Luke Olsen Photography

Intro to Darkroom, 1-Day Workshop at Franklin Foto
2025-05-24 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Intro to Darkroom, 1-Day Workshop at Franklin Foto
May 24, 2025, 10 a.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/
Cost: 130
If you have ever thought of learning to process and develop your own film our introductory darkroom class is for you. You’ll receive guidance from our experienced instructors 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 additional weeks of membership – so you can continue to come in and develop more film and make more prints. We offer both one and two-day sessions to fit your schedule. Sliding-scale discount available. Visit our website to learn more.

Polaroid Emulsion Transfer Workshop at Franklin Foto
2025-05-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Polaroid Emulsion Transfer Workshop at Franklin Foto
May 25, 2025, 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/
Cost: 80
The Polaroid emulsion transfer is a creative alternative process which allows you to work hands-on with your photograph to transform and play with the image 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.

Laser Transfer Workshop at Franklin Foto
2025-05-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Laser Transfer Workshop at Franklin Foto
May 25, 2025, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: 60.00
In this class we will be using a fun hands-on process to transfer laser jet prints onto a wood surface. Open up the possibilities of transferring your images onto objects and learn a new process that allows room for play!
Each student will leave this class with a few wood transfers.

Intro to Darkroom, 2-Day Workshop at Franklin Foto
2025-05-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Intro to Darkroom, 2-Day Workshop at Franklin Foto
May 26 and June 2, 6 to 9 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: 130.00

If you have ever thought of learning to process and develop your own film our introductory darkroom class is for you. You’ll receive guidance from our experienced instructors 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 additional weeks of membership – so you can continue to come in and develop more film and make more prints. We offer both one and two-day sessions to fit your schedule. Sliding-scale discount available. Visit our website to learn more.

Cyanotype Making Workshop at Franklin Foto
2025-05-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Cyanotype Making Workshop at Franklin Foto
May 31, 2025, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: 100.00
On May 31, Jake Nelson returns to lead our popular four-hour workshop introducing students to the art of the cyanotype. In this workshop, students will get hands-on experience going through the entire process of making cyanotypes.
Students will learn how to prepare the chemical solution, how to properly coat materials, how to find exposure times and how to develop and wash cyanotypes.
We will cover a variety of printing methods using cyanotypes.

Camera Basics/Photo Walk around St. Johns with Franklin Foto
2025-06-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Camera Basics/Photo Walk around St. Johns with Franklin Foto
June 1, 2025, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
$100.00
Confounded by your camera? We can help! Learn the traditional methods of manual exposure and film photography in a one-day workshop. Then we’ll go for a photo walk around St. Johns (with a stop for lunch) to practice those new skills.

Michele Thompson, I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others
2025-06-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Michele Thompson, I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others
June 7th – June 30th
Opening reception: June 7, 2025, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Franklin FOTO is pleased to announce our exhibition for the month of June. I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others, will run from June 7 to June 30 and will feature photography by Michele Thompson from her book of the same name.
I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others combines traditional photography with the abstract and text to talk about suddenly finding oneself in the middle space, freed of personal history, with both passion and apprehension for the future and distrust in the contentment of the now; that it could all be an illusion, something to be snatched away at any moment.
“When I was young, I lusted after the freedom that would come with being an adult. In some ways, it feels like my generation has never completely grown up. Holding onto that inner child maybe isn’t such a bad thing. But it feels like there was a box that didn’t get checked. I kept waiting for some line of demarcation that never came…”
An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, from 5-8 p.m. Ms. Thompson’s work will be on display through the month of June.
Franklin FOTO is a community darkroom and gallery space located in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood. Contact manager@franklinfoto.org for more information.

Jody Miller, Remnants
2025-06-14 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Jody Miller, Remnants
June 14 – July 9, 2025
Opening: 4-7pm on Saturday. June 14th

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 Jody Miller’s exhibit “Remnants” from 4-7pm on Saturday. June 14th. “In my travels over the years crisscrossing the US by car, I’ve encountered many desolate and abandoned places that both haunted and enchanted me and demanded that I record them. Many of these “remnants” have already disappeared to the ravages of time and nature. These bits of history each tell their own story..”
Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…. LightBox always 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.

