Upcoming Photography Events
Friday, May 8
Park Photography, Poems, and Prose
April is National Poetry Month! Embrace creativity and the changing seasons with Park Educator Martha on a stroll where your phone serves as your photography equipment and journal.
Never Imagine God’s Gift Alone (An Exhbition Curated by Oji Haynes)
The show gathers three artists who explore photography without ever stopping at the image itself. It’s pushed to be distorted, covered, or warped in ways where it shifts toward abstraction, moving away from the contents within the image.
Based On A True Story: A Workshop with Gus Powell
This workshop is intended for intermediate and experienced photographers and artists that are interested in moving towards the creation of a body of work. Students will prepare a portfolio of 10-20 images prior to the start of the workshop for critique. There are a few scholarship spots available.
WikiTakesPhotos: Harlem & City College Photo Tour
Join us for a photo tour around the City College campus in Harlem and its surrounding neighborhood to discover and photograph places for Wikimedia Commons. Registration is required for building entry.
Shutter — a Taillor Photoshoot Event
Shutter is a photo event — centered on (pro)dommes — for kinksters, photographers, and artists alike. Whether you’re behind the lens, in front of it, or making the magic happen behind the scenes, this is your chance to create beautiful, bold, and unapologetic images in NYC’s sexiest venue.
NY As You See It
Join us for New York As You See It, a community gallery opening celebrating the city through the perspectives of local image makers.
Midcentury Stereopanorama: See the 1950s in Astonishing 3-D
Experience the incredible "VR of the 1950s." As featured in NYTimes, Atlas Obscura and WNYC. Introduced in 1947, the Stereo Realist camera and viewer brought full-color 3-D photography with astonishing realism to the masses.
Saturday, May 9
Cars & Coffee
Hang out with us and enjoy Cars, Coffee, Tea, and a delicious breakfast sandwich and pastry. Our events are family friendly.
Tintype Portraits x Penumbra Foundation
Penumbra Foundation is bringing their tintype studio to St. Lydia's (304 Bond Street), hosted by Cafecito Social. Each session produces a one-of-a-kind 4×5 photograph on enameled metal — hand-poured chemicals, real silver, no digital anything. The process takes minutes. The result lasts forever.
Foundations of Photography with Brad Jacobson
For over a decade, Brad Jacobson has been photographing one of the world's great collections of racing cars at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Now he's teaching you how.
Atlantic Avenue Art Walk
Stroll the 1.5-mile, self-guided ArtWalk from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront and explore photography, paintings, drawings, and mixed media by talented local artists!
The Real New York: Chinatown Photography Class
Your instructor will guide you, answer questions, and help refine your approach, ensuring you leave with a deeper understanding of travel photography and a collection of unique images. Smartphone users welcome.
Cameras and Coffee: Photobook Swap-Community Meet-Up
Connect with ICP's community during our monthly Cameras and Coffee social meet-up for photographers, collectors, and camera enthusiasts!
Learn Film Photography Basics
Learn how to load and unload film, understand different camera types, and master core settings like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and light metering.
Midtown Manhattan Street Photography Workshop
No matter what your level of experience is, amateur to professional, there’s something for everyone. All digital cameras are good for the workshop. And film works too! Wide angle lenses are suggested.
Cyanotype Workshop for Kids
Join us for a fun Cyanotype Workshop where kids create cool blue prints using sunlight and nature!
Art of the Snapshot: Lower East Side/Nolita/Soho Street
Join us for a walk through some of Manhattan's most vivid streets, where you'll learn and practice the art of the snapshot.
Painterly Portrait Photography Lighting Lab
Join Mary Bel for an intimate, hands-on lighting workshop designed for photographers who want to better understand how to create depth, mood, and impact using constant LED light.
Close Enough: An Intimate Workshop with Chéri
This workshop is conducted with full professionalism and mutual respect. Chéri is an experienced model comfortable with fine art nude work. 4 spots only · 18+ only
Pratt Photo MFA Thesis Exhibitions 2026: Show II Walkthrough
Exhibition Walkthrough with Artists, Saturday May 9, 2-4 pm
The Bronx Photowalk: Color Hunt
MEETUP: Details provided via email two nights prior to walk by 8pm. DEADLINE TO RSVP: Thursday May 07, 2026 by 8pm or reached maximum RSVPs
VIVA Photo Walk: Chinatown’s Hidden Layers
Join VIVA Studio for a 3-hour immersive dive into the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown.
Sunday, May 10
Cars and Pizza
Back outside with @lindustriebk to close out the opener weekend.
Photography Using Psychology Photowalk
By the end of this event, you will learn the psychological strategies for capturing visually compelling images. The event is open to all photography levels.
