Spaces & Faces: A Portrait of the Bay Area is a group exhibition that brings together five photographers, each with their own unique style, perspective, and connection to the places and people of the Bay. Curated by Nora Lalle and Camilia Gutiérrez Cordova, Founder and Associate Editor of Pamplemousse Magazine.

Join us for an opening reception and release party for Pamplemousse’s The Balance Issue #11. Featuring music by DJ Jordan.

For those with previous experience with black & white film processing and printing but have been away from it for some time. Get a hands-on a refresher to these procedures. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

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.

4 week class for those who are comfortable shooting 35mm film but have no previous experience in a black & white darkroom. An instructor will guide you through the basics of darkroom processes, including film processing, contact printing, and enlargement printing.

Discover the time-honored technique of developing film negatives with the power of plants! In this one day workshop, participants will work with developer brews made from California native and non-native plants. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

For those new to studio lighting! This workshop will focus on the still life, using a variety of continuous lighting tools and set ups so that participants can understand and apply basic lighting principles for professional results in their own images. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses the sun to produce a cyan blueprint. In this one-day workshop, learn both the fundamentals of the process and experimental techniques, producing photograms using natural objects, photographs using digital negatives, and toned prints. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Wet Plate Collodion involves coating a plate with collodion and silver nitrate. While still wet, the plate is exposed in camera and processed directly following exposure. In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of this historical process, using metal plates to create their own one-of-a-kind tintypes. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

4 week class for those who are comfortable shooting 35mm film but have no previous experience in a black & white darkroom. An instructor will guide you through the basics of darkroom processes, including film processing, contact printing, and enlargement printing. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

In this workshop, participants who have taken a previous plant-based film developer workshop will learn to make prints from their negatives, mix plant-based print chemistry, and observe how their negatives respond to different developers. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Finding the transition from still photography to video downright daunting? This hands-on workshop will demystify some of the settings, tools and techniques that are fundamental to capturing video. Start shooting better footage right away! Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Bring your vintage film cameras and questions to this free workshop offering basic repairs, testing, maintenance, and how-to advice from film camera obsessive Philip Krayna (aka “Dr. Philm). Advanced sign up is required. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

4 week class for those who are comfortable shooting 35mm film but new to the black & white darkroom. An instructor will guide you through the basics of darkroom processes, including film processing, contact printing, and enlargement printing. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Learn the basics of making images with black & white 35mm SLR film cameras, including ISO, aperture, shutter speed, light metering, focus, and more. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops