Intro to Darkroom Workshop Franklin FOTO
2025-08-23 10:00 - 2025-08-24 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Intro to Darkroom Workshop Franklin FOTO
August 23 and 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
$130.00
Megan Sinclair returns this month to teach our Intro to Darkroom class for August. This will be taught in two three-hour sessions on August 23 and 24.
You’ll receive guidance from an experienced instructor who will share tips on best practices and help you troubleshoot common issues. Whether it’s perfecting the development process or fine-tuning your print’s contrast, they’ll be by your side to ensure you leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently use a darkroom on your own. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have not only developed your own roll of black and white film but also have created a series of prints from your negatives.
This is a small group class capped at 8 students so that the focus can be on more individualized learning.
Visit our website for full details and to register.
At Franklin FOTO, we never want finances to be a barrier to access. Please feel free to use our sliding-scale to pay whatever amount makes sense for your budget.

Photography by Sandi and Walt O'Brien at The O'Brien Photo Gallery
2025-08-23 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Photography by Sandi and Walt O’Brien at The O’Brien Photo Gallery
July 25 – October 29, 2025
Reception on Saturday August 23 from 1-4
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B., Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (541) 729-3572
The gallery is open weekday afternoons, please call to confirm.
https://www.waltobrien.net/the…
The O’Brien Gallery is showing the owners’ work through the end of October. We plan to occasionally swap new work for old work during the course of the show. Sandi and Walt are both members of the PhotoZone Gallery and Maude Kerns Gallery in Eugene. Sandi is currently a board member of the Emerald Art Center in Springfield.
Sandi is a landscape photographer and prefers to work in standard B&W infrared along with color work. Sandi is a painter as well as a photographer.
Walt is a landscape photographer and works primarily with film which he either prints in the darkroom or scans film for printing with archival inkjet materials. Walt also does printing for clients at the gallery space.
Both Sandi and Walt also print platinum/palladium prints in the darkroom at the gallery. Walt teaches both silver and platinum/palladium printing on a regular basis and has done so since 2017.
Sandi’s website is: https://www.sanditobrien.com/
Walt’s website is: https://www.waltobrien.net/

Polaroid Emulsion Transfer Workshop at Franklin FOTO
2025-08-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Polaroid Emulsion Transfer Workshop at Franklin FOTO
August 23, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
$80.00
In this class we will be removing the photo emulsion from Polaroid film and transferring it to paper. This transfer process allows us to work hands on with our photograph and play with how the image can exist as a physical object.
We will start class off by taking our Polaroid photos together, and you will leave class with at least one complete emulsion transfer.

Forgotten Works Studio Grand Opening
2025-09-13 12:00 - 22:00 | Forgotten Works Studio, 2040 N Argyle St., Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Forgotten Works Studio Grand Opening
Saturday Sept. 13th from 12pm-10pm (calendar)
Forgotten Works Studio
2040 N Argyle St.
Portland, OR 97217
RSVP LINK
Free
GRAND OPENING of Forgotten Works Studio, a new 5,000 square foot photography and creative space in Portland!
Saturday Sept. 13th from 12pm-10pm
Open Studio Shooting | Vendors | Food Trucks | Dance Party | Carousel Horse Photobooth
Come join us for an epic day of fun at our Grand Opening! Bring your camera to play around in the studio filled with sets, props, costumes, vintage ephemera, furniture and more. We will have local vendors selling art, fine crafts, fashion and more. After 6pm stick around for a dance party with some of the PNWs best DJs!
We will also be offering a free 3 month Creative Club membership to anyone who attends the opening ($150 value). Membership gets you a 30% discounted rate on studio bookings plus first look and exclusive access to special events, new sets and equipment and more.
The party’s at 2040 N Argyle St, so mark your calendars! Free to attend. RSVP here.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/f…
FREE

Julie Moore, With gratitude and love: postcards from the intersection of myth and memory
2025-09-13 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Julie Moore, With gratitude and love: postcards from the intersection of myth and memory
September 13 – October 8, 2025
Reception: Saturday, September 13, from 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
Please join us for the artist opening reception on Saturday, September 13, from 4-7pm.
“With gratitude and love: postcards from the intersection of myth and memory” invites viewers into a contemplative space where personal recollections intertwine with universal narratives. Through this collection, I explore the profound emotional landscapes shaped by the stories we tell ourselves and the memories we hold dear, offering glimpses into moments of deep appreciation and affection.
Each piece in this series functions as a “postcard”—a distilled moment, a visual fragment designed to evoke rather than explicitly narrate. Just as a postcard carries a brief message across distances, this artwork bridges the gap between ‘my’ deeply personal and the collectively understood. I delve into how our individual experiences (memory) are often framed or echoed by larger cultural narratives (myth), revealing the enduring human quest for meaning and connection. My process involves layering and mixed media to visually represent the ephemeral nature of memory and the enduring power of myth, creating textures and forms that suggest both fragility and resilience. The choice of translucent materials and fragmented imagery is deliberate, aiming to capture the fleeting yet impactful essence of these “postcards,” inviting viewers to piece together their own interpretations.
My hope is that these “postcards” serve as catalysts for personal reflection, prompting viewers to consider their own intersections of myth and memory. I invite you to engage with each piece as a quiet conversation, allowing the visual language to resonate with your own experiences of gratitude and love, whether for people, places, or the very act of remembering. It is through this shared exploration that the work finds its fullest expression, fostering a sense of universal connection.
Ultimately, “with gratitude & love” is an homage to the intricate tapestry of human experience—a testament to the power of stories, both personal and collective, to shape our understanding of the world and our place within it. It is a heartfelt offering, celebrating the profound beauty found at the confluence of what we remember and what we believe, what we love and what we have lost.
Showpage – http://lightbox-photographic.c…

