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Event Type: SHOW
2025-01-11 to 2025-04-27
Mills College Art Museum
5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613
Event is Free
Hours: Tue 11:00 AM-4:00 PM; Wed 11:00 AM-7:30 PM; Thu - Sun 11:00 AM-4:00 PM;
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Kija Lucas uses photography to explore home, heritage, and memory. Through the seemingly neutral lens of scientific photography, Lucas emphasizes the beauty of her botanical subjects to speak to the embedded layers of history and meaning that impact our understanding of society.
Event Type: SHOW
2024-11-04 11:00 AM to 2025-04-30 7:00 PM
Random Posts
Deluxe Skate Shop, 2330 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Event is Free
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Tobin Yelland is a bonafide photographic legend, but nowhere is he more beloved than in San Francisco’s skateboarding community. Yelland grew up in the city and got his first skate photo published when he was just 15. His reverence, not just for skateboarding, but for his fellow skaters, shines through every shot — as does the community’s unruly camaraderie.
SFMOMA’s ‘Unity Through Skateboarding’ Celebrates BIPOC, Queer and Trans Skaters It’s only fitting, then, that a collection of 24 of Yelland’s photographs is on display right now to celebrate the launch of Deluxe Skate Shop’s new location in the Mission. Deluxe is as much of a Bay Area institution as Yelland is; its Potrero-based distribution center opened in 1986.
The Yelland images on display at 2330 Mission St. were all captured between 1988 and 1993 — a game-changing period for street skating, when San Francisco was at the forefront. Yelland was one of only a handful of photographers working to capture it all.
Event Type: SHOW
2024-10-30 to 2025-04-29
SFO Museum
San Francisco International Airport, 135 Domestic Terminals Departures Level , San Francisco, CA 94128
Event is Free
Hours: Mon - Sun 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;
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The title of this exhibition is a tribute to influential American photographer Larry Sultan (1946–2009). A beloved faculty member at CCA, he served as a Distinguished Professor of Photography for twenty years. Here and Home, his posthumous retrospective, was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in 2014 and presented at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in 2017.
Sultan’s photography resonates with themes of home and family, and he encouraged his students to examine these themes in their own work. Photographs, which are passed down through generations, play an important role in how family members tell their stories. The student work in this exhibition follows in this legacy. Some of these photographers depict their families’ place of birth or where they grew up. Others depict their “chosen families” of friends and fellow artists that they met while living in San Francisco.
The airport remains a place in constant flux, where people arrive and depart, say goodbye and return home. This exhibition suggests that home is wherever you are—both here and now. The images encourage viewers to think about what Here and Home mean to us all. The photographs in this exhibition were created by a diverse group of emerging photographers from different parts of the world who explore their unique perspectives on home, family, and place through the lens of their cameras.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-01-16 to 2025-04-27
Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Adults $15.00, Students, Military, <18, me $.00
Hours: Mon 12:00 AM-5:00 PM; Thu - Sun 11:00 AM-5:00 PM;
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For over 25 years, Morley Baer formed relationships with architects shaping the future of coastal California architecture, as they innovated after the end of World War II (1939–1945) and photographed this emerging style. His understanding of Northern Californian architectural modernism put him in close contact with the greats of the industry, such as Julia Morgan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Baer produced iconic representations of this brand of coastal modernity through unique artistic interpretations of architectural structures—a style of dramatic lighting against the built environment.
Morley Baer: Modernism in Northern California Architecture presents the first comprehensive showcase of Morley Baer's architectural photography, featuring selections from the Monterey Museum of Art's extensive archive of over 1,000 images. His work spans a diverse range of structures, from the rugged coastlines of Big Sur to the modernist enclaves of Sea Ranch, reflecting the evolution of Late Modern, organic, and Midcentury designs.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-01-09 to 2025-04-25
Robert Koch Gallery
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
Event is Free
Hours: Mon - Fri 11:00 AM-5:30 PM; Sat 2:00 PM-5:00 PM;
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RUTH BERNHARD, BILL BRANDT, JOSEF EHM, FOTO ADA (ATTRIBUTED TO), JAROMIR FUNKE, OLIVER GAGLIANI, FERENC HAAR, MIROSLAV HAK, PHILIPPE HALSMAN, FLORENCE HENRI, TIBOR HONTY, GYORGY KEPES, ISTVAN KERNY, ANDRE KERTE,JIRI LEHOVEC, MAN RAY, EMILA MEDKOVÁ, JOSEF SUDEK, DRAHOTIN SULLA, KAREL TEIGE, FRANTISEK VOBECKY.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-29 to 2025-05-03
Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538
Event is Free
Hours: Sun - Tue 1:00 PM-9:00 PM; Wed 12:00 PM-6:00 PM; Thu - Fri 11:00 AM-6:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM;
For more information:
website: www.aclibrary.org/fremont
This year, the month of April is designated as ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY MONTH and the Photography Exhibit will be held in conjunction with the celebration.
This is an annual event that is a joint venture with Fremont Cultural Arts Council (FCAC), the Fremont Photographic Society, and the City of Fremont.
The exhibit opening is planned for Saturday, Mar 29th from 6:00-8:00 pm and photographs selected by the panel of judges will be on display on the first floor of the Fremont Main Library.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-12 to 2025-05-03
Chung 24 Gallery
698 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107
Event is Free
Hours: Tue 12:00 AM-12:00 AM; Wed - Sat 1:30 PM-6:00 PM;
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some window, somewhere, a solo show of work by artist Ebti, is on view now through May 3, 2025. Ebti is a multidisciplinary artist, a photographer and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco.
