Free and open to everyone
Exhibits & Events
Photography on the walls at 50 Scott Street, plus the book fairs, artist talks and craft fairs the Photo Center hosts through the year.
Admission
Free
On view now
Coming up
Upcoming
Heavy Water Collective Presents: Ocean Beach
November 6 – December 5, 2026
Upcoming
Holiday Craft Fair 2026
December 13, 2026
Past exhibits & events
Everything the Photo Center has shown or hosted, back to 2011.
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2026
- Member, Staff, & Volunteer Show 2026Aug 14 – Oct 3
- LET’S HAVE A BALL!Jun 20 – Jul 31
- The Continuing Story of Life on Earth: 25 Years of Hamburger EyesJun 20
- A Fearless Eye – The Photography of Barbara RamosMar 6 – May 16
- A Measure of UncertaintyJan 17 – Feb 7
2025
- Into The Complete UnknownNov 7–18
- Member, Staff & Volunteer ShowAug 15 – Oct 4
- Harvey Milk Photo Center Photo Book Open CallJul 12 – Aug 12
- UNAPOLOGETICALLY QUEERJun 21 – Jul 31
- Echoes of Resilience: Reclaiming HistoryJun 4
- In Plain SiteMay 9 – Jun 1
- Salt of the EarthMar 15 – Apr 19
- Oceano – for seven generations – Lana Z CaplanJan 25 – Mar 1
2024
- Framing the UrbanDec 6
- Arthur Tress – Observations at the Water’s EdgeOct 12 – Nov 30
- Book Launch & Signing ‘DOGS’ Stephen AlbairNov 9
- Member, Staff & Volunteer ShowAug 17 – Sep 28
- Sean Tucker – The Meaning in the Making – talk and book signingAug 28
- Living Life GoldenJun 22
- SF_retakeMay 4 – Jun 8
- Framing MemoriesMay 10
- Bodies of WorkApr 18–20
- 120 years SFMTA Photo Archive 1903-2023Dec 16 – Feb 3
- Muni’s Vintage Bus on Display and Tour of ExhibitJan 27
2023
- Holiday Craft Fair 2023Dec 10
- FRAME OF MINDNov 4 – Dec 2
- UNCANNY BEAUTYSep 14 – Oct 21
- HENRY HORENSTEIN – Artist Talk and Book SigningOct 5
- Member, Staff & Volunteer ShowJul 29 – Sep 2
- San Francisco World Photo DayAug 19
- Art + Pride 2023: soft defianceJun 17 – Jul 15
- Our Mothers OurselvesApr 15 – Jun 3
- Women in ColorFeb 4 – Mar 18
- Photo Transfer WorkshopMar 18
- In Conversation with Ed KashiJan 26
- Nomadic LivesNov 19 – Jan 14
2022
- Holiday Craft FairDec 11
- HOT WALKEROct 13
- Member, Staff & Volunteer ShowJul 23 – Aug 20
- Art & Pride 2022 – AGE of A-QUEER-IUSJun 18 – Jul 14
- terra cibusMay 7 – Jun 2
- Steve Rapport – (Mostly) Rock ‘n’ RollApr 1–30
- Jock McDonald – The RuralsJan 8 – Mar 3
2021
- Holiday Craft FairDec 11
- Art + Pride 2021Jul 6 – Aug 6
- “Chinatown” Virtual Book TalkJan 9
- Earth ShotMar 6 – Jan 1
2020
- Through The Magic WindowJan 18 – Feb 28
- AtmosphericsOct 16 – Jan 14
2019
- 2019 Eyes on the CityDec 6–8
- 2019 Annual Photo ExhibitNov 8 – Dec 8
- Marking TimeSep 26 – Oct 26
- From the LightAug 15 – Sep 27
- Lawrence FerlinghettiAug 9 – Sep 15
- 2019 National Geographic Student ExpeditionsJul 26
