Free Photography Workshops Series for the Mixe community.

Back to the Lab teamed up with native photographer, Conrado Perez of Jamyatstaajk Gallery, to create a six session, basic photography course for eight students as the first in an ongoing series of photo workshops for the community. The goal of this photography workshop series is to empower Mixe (pronounced "meehay") youth with the photographic skills required to document and preserve their own experiences and history. 

With fundraising and logistical help from Direct Impact Coalition, we successfully launched the first installment of this workshop in November of 2018. Conrado Perez and Marko Jokic (of Back to the Lab) co-instructed the classes. Thanks to generous donations, we acquired the necessary photographic equipment and funds for Jamyatstaajk Gallery to continue offering free workshops to the community at a sustainable cost going forward.

Continued support for this workshop series is needed so that a legacy of photography can begin to thrive from within.

Through successful fundraising, Conrado has completed two workshop cycles!

The Instructors: 

Conrado Perez Rosas is a photographer and native Mixe. He recently opened the first gallery in the community to support the cultivation of visual arts. Since then, he has organized painting workshops and exhibits with local art teachers and children in the area past.

Marko Jokic is a founding member of Back to the Lab who used to live in Oaxaca. He has experience as a photography teacher in Mexico and has been working on a photo project for the past few years involving the Mixe community in Tamazulapam and their migration to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

This project was made possible by the following key supporters:

Direct Impact Coalition

and

Our generous photography communities in Mexico and NYC