Ebti's work in this show explores domestic spaces in relation to how one experiences time, space and memories.Through her collages of photographs taken at home and abroad, Ebti layers time and space to represent that memories are not recalled in a linear fashion. Behind, or in front of, each window is a story and a shared emotion; while the narrative is personal, the sentiment is universal.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-22 to 2025-05-04
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
282 High Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Event is Free
Hours: Tue - Sun 10:00 AM-4:00 PM;
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Leftward Bound is our first Photography Exhibition. The theme reflects the challenges in the world around us and urges us to see things from our own unique perspective.
Event Type: CONFERENCE
2025-02-01 to 2025-05-03
Catchlight
KQED Headquaters, 2601 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.catchlight.io
Discover how visual storytelling shapes and preserves the narratives that define us at the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit. This year's theme is Seeing What Matters: Photographic Memory. Through journalism, art, and technology, our program delves into how images and archives shape memory - personal, societal, and cultural. Together, we will examine how visual storytelling preserves history, challenges misinformation, and safeguards the integrity of our shared narratives.
Event Type: CLASS
2025-02-19 to 2025-05-06
ImageCentral
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Non-Resident $190.00, Resident $180.00
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Learn essential manual camera functions like F/stops, shutter speeds, and ISO in this hands-on class. Requires an SLR, rangefinder, or mirrorless camera, either film or digital.
Activity meeting dates: Four sessions, May 6, 2025 - May 27, 2025, Tue 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type: CLASS
2025-02-19 to 2025-04-23
ImageCentral
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Non-Resident $210.00, Resident $200.00
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Learn to print large format images up to "36x36". This class covers image prep, display calibration, ICC profiles, paper choice, and more, using our large format printer for one big print.
Activity meeting dates: Four sessions, Apr 23, 2025 - May 14, 2025, Wed 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type: SHOW
2025-02-20 to 2025-05-05
Modernism West
2534 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Event is Free
Hours: Sun - Thu 5:00 PM-9:30 PM; Fri - Sat 5:00 PM-10:00 PM;
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The photographs in Male Fiction seem vaguely familiar. The vignettes, styled and lit cinematically, appear to be part of a longer but forgotten dramatic narrative, fragments missing a beginning and an ending. Some scenes recall the suspense and ominous unpredictability in the masterpieces of Alfred Hitchcock, others the masculine libertinage in French new wave cinema. In still others, we recognize the bravado and furtive gazes of Bond-like agents and, in some, the arresting presentations in fashion advertising.
However, there is ambiguity about the images of the men themselves. While acknowledging the familiar tropes and stereotypes of stoically, inexpressive manhood, the portraits in Male Fiction explore the complexities beneath the surface associated with male archetypes and issues related to masculinity, sexual identity, and emotion. A complex portrayal deeply ingrained in our collective memory and popular culture.
In Male Fiction, Lindsay McCrum creates nuanced and unexpected portraits of male beauty in contemporary settings. She uses the conventions of movie making and advertising as backdrops and vehicles for her pieces of fiction, combining lighting, costuming, staging, and camera placement to create the dramatic look of these images.
Yet McCrum doesn’t replicate actual movie scenes. Her subjects are not photographed on constructed sets but rather on location in and around Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Bay Area. Inspired by Hitchcock, she makes strong visual use of familiar—and famous—landmarks in San Francisco: The Legion of Honor, Aquatic Park, and the Headlands.
Also, with this work, McCrum pays homage to the Eastern European graphic artists who shaped the revolutionary poster art of the French New Wave. With bold, electrifying colors and dynamic compositions, she creates a fusion of cinematic allure and graphic influences. Trained as a painter, Lindsay McCrum’s photographs incorporate principles of light, form, and gesture. But as a fine art photographer, she understands that the stories conveyed in these images lie beneath the surface. The man in the white dinner jacket, martini in hand; the man in sunglasses staring blankly out to sea; the man in the rearview mirror with his furtive gaze all embrace elements of strength, surprise, quiet dignity, love, and even arrogance. Inwardly, these heroes exhibit the emotional range of everyman. Their outward appearance is male fiction.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-29 to 2025-05-04
Center for Photographic Art
San Carlos at 9th Avenue, At the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921
Event is Free
Hours: Wed - Fri 12:00 AM-12:00 AM; Sat - Sun 12:00 PM-4:00 PM;
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Opening reception: Saturday, March 29, 4:00 – 6:00pm Reception, walk-through, and awards with Juror Allie Haeusslein
Please join us as we celebrate the winning photographs from the 2025 Members' Juried Exhibition! Our juror selected 45 images for the gallery exhibition from over 2,400 entries submitted by photographers throughout the United States and abroad. 45 additional juror selections will be on view on our website starting March 29. A catalog of the gallery exhibition and online images will be available for purchase.
Congratulations to all the artists!
Event Type: OPENING
2025-05-01 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Berggruen Gallery
10 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Event is Free
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Berggruen Gallery is proud to announce Western Wave, an exhibition of photography by American artists Vanessa Marsh and Joni Sternbach. Western Wave will be on view from May 1 through June 19, 2025. The gallery will host a reception for the artists on Thursday, May 1 from 5 to 7 PM.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-04-03 to 2025-04-26
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108
Event is Free
Hours: Tue - Sat 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;
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Dolby Chadwick Gallery is thrilled to present Glass + Light, an exhibition of new work by Amanda Means.
