Photos: Bronx Documentary Center
Over the last ten years, the Bronx Documentary Center’s 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.
‘Through Our Eyes: Youth Photography at the Bronx Documentary Center, 2013-2023’ celebrates their award-winning work and the 10th anniversary of the program. BDC students have consistently won honors for their work, they have participated in exhibitions at the Photoville Festival, the Bronx Botanical Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Newark Museum, the Polka Gallery in Paris, and other venues.
The students have represented the US at international photo festivals and their work has been published in a wide range of media including The New York Times, Washington Post, Polka magazine (France), ABC News, BBC, Univision, Pix11, and others. The high school seniors, the vast majority of whom are the first in the family to attend college, have consistently won acceptance to prestigious four-year schools, nearly all with full scholarships.
Exhibition information
Bronx Documentary Center Annex
364 E 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455
Opening on Friday, January 26, from 6-9 PM
On view through March 3, 2024
Gallery Hours: Thurs-Fri 3-7 PM + Sat-Sun 1-5 PM
Free admission
More information on bronxdoc.org
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