On Both Sides of the Lens: Documenting the Puerto Rican Diaspora

Inspired by the legacy of Frank Espada, Hiram Maristany, Sophie Rivera, Charles Biasiny-Rivera, Roger Cabán, Felipe Dante, and many more, CENTRO had the goal of having a visual record that communicated the last five years of the Puerto Rican diasporic experience. Through an open call, the work of 33 photographers was selected for this first iteration of On Both Sides of the Lens: Documenting the Puerto Rican Diaspora. The book also includes an essay by Sebastian Meltz-Collazo.

The photobook includes photos from:

Selected finalists:

Argenis Apolinario, New York, NY
Vania J. Arroyo, Boston, MA
Wanda Benvenutti, Brooklyn, NY
Mario Rubén Carrión, Brooklyn, NY
Gabriel Gonzalez, Cleveland, OH
Ariella Imena, New York, NY
Abigail Montes, Bronx, NY
Rubén Natal-San Miguel, New York, NY
Farrique Pesquera, Puerto Rico
Rhynna M. Santos, Bronx, NY

Honorable mentions:

José Alvarado Jr., Queens, NY
Leenda Bonilla, Bronx, NY
Elias Carmona, Chicago, IL
Joanna Diaz, Whittier, CA
Claudia Isabel Diaz, Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Kattou, Hauppauge, NY
Christopher López, Hoboken, NJ
Samuel Malave Jr., Astoria, NY
Andina Marie Osorio, Hamden, CT
Lisette Otero-Lewis, Palm Coast, FL
Ana Paula Teixeira Torres, Puerto Rico
Kevin Quiles Bonilla, New York, NY
Amanda Raquel Dorval, Ossining, NY
Shannel Resto, Decatur, GA
Izael Rivera Flores, Brooklyn, NY
Herminio Rodriguez, Chicago, IL
Vanessa Rodriguez, Oakland, CA
Roger Santos, Brooklyn, NY
Asia Shkreli Phitts Pesante, Hopewell Junction, NY
Daniela Spector, Queens, NY
Sol Valerio, Philadelphia, PA
Rodney Vargas, Fair Lawn, NJ
Chris Vega, Pittsburgh, PA

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