Landry Major, Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure
2025-06-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Landry Major, Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 12:00pm to 1pm
Portland Art Museum Photography Council Lunchtime Talk Series
1119 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
In the Trustee Room, 4th floor in the Mark building
www.portlandartmuseum.org / 503 226 2811

Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure
Landry Major and Cash Kasper
In her lunchtime talk, Landry Major will discuss the photographic series
made in harmony with her son, Cash.
On Christmas Day of 2023 her beloved son died.
This collaboration came out of the need to honor their relationship. To show
how, even after he left the physical world, they are still connected. The
series title is from a line Cash wrote in a notebook Landry found after his
passing. She believes it was his feeling of always being on the verge of
leaving this life but standing still staying for her.
These images are double and triple exposures comprised of collodion wet
plate, Polachrome slide film, Polaroids, gold and silver leaf on vellum and
film images. Landry and Cash’s images blended into a vision of the new place he inhabits.
Love that defies space and time. Hands that reach out to find each other
between realms. Traveling beyond intense grief into understanding that they
are still together.
Landry Major is a photographic artist who splits her time between Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon. Landry has won honors from
Photolucida’s Critical Mass, the Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and Lurzer’s Archive. Her work has been seen in The New York Times, Time Magazine, AAP Magazine, Black and White Magazine (UK), Analog Forever Magazine, and Western Art Collector Magazine. Landry’s work has been exhibited at the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA; Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX; SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC; and PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT.
https://www.landrymajor.com/

Palouse 1-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
2025-06-20 | The Rolling Hills of The Palouse, 701 N Main St, Colfax, WA, 99111, United States
Palouse 1-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
June 20, 2025
The Rolling Hills of The Palouse
701 N Main St Colfax, WA 99111
$203.52
We’re thrilled to announce an exclusive one-day destination workshop set against the picturesque rolling hills of the Palouse in eastern Washington, featuring acclaimed Fine Art Photographer Thibault Roland.
Located in Eastern Washington, the Palouse is without a doubt one of the most breathtaking areas in Eastern Washington. Join this one-day destination workshop, and immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of the rolling hills, lone trees, abandoned houses, and wind turbines. You will learn the art of long exposure photography, and infrared for those interested (time permitting).
Capturing the essence of the Palouse is considered one of the bucket-list item for most photographers, so join us for this special event lead by Fine Art Photographer Thibault Roland.
Delve into the artistry of Long Exposure and Infrared Photography in this two-part experience. Begin with an insightful online recording from Thibault, where he will share his concepts and techniques. These will be followed by an immersive hands-on field practice on June 20th in the Palouse to elevate your photography skills to new heights!
Find more details or register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/l…
https://www.thibaultroland.com

Intro to Darkroom at Franklin Foto
2025-06-28 10:00 - 18:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Intro to Darkroom at Franklin Foto
June 28, 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

On June 28, Megan Sinclair returns to teach Franklin FOTO’s Intro to Darkroom class. This is a 6-hour class taught in one day with a two-hour break.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: The morning will be spent learning to process film and develop black and white negatives.
3 to 6 p.m.: Our afternoon will be spent printing photographs in the darkroom.
Throughout the workshop, 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!
The class is capped at eight students so that the focus can be on individual learning. At Franklin FOTO, finances should never be a barrier to learning. Visit the class page to learn about our sliding scale discount.
Visit us at franklinfoto.org to learn more and register!

