City life through the lens of Jamel Shabazz
A group of Black children are exultant as they cram into a shopping cart being wheeled down the streets of Brooklyn in 1980. This “Time of Innocence” photo is among…
Capitol riot photographers meet in Melrose
Pictures have the power to convey truths — sometimes ugly ones — that cut through lies told by people in positions of authority. But in the so-called “post-truth” era, when…
Photo exhibit casts lens on Latin American hardships
A new exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center highlights life in Latin America through the eyes of photojournalists from the continent, who have a foothold in New York. The 4th…
Bronx seniors document trying times
When Rhynna Santos speaks about teaching photography, it’s hard to tell what excites her more: the craft or the people she teaches it to. As coordinator of the Bronx Senior…
New library opens at Bronx Documentary Center
The Bronx Documentary Center has opened a photography library to celebrate the legacy of the late Tim Hetherington, a British photographer and award-winning filmmaker who was tragically killed covering the…
Documentary Center exhibition shines spotlight on Mexico
A new exhibition opened at the Bronx Documentary Center on Nov. 15, featuring photographs taken by Mexican photographers of joys and hardships south of the border.
Six Bronx photographers get overdue homecoming
Photo exhibit will feature insiders’ view of ’70s and ’80s South Bronx A chance meeting at a photo exhibit at Hunter College’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies in 2010 led…