Upcoming Photography Events

Sunday, October 4

Smartphone Photography

10am-12:30pm@princetonphotoworkshopPrinceton, NJ$107

If you enjoy documenting life with your iPhone and want to take those everyday photos to the next level, this is the class for you.

Workshops & Education

Cyanotype workshop w/ Brian Ellis & the Gowanus Dredgers

11am-2pm@gowanusdredgersNew York, NYFree

Join Brian Ellis and the Gowanus Dredgers for a mid-day cyanotype printmaking workshop! After a short discussion of the printmaking process, we will paddle to a nearby location to gather materials for our prints.

Workshops & Education

Cyanotype Workshop

12-4pm@brooklynfilmcameraNew York, NY$30

BFC is hosting a Cyanotype Workshop! Come learn the basics of cyanotype printing and create your own beautiful blue-and-white photographic prints using found objects.

Workshops & Education

Rooted in Memory

12-5pm@photodom.nycNew York, NY$40

Join Photodom and Da’Shaunae Marisa for a floral adornment workshop. What to bring: Your favorite family photos! We will scan and print your photo(s) if you don’t want to adorn the original.

Workshops & Education

Fine Art Boudoir Shoot

12-2:30pm@hypnoticastudiosNew York, NY$120

Join us for a Fine Art Boudoir Shoot ft. Zoe West & Alexis Reed!

Shoots & Styled Sessions

Soho Street Photography Workshop

12:30-5pm@leannemstaplesNew York, NY$161

Soho is rich with opportunities to capture street. In this workshop we will focus on different techniques & methods of shooting & seeing. All digital cameras are good for the workshop.

Workshops & Education

Meatpacking Community Photo Walk

1-4pm@leicastorenyNew York, NYFree

The walk will take participants through Lower Manhattan in search of frames that deserve to be seen as prints.

Photo Walks

Monday, October 5

Creative Portraiture with Tony Gale

12-3pm@bhphoto, @tonygalephotoNew York, NYFree

Sony Artisan of Imagery will be demonstrating some ways to add creativity to portraits. Using in camera techniques, lighting and many other things he will show how he makes portraiture a little more creative and fun.

Workshops & Education

Point & Shoot Basics

4-5:30pm@bhphoto, @likeamacheenNew York, NYFree

Point and shoot cameras have made a serious comeback; come learn what all the settings mean and how to get the most from your P&S camera.

Workshops & Education

Creative Check-In

6:30-8pm@greenpointartcircle, @theneonbulletinNew York, NYFree

Join us for our monthly Creative Check-In meeting. We will discuss our creative practices, share work, set goals, and connect with other artists.

Networking & Community

Halloween Themed Shoot

7-9pm@longislandtfpphotographyHicksville, NYFree

Bring your favorite outfits, props, instruments, costumes, or creative ideas. Whether you're going for fashion, beauty, character, casual, glam, or something totally unique, this is your chance to express yourself.

Shoots & Styled Sessions

Tuesday, October 6

Beginner Adobe Photoshop Techniques

10am-5pm@mangates_incPhiladelphia, PA$655

Start your design journey — learn Photoshop tools and techniques to create, edit, and enhance images like a pro.

Workshops & Education

Prospect Park Photo Walk

1-3:30pm@bhphotoNew York, NYFree

Sony Artisan of Imagery, Tony Gale, will be leading us on a walk-through Prospect Park in Brooklyn, exploring the landscape of the park.

Photo Walks

Authentic Portraits in the Age of AI: Part 1

2-6pm@bhphotoNew York, NYFree

Join photographer, author, and Sony Artisan Chris Orwig for an inspiring presentation on the art of authentic portraiture.

Workshops & Education

How to Edit and Curate Your Best Work by Thinking Like an Editor

5-6pm@adoramaNew York, NYFree

Learn how to identify the visual thread that connects your work, decide what belongs create a compelling sequence, and tailor your portfolio to the clients, publications, and opportunities you want to pursue.

Workshops & Education

Wednesday, October 7

2026 Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon

10am-5pm@wagnerfreeinstPhiladelphia, PAFree

In the spirit of lantern exhibition culture, this salon will bring together unique and rarely-seen images presented in the context for which they were originally created.

Galleries & Exhibitions

An Urban Nature Photo Walk

11am-2:30pm@adoramaNew York, NYFree

From familiar city birds to seasonal visitors, we’ll practice observing behavior, habitat, light, and the small details that make compelling photographs.

Photo Walks

Frame x Frame: Staten Island Ferry

3:30-5:30pm@bhphotoNew York, NYFree

Frame x Frame welcomes all levels and cameras- just bring your curiosity!

Photo Walks

Authentic Portraits LIVE: From Connection to Creation-Part 2

4-6pm@bhphotoNew York, NYFree

In this live demonstration, Chris Orwig pulls back the curtain on his complete portrait process, from the first conversation to the final image.

Workshops & Education

Seeing Together: Photography through Language & the Senses

6-8pm@cooperunionlibraryNew York, NYFree

Photographer and filmmaker Neal Slavin will be in conversation with artist and author M. Leona Godin

Workshops & Education

Thursday, October 8

Return of an Icon: A Deep Dive with the New OM PEN

11am-1pm@bhphotoNew York, NYFree

Join the B&H Event Space and OM Systems Technical Manager Mike Amico for an in-depth workshop exploring the revival of this iconic camera system.

