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We appreciate your patience while we are developing our new website. In the meantime, we hope you will support the BDC with an end of year gift.
Shed a light on untold stories. Your support will help young photographers build confidence, skills and a sense of agency and beauty through visual storytelling.
Choose your level
$2,500
Supports the cost of one student entry, portfolio development and travel for annual International Photo Festival in Higashikawa, Japan
The Power of Our Work
The Youth Photo League (YPL)
We offer a free after-school program for middle and high school students, with an innovative curriculum in photography, film, and journalism. For our students, photography becomes a tool and a metaphor, allowing students to capture their world, from their own perspective, and share it with a larger audience.
BDC Focus
Exhibitions + Public Programs
The BDC presents at least four major photography exhibitions annually, with dozens of public programs–film screenings, panel discussions and workshops. We’ve presented over 65 exhibitions, attracting more than 60,000 visitors, 70% of whom are Bronx residents.
Upcoming exhibitions
The Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF)
Now in its 8th year, LAFF is the first photography festival in NYC history devoted to the cultures of the Central and Latin American homelands of NYC’s Latin community. The Festival is launched from the BDC and extends to dozens of participating venues throughout the South Bronx and other NYC neighborhoods.
BDC Films
We support young adult documentary filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, giving them the tools and opportunities to tell their stories to the world. Each year, the program offers a nine-month fellowship, providing a stipend, artistic and technical training, mentorship, and a road map to professional opportunities for all participants.
Spanish Language Photo Workshops
Our classes for South Bronx adults that enhance individual and collective storytelling for our community. The workshops are a highly effective program serving our community, where nearly 50% of residents’ primary language is Spanish.
Bronx Senior Photo League
We’ve partnered with several Bronx senior centers, offering older adults photography courses where they’ve created incredible work, establishing strong social connections and community pride.
65,000+
People have seen our exhibits
5,500+
Youth have been trained and have participated in guided exhibition tours
100+
YPL students have won awards, including multiple Gold Keys, from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s most prestigious program for creative teens
100%
While the 4-year high school graduation rate in the South Bronx is only 69% and college enrollment is typically 35%, 100% of our students graduated on time this year and 90% have been accepted into and are attending colleges, including Stanford, Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Macaulay Honors College, Syracuse and Hunter.
500+
Adult photographers and filmmakers have participated in and profited from workshops, portfolio reviews, fellowships, mentoring and 500+ professional preparation, with many going on to job opportunities as a result.
1st
LAFF is the first photography festival in New York City history devoted 1st to the cultures of the homelands of Bronx Latin/x community members.
875+
Positive news stories.
The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is a non-profit gallery and educational space.
Need more general info?:
Contact us at info@bronxdoc.org