Oaxaca photo center marks 30 years of support for the art
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In Oaxaca, Mexico, the Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo (CFMAB) celebrated its 30th anniversary on September 17, 2026.
The center began as the dream of artist Francisco Toledo, who founded it with the support of photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Toledo donated a house he owned to become the center, intending it to be a space that promoted photographic creativity beyond personal memories.
Toledo first became interested in photography after seeing Álvarez Bravo’s work in an exhibition catalog while attending the Escuela de Bellas Artes. He began taking his own photographs of friends and landscapes, but later decided to focus on establishing a dedicated center for the art form and built the Toledo Photography Collection to showcase diverse artists.
Fausto Nahúm Pérez Sánchez, the current director of CFMAB, has worked closely with the center since its early days as part of the Luz 99 collective. He expressed gratitude for the continued support of the center’s community and acknowledged Toledo’s vision. The anniversary celebrations and exhibitions received funding from the Banamex Fomento Cultural program and the Francisco Toledo Foundation.
The center opened on September 17, 1996, with a ceremony attended by Toledo, Álvarez Bravo, Walter Reuter, Carlos Monsiváis, Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, and the Governor of Oaxaca, Diódoro Carrasco.
