A well-known Instagram account is working to uplift communities in the Bronx by capturing pictures of its raw beauty in everyday life, and hundreds of these photos are now being shown in a brand new exhibit. CBS2's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
And for every story, Rhynna Santos makes sure the beauty and realities of life in the Bronx are told the right way.
Santos has captured these images for years, working to destroy the negative narratives that exist while she captures pictures of Bronxites you might never see.For nine years, Santos has shared her work and dozens of others to the well-known"Helping other people tell their own stories about the Bronx, I feel, I'm incredible honored," said Santos.
"I see a celebration of the Bronx, of our communities, of our culture," said Cynthia Rivera, exhibitions manager at the Bronx Documentary Center.
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