Bronx Documentary Center

"A Colombian engineer–turned–creator is building a loyal audience through bilingual explainers about American politics for Latinos."

“Fueled by facts and receipts,” Sylvia Salazar explains U.S. politics for Latino audiences A Colombian engineer–turned–creator is building a loyal audience through bilingual explainers about American politics for Latinos.

📚 Join us on July 11 for a photobook talk with Alicia Vera, whose deeply personal photobook "Va a Llover Toda La Noche" (It's Going to Rain All Night) explores memory, caregiving, and the mother-daughter relationship in the face of Alzheimer's disease.

🕛 Sat, July 11 • 5 PM
📍BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx
🎟 Free.
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Vera's work is featured in our 9th Annual Latin American Foto Festival, opening July 9 from 6–9 PM and on view July 9–26 at the Bronx Documentary Center and throughout the South Bronx.

⚠️ Please note: the talk will take place on July 11, not July 14 as previously announced.

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📚 Acompáñanos el 11 de julio en una charla sobre fotolibros con Alicia Vera, cuyo libro profundamente personal, "Va a Llover Toda La Noche" (It's Going to Rain All Night), explora la memoria, los cuidados y la relación entre madre e hija frente a la enfermedad de Alzheimer.

🕛 Sábado 11 de julio • 5 PM
📍 BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx
🎟 Entrada gratuita.
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La obra de Vera forma parte de nuestra 9.ª edición del Latin American Foto Festival, que inaugura el 9 de julio de 6 a 9 PM y estará en exhibición del 9 al 26 de julio en el Bronx Documentary Center y distintos espacios del South Bronx.

⚠️ Importante: la charla se llevará a cabo el 11 de julio, y no el 14 de julio como se informó anteriormente.

📸 © Alicia Vera ()

Join us TONIGHT, Thursday, June 18, for the opening reception of The Art of B&W Silver Printing—an exhibition celebrating the craft, discipline, and beauty of traditional black-and-white darkroom photography.

📍 Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY
🕡 Opening Reception: 6:30–9 PM
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Created through a series of workshops led by master printer Brian Young, the handmade gelatin silver prints on view reveal every stage of the analog process—from exposing and developing film to creating the final darkroom print.

Participating Artists: Rocco Cetera • Viridiana Inguanzo • Helena Guerrero • Ciera Dunbar • Maggie Perrier • Joann Onofre • Keith Sirchio • Josefina Bahamondes • Zelda Casillas • John Grathwol • Leonard ("Lenny") Medina • Smitha Khorana • Gregorio Reyes

🗓 On view: June 18–22
⏰ Gallery Hours: Thu–Fri 3–7 PM • Sat 1–5 PM
🎟 Free & open to all
📸 © Rocco Cetera

Congratulations to our BDC Films Fellows!

Bronx Documentary Center showcases new films from emerging Bronx storytellers – Bronx Times The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) premiered four documentary shorts on June 12 from emerging artists in their free BDC Films Fellowship.

"McCormack photographs everything from mineral formations, ice, rivers, coastlines, and aerial landscapes to wildlife and remote ecosystems, showing how nature repeats certain shapes and movements across wildly different scales."

This Photographer Explores Earth’s Hidden Geometry Through Conservation Photography (20 Images) Jon McCormack’s photography is often framed to make you look closer, and then closer again. The Australian-born conservation and natural history photographer grew up surrounded by the stark landscapes of the Australian Outback, where life among sheep, cattle, drought, dust, and open space helped s...

Sat, July 18 • 6 PM

Join us for an evening of remembrance as we celebrate the life and photography of Ed Alvarez (1963–2026), a beloved documentarian of the South Bronx whose work preserved the stories, resilience, and humanity of his community.

Ed's work will be on view as part of our 9th Annual Latin American Foto Festival which runs July 9-26.

LAFF Ed Alvarez Memorial Honoring the life and photography of the late Ed Alvarez.

"Guy Mac, a photographer currently in Tahiti, who posted a viral video yesterday that perfectly shows the overwhelming power of a 20-foot wave when it breaks."

Photographer's Camera Gear Gets Jet Washed by 20-Foot Wave in Tahiti He was capturing surf action.

🎉 Opening Reception: Thur, June 18 • 6:30-9 PM

Participating Artists: Rocco Cetera • Viridiana Inguanzo • Helena Guerrero • Ciera Dunbar • Maggie Perrier • Joann Onofre • Keith Sirchio • Josefina Bahamondes • Zelda Casillas • John Grathwol • Leonard ("Lenny") Medina • Smitha Khorana

The students participating in this exhibition have followed a series of workshops lead by master printer Brian Young, in order to refine their printing skills and produce imagery that demonstrates the beauty of gelatin silver printing.

On View: June 18–22, 2026

Opening Reception: The Art of B&W Silver Printing This exhibition celebrates the skill, craftsmanship, and beauty of traditional black-and-white darkroom photography.

"It could be the puff of steam from a manhole or a horse wandering into view – whatever the ‘moment’, the iconic US photographer has always had a camera in hand to capture it"

‘I wasn’t expecting that!’: Joel Meyerowitz and the art of surprise – in pictures It could be the puff of steam from a manhole or a horse wandering into view – whatever the ‘moment’, the iconic US photographer has always had a camera in hand to capture it

📚 Photobook Talk with Marvin Bonheur • June 26

Join French photographer and curator Marvin Bonheur for a conversation about his acclaimed project La Trilogie du Bonheur (The Happiness Trilogy).

Spanning a decade of photographs made in Seine-Saint-Denis, the Paris suburb where he grew up, the work explores memory, identity, and belonging through three chapters: Alzheimer, Therapy, and Renaissance. Drawing from personal experience, Bonheur challenges stereotypes surrounding marginalized communities while creating a powerful visual archive of resilience, friendship, and hope.

🗓 Friday, June 26 • 6:45 PM
📍 BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx
🎟 Free admission
📖 Published by Cé éditions
📸 © Marvin Bonheur
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📚 Rencontre autour du livre photo de Marvin Bonheur • 26 juin

Rejoignez-nous pour une rencontre avec le photographe et commissaire d’exposition français Marvin Bonheur autour de son projet salué par la critique, La Trilogie du Bonheur.

Fruit de dix années de travail photographique en Seine-Saint-Denis, le territoire où il a grandi, cette œuvre explore la mémoire, l’identité et le sentiment d’appartenance à travers trois chapitres : Alzheimer, Thérapie et Renaissance. À partir de son histoire personnelle, Bonheur déconstruit les stéréotypes associés aux quartiers populaires et compose une archive sensible de la résilience, de l’amitié et de l’espoir.

🗓 Vendredi 26 juin • 18h45
📍 BDC, 614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx
🎟 Entrée libre
📖 Ouvrage publié par Cé éditions
📸 © Marvin Bonheur
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