The Latinx Photography Project
Among the hills, farms and cheese factories of West Marin, a small group of Latinx photographers has carved out an artistic practice, and at the same time created a resilient community. Together, they form a powerful enclave of the Mexican diaspora in Point Reyes, California.
The Latinx Photography Project is a bilingual documentary film that explores how a creative practice like photography can succeed at cultivating leaders who are grounded in community cohesion. With photography as their medium, the participants in this project carve a path in a community that years ago was foreign to most immigrant farmworkers.
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“When you hold a camera it becomes a shield that lets you cross borders, enter new spaces, access someone’s personal life.””
The work created by the photographers offers an intimate glimpse into their lives. Stories about their families, jobs, and experiences on the ranches come into focus and encourage the larger community to come together and share food, music, and dance at traditional celebrations of Latinx culture.
“Art has a way of creating that space that no matter how we try to train or build capacity can quite do that.””
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