024
Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM, Sat-Sun 1-5PM
Free and open to the public.

Location: Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451


IMAGE
: An Afghan nomad kisses his young daughter while watching his herd in Marjah, Helmand province, October 20, 2012. © AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus

 

 

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Born in 1963 in the South Bronx, Joe Conzo Jr. acquired a passion for photography as a young boy. By some combination of luck and circumstance, as a teenager Joe found himself at the very center of cultural and activist movements changing the Bronx. His father was the personal confidant of Tito Puente, promoting some of the biggest salsa shows of that time; his grandmother, Evelina López Antonetty, was a community activist known as the Hell Lady of the Bronx; and Joe’s classmates at South Bronx High School were literally birthing the culture of Hip Hop.

Starting at the age of 10, Joe began to carry his camera daily, photographing everything from school walkouts to the infamous fires ravaging the Bronx, to rap battles between the Cold Crush Brothers and other foundational Hip Hop groups. Forty-five years later, Joe’s images provide an unmatched and intimate document of the complex forces that created today’s Bronx.

The silver gelatin prints in this exhibition were created at the BDC from Joe Conzo’s original negatives generously loaned by Cornell University's Hip Hop Collection.

On View: March 22 - April 21, 2024

Gallery Hours: Thur-Fri 3-7PM + Sat-Sun 1-5PM
Location
: BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455

 

IMAGE: © Abigail and Rachel Ruiz, Michelangelo Apartments, The Bronx. © Joe Conzo Jr.

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5 Classes: Saturdays, 10AM-1PM
March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Large-format photography distinguishes itself from other formats through its unparalleled attention to detail and image quality. The camera allows photographers to capture images with remarkable clarity and a wide tonal range. The slow, meditative process of composing and exposing each image encourages photographers to engage deeply with their subjects.

In this comprehensive 5-week course, participants will learn the intricacies of photographing with a 4x5 view camera. Throughout the workshop, students will gain experience operating the camera, processing negatives and printing their images in the darkroom.

The workshop is limited to 10 participants.

What to Expect:

This workshop assumes a basic knowledge of manual exposure and film photography. In addition to using the BDC lab facilities during class hours, enrolled students will be able to rent the BDC dark room following their class, on Saturday afternoons, and will receive a 40% discount.

What to Bring:

Participants should arrive prepared with a 25-sheet box of Ilford HP5 4x5 film. The BDC will be providing all necessary 4x5 equipment for in-class use.

Instructors:

Sean Sirota is a photographer whose images reflect the lyrical and intimate moments of everyday life. A graduate of SUNY Purchase, he has been awarded several scholarships through Magnum Photos, was a 2022 Magnum Foundation Fellow, and has photographed for publications such as The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The New Yorker, and Vogue Magazine. Sean has worked as an educator at The Bronx Documentary Center since 2017.

Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in the history of The New York Times to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and was a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center in 2011.

*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds if canceling within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before the 7-day period will receive a refund of the registration price, not including Eventbrite's service fee.

 IMAGE: © Sean Sirota

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The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) with the Bronx Documentary Center will offer a two-day interactive, holistic safety training course on April 29-30 for New York-based professional reporters across all mediums. 

If you are a journalist or news outlet interested, please complete this form as soon as possible if you can attend as space is limited. The IWMF will review your submission, confirm your participation if selected, and provide venue information. Please note we would need you to complete a participation agreement form and pre-survey before the training, which you would receive via email.
 
Deadline to apply: Friday, April 5, by 5 pm ET.
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Applicants will hear back by April 19 at the latest.

Eligibility:

  • Open to journalists of all genders. 
  • Both staff and freelance journalists may apply, but freelancers will be given priority.
  • Journalists who have not received safety training will be given priority. 
  • Must be able to attend all two days of the training.

Training:

The training will focus on physical, digital, and psychosocial safety, and will include topics relevant to reporters working in the US, including those covering elections, as part of the IWMF's Newsroom Safety Across America Tour.

Over the course of two days, participants will learn the fundamentals of risk assessment and mitigation, personal security, covering protests and civil unrest, digital safety, active shooter and weapons awareness, and trauma and self-care. 