The PhotoZone Gallery call for entries for the annual Juried Show
2025-07-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
The PhotoZone Gallery call for entries for the annual Juried Show
July 1 – August 1, 2025
Reception: Friday July 11, 2025 from 5:00 – 7:30pm.
Emerald Art Center
500 Main St.
Springfield, OR 97477
Hours – Tuesday – Saturday 11am to 4pm
https://www.emeraldartcenter.o…
Entry Fee is $15 for one print – $25 for two prints

﻿Marc McVey, Paris in Black and White and Color Summer Member’s Exhibit
2025-07-12 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Marc McVey, Paris in Black and White and Color Summer Member’s Exhibit
July 12 – August 6, 2025
Opening: July 12th, 4-7 pm
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 LightBox Summer Member’s Exhibit and Marc McVey’s exhibit “Paris in Black and White and Color” from 4-7pm on Saturday. July 12th. “Paris is a city that has ignited the passions of artists for centuries. From painters and sculpturers, to writers, dancers, and musicians, Paris rewards all forms of efforts to memorialize her. From the early 1900s, the camera has allowed a new breed of artists to add their voice to describe this world city.
I have been lucky to “see” Paris over three decades and twenty plus visits. With my camera and a good pair of walking shoes, I am attempting to add my efforts to take you to this city and show you a few frames of what I have seen. My photographs reflect my personal vision and perhaps will inspire a smile or a pause in your day and a conversation later. Take a small journey with me, find a story or two with my images.”
Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…. LightBox always 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.

Christopher Rauschenberg, Gathering: A Photographer’s Collection
2025-07-26 - 2025-11-23 | Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Christopher Rauschenberg, Gathering: A Photographer’s Collection
July 26 – November 23, 2025
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR 97403
541-346-3027
Wednesdays 11am – 8pm, Thursdays through Sundays 11am – 5pm
Gathering: A Photographer’s Collection presents a wide-ranging selection of photographs from the personal collection of Portland, Oregon based photographer and curator, Christopher Rauschenberg. Over five decades, Rauschenberg has compiled a truly distinctive archive of photographs encompassing a wide array of themes, styles, uses of the medium, and range of subjects and content. This important resource represents a diverse mix of international and nationally emerging and established photographers.
Rauschenberg typically acquires photographs directly from the artists or from non-profit community-based arts organizations exhibiting or representing their works.
Rauschenberg has also traveled extensively and participated for decades as a highly regarded reviewer of photography portfolios at international gatherings of specialists who utilize and support opportunities for working creative photographers.
In Gathering, one will find a wealth of individual points of view that, when engaged, may broaden each of our own visions: whether those considered perspectives are personal, familiar, social, cultural, political, or spiritual.
Christopher Rauschenberg reflects on his building of the collection:
“At the core of what I’m doing is acquiring prints directly from photographers. That’s where I get my real satisfaction in collecting. With photography, one literally sees the world through someone else’s eyes, and we each have a different way of looking at the world around us. Having seen the work of thousands of photographers, I’ve had a great many opportunities to discover new ways of seeing. That has really been the primary enrichment of my life, and I am excited to share that with you through this exhibition.”
Gathering: A Photographer’s Collection was curated by JSMA Associate Curator of Photography, Thom Sempere.

Geir and Kate Jordahl: Eternity Passing
2025-08-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Geir and Kate Jordahl: Eternity Passing
August 1st to September 1st
Opening Reception: Friday, August 1st, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
at the New Zone Gallery – 110 E. 11th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401
Artists Talk: August 2nd, 1:00 p.m.
at the Emerald Art Center – 500 Main St., Springfield, OR 97477
Eternity Passing includes photographs by Geir Jordahl and lumens by Kate Jordahl. Their diverse and joint explorations of the visual image have a poetic resonance.
LUMENS by Kate Jordahl: “Lumens are a unique and magical re-imagination of the potential of silver gelatin paper. With organic lumens, plants interact with photo paper in unexpected ways, resulting in a range of magical colors. My grid lumens are both windows onto the world and an invitation for the viewer to complete the line from frame to frame. I am interested in the grid as a form and the continuation of the frame and the line from block to block. I find it important to be open to both the control and the role of chance in my work. I love working digitally but also need the physical world in my artwork that alternative processes allow.”
THE ENDLESS SPHERE OF TIME by Geir Jordahl: “Circles complete the stories we make in our passing—images of moments in the sphere of time that connect to everything. Our world is round. Eyes, earth, sun, moon—all round, all connected. Perception is round. Life, death, rebirth— all round. It is in these cycles that I have hope despite the darkness. In the sphere of time and the circle of life, death is overcome, briefly, in every image I make.”
“The inspiration for THE ENDLESS SPHERE OF TIME comes from life itself. It is my effort to see my place in the world and the cosmos using my camera as an instrument to explore my consciousness. THE ENDLESS SPHERE OF TIME is a journey through life’s trials and tribulations – hopes, fears, dreams, and losses. It is my hope that the pictures in dialogue with Rolf Jacobsen’s poetry take viewers into a conversation with their own path and place in the world. Together, these elements come together to tell a story of seeing the world through loss and beauty.”
Geir and Kate Jordahl have Masters of Fine Arts Degrees in Photography from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. In 1983, they founded the PhotoCentral Program in Hayward, California, and were directors of PhotoCentral until 2020. Kate is a Professor Emerita of Photography at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California. The Jordahls now operate True North Editions, based in Bellingham, Washington.
Their 2025 publications include “The Endless Sphere of Time” with spherical photographs by Geir Jordahl and “Poetry in Motion” with the equine photographs of Oliver Klink. Both books have won numerous awards, including a Gold Medal in Cover Design, the 2025 PubWest Book Design Awards for “Poetry in Motion,” and a Gold Medal in the Nautilus Awards for “The Endless Sphere of Time.”
https://www.truenortheditions….
https://www.facebook.com/katej…

