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

Join us for an opening reception to celebrate the artists of This Sacred Feeling, EBPCO’s 2025 Spring Open Call.

Music and refreshments from 6-9pm

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

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.

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

Join us at Oakland Photo Workshop for a closing reception and artist and curator Q&A.

Guest curator Nora Lalle will ask artists about their work documenting the Bay Area.

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

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

We’re participating in In Plain Site - Alameda’s first ever Climate Photography Festival!

Explore the magic of lumen printing with Brenna Hansen of the East Bay Photo Collective in a two hour workshop which will focus on collaborating with the environment of the Alameda shoreline to create unique lumen prints. Sign up is required and can be done HERE. Use code IPSPHOTO at checkout for 15% off before May 1st!

Bonus Photo Walk!

We’re partnering with Radium Presents & West End Arts District for Focus Fest - Alameda’s first ever Climate Photography Festival! Stop by our booth 12-5pm and join us at 4:30pm for a golden hour photo walk around The Radium Runway and Alameda Point.

Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour. The walk will end at Almanac Brewing we’re we can share our work over drinks.

Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.

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

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!

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

This two-day event will feature a wide variety of items donated to us by our community members - your purchases will help support EBPCO’s activities (gatherings, workshops, gallery shows, darkroom, and more) throughout the year!

This two-day event will feature a wide variety of items donated to us by our community members - your purchases will help support EBPCO’s activities (gatherings, workshops, gallery shows, darkroom, and more) throughout the year!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

In this one day workshop, an instructor will guide you through a variety of darkroom print finishing techniques. Topics covered include hand-retouching (aka spotting), pressing, and dry-mounting prints. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Chemigrams are made by painting chemicals onto light sensitive photo paper. In this one day workshop, we’ll experiment with a variety of materials including standard photo chemistry, oils, waxes, jellies, vinegars, and more to create one of a kind chemigram prints. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

Join guest curator James Grossi as he talks with the artists about their current and upcoming projects and dives deeper into their love of music photography. Participating artists include James, Elijah Collins, Kelly Sullivan, and Onome Uyovbievbo.

NEW! Join us at Oakland Photo Workshop to discuss your photo projects and works in progress. The goals of these in-person sessions are to create a supportive space to give and receive feedback on projects in all areas of photography currently being developed. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

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

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!

For those who own a digital camera and want to learn how to get the most out of it. Get a deeper understanding of your camera's modes and functions as well as a greater sense of control over your image making. Sign up at ebpco.org/workshops

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