East Bay Photo Collective
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
Thank you to our sponsors!
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
FEATURED EVENTS
Please join us at Telegraph Beer Garden for a low-key gathering. This is a chance to mingle and meet some fellow photographers, and talk about photography, or whatever else strikes our fancy!
EBPCO Fest is the ultimate celebration for Bay Area photographers — an amazing night of art and community! Mix and mingle with fellow EBPCO members, workshop instructors, gallery owners, sponsors, local photo businesses, local artists, and more. There’ll be tasty food & drink, beautiful artwork, and a seriously *awesome* raffle.
EBPCO Fest isn’t just a party — it’s a love letter to creativity, community, and the East Bay photo scene. Proceeds support our mission to provide access to photographic resources, education, and opportunities for all. So come celebrate, connect, and help keep the photo magic alive!
Are you joining us? Get your tickets now — and grab a few for your whole crew! — at www.ebpco.org/ebpcofest.
Our featured poster photo is a double exposure by Arvian Heidir @aviheidir and Philip Krayna @modivphoto from the 2026 EBPCO film swap!
It’s Photo Walk Time!
We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month! Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour.
EBPCO’s bimonthly photo walks are a great way to connect with other photographers while exploring and photographing an interesting Oakland location.
Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.
This one-day workshop is for those with some previous black & white darkroom experience who’ve been away from it for some time. Participants go through the process of black & white film processing and darkroom printing with an instructor as a brief hands-on refresher to these foundational techniques.
Requirements: Participants must bring an exposed but unprocessed roll of film to work with for the class. All other materials for this course are provided by EBPCO! Some previous experience with black & white film processing and printing is required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $125* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH BRENNA HANSEN AT THE EBPCO DARKROOM
Liquid Emulsion is a bottled version of the light sensitive coating normally found on darkroom paper. It can be applied to wood, fabric, ceramic, and more, allowing silver gelatin prints to be made on the surface of just about any object. Participants learn the basics, printing from film negatives onto a variety of materials.
Requirements: Participants must bring their own 35mm black & white negatives to print from. All other materials are provided by EBPCO! Previous darkroom printing experience OR completion of Intro to Darkroom workshop is required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $85* | MATERIALS FEE: $25
Register Here Starting September 1st - Sign Up for a Reminder Email
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
This one-day workshop is for those with some previous black & white darkroom experience who’ve been away from it for some time. Participants go through the process of black & white film processing and darkroom printing with an instructor as a brief hands-on refresher to these foundational techniques.
Requirements: Participants must bring an exposed but unprocessed roll of film to work with for the class. All other materials for this course are provided by EBPCO! Some previous experience with black & white film processing and printing is required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $125* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
Register Here Starting September 1st - Sign Up for a Reminder Email
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
FEATURED WORKSHOPS
IN THE GALLERY
In Focus celebrates the creativity, diversity, and strength of the photography community in the Bay Area. This open call was juried by Ann Jastrab, Executive Director of The Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA and was held in celebration of Oakland Photo Workshop’s five year anniversary. This exhibition brings together 50 artists in the gallery and an additional 30 artists in the expanded online exhibition, highlighting the many ways photography can document, question, connect, and inspire.
Online exhibition will be live on Friday August 7th!