Franklin FOTO 1-Year Anniversary Party and Opening Reception for Jim Wrathall
2025-08-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Franklin FOTO 1-Year Anniversary Party and Opening Reception for Jim Wrathall
Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 5 to 9 p.m
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Franklin FOTO celebrates one year of “community through photography” with anniversary party and gallery opening. An evening of community, photography, and creativity is planned, including live music, and refreshments. We will be opening our doors to the community and all are welcome. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or discovering Franklin FOTO for the first time, come celebrate a year of analog magic and collaborative art.
We will be featuring: Live music by Jeremy Famá, a community slideshow featuring member-submitted photographs, a door prize entry for a free one-month membership, refreshments and community connection, and an opening reception for Tracks of a Traveler, a solo exhibition by Jim Wrathall.
Gallery Opening: Tracks of a Traveler
Photographer Jim Wrathall presents Tracks of a Traveler, a deeply personal and transportive exhibition that invites viewers to follow the visual traces of a wandering life. Informed by years of creative exploration and shaped by formative experiences in both the military and artistic communities, Wrathall’s work captures the abstract essence of place, memory, and emotional presence. With roots in both technical experimentation and heartfelt observation, this show reflects a lifelong commitment to making magic that lasts. Attendees are invited to meet the artist and experience a body of work that leaves tracks—of time, emotion, and story.

Color Film Hand-Processing Workshops at Franklin FOTO
2025-08-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Color Film Hand-Processing Workshops at Franklin FOTO
Aug 5 or Aug 19, 6:30-9 p.m.
Franklin FOTO
8953 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
$75.00

In this fun and informative workshops led by Franklin FOTO co-founder Bobby Abrahamson, you will learn all the steps to hand-develop your own color negative film using Franklin FOTO’s temperature-controlled color processing kit.
After you develop your film, you will be shown how to scan your color negatives using our digital camera-scanning equipment.
Although the results of hand-processing color film are sometimes a little less than perfect (as compared with getting your film processed by machine at a color lab), the joy of doing it yourself by hand, then scanning your own negatives – all in less than 3 hours – is nothing less than pure photographic alchemy!
PLEASE NOTE: Your class tuition includes one month of usage of our color developing kit & Franklin FOTO’s scanning equipment. Also note there are two distinct sections of this class on two different dates.