Workshops & Education

Natural Looking Portraits with Reflected Light

5-6pm@adoramaNew York, NYFree

Join Daniel Norton OnSet as he explores how to achieve natural-looking portraits without limiting yourself to natural light.

Workshops & Education

Friday, October 9

Eddie Adams Workshop

10am-5pm@eddieadamsworkshopJeffersonville, NYFree

Photography’s most prestigious workshop returns this October. 4 days, 100 photographers, tuition-free. Apply by May 24.

Workshops & Education

“SEAMS” An Exhibition by DeAndre Mitchell

6-9pm@photodom.nycNew York, NYFree

A show exploring the relationship between the two worlds: fashion and photography. This relationship is portrayed by mixing printing techniques and applying the photos to various fabrics.

Galleries & Exhibitions

Saturday, October 10

OCP Photo Stroll: Morning Light & Shadows

9am-11amOcie ClellandNew York, NY$28

Whether you shoot film, digital, or a smartphone, all cameras and skill levels are welcome.

Photo Walks

Teen Photography Portfolio Workshop

10am-5pm@andrewfrenchworkshopsNew York, NY$990

This three-session (October 10, 17 & 24) hands-on photography workshop gives teens ages 14–18 the opportunity to explore photography while developing a body of work that can be used for personal portfolios and high school and college applications.

Workshops & Education

Lighting Fundamentals

10am-5pm@dctvnyNew York, NY$230

This essential workshop covers electrical safety, on-set vocabulary, and principles of light, all while providing hands-on opportunity.

Workshops & Education

Vintage Fall

10am-5pm@phillycreatePhiladelphia, PA$39

A creative meet-up with 2 main goals...collaboration and networking with other creatives. We all come together and take photos, make videos and share ideas.

Networking & Community

Cameras and Coffee

11am-5pm@icpNew York, NYFree

This session of Cameras and Coffee features an information table by the local Lower East Side camera store, K&M, who will be featuring a printing demo presented by Hahnemühle, a legacy fine-art paper company.

Networking & Community

Understanding Your Camera II: Exposure and Metering

11am-1pm@uniquephotoPhiladelphia, PA$49

This course will teach you the fundamental basics of photography such as the relationship between f-stops and shutter speeds, and much more.

Workshops & Education

FREE Photography Club: Presented by HobbyCon

12-3:30pm@hobbyconnycNew York, NYFree

We are excited to highlight this creative hobby! Join us for an event of socialization, learning, and creativity.

Networking & Community

Digital Photography Workshop: Photography Boot Camp

1-3:30pm@njaudubonBernardsville, NJ$18

This will be a hands-on session with cameras, with participants practicing changing camera settings, compensation for varying light conditions

Workshops & Education

Street, Travel & Cityscape Photography Workshop

1:30-5pm@photomanhattanNew York, NY$375

This workshop is an essential mix of Landscape, Cityscape, and Street Photography, making it ideal for the frequent traveler, the photojournalist, and the photographer who loves shooting anywhere, everywhere.

Workshops & Education

Chinatown Street Photography Workshop

1:30-5pm@leannemstaplesNew York, NY$161

NYC is rich with opportunities to capture the street. In this workshop, we will focus on different techniques & methods of shooting & seeing.

Workshops & Education

Hell's Kitchen Photo Scavenger

Meetup Details / Start & End/ Teams & Timing / How It Works/ The Goals/ The Riddle Clue List will all be provided via email two nights prior to walk by 8pm.

Photo Walks

Powerlines

3-6pm@thejoevisualsNew York, NYFree

Join the creative minds in-person for 'POWERLINES.', a fun photo mixer brought to you by thejoevisuals. It's all about connecting with fellow models and photographers,

Networking & Community

Bridal Week Boudoir Photography Workshop

3-6pm@tastemakerspresentsNew York, NY$150

Join us for an in-person workshop diving into bridal boudoir & art nude photography with live models!

Shoots & Styled Sessions

Street Photography Workshop

4-6pm@brooklynfilmcamera, @angelacappetta_New York, NY$40

Grab your camera and come explore Manhattan with us for our Street Photography Workshop on 10/10 led by Angela Cappetta.

Workshops & Education

Author Talk with Photographer Leonard Sussman

4-6pm@oldstonehousebklynNew York, NY$7

In this conversation, he talks about how the project began, what it was like to photograph from an icebreaker, and why the photographer's role is to document what is there and what is disappearing.

Workshops & Education

Sunday, October 11

Kickback & Create: Bushwick Fall Photo Walk

9:30am-5pmthe 1 or the 9New York, NYFree

A chill, fall photo walk. Get outside and make some new friends. film. digital. cameraphone. All are welcome.

Photo Walks

OCP Photo Stroll: Washington Square Park at Golden Hour

10am-5pmOcie ClellandNew York, NY$28

Not your ordinary photography class or workshop. These PhotoStrolls are designed to make us slow down. Complete with creative prompts.

Photo Walks

Photo Walk on the High Line

3:30-5:30pmNYC Curiosity CollectiveNew York, NYFree

Explore the High Line with curious New Yorkers. Bring a camera or phone for a relaxed photo walk—no experience needed.

Photo Walks

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