The Bronx Women's Photo Collective

11/29/2017

Last night the Bronx Women’s Photo Collective founder celebrated being featured in the : Women Photographers of the African Diaspora book. Congratulations to all the amazing photographers! Special thanks to , and all the other women who worked tirelessly on this book to represent so many artists!!!! Rhynna M. Santos

07/09/2017

The attended last night's opening exhibition 'Unbelonging' by Bronx Photo League member Osaretin Ugiagbe . Ugiagbe said in a recent New York Times' article "I see the expressions of these people and I see myself in them I am of the Bronx and Nigeria." The exhibition was curated and produced by Cynthia Rivera [] and Mike Kamber [].

06/14/2017

While in Cuba, member Rhynna M. Santos was honored to have been able to photograph at Mosque Abdallah in Old Havana and continue her latina muslim series A Transcendent Calling: Latina Muslim Portraiture. ollective

05/18/2017

BWPC members Sandra Ayala and Lizzy Alejandro are part of the show Femme Nation opening today at Taller Boricua Gallery, 1689 Lexington Ave., at 6pm. Open to the public.

05/05/2017

BWPC member Rhynna Santos will be discussing her Latina Muslim project as part of a panel on Latino Muslims in New York at City Lore Gallery. You are invited to attend!!!!

Stories from the Intersection of Latinx & Muslim
DATE: Saturday, May 13th
TIME: 7pm
LOCATION: City Lore Gallery, 56 E. 1st Street, NYC

Latinx Muslims are emerging as the country’s fastest growing demographic of Muslims. But they have had a long and rich history, especially in New York City. Tonight we hear about that histor…

03/02/2017

Last night the attended 's exhibition at the . It was a full house that included Bronx notables like Frank Gimpaya, Luis Stephenberg, , Marisol Días, Layza Garcia, and . The show will be on display until March 24th.

02/20/2017

We are excited and proud to sponsor Columbia University's Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) one day Teachers and Scholars Institute (TSI), Women Picturing Revolution: Focus on Africa and the African Diaspora. This incredible one day seminar ( March 11, 2017, 10am-5pm) will examine contemporary photography and the conditions under which women in and/or from Africa or the African Diaspora make images. We encourage you to register and learn more at http://bit.ly/WPRIRAAS. .

In recognition of Women's History Month, Columbia University's Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) will host Women Picturing Revolution: Focus on Africa and the African Diaspora, a one day seminar that reclaims and retells history in a manner that is both radical and necess...

02/02/2017

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12/31/2016

This is the for the !!! Thank you for the 3,989 likes to our 86 posts in 2016! #2016

12/05/2016

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11/21/2016

Check out and like the third image of member Rhynna M. Santos's Latina Muslim series being featured on the feed .


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Maribel Cancel, of the Bronx, converted to Islam a year ago. Originally from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Ms. Cancel was raised Catholic. Photographer , who took Maribel's portrait, focused her work on dispelling the negative stereotypes of Latinas who follow the Muslim faith. Her project, "A Transcendent Calling: Latina Muslim Portraiture," emphasizes the individuality of Latinas who have converted to or have been born into Islam. “I am Latina, Boricua and Muslim," Maribel said. "Just because we are Latina doesn’t mean we can’t be Muslim.”

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Maribel Cancel, del Bronx, se convirtió al Islam hace un año. Cancel es originaria de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, y fue educada como católica. La fotógrafa , quien tomó su retrato, centró su trabajo en romper con los estereotipos negativos de las latinas que siguen la fe musulmana. Su proyecto “Un llamado trascendental: retratos de latinas musulmanas”, hace énfasis en la individualidad de las latinas que nacieron bajo el Islam o se han convertido a esa fe. "Yo soy latina, boricua y musulmana", dijo Maribel: "Solo porque somos latinas no significa que no podamos ser musulmanas".