Fritz Liedtke's Crossroads at Trinity Cathedral
2025-08-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Trinity Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Fritz Liedtke’s Crossroads at Trinity Cathedral
June 28-August 28, 2025
First Thursday Reception and Artist Talk: August 7, 5-7pm
Talk begins at 5:30pm
Trinity Cathedral
147 NW 19th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Artist Fritz Liedtke Explores the Terrain of Faith and Transformation in Crossroads
In his new exhibition Crossroads, artist Fritz Liedtke explores how belief shapes identity—and what happens when it begins to shift. Through three new series—Sacred, Lost, and The Weight of History—he reflects on how faith helps us endure, opens us to others, and transforms us through loss and transformation.
Through a fusion of photography, encaustic, and mixed media, Liedtke constructs richly layered works that often borrow from the visual language of traditional religious iconography, while reimagining them in unconventional, contemporary forms. His materials and methods are as textured as the themes themselves: wax, gold leaf, photographic prints, paper, and embedded objects create surfaces that feel at once ancient and intimate.
These works do not offer easy answers. Instead, they ask searching questions: What does it cost to cling to a belief? How do we love people different than ourselves? When belief begins to unravel, what might we lose, discover, and become in the process? How does anyone endure discrimination, oppression, displacement, and still carry on — even today?
In Crossroads, Liedtke maps out a deeply personal—yet universally resonant—journey through doubt, reverence, memory, and meaning. It is an invitation to pause, reflect, and perhaps recognize a bit of our own story in the layers.
Join Fritz for the First Thursday Reception and Artist Talk:
Fritz will talk about the process of making this work, the stories behind the 3 projects, and give a guided tour with lots of time for Q&A.
August 7, 5-7pm. Talk begins at 5:30pm.
Trinity Cathedral
147 NW 19th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Open Viewing Hours:
During the week, viewing times are: Sundays 8:30 am-12:00 pm; Tuesdays–Thursdays 10:00 am-3:00 pm
The show is located in the beautiful, historic Trinity Cathedral, in NW Portland: 147 NW 19th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Enter through the central courtyard to the front door and ring the buzzer. The host at the Welcome Center will let you in.
Learn more here: https://www.fritzliedtke.com/b…

A Preservation of Character by Megan Sinclair
2025-08-07 17:00 - 21:00 | thingsfound Atelier, 1704 NW Johnson Street, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
A Preservation of Character by Megan Sinclair
August 6-September 28
Opening Reception- First Thursday, August 7th, 5-9pm

[things/found] Atelier
1704 NW Johnson Street
Portland, 97209
(503) 512-9719
www.thingsfoundatelier.com
Wednesday, August 6 – 12-7pm
Thursday, August 7 – 4-9pm
Friday, August 8 – 11am-4pm
Closed August 9-15
Saturday, August 16 12pm-7pm
Sunday, August 17 12pm-7pm
August 18 and beyond, we’ll be open
Thursday-Friday-Saturday 12pm to 7pm

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/vintage store attached to the studio for local Portland artist, Angel O’Brien. The gallery and store are open Thursday through Saturday noon-7pm, as well as by appointment or whimsy.

Jim Fitzgerald, Bodie, Windows Through Time / Pathways of Light
2025-08-09 15:00 - 16:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Jim Fitzgerald, Bodie, Windows Through Time / Pathways of Light
August 9 – September 10, 2025
Artist Talk: Saturday, August 9th 3-4 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm

