Steve Anchell – Portland Street Photography Workshop

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, August 9 – 11, 2024 (3 sessions)
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Oregon School of Arts & The Gallery
2185 SW Park Pl, Portland OR 97205
(503)228-0706 | osartists.org
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On-site

$395 ($455 non-members)

“Your street photography Workshop was my first experience attending a photography workshop AND what a positive experience it was! Your knowledge and skill were adeptly shared and provided an exceptional learning opportunity.” ~Daniel Chavez, Tucson, Ariz.

Street photography is a genre that records unmediated chance encounters and random incidents in public places. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Street photographers do not necessarily have a social purpose but often prefer isolating and capturing moments that might go unnoticed. The street photographer is an outsider, a voyeur in the true sense, in that they watch and wait until the right moment occurs and capture it using a camera.

The workshop will begin Friday evening with a presentation that will guide you through many techniques and pitfalls of creating successful street photography, followed by a Q&A session. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, we will visit different areas of Portland to practice street photography with Steve’s guidance. In the afternoons, we will critique your previous photographs and work on the ones you captured during the weekend.

This workshop is designed for all levels of photography enthusiasts, from beginners to professionals. You don’t need any prior experience or special equipment. It’s about engaging and creating meaningful images of people you’ve never met and likely won’t meet again. Whether you have a pro camera or a cell phone, film or digital, you’re welcome. Steve works with both a Sony a7R II and an iPhone, so you’re in good hands regardless of your gear.

Steve Anchell has taught street and documentary photography for the International Center of Photography in NYC, Santa Fe Photography Workshops, and Oregon State University. In the ’00s, he led street photography workshops in Portland for the Portland Photographers’ Forum (PPF). He has been leading street photography workshops in Cuba since 2001.

For more information, go to Portland Street Photography Workshop