Photography Without Borders

05/20/2026

Cool off in the garden tonight and help us close the gap! PWB students will be selling photos and homemade treats to fundraise for our trip to Puerto Rico this June.

Thanks to many generous donations, especially a recent one for $5,000 - we are just $1,000 from our goal!

Join us for an evening in the garden with Pedro Ospina's popular potluck and community gathering. Bring a dish or just yourself and support PWB students on their way to Puerto Rico!

Photographs and homemade treats for sale at:

Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden
2241 N Philip St • Philadelphia, PA 19133

Wednesday, May 20 from 6-9PM

05/15/2026

Thank you Kensington Voice for amplifying PWB's goal to get to our next big adventure!

PWB has raised more than $22,000 of its $30,000 goal to send students to Puerto Rico in June for “Seguimos Aquí,” a trip with Taller Puertorriqueño.

05/01/2026

It's a beautiful day on the parkway! Should you find yourself in the neighborhood, pop into the Parkway Central Library and head upstairs to the Free Library of Philadelphia Art Department. PWB's "CHP Schools" are on exhibit!

Amber Rivera mentors our youngest students in grades 3- 8 at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School, Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School, and Antonia Pantoja Charter School.
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04/13/2026

Thank you Thaddeus Stevens College for your support

03/24/2026

Student spotlight
Jazmine Silva Sanchez student at Community College of Philadelphia

This year, I traveled alone to Mexico for the first time. Though I was anxious, I reconnected with my Indigenous roots and the culture my family carried to the United States.

During my stay there, I experienced culture through art, dance, and family traditions, it reminded me how migration can separate families from their history.

Growing up at Taller Puertorriqueño also shaped me. Their commitment to preserving culture inspired me to protect my own heritage.

Now, I have the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico with my mentors and peers to learn from artists and leaders I hope to also contribute observing our cultures together🇵🇷🇲🇽♥️

Please consider supporting this journey and helping Jazzy share her story.

Donate here
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https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/siguimos-aqui-puerto-rico-our-home-2

03/14/2026

This June, our students travel to Puerto Rico for our Seguimos Aquí: Puerto Rico, Our Home 🇵🇷 project, celebrating 250 years of America and Puerto Rico being here for 172 of those years.
Through photography and storytelling, they’ll document the island and connect with culture, history, and community.
We need your help now—every donation is crucial to cover students’ equipment, transportation, and meals. Make a difference today.
❤️ Donate to support the trip
🎟 Or join us at our fundraiser Raíces y Ritmo

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/raices-y-ritmo

02/23/2026

ICYMI: John B. Stetson Middle School is fighting once again - it's been a long, rocky road from getting passed back and forth between the school district and charter management, building disrepair, and strained resources. Now a closing could be imminent. Who better to document the experience than PWB students in the after school video club. Guidance from teachers Tony Rocco and Adam Cooper-Terán.
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02/19/2026

PWB Teacher Amber Rivera takes students through the process of creating digital negatives to make hand-crafted cyanotype prints.
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12/30/2025

PWB caps a remarkable year of youth-driven photo and video storytelling with the first of may profiles on change makers in our community. Thanks to the support of City of Philadelphia Government Anti-Violence Community Partnership grant, our instructors guided youth on documenting the positive impact Thomas & Woods Foundation Summer Basketball Camp has had for the past 13 years.

Enjoy this short documentary, including perspectives from youth who picked up a camera for the first time to share their views.

https://youtu.be/wKgU8OijWMM?si=y2Y2mtOsXaruBR1l

A PWB Student Production.Launched in 2012, Thomas & Woods Foundation Summer Basketball Camp hosts 180-200 Philadelphia boys and girls, ages 6-16 at two sites...

12/02/2025