LightBox is pleased to exhibit the masterful carbon transfer prints of Jim Fitzgerald.
Please join us for an Artist Talk by Jim on Saturday, August, 9 at 3pm before the opening reception from 4-7pm
Two masterful bodies of work presented in this show, encompass the many years of Jim’s field work including dark room development for both film and handmade carbon transfer prints.
The images presented in “Bodie, Windows Through Time,” is the culmination of his many years exploring the historic ghost town of Bodie, California located in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Working with his handcrafted 14 x 17 ultra large format camera at an elevation of 8,375 feet takes thorough planning and intense determination. Jim invites the viewers to gaze into and through the windows and beyond to imagine what it was like in the 1880s to live and work in that inhospitable environment. Search the images for the ghosts of Bodie, which magically appear in several of the weathered buildings and window reflections.
Each one-of-a-kind 14 x 17 exhibition masterworks require multiple days to produce. Shot on film and hand printed in the historic process from 1864, carbon transfer printing is rare in these days of AI technology and digital negatives. Each singular creation is a straight contact print from original film negatives transferred onto Kodak Ektalure G photographic paper and shot with a Cooke Series XV Triple Convertible lens.
“Pathways of Light” presents our special forests of Yosemite National Park and the Redwoods of Northern California. Immerse yourselves and feel these images as you embark on a visual journey to very sacred places.
These 8 x 10 exhibition oeuvres emanated from Jim’s many years of experience with the special glow in these magical environments.
Additionally, his handcrafted 8 x 10 film camera was used to expose this luminescence on Jim’s film. Each historic process Carbon Transfer contact print was handmade in his wet dark room from the original negatives, aside from the fact that collectible soft focus lenses were used for this series of images.
Handmade fine press edition books will be produced in the fall of 2025 to honor these places of historic importance which, if not protected, will be lost forever.
Finally, the codices collector edition mounted with a wire edge binding technique and inspired by master bookbinder Daniel Kelm, contain all of the prints from this exhibition. All prints and text are original Carbon Transfer.
RJF, 2025
Jim Fitzgerald
Carbon Art Studios
Carbon Art Photography
5205 NE 136th Pl.
Showpage – http://lightbox-photographic.c…

The Analog Forever 2025 Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2025-08-09 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The Analog Forever 2025 Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
August 9 – October 8, 2025
Opening: Saturday, August 9th 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
Congratulations tothe Photographers exhibiting in The Analog Forever Exhibit!
Andy Mattern, Anya Rise, Ashley Humason, Katrina Awramenko, Bienyl Huelgas, Bilha Soloman, Bob Gervais, Bruce Dumdei, Caroline Lake Ponsi, Chris Villiers, Wendy Constatine, Dana Day, Dave Levingston, Debbie Bently, Donald MacDonald, Edgar Praus, J.M. Golding, Lisa Tang Liu, Margo Geddes, Marni Myers, David Marsh, Greg Martin, Matt Ragen, Maureen Bond, Maurie Smith, Mehves Lelic, Mitch Eckert, Paula Pink, Ronald Butler, Sara Rice, Seth Gannon, Tatsu Ikeda, Teri Figiluzi, Zemula Barr
At the dawn of photography our hopes and sights were set on finding the science that would allow us to produce an image with light and to display the latent image. It was the inquisitive scientific mind, the human hand and creative ideas that furthered the Art of Photography. In the world of today current photographic technology and past process discoveries are merging and we see creative photographic works that use both modern resources and the touch of the human hand with historical photographic processes.
LightBox Photographic Gallery and Analog Forever Magazine have formed a partnership with The Analog Forever Exhibit. We wish to celebrate the lessons we have learned, the processes we have discovered and the paths we have forged in the Analog Forever Gallery Exhibit. The work in this exhibit all includes an analog element of photographic means. It can start in an analog manner or medium or it may include any of the same throughout the process, or just the final piece may be an analog photographic print. There must be at least one analog element in the creative process. Our hope for the exhibition is that stirs the soul and the senses.
Showpage – http://lightbox-photographic.c…

Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
2025-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin FOTO
August 10, 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/
$0.00
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, C&C is a constructive feedback group, held on the second Sunday of each month. Bring your work* and a 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.

Light + Story: Portrait Photography Workshop in Astoria with Kate Hailey
2025-08-17 13:00 - 20:00 | Astoria, 175 14th St, Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Light + Story: Portrait Photography Workshop in Astoria with Kate Hailey
August 17th 1pm – 8pm
175 14th St
Astoria, OR 97103
https://prophotosupply.com/
Event Tickets
$241.94+
Ready to elevate your portrait photography? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop that will boost your confidence with lighting, posing, and creative composition, both in studio and on location in Astoria, Oregon. All registrants for this event will receive a seperate email with more thorough details on the meeting point for this workshop.
You’ll walk away with:
✓ Practical, repeatable lighting setups
✓ Confidence directing and posing models
✓ A deeper understanding of how to adapt lighting and composition on location
What to Bring
Camera with portrait lens (Recommended focal lengths: 50mm, 85mm, or 105mm), fully charged battery, and memory card(s).
Who is this for?
This workshop is open to photographers of all levels, but you should have a working knowledge of manual camera settings: ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and white balance, and how to adjust them on your camera.
SCHEDULE
Part 1: Introduction to Lighting | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
We’ll start in the studio with an immersive introduction to lighting fundamentals. You’ll learn how to set up and work with classic setups like Rembrandt, beauty, and clamshell. This session includes a walk-through of essential gear, camera, and lighting settings.
Attendees have the opportunity to work with a model, gaining experience in posing, directing, and composing strong portraits in a controlled environment.
Meal Break | 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Grab a bite at one of the many great spots in the area. The team will make some recommendations!
Part 2: On Location in Astoria | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The second half of this workshop will be on location in Downtown Astoria.
We will work with both available light and adding flash. Kate will lead creative demonstrations and provide guidance on posing, directing, and finding compelling backgrounds. Attendees will split into smaller groups to ensure individual time with each model, including opportunities to photograph them together.

