9th Annual
Latin American
Foto Festival
Opening Reception
July 9, 6-9 PM
RSVP here
On view July 9–26, 2026
📍 Multiple indoor + outdoor locations:
BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave.
BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St.
Ed Alvarez I Puerto Rico • Matías Delacroix I Venezuela • Lina Etchesuri I Argentina • Laura García I Guatemala • Marco Garro I Perú • Cristian Ochoa I Chile • Alejandra Orosco I Perú • Chris Perez I Dominican Republic • Santiago Mesa I Colombia • Emilio Espejel I México • Alicia Vera I México • Caio Vilela I Brazil • Rafael Vilela I Brazil
The Latin American Foto Festival is curated by Michael Kamber and Alexa Pacheco.
Outdoor vinyl exhibitions printed by Photoville.
Wheat pasting is being done in collaboration with DYSTURB.
The Latin American Foto Festival is made possible through leading support from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Additional support for the Bronx Documentary Center is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Foundation support is provided by the Clif Family Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Four Friends Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Peck Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and the Van Agtmael Fund. Special thanks to our corporate sponsors Adobe, BronxCare Health System, and Montefiore Health System.
The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) will hold its 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF) from July 9th – 26th, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers from the region. Their work will be displayed at the BDC and throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.
This year’s Festival includes works from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Argentina, Guatemala, Perú, Chile, Dominican Republic, Colombia, México, and Brazil. As part of the Festival, the BDC will hold in-person workshops, tours, panel discussions, and other community events.
El Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) celebrará la 9ª edición del Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF) del 9 al 26 de julio, presentando fotografías de gran formato de fotógrafos emergentes y consagrados, galardonados en toda la región. Las obras se exhibirán en el BDC y en distintos espacios del vecindario de Melrose, en el South Bronx.
La edición de este año incluye trabajos de Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Argentina, Guatemala, Perú, Chile, República Dominicana, Colombia, México y Brasil. Como parte del Festival, el BDC también ofrecerá talleres presenciales, recorridos, paneles de discusión y otros eventos comunitarios.