Amanda Means’ photography transforms ordinary household objects into “sublime Minimal art” using unique and innovative methods to create vivid, luminescent prints. Tantamount among these is her series of incandescent light bulbs rendered in evocative and extraordinary color. To create these works, Means places an incandescent light bulb in front of a light box. She manipulates the color filters on the light box, the temperature of the light, and the duration of the exposure. The result is a stunning array of color combinations, each with glowing luminosity, vibrating energy, and harmony.
For Means, this journey elicited a visceral connection to the glowing light and sublime color emanating from these photos. These sensual, energy-filled glimmering globes bring both warmth and cool, serenity and effervescence to the viewer. The work, even while depicting manufactured objects, bears a strong connection to the phenomena of the natural world: the setting sun, the otherworldly light of the eclipse, the blood moon with its coppery red hues. Means is captivated by how the mysterious presence of these cosmic forces can be captured in the most unremarkable places — in a glass of water, a mass-produced light bulb, or the cracked and crushed surface of black and white photographic paper.
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 3, 5:30–7:30pm
Event Type: SHOW
2025-02-10 to 2025-05-02
Japanese Society of Educational Information
1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608
Event is Free
Hours: Mon 10:00 AM-4:00 PM; Tue - Wed 12:00 AM-12:00 AM; Thu 10:00 AM-4:00 PM; Fri 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;
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Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit explores the legacy of an enduring spirit as Japanese Americans triumphed over adversity in the WWII incarceration camps.
As he was searching through photos at the National Archives in 1984, Kitagaki found a photo taken by famed documentary photographer Dorothea Lange of his grandparents and father preparing to board a bus in Oakland, Calif., enroute to a World War II incarceration camp. Through slow and painstaking research, Kitagaki has spent 15 years locating and winning the trust of the families who lived through the incarceration, documenting their stories of survival and inner strength to overcome injustice, racism, and wartime hysteria.
Event Type: CALL FOR ENTRIES
2025-03-08 9:00 AM to 2025-05-01
East Bay Photo Collective
312 8th St, Oakland Photo Workshop, Oakland, CA 94607-4210
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.ebpco.org
Oakland Photo Workshop is excited to announce an upcoming call on the theme of rituals, celebrations, & traditions! This call is open to photographers of all skill levels and photography of all mediums.
Is there a festival or parade you enjoy photographing? Do you (or someone you photograph) have a unique ritual? Or is there a holiday you enjoy documenting? Whether you photograph your personal rituals, festive celebrations, or age-old traditions, we want to see your unique perspective!
The call opens Friday, March 28th at 9:00AM PST and is open to anyone in the Bay Area. Submissions will be juried by Oakland Photo Workshop's gallery team and accepted submissions will be displayed in a gallery exhibition from June through July and/or an online gallery exhibition on ebpco.org. Questions can be emailed to exhibitions@ebpco.org
Event Type: FUND RAISER
2025-04-27 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
East Bay Photo Collective
3426 Dimond Ave, Elen Sherwood Photography, Oakland, CA 94602
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.ebpco.org
Every year, EBPCO hosts a sale featuring all the photo gear donated by our amazing community! The sale is open to the public, so bring your friends and family!
Have items to donate? Head over to our Gear Donation page for more info.
The following items are typically for sale:
- Film cameras of all types (including motion and vintage cameras)
- Film and inkjet paper (expired OK!)
- Newer digital cameras/video cameras with working batteries + chargers
- Pro lighting gear including light panels, monolights, newer flashes
- Large format cameras, lenses, film holders
- Other accessories like light meters, flashes, camera straps, and photo company ephemera (Kodak/Canon/Nikon/Olympus/Fuji/Yashica etc. signage, clothing, promo buttons or hats, film canisters, vintage branded graduated cylinders/glassware etc.)
Event Type: CALL FOR ENTRIES
2025-03-01 to 2025-05-07 5:00 PM
Alameda County Fair
4501 Pleasanton Ave, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA 94666
Entry Fee $10.00
For more information:
email: exhibits@alamedacountyfair.com
website: annual.alamedacountyfair.com/pdf/exhibits/adult/Fine_Arts_Guide.pdf
Event Type: WORKSHOP
2025-03-02 to 2025-04-25
Center for Photographic Art
San Carlos at 9th Avenue, At the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921
Deposit $500.00, Total Cosy incl airfare $4870.00
For more information:
Travel Trip: The Sacred Festivals of Bhutan with Rick Murai
12 days, October 1 - 12, 2025
Enrollment limited to 10 participants
A $500 deposit is required by April 25 to secure your spot
If the registration is full, please email rmurai@sbcglobal.net to be put on a waiting list.
in the Center for Photographic Art and Northern California photographer and educator, Rick Murai on an exciting journey to Bhutan - an isolated treasure where tourism is limited and the quality of life is measured in Gross National Happiness. After our arrival in Paro our journey includes visits to Thimphu, Punakha, Trongsa and finally Jakar. The highlight of any vist to Bhutan is experiencing a sacred festival or tsechu. Our visit includes three contrasting teschus – one in the capital city of Thimphu and two others in the rural towns of Gangtey and Jakar. We’ll have an opportunity to photograph elaborate and culturally rich performances amidst ancient monasteries while mingling with the warm and welcoming Bhutanese people. In order to maximize our time, we will return via a short domestic flight back to Paro that culiminates with an ascent to the emblematic monastery built on a sheer rock cliff, the Tiger’s Nest. This is Rick’s third workshop to this fascinating country.
