New York City's First-Ever Latin American Photography Festival

Two girls from Huancavelica stand for a portrait during the International Festival of Street Theater in La Balanza (Fiteca), Comas. Lima, Peru, 2015. © Sharon Castellanos / VII Mentor Program. Image presented by the Bronx Documentary Center as part of the Latin American Foto Festival.

Collapsed abandoned building on top a car left by hurricane Maria ravaged the island in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, P.R., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Maria landed as a category 4 storm early Wednesday leaving the entire American territory without power and mostly with out communications. (Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times)

Chonita Robinal, 16-years-old © Chonita Robinal / Fotokids Guatemala

Tinkuy is a traditional dance of the Andes. Men dressed like huallatas or andean geese native to the area, danced and ran around the territory of Chahuaytire before to begin the theatrical courtship with the single women of the community. Highlands of Pisac, Perú. 2016. © Sharon Castellanos / VII Mentor Program

A family harvesting coca leaves in the town of Santa Rosa, Peru, July 28, 2012. © Carlos Villalon

"Llano" is an epic 10-year journey along the paths of the Llaneros, a people who live and travel along the savannas of the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela. © Juanita Escobar

Alicia sits on her bed at her home in Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic on June 12, 2009. © Tatiana Fernández Geara

Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón – Nov. 9, 2014: Elena Julienne walks from her house to her stand to sell artisan products, including milk fudge, toasted cashew nuts, and coconut sweets. Originally from Haiti, Julienne is married to a Dominican man and has been selling sweets by this road for 14 years. © Tatiana Fernández Geara

"Llano" is an epic 10-year journey along the paths of the Llaneros, a people who live and travel along the savannas of the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela. © Juanita Escobar

Join the Bronx Documentary Center at the first-ever Latin American Foto Festival held in New York City. The festival brings together acclaimed photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America to exhibit their photographs, create installations and hold workshops and panel discussions.

The featured photographers are: Sharon Castellanos from Peru ; Jack Delano from Puerto Rico; Juanita Escobar from Colombia; Tatiana Fernández Geara from Dominican Republic; Fotokids from Guatemala; Emmanuel Guillen Lozano from Mexico; Félix Marquez from Mexico; Francesca von Rabenau O’Reilly from Puerto Rico; Mauricio Palos from Mexico; Francisco Robles from Mexico; Erika P. Rodriguez from Puerto Rico; Misha Vallejo from Ecuador and Carlos Villalon from Colombia.

The event is taking place in the Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood, a fast growing and dynamic New York community. Installations are located in parks, schools, gardens and along city sidewalks.

The festival is curated by Michael Kamber and Cynthia Rivera.

Latin American Foto Festival
July 12-22, 2018

Opening Reception
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 7pm
BDC St Mary’s, 364 E. 151st Street, Bronx

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