6th Annual Latin American Foto Festival

6th Annual
Latin American Foto Festival

On View: July 13 – 30, 2023

614 Courtland Ave, 364 E 151st St, and outdoor locations throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.

Featuring: 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 Latin American Foto Festival is curated by Cynthia Rivera and Mike Kamber. Spanish translations by Maria de la Paz Galindo.

Outdoor exhibitions printed by Photoville. 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 Tania Matisse Foundation, Peck Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and the Van Agtmael Fund. Special thanks to our corporate sponsors Adobe, BronxCare Health System, Fujifilm, and Montefiore Health System.

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.