The itinerary encourages a total immersive experience with access to authentic Bhutan – ancient architecture, fall landscape, cultural documentation, and perhaps even some wildlife. Each location will comfortably support the entire group allowing intimate and independent exploration of this fascinating country and its people. Bhutan is the safest of any developing country and English is its second language so we’ll have the freedom to explore, discover and create.
The workshop is open to all proficiency levels and mediums. Evening meetings and image sharing will be encouraged. Spouses and non-photographers are welcome.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-02 to 2025-04-30
Mill Valley public Library
375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
Event is Free
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In the Heart of Mill Valley: 1980s Reflections, is a captivating exhibition showcasing Ed Smith’s photographs of Mill Valley in the mid-1980s, on public display for the very first time.
These striking black-and-white images capture the vibrant energy of the downtown Plaza, where teens from Mill Valley and Marin City gathered in a rare moment of harmony and connection, soundtracked by Prince’s Purple Rain.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a never-before-seen chapter of local history through Smith’s evocative lens.
This exhibition will be on display in the lower-level gallery through April.
Event Type: CLASS
2025-03-02 to 2025-05-06
ImageCentral
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Resident $180.00, non resident $190.00
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Learn essential manual camera functions like F/stops, shutter speeds, and ISO in this hands-on class. Requires an SLR, rangefinder, or mirrorless camera, either film or digital.
May 6, 2025 - May 27, 2025 Tue 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type: CLASS
2025-03-02 to 2025-04-23
ImageCentral
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Non Resident $210.00, Resident $200.00
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April 23, 2025 to May 14, 2025 Wed 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Learn to print large format images up to "36x36". This class covers image prep, display calibration, ICC profiles, paper choice, and more, using our large format printer for one big print.
Event Type: LECTURE
2025-04-25 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Center for Photographic Art
Corner of Lincoln and 8th, The Carmel Foundation, Carmel, CA 93921
Event is Free
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Refreshments served
This event is part of our PhotoCarmel 2025 activities.
Fasten your seatbelts for an exciting overview of artwork, personalities and accomplishments by the bold and innovative women photographers who helped shape West Coast Photography in our historic region. We’ll enjoy the unique photographs of talented pioneering women including Ann Brigman who photographed landscapes and nudes along Carmel’s seashores in the early 1900s (pre f/64), and also explore the work of Sonya Noskowiak and Imogen Cunningham who were among the founders of the f/64 movement in the 1930s. We’ll travel through the 20th century with Edna Bullock, Dorothea Lange, Ruth Bernhard and others, coming up to date with younger generations of image makers including contemporary photographers working today: Sally Mann, Judy Dater, Linda Connor, Martha Casanave and Cara Weston to name just a few.
Join us for a celebration of the women photographers who’ve added their artistic contributions to make West Coast Photography all that it is today.
Event Type: WORKSHOP
2025-05-03 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Center for Photographic Art
San Carlos at 9th Avenue, Chapman Room, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921
General Admission $75.00, CPA Members $65.00
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Please join us for this exciting workshop with the members of Salon Jane. Featured in this one day intensive course, will be demonstrations and hands-on activities including Cyanotype, Cliché Verre, Hand-made Books, Stitched Photo Postcards and more!
Come with questions about how to form a successful collective.
Please feel free to bring a bag lunch. Tea, coffee and cookies will be available.
About Salon Jane Salon Jane is a six-member artist collective formed in Monterey, California, in 2014. Over the past 10 years, the members of Salon Jane have created a safe environment for artistic risk-taking, inspiration and creative evolution. The group exhibits their photographic work at galleries and museums. Salon Jane members are Martha Casanave, Susan Hyde Greene, Jane Olin, Anna Rheim, Robin V. Robinson, and Robin Ward.
Event Type: ARTIST TALK
2025-05-03 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Chung 24 Gallery
698 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107
Event is Free
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some window, somewhere, is a solo show of work by artist Ebti. Ebti is a multidisciplinary artist, a photographer and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco.
Ebti's work in this show explores domestic spaces in relation to how one experiences time, space and memories.Through her collages of photographs taken at home and abroad, Ebti layers time and space to represent that memories are not recalled in a linear fashion. Behind, or in front of, each window is a story and a shared emotion; while the narrative is personal, the sentiment is universal.
Event Type: OPENING
2025-05-03 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
The Weston Collective
1 Main Street, National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA 93901
Event is Free
For more information:
We are excited to announce that the 2025 Weston Collective Scholarship Exhibition and Award Ceremony will be at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas! We hope you can join us on Saturday, May 3rd to celebrate the photographic talent of students in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties.
Event Type: WORKSHOP
2025-04-26 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Camera West
1255 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94956
Event is Free
For more information:
Experience the revolutionary Fujifilm GFX100RF firsthand! We invite you to a special event with Barney Tong from Fujifilm. Barney will provide in-depth demonstrations, answer your questions, and offer valuable insights into the Fujifilm GFX100RF and other Fujifilm systems.
Discover how this powerful camera can elevate your photography. Don't forget to bring your SD card to capture your own test images!
