Photography Without Borders

Cool off in the garden tonight and help us close the gap! PWB students will be selling photos and homemade treats to fundraise for our trip to Puerto Rico this June.

Thanks to many generous donations, especially a recent one for $5,000 - we are just $1,000 from our goal!

Join us for an evening in the garden with Pedro Ospina's popular potluck and community gathering. Bring a dish or just yourself and support PWB students on their way to Puerto Rico!

Photographs and homemade treats for sale at:

Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden
2241 N Philip St • Philadelphia, PA 19133

Wednesday, May 20 from 6-9PM

Student spotlight
Jazmine Silva Sanchez student at Community College of Philadelphia

This year, I traveled alone to Mexico for the first time. Though I was anxious, I reconnected with my Indigenous roots and the culture my family carried to the United States.

During my stay there, I experienced culture through art, dance, and family traditions, it reminded me how migration can separate families from their history.

Growing up at Taller Puertorriqueño also shaped me. Their commitment to preserving culture inspired me to protect my own heritage.

Now, I have the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico with my mentors and peers to learn from artists and leaders I hope to also contribute observing our cultures together🇵🇷🇲🇽♥️

Please consider supporting this journey and helping Jazzy share her story.

Donate here
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https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/siguimos-aqui-puerto-rico-our-home-2

ICYMI: John B. Stetson Middle School is fighting once again - it's been a long, rocky road from getting passed back and forth between the school district and charter management, building disrepair, and strained resources. Now a closing could be imminent. Who better to document the experience than PWB students in the after school video club. Guidance from teachers Tony Rocco and Adam Cooper-Terán.
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PWB Teacher Amber Rivera takes students through the process of creating digital negatives to make hand-crafted cyanotype prints.
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🇵🇷✨ This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching our biggest youth storytelling project yet.
Photography Without Borders is raising $30,000 to bring students from our Taller Puertorriqueño program on a cultural homecoming trip to Puerto Rico in 2026.
This project is about belonging, identity, and safety during a political moment where many young people of color are deeply impacted by ICE and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Even students who aren’t Puerto Rican are finding meaning in this journey — discovering a place where culture is celebrated and they feel seen.
Help us reach our $30,000 goal and support their storytelling journey.
Donate here: https://photographywithoutborders.org/support-us/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Thank you for supporting our youth, our community, and our collective story