Acerca del proyecto Las Fotos

Las Fotos Project es una organización sin ánimo de lucro de tutoría fotográfica ubicada en Boyle Heights que utiliza el poder de la fotografía para animar a los estudiantes a explorar su identidad, su comunidad y sus futuras carreras.

Este programa está financiado en parte por el Departamento de Arte y Cultura del Condado de Los Ángeles.

Meet the photographers

Delilah Mendez

@dmonum1

Delilah Mendez is a 17-year-old Mexican American photographer who splits her time between La Puente and East Los Angeles and has a passion for storytelling through the lens. Photography offers her a space to take control of her art and express how she sees the world. Through her photographs, Mendez invites her audience to reflect on themes of change, community, and perspective. She strives to convey the power of empathy and connection, hoping to inspire others to embrace new points of view, challenge their assumptions, and see the world with greater understanding and openness through her work.

Pan-American Sounds by Delilah Mendez, SEPT 19 2026

Gabriela Salazar

@picsconamor

Gabriela Salazar is a Los Angeles-based photographer with Salvadoran roots whose work is shaped by family, community, and lived experience. Drawn to vibrant color, nature, and the energy of urban LA, she creates maximalist storytelling rooted in everyday life, often building concepts from what’s around her and letting her environment shape each image. Her work centers undocumented communities working, gathering, and celebrating because movement captures people in their most honest state. This perspective is informed by her photojournalistic work documenting essential workers during the pandemic, when photography became a way for her to witness resilience and labor. She also documents movement through portrait, event, and sports photography, capturing moments that highlight effort, solidarity, and joy. Blending documentary and portrait photography with surrealist elements, Salazar uses double exposure to tell stories that feel dream-like and challenge narrow ideas of who belongs in fine art spaces. For her, photography is a form of agency: a way to reclaim autonomy, resist simplification, and cultivate joy.

Helado Tropical by Gabriela Salazar, AUG 13 2026

Kali Salazar

@slzrkive

Kali Salazar is a Peruvian American photographer based in Southern California. Starting out, photography was a way for her to document and preserve memories, and its purpose has since then evolved as she delved into visual storytelling. Salazar is constantly inspired by the passion poured out by the people around her, whether it be on set, at a game, or at a concert. Their energy pushes her to deliver the best results as she captures them in their element. Salazar is drawn to candid moments, where her camera is invisible and becomes an observer to what unfolds before her. Salazar’s creative journey—beginning with her local community college’s soccer team and continuing on to her current work with Angel City FC as part of LFP’s Artist-in-Residence program—has shaped the photographer that she is today. Every experience she’s had has deepened her passion for telling a story through photos. Salazar picks up the camera each day driven by the excitement of the unknown.

Krystal Vásquez

@fotosbykrystal

Krystal Vasquez is a Los Angeles-based photographer from Huntington Park, CA. She is inspired by everyday life, live music, and the creative energy that surrounds her. Vasquez loves capturing concerts, events, sports, and portraits because she enjoys documenting genuine moments and emotions in real time. Over the years, photographing local shows and live events throughout Los Angeles has helped shape her creative journey and has pushed her to grow both personally and professionally as a photographer.

Nothing Compares 2 Prince by Krystal Vasquez, SEPT 25 2026

Starla Mendoza

@lensofstarla

Starla Mendoza is a 16 year-old photographer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. With every photo she captures, Mendoza aims to express and showcase the creative outburst that happens in her mind. Mendoza comes from an artistic family, with each person having an interest in varying art forms. Photography has always felt like the perfect outlet for her, as it affords her the opportunity to share her views of the world. Mendoza aims to capture emotion through every click of the camera, from quiet moments to hectic environments. She is always open to exploring new forms of photography and adapting to what each space calls for. Through the lens, Mendoza hopes to tell stories and highlight the emotions in the environment.

Flamenco! María Bermúdez's Convivencias by Starla Mendoza, SEPT 12 2026

Escaparate virtual

Disfrute de la obra seleccionada de la anterior cohorte de directores ejecutivos de las Residencias Comunitarias LFP. La galería se actualiza al final de cada temporada.

Photo credit: Delilah Mendez, Pan-American Sounds, SEPT 19 2026

Photo credit: Starla Mendoza, Flamenco! María Bermúdez's Convivencias, SEPT 12 2026

Photo credit: Gabriela Salazar, Journey Through Cahuenga, JUL 12 2026

Photo Credit: Krystal Vasquez, Nothing Compares 2 Prince, SEPT 25 2026

Photo credit: Krystal Vasquez, Aida Rodriguez’s The Remix, JUL 17 2026

Photo Credit: Gabriela Salazar, Helado Tropical, AUG 13 2026

The Ford da la bienvenida a cinco fotógrafos del CEO de la LFP y a sus mentores de la LFP para capturar 10 espectáculos diferentes cada temporada, después de que los solicitantes de la cohorte se sometan a un proceso de selección en revisión por parte del equipo del Ford.

The Ford ofrece dos sesiones de desarrollo profesional a la cohorte de directores ejecutivos de la LFP para fomentar las habilidades necesarias para sobresalir en sus capturas de espectáculos (por las que son remunerados) y construir sus carteras y su red profesional. 

Las sesiones consistieron en talleres dirigidos por profesionales de LA Phil, que ofrecieron formación práctica:

Una sesión de desarrollo profesional, organizada en la sede de la LFP y abierta a todos los estudiantes de la LFP y miembros de la comunidad, consistió en una presentación en profundidad sobre los ajustes de la cámara y el equipo necesarios para sobresalir en la fotografía de conciertos, seguida de una presentación de la Directora Creativa de LA Phil, Natalie Suárez, que introdujo la importancia de dar forma a la propia perspectiva para encontrar la narrativa correcta para la solicitud de un cliente.  
La segunda sesión se organizó en The Ford para que la cohorte de directores ejecutivos de la LFP y sus mentores aprendieran sobre fotografía de conciertos y entrega de activos específica de Lugar de eventos. Invitamos a Farah Sosa, LA Phil House Photographer, y al personal de LA Phil de Media Initiatives y del sistema de gestión CLARK para que explicaran los protocolos específicos de Lugar de eventos necesarios para que la cohorte tuviera una experiencia satisfactoria en The Ford.

Cada fotógrafo de la cohorte CEO de la LFP tiene la oportunidad de capturar dos espectáculos, con la orientación y la asistencia de un mentor de la LFP durante la captura de su espectáculo.

La cohorte de directores ejecutivos de la LFP recibe apoyo guiado de The Ford y de un mentor de la LFP para ayudar a los fotógrafos a entregar sus imágenes en las 24 horas siguientes a la captura de una exposición, lo que se ajusta a las expectativas de entrega de activos estándar del sector.

Se anima a los fotógrafos de la cohorte a utilizar las imágenes aprobadas en sus carteras y páginas de redes sociales para mostrar sus habilidades fotográficas y ampliar potencialmente sus oportunidades.

Para conmemorar el trabajo de la Cohorte CEO de la LFP, The Ford inauguró una pared del Proyecto Las Fotos x The Ford Gallery. La galería destaca 10 imágenes, una imagen por cada exposición y dos por fotógrafo de la cohorte.

Una vez finalizada la temporada The Ford , la galería LFP x the Ford se actualiza para mostrar imágenes seleccionadas de la nueva cohorte. (Lamentablemente, la galería física no está abierta al público, pero disfrute de las imágenes seleccionadas disponibles para su visualización a través de la galería virtual). 