Photoworks was launched 50 years ago and over time it has grown to meet the needs of the community, providing a venue and programs for artists. Photoworks remains a unique resource for photographers of all levels – an arts community in the best sense of the word.
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Photoworks Faculty Photographs and Book Art
Current Exhibition
Exhibition: July 26 - Sept 15
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Opening Reception: Sat, July 27th
1-4pm at Photoworks
Photoworks is proud to announce our 2024 Faculty exhibition featuring both photographs and book art. Join us in celebrating the exhibition on Saturday, July 27th from 1-4pm at Photoworks.
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Online Exhibition by Lewis Schrager
July 6 - September 6
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We are excited to showcase photographer, Lewis Schrager, and his beautiful work of black and white photographs.
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Lewis describes an affinity for taking photos depicting the smallness, vulnerability, and “significant insignificance” of ourselves and the living things that share this vast world with us. He also expresses a deep respect for photojournalists such as Sebastião Salgado, whose single images tell book-length stories of oppression, resilience, redemption.
Free Online Lightroom Tutorial
With Alec Dann
Wednesday, Sept 11th, 7-8:30pm
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Photoworks instructor, Alec Dann, is offering a live online session to explore Adobe Lightroom Classic, the most popular software for organizing and enhancing digital photographs. Get a taste for Lightroom through this free session with Alec!
Alec is also teaching a six-week course, Work with your Digital Photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic, at Photoworks, beginning September 18th.
This free introductory session will recorded so even if you can’t attend you will be able to view the session later.
Handmade Photo Group
At Glen Echo Photoworks
Every Monday at 6pm
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We are a group of photographers who gather on Monday nights at 6:00 pm at Photoworks at Glen Echo Park to explore historic photo processes together, including but not limited to: cyanotype, salted paper, platinum/palladium and wet plate collodian. Sometimes we print; sometimes we chat and share ideas. Always we support and learn from each other.
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