East Bay Photo Collective
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
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An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
FEATURED EVENTS
Join us at Ellen Shershow Studios for EBPCO’s Annual Photo/Video Gear Sale! The sale is open to the public from 12-6pm.
Basic and Premium EBPCO members and all F-Stop Circle members get a discount. Not yet a member? You can sign up on our website or at the door!
We will have gear of ALL TYPES! Cameras, lenses, film, digital, accessories, paper, expired film, and so SO much more.
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!
As AI-generated imagery has enabled the mass spreading of misinformation, the role of photojournalists in documenting reality is more crucial than ever. Yet the economic implosion of the media industry means that there are relatively few full-time positions left, even at major news outlets. Amidst this challenging landscape, how are photojournalists adapting to changing technologies, maintaining their careers, and covering the stories that deserve to be covered?
To answer these questions and more, East Bay Yesterday host Liam O’Donoghue will be moderating a panel discussion with several Bay Area photojournalists. Expect to hear an illuminating conversation on the ethics, logistics, and love of taking pictures for a living.
Featuring:Amir Aziz, Bay Nature Documentary Photography Fellow and co-founder of Coyote Media Collective
Charles Russo, SF Gate Senior Editor of Photography & Design
Jane Tyska, East Bay Times/Oakland Tribune photojournalist
This event is part of the closing reception for “Visible Labor: The East Bay at Work,” an exhibition of local photographers on display at Oakland Photo Workshop until May 24, 2026. The exhibition is available for online viewing here.
WITH BEATRICE THORNTON AT THE EBPCO COMMUNITY DARKROOM
Delve deeper into the world of sustainable developing by making darkroom prints using plant-based developers. In this workshop, participants who have taken a previous plant based film developer workshop will learn to make prints from their negatives, mix chemistry, and observe how their negatives respond to different developers. Participants should bring some of there processed negatives to print. All other materials for the course are provided by EBPCO!
ENROLLMENT FEE: $75* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH JOP BAYLON AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
Learn to control your phone camera settings beyond auto and start capturing stunning images exactly the way you’d like them. In this one day workshop, participants will get to know more about their iPhone camera app, use the Photos app to edit photographs, and learn the basic photographic concepts of exposure, composition, lighting, and subject matter. We’ll even get to print some! Participants must bring their own camera phone and charger. All other materials for this workshop will be provided by EBPCO.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $60* | MATERIALS FEE: $5
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH PHILIP KRAYNA AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
Do you have a film camera collecting dust in an attic, inherited from a relative, or recently purchased at a yard sale or on eBay? Bring your cameras and questions to this informal workshop where EPBCO member and film camera obsessive Philip Krayna (aka “Dr. Philm) will test and assess your camera, explain how to use it, and help with minor repairs if possible, so you can start enjoying the magic of film photography.
Register Here Starting May 1st
This workshop is FREE and open to all, though advanced sign up is required.
FEATURED WORKSHOPS
IN THE GALLERY
There is an increasingly prevalent opinion that work should either be automated or invisible. The evolution of technology has made all forms of work more precarious and isolated. This exhibition goes behind-the-scenes to show the jobs and workplaces that we don’t usually get to see - or show them from a new perspective. It showcases the important but often overlooked jobs that keep society running, and give viewers a new window into a different side of the East Bay. This exhibition goes behind-the-scenes to show the important but often overlooked jobs that keep society running, and gives viewers a new window into a different side of the East Bay. The show features 23 artists in the gallery and online at ebpco.org/exhibitions/online/visiblelabor