Photoshop Basics to Brilliance workshop at Embassy Suites Portland
2025-09-14 09:00 - 2025-09-15 16:00 | Embassy Suites Downtown, 319 SW Pine St, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Photoshop Basics to Brilliance workshop at Embassy Suites Portland
Photoshop Basics to Brilliance: The Ultimate Hands-On Bootcamp, with Unmesh Dinda of Piximperfect on YouTube
Sunday, September 14 & Monday, September 15
9:00am-4:00pm both days
Embassy Suites Downtown
319 SW Pine St,
Portland, OR 97204
FREE SECURED VALET PARKING
$289
Register here: https://www.oregonppa.org/even…
Master Photoshop once and for all with this immersive, hands-on 2-day workshop designed to take you from beginner to confident Photoshop master.
Day 1 focuses on building rock-solid foundations: understanding the interface, mastering essential tools, layers, selections, masks, and more, all through real-time, guided projects.
On Day 2, we move into intermediate and advanced techniques in retouching, color grading, compositing, and even AI tools, helping you elevate your work to a professional level. Whether you’re brand new to Photoshop or have dabbled before, this workshop will finally make every dot connect.
You won’t just watch… you’ll do, create, and walk away with skills, confidence, and edits you’re proud of!

Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
2025-09-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
Sunday, September 14, 10 a.m. to Noon
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free
Whether you just made your first print in the darkroom or photography has been a lifelong pursuit, everyone can benefit from using the critique to gain perspective and strengthen the quality of their artistic practice.
Moderated by Franklin FOTO volunteer Michele Thompson, Coffee & Critique is a constructive feedback group, held on the second Sunday of each month. Bring your work* and beverage of choice and join the discussion!
*We can look at printed work or can mirror from your laptop or phone to a digital display.

Intro to Darkroom Workshop at Franklin FOTO
2025-09-27 10:00 - 18:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Intro to Darkroom Workshop at Franklin FOTO
Saturday, September 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (calendar)
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
130.00
Megan Sinclair returns this month to teach our Intro to Darkroom class. This will be a one-day workshop with a two-hour break mid-session.
You’ll receive guidance from an experienced instructor who will share tips on best practices and help you troubleshoot common issues. Whether it’s perfecting the development process or fine-tuning your print’s contrast, they’ll be by your side to ensure you leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently use a darkroom on your own.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have not only developed your own roll of black and white film but also created a series of prints from your negatives.
The workshop provides 1 roll of film, and 10 sheets of photographic paper for developing and printing during class time. The workshop also includes 3 weeks of membership here at Franklin FOTO so you can continue to come in and develop more film and make more prints (you will need to provide your own extra film and paper for lab time outside of classes).
The class is capped at eight students so that the focus can be on individual learning.
At Franklin FOTO we never want finances to be a barrier to access. Please feel free to use our sliding-scale to pay whatever amount makes sense for your budget.
Visit our website for complete information and to register.

Megan Sinclair, A Preservation of Character Artist Talk
2025-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 | thingsfound Atelier, 1704 NW Johnson Street, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Megan Sinclair, A Preservation of Character
August 6 -September 28
Artist Talk – Sunday, September 28th at 12pm, followed by a closing party until 4pm
[things/found] Atelier
1704 NW Johnson Street
Portland, 97209
(503) 512-9719
Hours: Thursday-Friday-Saturday 1pm to 7pm
www.thingsfoundatelier.com

