Teaching Artists
Born in Mexico City, Mexico (1985), Carlos de la Sancha works in bookmaking, portraiture, unique chromogenic prints, poetry, and street photography. De la Sancha earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, from the Universidad Autónoma de México, before transitioning to Photography and studying at many different Institutions in Berlin, Oaxaca, Mexico City and New York City, with experience as a printer, production assistant, photo labs manager. In 2021, de la Sancha finished his Creative Practices Certificate at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City. His work has been exhibited at such venues as Centro Fotográfico Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mx), Centro de las Artes de San Agustín (Mx), Imago Fotokunst (De), as well as ICP (US), and the BDC. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Image: © Tripp Peters
Ricardo J. Partida is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator currently living in Harlem. He moved to the United States from Mexico at the age of 12 and has spent the majority of his life since then based in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in Film Studies. Ricardo has a passion for capturing the complexities of other immigrant families in America and empowering the next generation of photographers with skills to tell their own stories. He is currently in post-production on a documentary featuring the stories of three immigrants living in Ohio and their varied relationships with their home country.
Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in the New York Times' history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. Kamber is a former adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and was a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center in 2011.
The BDC Youth Photo League is made possible, in part, by the H.T. Ewald Foundation, Henry Nias Foundation, Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Pinkerton Foundation, The Rea Charitable Trust, The Rea Foundation, The Lawrence Foundation, The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund
All digital photos taken on DSLR cameras were taken with equipment generously provided by Fujfilm.