Las Fotos Project

We’re remembering the fun time we had at the Lincoln Heights holiday parade last year. We miss gathering together and capturing the joy on everyone’s faces, we can't wait to be able to do so again! Wishing you all safe and happy holidays, from the Las Fotos Project family! #LasFotosProject #LincolnHeightsParade

This fall, our students spent 12 weeks exploring the people and places that make our communities vibrant. Take a closer look at our Digital Promotoras Vibrance photojournalism projects: Image 1 & 2: Angel Mia Torres, 12 "My project is about the importance of pantries in smaller communities and how the pandemic is affecting them. I photographed my local pantry and subject, Patricia Calderon, the director. While photographing and interviewing them, I learned how much... the pantry was involved with my community and its families." Image 3 & 4: Linnette Suarez, 13 "Many people think my sister is my mom, and I am not surprised. My sister is like my mom because we love to spend time together....When people read my work, I want them to not only get to know me but also my sister because she deserves the world." View all of our student projects at www.lasfotosproject.org #AgeOfChange #LasFotosProject #DPVibrance See more

Our Esta Soy Yo Layers exhibition is now online for viewing! For this exhibition, students elevated their portraits with the use of mixed media, dioramas and experimental photography techniques. Take a closer look into some of our students’ work: Photos 1 & 2 Ixchel Cruz -15 My new "normal" consists of my entire day being on electronics due to the pandemic halting all my activities and routines. The news echoing from the living room informing of the latest dilemma, ...I try to focus on the positives in my life overcoming new obstacles during this pandemic. Photos 3 & 4 Anna Vasquez - 16 "I started this class a day before my sixteenth birthday and decided to base my projects on my age and how society/the media has portrayed the teenage years versus how it is. Throughout my pictures, I show how I am still trying to find out who I am and what my purpose is." View online at www.lasfotosproject.org #AgeOfChange #LasFotosProject #ESYLayers

The last of our Fall 2020 student exhibitions have launched! Log on to lasfotosproject.org to view our Esta Soy Yo online exhibitions, "Layers" and "Perspectives". The Esta Soy Yo: Perspectives class encouraged Las Fotos Project students to use photography as a tool to explore their identities, share their unique perspectives, and reflect on their environments. ... While the The Esta Soy Yo: Layers class furthered their identity as artists through photographic art-making to explore concepts of creativity, identity, and self-discovery Photographs/artwork by (in order): Ayana Jackson, 17 Myla Arranda, 16 See all of the amazing Esta Soy Yo images at lasfotosproject.org, and then join us tonight at 7 PM to hear about our student experiences this semester! RSVP link in bio - a Zoom link will be shared to all who RSVP. A special thank you to our funding partners: The Annenberg Foundation, Adobe/Taking It Global, CA Arts Council, Department of Cultural Affairs, the Yerba Buena Fund, S Mark Taper Foundation, Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, PayPal, The Edward A and AI O Shay Family Foundation and the Goldsmith Foundation #AgeOfChange #LasFotosProject #ESYLayers #ESYPerspectives See more