A Preservation of Character
An exhibition of black/white analogue photography by Megan Sinclair
Portland, Oregon— A Preservation of Character will be the grand opening exhibition at NW Portland’s newest gallery space, [things/found] Atelier. The public is invited to attend the opening reception and meet the artist on First Thursday, August 7th, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“I long to see the world as I once did. I long to feel the world as I once did.
In A Preservation of Character, I use the act of removal to incite vulnerability. I remove my clothing, a physical layer of protection. I remove the hair from my head, a totem of gender. I attempt to let go of protective behavior, expression, and thought. What I feel shields me from danger in the outside world has become a part of who I present myself as.
Here, I am neighbored only by textures, shapes, and light, leaving me to observe and interact with myself. Who am I without these defenses?
This is an exercise in honesty, and a longing for innocence. These are intimate moments of self-reflection, and are presented to the viewer out of a need to share unguarded experience.”
Megan Sinclair is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in analogue self-portrait photography that delves into the interconnectedness of body, mind, and environment. Through her work, she uses vulnerability and image making as tools for processing and navigating personal trauma. Megan constructs in-home sets, curating intimate spaces where distractions are minimized and self-expression feels safe.
A 2020 graduate of California State University, Sacramento, with a Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Megan’s projects have since been showcased internationally. Her work communicates emotional narratives and invites viewers into a dialogue about resilience. She currently resides in Oregon, where she continues to create work that encourages a more open conversation of the human experience.
www.megansinclair.com
[things/found] Atelier is half art gallery and half art/jewelry/vintage store attached to the studio for local Portland artist, Angel O’Brien. The gallery and store are open Thursday through Saturday 1pm-7pm, as well as by appointment or whimsy.

Angel O'Brien, Revelations & Reincarnations
2025-10-04 16:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Angel O’Brien, Revelations & Reincarnations
Opening Saturday, October 4th 5-8pm
Runs through October
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Revelations & Reincarnations
This series addresses the simultaneously personal yet deeply universal experience of living in an imperfect body. This world quite wrongfully demands that perfection be limited to the young and privileged, and so through these photographs, I ponder the explorations of life and its glorious complexities that is afforded someone who made it past the “youthful” years and am decidedly enjoying an era of revelations and reincarnations. The wrinkles, scars, aches + pains, plus sized clothing, and my glorious white hair are each passages in the book of my life written into my layers skin for all to see.
Each of these photographs are made by hand either in my basement darkroom or at Franklin FOTO using a variety of alternative processes as well as silver gelatin. Like all humans, each print is beautifully unique and one of a kind. Through the use of additional artistic mediums such as embroidery, paper collage, cardboard sculpture, paint, etc., you will see that many of these photographs are not simply photographic prints. Even though a photograph is indeed worth a thousand words, sometimes I have even more to say.
www.thingsfoundatelier.com/angelobrien

Oregon Coast Photography Workshop with Steve Anchell
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-15 | OR
Oregon Coast Photography Workshop with Steve Anchell
October 10 to 15, 2025
From Astoria to Florence
Tuition: $895
Limited to 10 participants
(Transportation is included for 6 or more participants)
The Oregon Coast features expansive sandy beaches, rocky headlands, unique sea stacks, abundant tide pools, and renowned marine vistas. Photographers seeking dramatic ocean views with rugged cliffs meeting turbulent waves should prioritize a visit to the Oregon Coast.
As they present themselves, our subjects will be diverse marine and plant species, sea birds, whales, sea lions, and lighthouses, and stunning coastal landscapes. Steve will also demonstrate how to make long exposures of wave motion.
There will be free time to explore historic coastal towns and areas.
This workshop is open to all levels of photographers. You are welcome to bring any image capturing device, from a cell phone to a large format film camera. I can assist you with either one.
We will have an online critique of your prior images the first evening, and a follow-up critique will be scheduled two to three weeks after the workshop ends.
You can read more at https://anchellworkshops.com, or call Steve at 503.884.3882.

Palouse 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-13 | The Rolling Hills of The Palouse, 701 N Main St, Colfax, WA, 99111, United States
Palouse 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
October 11-13, 2025
Palouse, WA
$1800
Thibault Roland is a recognized fine art photographer who specializes in seascapes, landscapes and architecture. He is a master of long exposure, infrared, tilt/shift and black and white photography.
Join him in the Palouse for a 3-day workshop October 11-13 to capture gorgeous rolling hills, the vibrant greens and yellows of wheat and canola fields, and elegant wind turbines. Last but not least, he will bring you to secret locations where you’ll get to shoot spooky abandoned houses!
If you want to learn long exposure or fine art photography, sharpen your photographic and visualization skills in a small group setting, this photo adventure will be perfect for you! Cherry on the cake, Thibault will also share some of his best editing tricks during the classroom session planned on Sunday and provide feedback on how to improve your images.
Group size: 6 participants maximum
Find more details or register here: https://www.thibaultroland.com…

