Roy Baizan is a Mexican documentary photographer and arts educator whose work focuses on themes of community, environment, and identity. With over a decade of experience, Baizan has dedicated their career to empowering New York City youth through visual storytelling and community engagement. They have made impactful contributions as an educator and mentor with Bronx-based organizations such as The Bronx Documentary Center and The POINT, and the International Center of Photography (New York, New York), fostering opportunities and driving social change. In 2018, Baizan graduated from ICP’s Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism program supported by scholarships from The Wall Street Journal and ICP Board of Directors. Their photography has been featured in prominent publications, including The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Baizan’s achievements include the 2021 En Foco Photography Fellowship (Bronx, New York) and Magnum Foundation’s Photography and Social Justice Fellowship (New York, New York). In 2023, they were featured in the Museum of the City of New York’s (New York, New York) New York Now: Home photography triennial.
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Learn MoreICP Community Programs: Teen Storytellers Impacting Change is a panel featuring current students and alumni in conversation on the roles that photography plays in fostering self-confidence, community building, and social change, especially now during these unprecedented times.
Learn MoreThe panel will conclude with a dynamic discussion among the participants and the audience of youth photographers, in an effort to engage in a greater dialogue about how photography can serve as a platform for youth to tell their own stories, build community, and impact change.
Learn MoreICP’s Community Partnerships and Teen Academy together serve over 900 young people throughout the city each year by developing their knowledge of photography, critical thinking, writing and public speaking. Current students and alumni from these programs will share their images and writing, and reflect on the roles that photography plays in fostering self-confidence, community building and social change.
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