Applicants must be able to attend the full two-day training to be eligible. Transportation and lodging is the responsibility of participants. 

The course will coincide with an exhibition of Anja Niedringhaus’ photography at the Bronx Documentary Center. Niedringhaus was an Associated Press photojournalist from Germany who reported from conflict zones across the Balkans and the Middle East and, for this work, received the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award in 2005. She was shot and killed in Afghanistan in 2014. Since then, the IWMF and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation have honored her memory through the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.

About the IWMF:
The IWMF is the only global organization built to serve the holistic needs of women and nonbinary journalists. We are a bold and inclusive organization that supports journalists where they are with awards, reporting opportunities, fellowships, grants, safety training and emergency aid. As one of the largest supporters of women-produced journalism, our transformative work strengthens equal opportunity and press freedom worldwide.

About the Newsroom Safety Across America Tour:
The International Women’s Media Foundation is launching a national journalism safety initiative to provide wrap around care for small newsrooms and journalists that lack the resources and knowledge to implement best practices and safety policies for 2024 and beyond. The IWMF will offer one-day highly interactive in person safety workshops to local and regional news outlets in battleground states and rural areas where newsrooms are grappling with ongoing safety challenges. Topics include risk assessment and mitigation, personal security, active shooter, protests, legal/know your rights, and psychosocial/mental health awareness. After the training is completed, the IWMF will offer ongoing support to the participating newsrooms and journalism networks with safety consultations, assistance developing and implementing safety policies, and emergency assistance grants when needed. This approach will target the needs of journalists and newsroom leaders before, during, and after the elections with a mix of prevention and mitigation measures alongside emergency response and assistance if the newsroom faces any threats.

If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Henderson at chenderson@iwmf.org.

 

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Please note: interested applicants must first submit work for review PRIOR to enrolling in the workshop. Please send a link to your online portfolio or samples from a project you have started (10 to 20 photos, jpegs or PDF's) for review before enrolling. Send your short statement and work samples to Mike Kamber at mike@bronxdoc.org. 

Step 1: Short Statement: Submit a short statement (100-200 words) explaining why you are pursuing photojournalism. This statement should highlight your interest in the field and what you hope to achieve through this class.

Step 2: Work Samples: Include a link to your online portfolio or provide samples from a project you've started. Please, no more than 12 photos, JPEGs or PDFs.

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8-Classes: Thursdays, 6:30-9PM
April 18, 25, May 23, 30, June 20, 27, July 25, Aug 1
Price: $500

How do we create narratives in images? How do we find, document, edit, and then disseminate nonfiction stories in pictures that inform and move audiences?

In this course, we will explore and investigate different approaches and strategies to go from a single image to a sequence that tells a story. We will discuss issues of story selection, research, access, shooting, editing, and pitching stories with an eye toward developing rigorous ethical practices and an understanding of the politics of representation.

Through weekly assignments and critique sessions, you'll refine your vision and build on your skills with a camera to tell more complex, nuanced stories at the forefront of current photojournalistic practice.

Victor and Mike will be at most of the classes together. Both are working photographers and one or the other may miss a class or two due to assignments.

Instructors:

Victor J. Blue (@victorblue) is a New York-based photojournalist whose work focuses on the legacy of armed conflict; human rights and the protection of civilian populations; and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. He has worked in Central America since 2002, concentrating on social conflict in Guatemala, and since 2009 has photographed the counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan. He has completed assignments in Syria, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Iraq, and India, and has documented news stories and social issues across the United States. He worked as a staff photographer at The Record in Stockton CA, and holds a Masters Degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University. His photographs have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harpers Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He has shown photographs in exhibitions at the Powerhouse Gallery in New York City, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and at 111 Minna Gallery and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. In 2010, 2011, and 2015 his work in Afghanistan was honored in Pictures of the Year International and in 2017 he won three awards in the Pictures of the Year International.

Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in the history of The New York Times to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. Kamber is a former adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and was a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center in 2011.

Discounts: Bronx Residents & currently enrolled students are entitled to a 25% discount. Please email Mike Young at young@bronxdoc.org for this discount.

Image: © Victor J. Blue

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