Loren Nelson, Rich Bergeman, Bill Kirby at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2025-10-11 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Loren Nelson, Rich Bergeman, Bill Kirby at LightBox Photographic Gallery
October 11, 2025 through November 05, 2025
Reception: Saturday, October 11th from 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
Loren Nelson, The Colors of Time: Abstracted Visions from Astoria’s Boatyard
I have spent hours wandering through this forest (harbor?) of colors and textures, mesmerized by the amazing combinations of layered paint and rust! In my exploration of abstract images, I’m going beyond traditional visual representation and inviting viewers on a journey of personal interpretation and contemplation.
http://lightbox-photographic.c…
Rich Bergeman • The Paleo Lakes Project
Water is the defining element in the geography of Oregon’s High Desert. An odd thing to say, perhaps, considering there is so little of it out there. But that wasn’t always so. During the late Pleistocene, the entire expanse of the Great Basin was covered by vast inland seas. Over the last 10,000 years they ever so slowly dried up, leaving the arid, steppe terrain we’re familiar with today..
http://lightbox-photographic.c…
Bill Kirby • Portraits of King’s Hill
On a quiet fall morning in Portland’s King’s Hill neighborhood I discovered historic homes illuminated by soft light on their century-old facades. What began as a few images soon became a project to explore the neighborhood’s history, atmosphere, and distinctive architectural styles. Portraits of King’s Hill is a series that capture each residence’s character and presence.
http://lightbox-photographic.c…
Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…. LightBox also continues The Analog Forever Exhibit and features work from The Guild at LightBox consisting of Jim Fitzgerald, Jody Miller, Julie Moore, Marc McVey, Rachel Wolf, Kathy Radie, Michael Puff and Loren Nelson. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive, Wed. – Sat., 12 – 5:00pm.

Edward J. Pabor at the University of Oregon Law School
2025-10-13 - 2025-12-31 | University of Oregon School of Law, 1515 Agate St., Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Edward J. Pabor at the University of Oregon Law School
October 13, 2025 – December 31, 2027
The University of Oregon School of Law
1515 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403
+15413461559
Hours: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
https://law.uoregon.edu/
Photography by Edward J. Pabor at the University of Oregon Law School. Photos from the Pacific Crest Trail. To include the Law Duck sculpture by Chelsea Lovejoy.

Allison Grant and Evan Baden, Within the Bittersweet
2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Allison Grant and Evan Baden, Within the Bittersweet
Portland Art Museum Photography Council Lunchtime Talk Series

Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 12:00pm to 1pm
1119 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
In the Trustee Room,
4th floor in the Mark building
www.portlandartmuseum.org / 503 226 2811
Cost: Free to the public. (People are welcome to bring their lunch.)
Within the Bittersweet: Artist and Publisher Talk with Allison Grant and Evan Baden

Photographer Allison Grant will discuss Within the Bittersweet, her
long-form photographic project that explores the emotional weight of raising
her daughters in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, against the backdrop of climate crisis and local industrial pollution. Drawing on a long tradition of socially
conscious photographers who make political work laden with the personal, her images negotiate pressing new concerns as our planet undergoes rapid and irreversible change.
Grant will be joined by Oregon State University professor and publisher Evan Baden, who oversees Composit Press. Composit is a student-run press that recently published a monograph of Grant’s project. Baden will share insights into the publication process and evolving landscape of photo book publishing.
Allison Grant is an artist, writer, curator, and Associate Professor of
Photography at The University of Alabama. Her artworks have been widely
exhibited and are held in collections at the Bainbridge Island Museum of
Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, High Museum of Art, DePaul Art Museum,
Columbia College Chicago, King County Portable Works Collection and several private and corporate collections. Grant was named on the Silver Eye Center for Photography’s 2022 Silver List. She received the 2020 Portfolio Purchase Award from the Atlanta Photography Group, the 2019 Developed Work Fellowship from the Midwest Center for Photography and was shortlisted for the 2019 FotoFilmic Mesh Prize. Editorial photographs by Grant have been published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
https://www.allisongrant.com/
Evan Baden earned his MFA from Columbia College in Chicago in 2014. His bodies of work include The Illuminati, Technically Intimate, Under the Influence, A Conversão de São Paulo, and The _______ High School Yearbook Project. They have been widely exhibited internationally with museums and galleries throughout Europe and the United States. His work is held in public collections such as the Walker Art Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, FOAM Amsterdam, the Finnish Museum of Photography, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Kinsey Institute. Evan’s work has been featured in numerous publications including TIME, The Guardian, FOAM, New York Magazine, Le Monde, D della Repubblica, Geo, and DIE ZEIT and many others. Baden has been the recipient of the Jerome Fellowship for Emerging Artists, the Stuart Abelson Graduate Research Fellowship, and Artist in Residence at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He has been a finalist for the Betty Bowen Award, The McKnight Fellowship for Photography, the Outwin Boochever, as well as nominated for the Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers and the PDN 30. He is currently an Instructor at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
http://www.evanbaden.com

The Lunchtime Talk series is a presentation of the Portland Art Museum’s
Photography Council.
The Portland Art Museum Photography Council offers its members unique
opportunities to learn more about the history of photography with Julia
Dolan, Ph.D., the Museum’s Minor White Curator of Photography. Council
membership dues support the acquisition of photographs for the permanent
collection. The members’ annual print share meeting, private tours with Dr.
Dolan, and special invitations to lectures by renowned photographers are
just some of the benefits of Council membership.