https://www.katehailey.com/

Nancy Floyd at the Portland Art Museum
2025-08-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Nancy Floyd at the Portland Art Museum
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 12:00pm to 1pm
Portland Art Museum Photography Council Lunchtime Talk Series
1119 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
In the Trustee Room, 4th floor in the Mark building
www.portlandartmuseum.org / 503 226 2811

Nancy Floyd will discuss a few of the projects she’s produced over the past
45 years including an installation about her brother who was killed in
Vietnam, a 43+ year ongoing self-portrait series, and her latest project,
For the Love of Trees.
Nancy Floyd uses photography, video, and mixed-media to address the ways in which lens-based media can connect deeply with experience and memory. Much of her work addresses the passage of time, representations of women, and the aging female body. More recently she’s begun a wide-ranging exploration of trees and the people who care for and study them.
Floyd has received numerous awards including a 2024 Victoria & Albert
Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography and a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2024 her tree work was featured in Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Art Beat series (link) and in 2021, her 39-year self-portrait series, Weathering Time, was published by the International Center of Photography and GOST books.
Floyd’s artwork is in the collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art (Salem, OR), the Center for Creative Photography (Tucson, AZ), the High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA), Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago, IL), and in numerous private collections. Floyd is an Emerita Professor in the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta and lives with her husband and cat in Bend. They share their yard with a 140-foot Ponderosa pine.
https://nancyfloyd.com/

Jim Lommasson, Street Roots 25 Years! + What I Carry
2025-08-22 - 2025-11-23 | Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Jim Lommasson, Street Roots 25 Years! + What I Carry
A collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland’s Street Roots Community
August 22 – November 23, 2025
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
503.222.1741
“This innovative project explores the burdens, hopes, and dreams of Portland’s homeless population through cherished items they carry throughout their lives, fostering compassion and understanding in a world often divided. Through compelling storytelling and creative expression, award-winning photographer Jim Lommasson amplifies voices from Portland’s homeless community, addressing themes of mental health, addiction, housing, personal growth, family dynamics and illuminates the resilience and humanity behind each object – and the person carrying it. This project resonates deeply for me, spreading a message of shared humanity and the healing power of empathy.”
– John Lewis
To see more work from What I Carry:
https://us5.campaign-archive.c…
To see What I Carry: Voices from the Street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?…
Jim Lommasson is a freelance photographer and storyteller based in Portland. Lommasson is a recipient of the Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize from The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Lommasson’s ongoing collaborative storytelling projects: What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization with Iraqi and Syrian refugees was exhibited at the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration in 2018. Stories of Survival and Remembrance: A Call to Action for Genocide Prevention was exhibited at the United Nations Headquarters in 2023.
Jim Lommasson | Photographer | 2405 NW Thurman Street | Portland, OR | 97210 | 503.939.1939
Projects:
What We Carried: (storytelling projects with refugees and genocide survivors).
https://lommasson-resume.blogs…
What I Carry: A collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland’s Street Community
https://us5.campaign-archive.c…

Intro to Darkroom Workshop Franklin FOTO
2025-08-23 10:00 - 2025-08-24 13:00 | 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…
