Bronx Documentary Center

📚 New in the Tim Hetherington Photobook Library!

Thank you to Cristian Ochoa (._.ochoa) for generously donating a copy of his photobook, El lado oscuro del río (The Darkness of the River), to the Bronx Documentary Center's Tim Hetherington Photobook Library.

The book examines the environmental impact of copper and lithium extraction on Chile's Loa River through stories of memory, resilience, and communities defending their land.

Thank you, Cristian, for sharing your work with our community during this year's Latin American Foto Festival.

Photobook designed by Jahir Jorquera () and published by .

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📚 ¡Nueva incorporación a la Biblioteca de Fotolibros Tim Hetherington!

Gracias a Cristian Ochoa (._.ochoa) por donar un ejemplar de su fotolibro El lado oscuro del río (The Darkness of the River) a la Biblioteca de Fotolibros Tim Hetherington del Bronx Documentary Center.

El libro explora el impacto ambiental de la extracción de cobre y litio en el río Loa, en Chile, a través de historias de memoria, resiliencia y comunidades que defienden su territorio.

Gracias, Cristian, por compartir tu trabajo con nuestra comunidad durante el Latin American Foto Festival de este año.

Fotolibro diseñado por Jahir Jorquera () y publicado por .

📸 Rafael Acata ()

The BDC Films Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for 2026/2027!

Applications are open until August 23.
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYAUd9w2LUSwl1x3Bdg6p5yaNXUhg2XqCkw2bXyKMaRrnl3A/viewform

Films Fellowship - BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER BDC Films Fellowship The BDC Films FellowshipApplications Now Open The BDC Films Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for 2026/2027!  Applications are open until August 23.APPLY HERE Finalists will be notified and invited to interview in the first week of September. The Fellowship will ...

👁 A study in light and shadow.

Portrait by Alexander Montoya, a student in the Bronx Documentary Center's Senior Photo League.

Teaching Artist: Michael Young ()

The Bronx Documentary Center’s Senior Photo League is made possible with leading support from the Samuels Foundation.

📸 © Alexander Montoya

📌 BDC Essential Resources (Part 2)

More Independent Publishers & Small Presses for Photographers

After sharing our first roundup of photobook and zine publishing resources, we heard from many of you in the comments and messages with fantastic publishers and presses we missed. Thank you for all the recommendations.

Print is far from dead, long live print. 📚

👉 This edition features:
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Another Place Press

Dalpine

"From 'Grey Gardens' to 'The Gleaners and I,' 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Grizzly Man' and beyond, THR critics pick their favorite non-fiction films of all time."

The 25 Best Documentaries of All Time, Ranked From 'Grey Gardens' to 'The Gleaners and I,' 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Grizzly Man' and beyond, THR critics pick their favorite non-fiction films of all time.

The Schomburg Center honors the life of activist, scholar, and educator Dr. Johanna Fernández (1970-2026). She was a fellow in our Scholars-in-Residence Program from 2007–2008, where she studied our Black Panther Party collection. The archive consists of the files of its Harlem chapter. The research would become part of her book, The Young Lords: A Radical History.

In 2019, she hosted and moderated the program The Young Lords, New York @ 50: Activism Past & Present, to a sold out audience and overflow crowd. We also streamed the program live on our then-Livestream channel. The conversation was our most-viewed of 2019. If you would like to watch, it is currently posted on our Vimeo channel. https://ow.ly/AMfa50ZvkJz

Rest in power Johanna.

Photo 1: Inside cover of The Young Lords: A Radical History

"It features a transparent(ish) window for composition that also doubles as a settings display — and it can also function as a light meter."

Godox's quirky and cheap 'transparent viewfinder camera' has a neat trick that doubles its use — and as a film photographer I'm certainly interested This pocket-sized device could help me get more use from my old SLRs.

📌 BDC Essential Resources: Thinking about publishing a photobook or zine?

We've rounded up some publishers, independent presses, print services, and community resources supporting documentary photographers and photo-based publications.

👉 Swipe through to explore:
📚 Independent publishers: , , , , ,
🖨️ Local risograph & zine printing:
🏛️ Community print spaces:
📦 Print-on-demand services: , ,
📖 Hybrid & small presses: , ,
✂️ DIY printing & hand-bound editions

💬 Did we miss a publisher, print shop, or resource you'd recommend? Please let us know in the comments.