Event Type: LECTURE
2025-05-04 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PhotoAlliance
Bayfront Theater, Fort Mason, Landmark Building B, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
General Admission $20.00, Students $.00
For more information:
PhotoAlliance is pleased to present a compelling lecture featuring artists Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey, with Ala Ebtekar. This evening of discussion and exploration will highlight their innovative approaches to contemporary photography and its evolving role in visual culture. Through presentations and dialogue, the artists will share their experimental methodologies, thematic inquiries, and unique storytelling perspectives.
Spanning diverse subjects from the intersections of myth and history to the delicate balance of nature and climate. Each artist challenges traditional photographic boundaries, expanding the medium’s expressive possibilities. Audiences will gain insight into the ways photography can bridge disciplines, evoke deeper narratives, and reimagine our understanding of the world.
Amanda Marchand is a Canadian, New York-based photographer and educator recognized for her experimental techniques and poetic engagement with themes of nature and climate change. Her work has garnered numerous accolades. Leah Sobsey is an artist and educator specializing in alternative photographic processes and natural history. She collaborates with Marchand, blending art and science to explore memory, materiality, and the environment. Ala Ebtekar is a visual artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, and installation. His work navigates the intersection of history, myth, and contemporary culture, often reflecting on identity and the cosmos.
This lecture offers a rare opportunity to engage with three artists pushing the boundaries of photography and visual storytelling. Don’t miss the chance to explore their distinct perspectives and groundbreaking approaches to the medium.
Event Type: ONLINE VIDEO
2025-03-29 to 2025-04-30
Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary St, 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
Event is Free
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In connection with her 2025 exhibition, Jeffrey Fraenkel talks to Sophie Calle about some of the works in the show. Among the topics they discuss are the photographs Calle made at Musée National Picasso in Paris, the role of her parents in her work, and the Louvre’s invitation to visit the Mona Lisa.
With humor and candor, Calle's current exhibition pairs photographs with intimate narratives, exploring how memories are preserved. The last day to see the work in our gallery is Saturday, April 12.
Event Type: ONLINE CLASS
2025-03-29 to 2025-04-30
Random Posts
, Fremont, CA 94539
Event is Free
For more information:
website: douglasgstinson.com
What if i told you that many of the greatest photographs of the past 100 years unknowingly and inexplicably followed the rules of haiku?
I’ll prove it to you.
TAKE A WORKSHOP AT YOUR OWN PACE
DISCOVERY VIDEO +9 EXERCISES: SIMPLICITY • FORMALITY • RHYTHM • MOMENTS • OBVIOUSNESS • AUTHENTICITY • IMPERFECTION • EVERYDAY LIFE • ADVANCED HAIKU POETRY
Event Type: WORKSHOP
2025-05-04 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
PhotoAlliance
SF Camerawork, Fort Mason, Landmark Building A, 2 Marin, San Francisco, CA 94123
General Admission $425.00, SF Camerawork Members $400.00, students $375.00
For more information:
We’re thrilled to invite you to a one-day Anthotype Workshop, Sun-Fused Imagery, this May with Amanda Marchand @amandabethmarchand and Leah Sobsey @leahsobsey, inspired by the poetic legacy of Emily Dickinson’s herbarium. This immersive, hands-on experience invites participants to connect with nature while exploring one of photography’s earliest processes, using plant-based emulsions and sunlight to create unique, organic prints.
Drawing from their own gardens, participants will gather leaves, petals, and botanicals to craft Anthotype printing paper. Under the guidance of Marchand and Sobsey, they will experiment with a range of techniques including pressing plants onto paper, extracting pigments using a mortar and pestle, and even hammering flowers onto fabric. Each revealing the delicate, fleeting beauty of this eco-conscious photographic process.
A ticket to attend the May 4th PhotoAlliance lecture at Fort Mason featuring Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey, with Ala Ebtekar is included with registration to this workshop.
Sun-Fused Imagery workshop is presented in partnership with SF Camerawork @sfcamerawork . Seats are limited.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-30 to 2025-04-30
Abrams Claghorn Gallery
1251 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706
Event is Free
Hours: Tue - Sat 10:00 AM-6:30 PM; Sun 10:00 AM-3:00 PM;
For more information:
website: abramsclaghorn.com
Seen&Heard is a collaborative community project— produced by volunteer community organizer Eugenie Hsu, founder of other hyperlocal community events including Albany COVIDchella and Albany Move’n’Groove and gallery space and venue hosted by Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany, California— with artwork shared by and for the community.
Event Type: ONLINE ARTIST TALK
2025-05-07 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Center for Photographic Art
San Carlos at 9th Avenue, At the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921
General Admission $10.00, CPA Members $.00
For more information:
Click HER to Register before April 9 at 6:00pm. You will receive a zoom link the evening before the talk.
Please join us for a special artist program with 2024 Paula Riff Award winner, Minwoo Lee. Minwoo will talk about his artist practice and share works from various projects. Not to be missed!
Event Type: LECTURE
2025-04-29 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
City College of San Francisco
50 Frida Kahlo Way, building HC202 - Ocean Campus, San Francisco, CA 94112
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs.html
Maria del Rio,@mariadelriophotography, CCSF alumni and photographer will show and discuss their work as part of CCSF PHOTO’s “Photographers and Their Images” lecture series.
Directions: www.ccsf.edu / @ccsfphoto
Free and open to the public. The lecture will also be recorded and hosted at vimeo.com/ccsfphoto.
