The Foto Awards
Las Fotos Project
October 21 – December 16, 2023
Event Video
Las Fotos Project is a non-profit community-based photography organization whose mission is Las Fotos
Project’s mission is to elevate the voices of teenage girls and gender-expansive youth from communities of
color through photography and mentoring, empowering them to channel their creativity for the benefit of
themselves, their community, and future careers.
“Las Fotos Project is doing amazing work encouraging and teaching young people to share their stories
through photography. These voices will shape our collective future, and the confidence that comes with
celebrations like the Foto Awards is inspiring to witness.” - Paula Ely, President, Board of Directors,
Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles/Fine-art photography collector, The Fotos Awards Host Committee
Member
This celebration and exhibition honors three local and talented youth photographers: Alé Rivas, Michelle Montenegro, and Ketzally Alcala alongside three global photographers, publicly nominated and selected by a committee of youth and creative professionals, whose art has made an impact on the photographic world:
● Nilupa Yasmin (Birmingham, UK), award-winning artist and educator with a primarily lens-based
practice. She explores the principles of art and craft and the expanded materiality within
photography.
● Alexis Hunley (Los Angeles, CA, USA), Alexis Hunley is a photographer whose art centers on the
intersectional experiences of underrepresented communities. Her life long goal is to create work that
celebrates the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
● Djeneba Aduayom, (Fallbrook, CA, USA), Djeneba Aduayom is a self-taught artist whose work is
marked by a sense of movement, performance, and personal interrogation. Her aesthetic is as much
influenced by her multidisciplinary training and extensive travels, as it is by her multicultural heritage.