Carol Isaak, SEASONS: Lan Su Gardens
2025-10-19 14:30 - 16:30 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Carol Isaak, SEASONS: Lan Su Gardens
Oct. 3 – Nov. 3, 2025
Opening Reception:
Friday, Oct. 3 from 5-6 pm, during the Eugene First Friday Artwalk
Artist’s Talk:
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2:30 pm at the Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477 Tel: (541) 726-8595

Dot Dotson’s Gallery
1668 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 485-1771
Mon-Fri: 10 am – 5:30 pm
Sat: 10 am – 2 pm
dotdotsons.com
Free and open to the public

SEASONS
LAN SU GARDENS
Lan Su Garden in downtown Portland, Oregon, is one of the most stunning and authentic Chinese scholar gardens in North America. Photographer Carol Isaak found refuge there during the pandemic and fell in love with its archways, plants, bridges, and the way modulated light would puncture its exterior walls. Isaak photographed the garden in all four seasons for this collection in an attempt to express the serenity she felt while in the garden.
Chinese scholar gardens are meant to express calm and provoke contemplation. The layers and shadows in Isaak’s work do both these things. The garden is a collaboration between sister cities Portland and Suzhou, China. Lan Su is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.
In Carol Isaak’s words: “I call myself an opportunistic photographer—an adventurer at heart. When COVID curtailed travel, the freedom to photograph regularly in Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden became a vital outlet, easing my longing to explore. Lan Su reconnected me with my deep love for Chinese culture. Entering the garden beneath the poetic inscription, “The Garden of Awakening Orchids,” I was transported—viscerally and visually—to Suzhou, China. Suzhou, Portland’s sister city and the inspiration for Lan Su, is a place I had the privilege of visiting twice. It’s an astonishing city, rich with artistry and tradition.
As I began to explore the Garden’s mysteries, the seasons shifted—and so did my vision. Over three years, I collaborated with the space, allowing my eye to follow its changing light and subtle rhythms. In time, it became my home away from home. Floating between the magical and the material, I photographed without a plan—simply responding to the Garden. I’m delighted to bring my work back to the source of the Lan Su Garden.”
Carol Isaak’s art education was at The Cooper Union (BA) in NYC where she lived for a significant time. She has been a Portland Art Museum docent/educator for twenty years, specializing in photography, Asian and contemporary art. Her affinity towards Asian subject matter has led to extensive work that has been showcased in five separate Chinese cultural festivals. Her Chinese portfolio has also been exhibited widely in the Pacific Northwest. as well as numerous exhibits in the United States. Her work is exhibited widely and collected by museums, universities and private collectors.
www.carolisaakphoto.com

South Oregon Coast 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
2025-10-25 - 2025-10-27 | OR
South Oregon Coast 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
October 25-27 2025
Between Bandon and Brookings, OR.
$1800
Thibault Roland is a recognized fine art photographer who specializes in seascapes, landscapes and architecture. He is a master of long exposure, infrared, tilt/shift and black and white photography.
Join him for a 3-day workshop October 25-27 to capture the most amazing rock formations and seastacks in the area between Bandon and Brookings, OR.
You will learn long exposure, sharpen your photographic and visualization skills as well as learn some of his best editing tricks during the classroom session planned on Sunday.
Group size: 6
To sign up for the last spots left, email: contact@thibaultroland.com
Or register on the following page: https://www.thibaultroland.com…
www.thibaultroland.com

Greg Giesy, Colors of Nature
2025-11-01 13:00 - 17:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Greg Giesy, Colors of Nature
November 1 through December 31.
Artist reception on Saturday November 1 from 1-5 pm.
Closing reception will occur on Saturday December 20 from 1-5 pm.
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B.
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 729-3572
Hours will be from 1-5 on week days, call to make special viewing arrangements.
email: picmac1945@gmail.com
web: https://www.waltobrien.net/the…

“As people go through life on a daily basis, the colors of nature around them are for the most part generalized. The sky is blue, the tree is green, and the squirrel is brown. At rare times during the year people may notice the bright red of a rose in spring or the yellow, orange, and red of leaves in fall.
Painters expand that pallet of nature’s colors by mixing their paints to find the shades of that red rose, lighten and darkening the blue of the sky, or noting that there are several shades of yellow, orange, and red in those fall leaves. Looking closer they may note some green in the yellow and some brown in the orange of those leaves. But even most painters don’t see like a camera’s photographic vision picking up multitudes of tones, shades, and colors.
Photographers take what the camera records and turn that into what the photographer sees. That vision may be idealized or as true to human vision as the photographer can make it. The choice is the photographers’ to decide how to show the colors of nature.”
As an award-winning nature photographer Greg has a keen interest in the state of not only our wild places but our urban environment – the world outside our door. His years of experience have honed his eye to focus on and appreciate the details present in nature. He believes that the average person should spend more time to notice and focus on where we live. People need to connect, appreciate, and protect the world around them.
Greg has been a serious photographer for over fifty years. He has ranged in styles from fine art black and white photography to architectural photography, to color commercial product macro photography, to event photography, and onto nature photography which includes wide-angle, macro, and telephoto in both color and black & white photos of plant, flower, landscapes, bird, and other wildlife.
His photography is enhanced by his background in architecture, jewelry, and landscape design and construction. To help him produce the maximum detail in his digital photos he now uses the Canon R5 Mark II mirrorless camera with better focus tracking, exceptional clarity, stabilization, and extreme telephoto lenses as shown in the photographs that are on display.
To see more of his photography, go to his website www.greggiesyphotography.com or he can be reached at his email address ggsb@continet.com.
He also has photos with other members’ of PhotoZone on their website www.photozonegallery.com under Online Gallery and Member Projects.