About The Artist�https://www.delriophotography.com/
I was born in Mexico, the city is disputable, but I can be sure that it was Mexico. I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico where art flows through the veins like water in the arroyos. I moved to California on my own at 18 years old. In the tenth grade I got a used camera for a photography class I was taking. The camera didn’t work and, despite help from my teacher, every time I hit the darkroom my negatives were black. I still “shot” enthusiastically and imagined what the final negative would produce. I got an A in the class without turning in a single assignment.
I was sure I wanted to be a photographer. As a teenager I could not find a Mexican American Female photographer to look up to and I knew that I would have to create my own place in the field. Here I am.
I currently live in Oakland CA with my son and travel often for work and adventure. When not photographing I'm outdoors in the forest, reading 3 books at once, and volunteering as a CASA worker with teenage foster youth. I care about community involvement and social equity.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-03-13 to 2025-04-27
Maybaum Gallery
49 Geary Street, Suite 416, San Francisco, CA 94108
Event is Free
Hours: Tue - Sat 10:30 AM-5:30 PM;
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Christopher Rodriguez creates landscapes that explore the relationship between nature and imagination, transforming natural scenes into reflections on how we perceive the world. His work has been exhibited at Maybaum Gallery, Sasha Wolf Gallery, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and featured in The New York Times, Wired Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Originally from New Orleans, Rodriguez holds a BA in Architecture and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Currently based in Southern California, Rodriguez continues to explore the connections between the built and natural worlds in his art.
Event Type: CALL FOR ENTRIES
2025-04-03 to 2025-04-30 11:59 PM
The Image Flow
328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Event is Free
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We’re excited to announce our Photo of the Month contest for April: Urban Landscape!
Submission is free, and only images uploaded this month are eligible, so keep submitting new photographs. Beyond being featured in our gallery, newsletter, and bragging rights, the winner will receive a 16×20 giclée paper print of their winning image and a $100 TIF Gift Certificate. The moral of the story – upload awesome images every month!
Cities are alive–constantly shifting, growing, and evolving. This month, we want to see your take on Urban Landscape. From towering skylines to back alley shortcuts, neon-lit streets to quiet morning commutes, capture the energy, structure, and personality of urban spaces.
Show us patterns in architecture, the chaos of rush hour, or the hidden corners that define a city’s soul. Whether it’s a sprawling metropolis or a small town in transition, bring the urban world to life through your lens.
Event Type: ONLINE EXHIBIT
2025-04-03 to 2025-05-03
The Image Flow
328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Event is Free
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The Image Flow is pleased to present the results of our January 2025 Photo of the Month Competition – Nightlife. You may view more of Suz Lipman’s work on Instagram @suzlipman
We evaluated a vast array of submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we considered the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story aligned with our theme.
Under the theme of Nightlife, this monthly competition was open to photographers globally.
Event Type: ONLINE EXHIBIT
2025-04-04 to 2025-05-04
Scott Nichols Gallery
450 1st Street East, Suite G, Sonoma Square, Sonoma, CA 95476
Event is Free
For more information:
[]Click HERE to view the photos](https://www.scottnicholsgallery.com/artists/sebastiao-salgado/)
Event Type: ONLINE EXHIBIT
2025-04-04 to 2025-05-04
The Image Flow
328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Event is Free
For more information:
Click HERE to see the winner and Honorable Mentions
The Image Flow is pleased to present the results of our March 2025 Photo of the Month Competition – Impact.
We evaluated a vast array of submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we considered the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story aligned with our theme.
Under the theme of Impact, this monthly competition was open to photographers globally.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-04-04 to 2025-04-30
Dance Palace
503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Event is Free
Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sat - Sun 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;
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Ginny Felch is a master fine art photographer with an eclectic eye for beauty. Whatever her subject may be—a doorway in Italy, flower petals, people, landscapes, or experimental techniques—her work expresses feminine strength, ephemeral light, and timelessness. She is best known professionally for her sensitive and compelling portraits of young people and her bestselling book, Photographing Children (Wiley, 2011). Felch was introduced to photography as a child when her father gave her a Brownie camera. After a series of searing tragedies in her own life, photography became a pathway to express resiliency, love, and joy. She has exhibited widely and lectured internationally through the Professional Photographers of America.
Event Type: EXPERIENCE
2025-05-04 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
East Bay Photo Collective
2318 Telegraph Avenue, Telegraph Beer Garden, Oakland, CA 94607-4210
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.ebpco.org
Let’s get social! Join us at Telegraph Beer Garden on Sunday, May 4th, for a low-key gathering. This is a chance to mingle and meet some fellow photographers, and talk about photography, or whatever else strikes our fancy!
Free and open to everyone!
Event Type: LECTURE
2025-04-23 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Stanford University
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Pigott Hall, Room 216, Stanford, CA 94305
Event is Free
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Joan Fontcuberta is a Catalan conceptual artist, photographer, curator, and essayist whose work examines the truthfulness of photography. v Photography was founded in the mystery of alchemy and has come to rest in a different magic, that of algorithms. At the beginning, photography was made with light and chemical reactions. Today it is made with computational processing of data. When the camera and the eye are replaced at the core of visual culture by neural webs and Artificial Intelligence, it is necessary to reconsider the role of images that hitherto mediated between the subject and the world and contributed to shaping human sensibility.
