AMANDA MARCHAND AND LEAH SOBSEY
WITH ALA EBTEKAR

Sunday, May 4th, 5:00 pm PDT
Bayfront Theatre (BATS Improv) at Fort Mason

PhotoAlliance is pleased to present a compelling lecture featuring artists Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey, with Ala Ebtekar. This evening of discussion and exploration will highlight their innovative approaches to contemporary photography and its evolving role in visual culture. Through presentations and dialogue, the artists will share their experimental methodologies, thematic inquiries, and unique storytelling perspectives. This lecture offers a rare opportunity to engage with three artists pushing the boundaries of photography and visual storytelling. Don’t miss the chance to explore their distinct perspectives and groundbreaking approaches to the medium.

The PhotoAlliance 2025 Lecture Series is presented in partnership with Mark Ryan Fine Art Services.

SUN-FUSED IMAGERY: ANTHOTYPE WORKSHOP WITH AMANDA MARCHAND AND LEAH SOBSEY

Sunday, May 4, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm PDT
SF Camerawork, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, Building A, San Francisco

Join Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey for a one-day Anthotype Workshop this May, inspired by Emily Dickinson’s herbarium. This hands-on experience explores one of photography’s earliest processes, using plant-based emulsions and sunlight to create organic prints.

Participants will gather leaves, petals, and botanicals to craft Anthotype paper. Guided by Marchand and Sobsey, they will experiment with pressing plants, extracting pigments, and hammering flowers onto fabric, revealing delicate imagery.

Sun-Fused Imagery workshop is presented in partnership with SF Camerawork.

THE 4TH BIENNIAL
REVA & DAVID LOGAN PHOTOBOOK SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm PDT
University of California, Berkeley, International House

The Reva & David Logan Book Symposium returns on April 12, 2025, at International House, University of California, Berkeley!

Launched in 2017, this biennial event is supported by an endowment at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. After a brief pause in 2021, the Symposium made a successful return in 2023 and continues this year with an outstanding lineup of guest speakers, including Nelson Chan, Maggie Dethloff, Ph.D., Matt Eich, Katy Grannan, Christine Hult-Lewis, Ken Light, Shana Lopes, Ph.D., Richard Misrach, Philip Montgomery, Bill Owens, Kristine Potter, Mark Steinmetz, Lisa Sutcliffe, Alex Webb, and Rebecca Norris Webb.

METAPHORS OF RECENT TIMES | A DIALOGUE OF THE PERSONAL, THE POLITICAL AND THE CULTURAL

Produced in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Art
Exhibition on view: January 16 - June 20, 2025

Artist Talk: Caring, Nurturing, and Aging with Pablo Tapay Bautista, Marna Clarke, and Germán Herrera and moderated by Emily Wilson.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Door open at 5:30 pm)
SFAC Main Gallery

The inspiration behind Metaphors of Recent Times was compelled by a desire to provide an extended platform for the various themes and concerns voiced by the PhotoAlliance INSIGHT/INCITE 20/20 Portfolio. By providing a call for photographic work that spoke to narratives about our planet, humanity, and societal values, PhotoAlliance highlights not only the spirit of our city’s inclusivity with a group of emerging and established artists in curation, combined with the but also in the impact of presenting relevant, pivotal work in a striking setting at the foundation of San Francisco’s City Hall.

INSIGHT/INCITE 20/20

We are happy to share that our Insight/Incite 20/20 portfolio has been acquired by the Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley!

Curated by PhotoAlliance Creative Director Linda Connor, this portfolio is comprised of 20 limited edition prints by talented local, regional, and international photographers.