title: Las Fotos Project
text: # Las Fotos Project
  
  Las Fotos Project is a nonprofit organization in East Los Angeles, California that mentors teenage girls and gender-expansive youth from local communities of color in using photography. The organization supports self-expression, leadership skills and social well-being.
  
  Las Fotos Project is a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 2010 by Eric Ibarra. Ibarra left in 2020, whereupon it become 100% women of color-led, with Lucía Torres becoming executive director. The project was based in Lincoln Heights and in 2019 it moved to Boyle Heights.
  
  Three courses are offered: on self-exploration, using introspective photography and self-portraiture; on photojournalism by documenting social issues in the community; and on creative entrepreneurial skills for a career, connecting students with paid photography jobs. Classes are taught in the evening and on weekends during 12-week spring and fall semesters.
  
  ## Publications
  
  * Age of Change. Self-published, 2020. Book with zine.
  