Event Type: SHOW
2025-04-04 to 2025-05-05
Center for Photographic Art
500 Del Mesa Drive, Del Mesa Carmel, Club Mesa Building, Carmel, CA 93923
Event is Free
Hours: Wed - Fri 12:00 AM-12:00 AM; Sat - Sun 12:00 PM-4:00 PM;
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Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 8pm
The gallery at Del Mesa Carmel is proud to announce a new photographic exhibit titled, “The Wynn and Edna Bullock Legacy Show.” A special reception will be held Sunday, April 13, from 4:00 - 6:00pm.
The April 13 opening reception event will feature introductory remarks by Professor and fine art photographer Brian Taylor; a PowerPoint presentation on the Bullock Family Photography Archive; a Q&A panel with fine art photographers Martha Casanave and Chris Johnson; and a hearty congratulations to Barbara Bullock-Wilson who is manager of the Bullock Family Photography estate and whose 80th birthday is April 13. Come wish Barbara a happy birthday! Also, don't miss your chance to buy a copy of Wynn Bullock: The Enchanted Landscape. Only during the presentation on Sunday, new copies of this beautiful out-of-print collectible Aperture monograph will be available. And cover girl, Barbara Bullock Wilson sign your copy!
The photography exhibit and April 13th event is part of The Center for Photographic Art’s month-long PhotoCarmel 2025 Celebration of Photography on the Central Coast.
The illustrated talk on the lives and creative journeys of both Wynn and Edna Bullock will be a highlight of the April 13 event. The Bullocks were prominent Monterey Peninsula artists and active members of our Central Coast’s arts communities. Wynn Bullock was a co-founder of Friends of Photography as a Founding Trustee and as the first Exhibitions Chair. Edna Bullock served as a Board Member of The Center for Photographic Art and its predecessor organization from 1988-1993. Barbara Bullock-Wilson is Wynn and Edna Bullock’s older daughter and as a child, served as a model in one of Wynn Bullock’s iconic photographs, “Child in Forest, 1951” which was included in the famous Family of Man exhibition and catalog. She has enjoyed a lifelong engagement in her parents’ lives and work, including authoring several books and catalogs, curating exhibits and producing the PowerPoint presentation which she will personally deliver on April 13th. Don't miss this chance to learn more about the history of photography on the Central Coast!
Event Type: OPENING
2025-05-03 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Marty Knapp Photo Gallery
11245 Shoreline Hwy, Marty Knapp Photo Gallery,, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Event is Free
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On view April 26 – June 15
Marty will show his finest night sky photographs during this exhibit. Opening Reception is on Saturday, May 3, coinciding with the First Saturday Artwalk in downtown Point Reyes Station.
On the walls will be several newly-editioned photographs as well as classics of his best known starry night images.
All photographs are made by Marty Knapp in his studio and are made available in a number of sizes from miniatures to dramatic large wall art pieces.
Notecards and his book, Sky Walks featuring Marty’s night sky photography will also be available at the gallery..
Event Type: CALL FOR ENTRIES
2025-04-11 to 2025-04-25 11:59 PM
Random Posts
, Oakland, CA
Event is Free
For more information:
website: douglasgstinson.com
Calling all photographers — we’re looking for photos that represent Oakland. (All photos must be made in Oakland, CA.) 35mm, medium format, large format, digital, cyanotype — all formats are welcome. Please submit only 1 image for consideration.
Street Stories: Oakland in Focus+
We’re building a visual narrative grounded in the rich, layered culture of The Town. Your submission doesn’t need to be literal — we’re just as interested in mood, movement, and atmosphere as we are in subject and story.
IMPORTANT: Single frames only — no diptychs, collages, or composites.
It’s FREE to submit. Accepted submissions will be required to pay a reasonable gallery fee.
DEADLINE: April 25th, 11:59pm PST.
[Click HERE to submit]()https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBQtls3aHWnbLCJ99KT3_Ofo7QgPWJQO0WTa022AfdzByDkA/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafFnatK3iSA_0td-TynZ0y6vN1tuVq1olAugTIdnbKrFLnwt_sV-LnTMAGqow_aem_epgsRDIua5YQYsZp3mjwVg)
Can’t wait to see what you send in — and please spread the word!
Big thanks to our sponsors and supporting partners: @vsco, @oaklandish, @underdogfilmlab, @camerasandcoffeeclub, and @oak.spc
Event Type: ARTIST TALK
2025-05-03 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Catchlight
KQED Fisher Boardroom, 4th Floor, 2601 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.catchlight.io
Join Camera+Coffee for a very special meetup in collaboration with @catchlight.io. Our regular first Saturday meetup will be taking place across the bay, in San Francisco, at the @kqed headquarters.
The CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit returns to San Francisco on May 3, 2025, with a special edition talk and photowalk featuring @pablocirca and @camerasandcoffeeclub that explores how street photography can serve as both an artistic expression and a historical record.
Agenda
- Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Location: KQED Fisher Boardroom, 4th Floor, followed by a photo walk in the Mission
- Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Run of Show: Artist talk, Q&A, guided photo walk
Presented with generous support from our education partner @photowings, with additional support from@mpbcom.
Event Type: OPENING
2025-05-03 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
6th on 7th
105 7th Street, in the historic Hotel Isabel, San Francisco, CA 94103
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.6thon7thgallery.com
Photography is often described as the art of painting with light, but it’s the interplay between light, shadow, and shade that gives an image its depth, its mystery, its soul. Light reveals. It sharpens edges, draws the eye, and brings subjects to life. But without shadow, light would be flat, and without shade, we would have no place to rest our gaze,
In life, we tend to chase the light—moments of clarity, joy, insiration. But the shadows are just as essential. They shape our understanding, define our growth, and remind us of what the light truly is. Shadow is not the absence of light—it is its contrast, its partner. It allows us to find meaning.