Creative Coworking Club
A weekly pop-up cafe dedicated to the cross-pollination of ideas, creativity, and inspiration.
North Woods, Central Park Photo Walk
Accessibility: This walk has hilly and uneven terrain. Unfortunately, this walk is not recommended for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. If necessary, please DM us so that we can support your needs.
VIVA Photo Walk: Chinatown’s Hidden Layers
Join VIVA Studio for a 3-hour immersive dive into the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown.
Long Exposure Walk
We will be meeting in East Harlem and walking to Randalls Island to enjoy some views of the city, and get some great night time photos using long exposures.
Monday, May 11
Metro Gala: Costumer Heart
Join us at Heart Central Station for our main showstopping, heartstopping event of the year— an electrifying night where we turn-style like no other, and the red carpet is open for all who choose to own it.
Urban Portraiture
If you were part of last month's Midtown West Photowalk, we're taking this one step further by bringing models along for some urban portraiture. Join Sony Artisan of Imagery, Tony Gale, to learn how to take the ordinary locale and convert them into eye-catching, stunning portraits.
Photoshop (4 Sessions)
Learn how to fine tune your pictures through post-processing. Topics include adjusting Brightness & Contrast, Color Balance, Levels, Curves, Clone Stamp, Filters and more. Within each class, students will receive practical instruction as they are guided through the software and editing process using both in-class images and their own.
An Evening with Coreen Simpson
Join us for an evening with pioneering photographer Coreen Simpson, in conversation with Michael Famighetti of Aperture.
Tuesday, May 12
Mural Magic Mini 90 minutes Photoshoot Experience: City Art, City You
Join the Mural Magic Mini Walking Photo Shoot Experience, a 90-minute guided city walk where you’ll discover beautiful murals and get creative.
NYC Half Day Workshop
Join us in Central Park to elevate your wedding photography portfolio. Independent 1:1 shooting time, with guidance as desired, Intimate group (limited to 8 participants), Personalized feedback and guidance if requested (digital + film), Professional models, Luxury beauty team, Stunning floral elements, Unique bridal fashion, 2 looks (think: engagement/wedding)
3rd Space at 241: Co-working for Creatives
Come to edit, co-work, or just hang out with us and our community! Help us build a Third Space for NY creatives
The Client Clarity Workshop
In this 60-minute workshop, you'll build your custom client avatar so you know exactly who to reach out to, and what they actually need from you.
Crit Nite
Bring your own art for this month’s art critique event! There is limited space! Please RSVP
Lenox Lenses Photography
In partnership with Josephine Herrick Project, held at the Dream Center we are providing a 10 session course in learning the fundamentals in photography. This is a cross-generational photography program.
Artist Talk & Open Discussion
RSVP now for Studio 05, an Artist Talk with Rabab Tantawy: On Building a Sustainable Career in the Arts
Wednesday, May 13
Coffee with Creators
Grab a coffee with Neil Leifer as he looks back on a 60+ year career capturing some of the most iconic moments in sports history.
Marshlands Conservancy Rye, NY Photo Walk
Photograph woodlands, swamps, marshes, wild grasses, deer, birds, turkeys, maybe ospreys and views toward the Long Island Sound in late-day light.
Creating Dramatic & Cinematic Portraits with Continuous Lighting | Hosted by Genaray
This class is for photographers of any level who want to learn more about using continuous light to craft images that all kinds of clients will love.
Freelancers Union Coffee & Coworking Club
We want freelance creatives to be able to meet and grow their personal networks!
Thursday, May 14
Alpha in Residence
Join Sony Alpha for a one-of-a-kind two-day community creative experience in the heart of New York City! Please check back closer to the event day for the latest information.
Clio Art Fair
From independent voices to a global platform, Clio Art Fair returns with its 22nd and 23rd editions in NY!
Know Your Rights as a NY Freelancer
This class will cover the New York City Freelance Isn’t Free Act and the New York State Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which both protect independent contractors when individuals and companies that hired them fail to pay for the work performed.
The Gallery Track - From Portfolio to Exhibition | Part 4
Using the knowledge acquired in the previous parts of this series, attendees will have the opportunity to both give and receive constructive feedback from other creatives in attendance.
NYCxDESIGN Salon: Photography & Storytelling in Architecture
An engaging salon hosted by TenBerke exploring how images shape the way architecture is imagined, communicated, and remembered.
Grow your Portfolio, Elevate your Practice.
Join this 5-session seminar led by Claudia Sohrens and dive into critique, experimentation, and portfolio development in a supportive, artist-centered space.
Friday, May 15
Car Meet
Join us for an evening full of cars, cameras, and good vibes!!
NYC Filmmaker Hangout
Hangout and meet NYC based creatives, build connection and friendships.