East Bay Photo Collective
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
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An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
FEATURED EVENTS
Please join us at Telegraph Beer Garden 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!
EBPCO Fest is an ode to the spirit of creativity and community fostered by the East Bay Photo Collective! It is your chance to contribute to a cause that brings together the power of art, culture, and community. Proceeds from EBPCO Fest will directly support the East Bay Photo Collective’s efforts to provide photographic resources, education, and opportunities for the community.
It’s Photo Walk Time!
We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month. Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour.
EBPCO’s bimonthly photo walks are a great way to connect with other photographers while exploring and photographing an interesting Oakland location.
Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.
WITH GUEST LEADER JESSICA CHEN AND FACILITATOR BOB SHONKOFF AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
This session is open to EBPCO members only. If you don’t have a membership, you can start one HERE. Join us at Oakland Photo Workshop to discuss your photo projects and works in progress. The goals of these in-person sessions are to create a supportive space to give and receive constructive feedback on projects in all areas of photography currently being developed. Participants will also practice speaking about their art as well as the art of others. We also encourage participants in our workshops to attend and share what you made and are working on!
Session Full! JOIN WAITLIST | This is a FREE event, but advance registration is required.
WITH NAJEE TOBIN AT THE EBPCO COMMUNITY DARKROOM
For those who are new to film photography and looking to get started. In this course, an instructor will guide you through the basics of manual camera function and making images with black & white 35mm film, including ISO, aperture, shutter speed, light metering, focus, and more. This workshop will get you making images that can be sent out for processing or prepare you for your own processing work in the darkroom. Participants must bring their own 35mm SLR camera. All other supplies are provided by EBPCO!
Class Full! JOIN WAITLIST | ENROLLMENT FEE: $50* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH VINCE DONOVAN AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
This one-day workshop will cover the basics of good portrait photography, including lighting, posing, hair, and makeup. Participants will work with a model and basic studio lighting set-ups to create a variety of portraits. This workshop is intended for photographers of all stripes, formats, and experience levels, including digital, film, and phone. Participants should bring their own digital camera, film camera, or camera phone, as well as memory cards, chargers, or film if applicable. All other equipment and materials will be provided by EBPCO!
Class Full! JOIN WAITLIST | ENROLLMENT FEE: $50* | MATERIALS FEE: $20
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WORKSHOPS
IN THE GALLERY
If These Eyes Could Talk is a love letter to the moments our words fail us. It is an ode to what we’ve grown up on, what gets us attuned to our communities, our desire for peace from the noisy metropolis, and quiet observations. The artists here are a reflection of these things. It is my belief that as lens-based artists we say more visually than any sentence we put together. If These Eyes Could Talk the point would be simultaneously complex and simple. I hope that as you take yourself through the ‘words’ of these artists, you find elements of comfort, familiarity and wonder the way that I do.
Featuring the work of Bradley Fowl, Justin Wilson, Keelan Sungalo-Valdez, and Sean Keelan