Shade, softer still, is a place of pause. In photography, it calms harshness and adds mood. In life, shade offeres refuge. It is the shape in between extremes—the quiet, the contemplatice gray between black and white.
To do photography well, it is to honor all three: to let light illuminate, to let shadow define, and to let shade soften. And perhaps, to live well is much the same.
Exhibit will be on view May 3 - July12, 2025
Event Type: WORKSHOP
2025-05-03 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Leica Store and Gallery
463 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Event is Free
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We’re hosting a special edition Beers & Cameras meetup, and you’re invited!
Swing by Leica Store San Francisco for an informal, after-hours gathering with Juan from Beers & Cameras, who will be showcasing his brand-new Nodus “Obscura” Watch featuring the Sunny 16 exposure gauge complication.
Explore the latest horological novelties from Leica including the new Leica ZM 12, and check out additional models on display. Camera West’s in store Boutique, CW Watch Shop, will also be also joining the event with a curated selection of pre-owned timepieces and a few special timepieces from Damasko, available exclusively for this event.
Come share a brew, talk gear, and hang out with fellow watch and camera enthusiasts. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
RSVP REQUIRED Click HERE to reserve a spot
Event Type: ARTIST TALK
2025-04-04 to 2025-04-26
Carl Cherry Center for the Arts
4th and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA 93921
Event is Free
Hours: Wed - Sat 11:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sun 12:00 PM-4:00 PM;
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This dynamic installation provides new perspectives into Mr. Paganelli’s expansive body of work by exploring six distinct geographic regions; bringing together narratives of influence, innovation and humanity from his 40-year career.
Manuello Paganelli grew up in Santo Domingo, Italy and Puerto Rico. After a mentorship with Ansel Adams, he worked as a photojournalist at the Chattanooga Times. In 1989, he began to explore Cuba, its land, its people, and its complex relationship with the United States. In 1995, he had the first solo photo show of his work on Cuba, and that same year earned him a fellowship grant.
The Washington Post wrote, “Manuello Paganelli’s Cuban photographs are a brilliant window on a land and people too long hidden from North American eyes. Working in the tradition of Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, Paganelli brings an artist’s eyes and a native son’s sensibility to his superb photographs.” In the early 1990s, Paganelli started work on his Black Cowboys series with a selection being featured at the Annenberg Space for Photography. In the summer of 2012, this same series was selected for the Photo Vernissage at the Manage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Paganelli’s award-winning work has graced the covers and pages of many well-known magazines including Bloomberg Business Week, Forbes, LIFE, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, People, Time, Reader’s Digest, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and many more. He was Ansel Adams last student before death in 1984.
Mr. Paganelli’s fine arts work is represented by the iconic Weston Gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Obscura Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He lives in Carmel and in Los Angeles.
Event Type: OPENING
2025-05-01 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
5 Olive Gallery
5 Olive St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Event is Free
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Last but certainly not least we wanted to give you a heads up on the forthcoming First Thursday Art Walk which will take place on May 1st. We will be hosting an exciting show by a talented group of female photographers. Celebrating AAPI month "Home is Wherever we are" will feature works by
- Alana Rose Marcelino
- Emma Suzuki Jones
- Andie Lucia Bustillos
- Evelynn Aponte
- Kate Buenconsejo
In addition to the Opening on May 1st, we will also be hosting an event dedicated to this exhibit on Saturday, May 10th, with more details to follow on this in the coming weeks.
Event Type: CONFERENCE
2025-05-03 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Catchlight
2601 Mariposa St, KQED Headquarters, San Francisco, CA 94110
Event is Free
For more information:
website: www.catchlight.io
Exploring the power of images to shape memory and history, The CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit returns as an annual gathering of leaders in photography and visual media.
Featuring a dynamic program of morning workshops and breakout sessions, 9am-12pm; afternoon talks, 1-5pm; and the Night Of Photojournlism, live music with large-scale projected images from a global network of photographers, 6-8pm; the Summit takes place on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, echoing global efforts to protect press freedom and access to information, at KQED, 2601 Mariposa Street in San Francisco.
This year’s theme, Photographic Memory, examines how images and archives shape personal, societal, and cultural memory. Through journalism, art, and technology, the program will explore how visual storytelling preserves history, challenges misinformation, and safeguards the integrity of our shared narratives.
CatchLight 2025 Summit is co-curated by the legendary Kathy Ryan, former director of photography at The New York Times Magazine, Ryan who published some of the world’s most iconic images over her 39-year tenure will also deliver a keynote address.
Event Type: OPENING
2025-04-26 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ImageCentral
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Event is Free
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Annual Spring Exhibition 2025!
Join us for the Annual Spring Exhibition opening reception. This ever-popular and much-anticipated show highlights the works of more than 25 emerging and established photographers from the Bay Area! Begun in 1987, this seasonal exhibition brings together film and digital photographers whose images display a wide range of contemporary photographic styles. “It’s a wonderful eclectic collection of artist and imagery,” says ImageCentral Director Frederick Watkins.
The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Saturday, April 26, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Reception guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite image as part of the People’s Choice competition. Come support your local artist & art scene! The exhibit runs from April 21 - June 6.