Jonathan
Santiago
Jonathan Santiago is an American photographer and filmmaker based in
New York. Born in New York City to a Puerto Rican family, his work reflects
his background and experiences. A self-taught photographer, his interest
in documentary photography took off after a trip to Nepal. Afterwards he
took to the streets of the Bronx and after some time came across the Bronx
Documentary Center. It is here where his image making and storytelling
skills continue to develop.
Santiago is a member of the Bronx Photo League, a collective dedicated
to social issues within the borough and with whom he created the book,
Jerome Ave (BDC Editions, 2016). He is currently a teacher at the Bronx
Documentary Center after-school program and works as a freelance
photographer and videographer. His work can be found in publications
such as The New York Times, Burn, and Time.
The river took my home
My selection includes images from personal projects such as ‘The River Took Our Home’,
which follows climate change migrants moving from the south of Bangladesh to the vastly
overpopulated city of Dhaka, as well as ‘Vicenta’, a story on my grandmother which
explores questions on identity, faith, and death, as well as work from my street photography
portfolio, in which my aim is simply to document the Bronx, as it continues to undergo
changes brought on by gentrification.
Jonathan Santiago . A couple on the 6 train at 149th Street in the Bronx . 2016
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