Outside by Keith Z at [things/found] Atelier
2025-11-06 17:00 - 21:00 | thingsfound Atelier, 1704 NW Johnson Street, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Outside by Keith Z at [things/found] Atelier
November 6-29
Opening Reception- First Thursday, November 6th, 5-9pm
[things/found] Atelier
1704 NW Johnson Street
Portland, 97209
(503) 512-9719
Hours: Thursday-Friday-Saturday 1pm to 6pm
www.thingsfoundatelier.com
Outside by Keith Z is a photographic collaboration with Portland’s homeless community, combining photography, social work, and storytelling in order to create a better understanding of that community.
The work is comprised of portraits of community members, environmental photographs of the circumstances in which they live, long form interviews with these individuals, and stories about those who are gone. All of the photos and stories are made collaboratively with community members, with full consent and knowledge, based on trust, relationships, and shared experience.
Outside establishes proof of life for community members who are willfully ignored by family, friends and larger society. Both the images and the storytelling focus on the human dimensions of an existential, life threatening struggle that are often eschewed in favor of more sensational fare. The book provides space to become intimate with community members they might never have known, the hope being that with better understanding comes better fellowship and better solutions.
Keith Z lives, photographs and reaches out to his community in Portland, Oregon. A recovering addict and alcoholic who was homeless himself for some years, lived experience informs his work. He has worked in a variety of transitional housing facilities and clinics.
[things/found] Atelier is half art gallery and half art/vintage/jewelry store attached to the studio for local Portland artist, Angel O’Brien. The gallery and store are open Thursday through Saturday 1-6pm, as well as by appointment or whimsy.

Second Surface and Isolation at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2025-11-08 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Second Surface and Isolation at LightBox Photographic Gallery
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens two exhibits on Saturday, November 8th with artists’ receptions from 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
Second Surface is a collaborative exhibition featuring works by Sarah Abbott, Candace Jahn, Kelly McGovern, Lauren Seiffert, Jessie Spiess Werner, and Rachel Wolf, that explores tactility, texture, and layering within photography. This exhibition brings together six multi-disciplinary artists from around the country who expand the possibilities of photography beyond the flat image. Each artist engages the medium as both subject and material, combining it with sculpture, collage, digital space, bookbinding, and other tactile practices. Through manipulation of the photographic plane, they invite viewers to see photographs as objects that can be cut, folded, built, and reimagined.
Isolation is a group exhibit juried by Douglas Beasley, Publisher of Shots Magazine. “ Sometimes imposed upon us, sometimes purposely sought out, isolation is increasingly part of our modern existence. Isolation, both physical and emotional, has been a primary theme in artistic expression for eons”.
Congratulations to the photographers accepted into Isolation,
Paul Barden • Mike Baynes • Rich Bergman • Aaron Bickford
Ronald Butler • Carolyn Campbell • Martha Clarkson • Phil Coleman
Dawn Kowalewski • Mark Dierker • Eddie Greenly • Dan Gerth
Steven Goldberg • Peter Gomena • George Johnson • Martha Kerr
Bill Kirby • Kim Manchester • Jody Miller • julie moore • Walter Oliver
Kathy Radie • Pat Rose • Rick Wright • Charlotte Watts
Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…. LightBox features work from The Guild at LightBox consisting of Jim Fitzgerald, Jody Miller, Julie Moore, Marc McVey, Rachel Wolf, Kathy Radie, Michael Puff and Loren Nelson. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive, hours Wed. – Sat., 12 – 5:00pm

Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
2025-11-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
Sunday, November 9, 10 to Noon
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free
Whether you just made your first print in the darkroom or photography has been a lifelong pursuit, everyone can benefit from using the critique to gain perspective and strengthen the quality of their artistic practice.
Moderated by Franklin FOTO volunteer Michele Thompson, Coffee & Critique is a constructive feedback group, held on the second Sunday of each month. Bring your work* and beverage of choice and join the discussion!
*We can look at printed work or can mirror from your laptop or phone to a digital display.

