CYBER CAFE is a conversation series about photography with industry professionals. We cover topics such as analog photography, education, getting your work seen, and opportunity while also digging deeper to address the impact of systemic inequality.

CYBER CAFE (an online reboot of Photo Café: talks on photography) is a community program open to everyone. We encourage our audience to ask questions, network, and join us in our conversations to create better industry standards for everyone.

Photo Café: talks on photography is a conversation series about photography with industry professionals. We cover topics such as analog photography, education, getting your work seen, and opportunity while also digging deeper to address the impact of systemic inequality.

Photo Café is a community program open to everyone. We encourage our audience to ask questions, network, and join us in our conversations to create better industry standards for everyone.

Photo Café: talks on photography is a conversation series about photography with industry professionals. We cover topics such as analog photography, education, getting your work seen, and opportunity while also digging deeper to address the impact of systemic inequality.

Photo Café is a community program open to everyone. We encourage our audience to ask questions, network, and join us in our conversations to create better industry standards for everyone.

Join us for our friendly Meet ‘n Greet with Birgit Buchart of Lomography at BKC on Saturday,  March 7th from 2pm – 4pm.  We’ll use this time to look through some of Birgit’s favorite images she’s made using Lomo’s beautiful film stock and learn about the history of Lomography. We’ll also save some time for YOU to check out some of the latest films, cameras and lenses Lomography has released to date. 

RSVP below as space is very limited for this special event! 

Photo Café: talks on photography is a conversation series about photography with industry professionals. Here we talk about topics such as analogue photography, education, getting your work seen, and opportunity while also digging deeper to address the impact of systemic inequality. 

Photo Café is a community program open to everyone. We encourage our audience to ask questions, network, and join us in our conversations to create better industry standards for everyone. 

It’s the End of the Year, last gasp of the ‘Teens, so let’s get together and celebrate a lot of hard work and daily survival with the ultimate escapist holiday party. DJs to dance to, Karaoke on tap, and tasty hors d’oeuvres by David Kim (come early), we’ll have you forgetting all about whatever it is that’s going on in the world. Join us at our 80’s Catskill retreat as we dance the night away or at least until about 11:30pm.

Our next Photo Café talk with Seeing Collective invites photographers: Phyllis Galembo, Colin Stearns and Judith Stenneken to discuss their experience and approach to publishing their work in the form of books.

Now that fall is in full effect and we’re spending more time in the warm indoors, we’d like to make it more exciting by bringing our friends and members together for a super fun evening of KARAOKE!

Our next Photo Café talk with Seeing Collective invites photographers: Crystofer Davis, Hidemi Takagi and Rhynna M. Santos to discuss their experience with documenting neighborhoods and communities.

We are excited to announce that 30 photographers have been selected to exhibit their work at the DISCONNECT Group Photo Show! Thrilled to have partnered with Seeing Collective on this first group gallery exhibition and we hope that you will join us in celebrating all the amazing work that came through open submission.

Our next Photo Café talk with Seeing Collective invites Russell Frederick (visual activist and editor, Kamoinge VP), Iliana Cepero (professor of art history and visual studies at The New School) and Marko Jokic (photography educator, and co-founder of Back to the Lab) to discuss the role and value of education, teachers, students and resources in today’s creative ecosystems.

Our next Photo Café talk with Seeing Collective is coming up on Friday, May 24th (7pm – 9pm) at BKC on the topic of Fairness and Visibility. How can we encourage diversity and create equality within the photography industry? What are some ways to give underrepresented people a platform to share their stories and voice? These are just a couple questions that come to mind when thinking about fairness and visibility across the industry and we hope to broach this topic in our next discussion.

Join us for this amazing class to help you gain confidence in fast-paced, high-pressure environments like concerts, live events, nightlife and quick-turnaround . photo journalism.  There's nothing like the thrill of working fast and on the clock, but there's a lot more to this type of work than just being there.