Opening reception Thursday, December 3rd from 6-8 PM. RSVP here.
Renewed brings together new work by eight young New Yorkers who completed an eight-month photography program with Lens on Life and Youth Justice Network in the South Bronx. All have been impacted by the justice system, including experiences of incarceration, and some are currently without stable housing.
None had ever used a camera before the program. Working out of a photography and printing lab in the South Bronx, they learned the fundamentals of photography, from light and composition to portraiture, editing and printing. They were taught by working photographers, including Lens on Life alumni Alondra Angulo and Carlos Caiza, who now lead the course. Along the way, they photographed at the International Center of Photography and the United Nations General Assembly.
Their photographs offer a personal view of the city they call home, capturing its beauty, complexity and everyday life.
The exhibition marks the culmination of the program, but not its end. Each artist keeps their camera and continued access to the lab, joining Lens on Life’s growing alumni community and international network of young photographers working across Jordan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Cameroon, Burundi and Ukraine.
All works are available for purchase, with 100% of proceeds going directly to the artists.
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