An immersive 3-part photography workshop with Fritz Liedtke and BodyVox Dance
2025-11-15 | BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 Northwest 17th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
An immersive 3-part photography workshop with Fritz Liedtke and BodyVox Dance
Photographing Dance and Dancers
November 15 + 19, 2025
BodyVox Dance Center
1201 Northwest 17th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/p…
Tickets: $268.61
Discover the art of capturing movement, emotion, and light in this immersive three-part dance photography workshop with professional photographer Fritz Liedtke, held at Portland’s celebrated BodyVox Dance Center. Designed for photographers of all levels, this workshop combines the excitement of working with professional dancers with the technical and creative guidance you need to take your images to the next level.
Part 1: Preparation — Self-Guided Materials (Delivered the week before class)
Before the in-person session, you’ll receive a set of resources to help you prepare. These materials will cover foundational concepts and a host of inspiration, so you arrive ready to make the most of your time in the studio.
Part 2: On Location — 6 Hours of Shooting (Saturday)
Spend the day photographing professional dancers in a variety of settings, both in the beautiful studio and in the surrounding environment. Fritz will be your guide all through the day, both demonstrating concepts, and working with you one-on-one to help refine your vision and imagery. You’ll learn how to:
• Work with natural light and artificial light, including flash and modifiers
• Direct and pose dancers to highlight form, grace, and drama
• Anticipate and capture the decisive moment when movement and emotion align
• Choose locations, wardrobe, and styling that enhance your vision
• Build confidence in working with models and performers
If you want to work with flash, equipment will be provided for your use, though you are welcome to bring your own gear if you prefer. The goal is to help you explore multiple approaches, experiment creatively, and walk away with a portfolio of dynamic images.
Part 3: Virtual Editing & Image Review (Follow-Up Session)
Several days after the shoot (November 19, 7-8:30pm), we’ll gather online for an editing and critique session. You’ll receive constructive feedback on your photos, learn editing techniques to make your images shine, and discuss strategies for building a strong body of dance or performance photography. (This will be recorded if you can’t join.)
By the end of the workshop, you’ll not only have a deeper understanding of lighting, timing, and storytelling in dance photography, but also the confidence to work with dancers, models, and performers in future projects. Whether you’re looking to broaden your portrait and event photography skills or simply want the chance to create extraordinary images in a supportive, collaborative setting, this workshop is designed to be both challenging and inspiring.
The first 6 attendees receive a discount on their tickets, so sign up now!
Learn more and sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/p…

Women in Photography Kick Off Meeting at Franklin FOTO
2025-12-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Women in Photography Kick Off Meeting at Franklin FOTO
Tuesday, December 2, 6:30 p.m.
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free
Women in Photography is a new group starting up at Franklin FOTO.
Conceived simply as a photo group for women, there are a lot of directions we could go in! Join the conversation and help us plot a course!
Our kick off meeting will be December 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Franklin FOTO gallery space. We’ll be gathering to decide what we want from the group and how we would like to achieve those goals as we go forward. All photographers who identify as women are welcome.
If you are unable to make this meeting, but are interested in the group, send a message to manager@franklinfoto.org and we’ll add you to the group’s mailing list. We expect regular meetings to start after the first of the year.

Winter Members Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2025-12-13 - 2026-01-10 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Winter Members Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
December 13, 2025 through January 10, 2026
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens the Winter Members Exhibit , “The Trees Give Thanks”, on Saturday, December 13 from 4-7pm.
The exhibit is dedicated to the memory of dear friend and LightBox member Roger Dorband, Roger was a guardian of trees on the North Coast of Oregon and a fighter for the protection of old growth forests.
In honor of our friend, LightBox Members feature photographs of trees in our Winter Members Exhibit.
Thank you to the LightBox Members exhibiting
Jody Miller • Sandy Brown Jensen • Jon Lingel • Chris Villiers
Terry Thompson • Steve Goldberg • Joni Kabana • Bob Gervais
Bill Kirby • Ronald Butler • Pat Rose • Larry Huhn • Greg Bond
Chris Lamb • Matthew Norman • Walter O’Brien • Gretta Siegel
Julie Moore • Dan Gerth • Donald MacDonald • Walt Duddington
Laura Kurtenbach • Stu Levy • Will Lawrence • Loren Nelson
John Houser• Paul Cunningham • Cecily Caceu • Jeff Ross
Eddie Greenley • Jim Congleton • Horatio Law • George Willse
Michelle Swanson • David White • Sharias Steed • Sam Blair
Jim Fitzgerald • Alex Kistler • Bruce Dumdei • Jeremy Akins
Phillip Burger • Tom Darnall • Eleanor Gorman • Kelly James
Luke Olsen • Matthew Ragen • Martha Clarkson • Kathy Radie
Rich Bergman • Michael Granger • Marc McVey • Bob Levine

Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
2025-12-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
Sunday, December 14, 11 to 1 p.m. (calendar)
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free

Note the time change! For our regular Coffee & Critique attendees, please note that we have moved the start time from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. starting this month.
Whether you just made your first print in the darkroom or photography has been a lifelong pursuit, everyone can benefit from using the critique to gain perspective and strengthen the quality of their artistic practice.
Moderated by Franklin FOTO volunteer Michele Thompson, Coffee & Critique is a constructive feedback group, held on the second Sunday of each month. Bring your work* and beverage of choice and join the discussion!
*We can look at printed work or can mirror from your laptop or phone to a digital display.

Artist talk with photographer Stu Levy at the Portland Japanese Garden
2025-12-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Artist talk with photographer Stu Levy at the Portland Japanese Garden
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 / 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 223-1321
https://japanesegarden.org/
No registration is required, and the event is included in cost of admission to the Garden ($22.50).

Black and White Infrared Photography by Donald Myers
2026-01-03 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Black and White Infrared Photography by Donald Myers
January 3 – February 26
Reception on Saturday January 3 from 1-4 pm
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 729-3572
Open weekdays from 1-5 pm. Call to be sure we are open or to reserve a viewing time.
“Through our journey in life there is struggle and reward. I try to make sense of it all by taking photos. I’m fascinated by the people and places I encounter along my journey and try to document it in interesting ways. I began my photo journey in Vietnam over fifty years ago and have been documenting my journey ever since. I studied photojournalism at Arizona State University.
I’ve had many occupations but I never lost my enthusiasm for photography. No matter how small the space I lived in, I always had a darkroom. Photography is a passion that rewards you throughout your life.
Over the past five years I have become interested in infrared photography. I have two camera that I had converted to Infrared. One is called a 590 conversion and the other is an 830 conversion. The 590 sensor allows some of the normal color light waves through and I can create color infrared photos. With the 830, it is completely black and white. Capturing the world in infrared has given me a new range of possibilities for creating captivating images.”
Don Myers

Up the Down Escalator by Gabriel Francis at Franklin FOTO
2026-01-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Up the Down Escalator by Gabriel Francis at Franklin FOTO
January 2026 (on view for the full month)
Reception: January 3, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m.
Featuring live music by Growing Pains
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free
Up the Down Escalator is a street photography and handmade collage exhibition by Gabriel Francis, presented as Franklin FOTO’s January exhibition.
The work invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and reconsider what we define as beautiful by centering moments and individuals often overlooked or dismissed. Francis is drawn to struggle and resilience, and to the contrast between hardship and the strength people carry through it. Emotional, mental, physical, financial, and spiritual challenges are treated not as spectacle, but as shared human realities, approached with care, dignity, and respect. “These photographs are not meant to be sensational,” Francis notes. “They are meant to be seen without judgment or pity, and appreciated as reflections of our shared humanity.”
In early 2025, Francis expanded the project through a series of handmade collages that combine photographic prints with found and weathered materials. Inspired by boarded up buildings, notes left on walls and benches, and objects discovered on the ground, the collages create tactile environments for the photographs to exist within. Text and material fragments extend the work beyond documentation, allowing it to function as lived artifact.
Gabriel Francis is a photographer whose practice centers on human connection, public space, and emotional honesty. Grounded in curiosity and movement, his process is shaped by walking, riding public transit, talking with strangers, and sustained engagement with everyday environments. Through photography and mixed media, Francis explores the tension between light and dark, resilience and vulnerability, and the shared realities that bind us together.

Rich Bergeman : The Paleo Lakes Project
2026-01-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Umpqua Valley Arts Center, 1624 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg, OR, 97471, United States
Rich Bergeman : The Paleo Lakes Project
Jan. 9 – March 13
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 9, 4-7pm
Gallery II
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
1624 W. Harvard Ave.
Roseburg, OR 97471
www.uvarts.com
541-672-2532
Open Tuesday through Fri 10am-6pm
During the late Pleistocene—over 10,000 years ago—Eastern Oregon was covered by vast inland seas that, over the millennia, slowly dried up, leaving the arid steppe landscape we’re familiar with today. The footprints those paleo lakes left behind—the dust-blown playas and shallow salty seas sprinkled across the High Desert—are what inspired this project.
History has always driven my work, but I usually focus on the human story, like the pioneer communities that sprang up or died out on the desert, depending on the availability or scarcity of water. This project is different. Here I’m looking back on a story that was centuries in the making, and it’s not something I was able to see at first. It’s taken years of seasonal forays into the High Desert to appreciate the spare elegance of its landscape, with its wide horizons and immense skies.
The challenge was to find a fresh way to share this story, and I found the answer in b+w infrared photography. Stripped of the color that can distract from form, and emboldened by IR’s dark, brooding skies, the High Desert becomes a dramatic panorama where the forces of nature and time are more readily revealed.

Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
2026-01-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
Sunday, January 11, 11 to 1 p.m.
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Free
Whether you just made your first print in the darkroom or photography has been a lifelong pursuit, everyone can benefit from using the critique to gain perspective and strengthen the quality of their artistic practice.
Moderated by Franklin FOTO volunteer Michele Thompson, Coffee & Critique is a constructive feedback group, held on the second Sunday of each month. Bring your work* and beverage of choice and join the discussion!
*We can look at printed work or can mirror from your laptop or phone to a digital display.