- Stonewall 50 Years Anniversary Art ExhibitionJun 22 – Jul 21
- Fly Over CountryMay 18 – Jun 28
- 2019 StreetFoto San Francisco FestivalJun 3–9
- Garry WinograndJun 4
- W.O.W – 40 Years of HabitsApr 17 – May 11
- Denis Englander Photography ExhibitionMar 1 – May 8
- Stilettos for Shanghai – Film ScreeningApr 19
- Thomas R. Schiff: The Poetics of DistortionFeb 15 – Mar 31
- Photography + Art ExhibitJan 9 – Feb 7
- Winter ExhibitDec 13 – Jan 19
2018
- Fall Contemporary ExhibitNov 7 – Dec 1
- Senior PortraitNov 7
- Ben Iliili’s Photography ExhibitAug 27 – Nov 2
- VerasphereSep 21 – Oct 14
- Photo Exhibit – Members, Volunteers and Staff 2018Aug 4 – Sep 16
- The Natural World of San FranciscoJun 13 – Aug 10
- Art + Pride – LGBTQ Pride Exhibit EventJun 16 – Jul 22
- Streetfoto – SF International Street Photography Festival 2018Jun 4–10
- 2018 Year of the Dog Exhibit at McLaren LodgeApr 6 – Jun 1
- Eyes on the CityMay 10–13
- “Best Photo” Photography ExhibitionMar 2–22
- Follow the MoneyMar 1
2017
- 2017 Annual Exhibit of Members, Staff and VolunteersAug 11 – Oct 7
- “Hair” Photography ExhibitJun 21 – Sep 8
- Street Photography in CubaSep 5
- National Geographic Student Expeditions 2017Jul 27
- 2017 LGBTQ Pride Exhibit & EventJun 17 – Jul 23
- 2017 Streetfoto Festival EventJun 5–11
- Shutterspeed – Full Creative EventApr 22 – May 31
- Surrounded by RealityApr 13 – May 12
- ReverenceApr 3–27
- Nocturnes and Noir ExhibitFeb 11 – Apr 2
- The Mothers BuildingJan 1 – Mar 3
- eXposed SF Street Photography ExhibitDec 8 – Jan 22
- DARK+Light – Retrospective by Jay BlakesbergNov 9 – Jan 6
2016
- 2016 Annual Members, Staff & Volunteer ExhibitOct 20 – Nov 30
- Architectural AbstractionsOct 17 – Nov 30
- Art of Fire ExhibitSep 17 – Oct 16
- LGBTQ: Chronicled: 1933–2016, Celebrating PrideJun 18 – Jul 28
- In MotionJan 23 – Mar 3
- HMPC Exhibit at Mill Valley Recreation CenterFeb 2–25
- Fred Lyon PhotographyNov 8 – Jan 10
- Panama Pacific 1915 – 2015 Centennial PhotographyNov 12 – Jan 5
2015
- Jeffrey Blankfort – 60 Years Behind the CameraSep 12 – Oct 25
- The Summer Show, Members, Volunteers & Staff Exhibit 2015Jul 25 – Aug 20
- ‘Don’t Dream it – Be it!’Jun 20 – Jul 18
- Balancing ActsMay 9 – Jun 7
- Photographs of the City in the BayApr 9 – May 2
- Birgit Krippner, ‘Tame Iti’Apr 2–26
- CoastalMar 14 – Apr 10
- Imogen Cunningham, Paris in the SixtiesJan 17 – Feb 28
- Transformations: YPTMTC’s 30th AnniversaryJan 15 – Feb 27
- Suki HillJan 6–30
2014
- Retrospective Photography, David JohnsonSep 6 – Oct 19
- ReflectionsJul 17 – Sep 12
- Revolutionary GrainSep 5
- Harvey Milk Photo Centers Staff and Member Exhibit 2014Jan 31 – Apr 4
- ILLUMINATIONSJan 25 – Mar 5
2013
- LGBT Family Photo ExhibitOct 17 – Dec 14
- A View from the BridgeAug 3 – Oct 3
- Eli Geller Photography ExhibitMay 24 – Jun 29
- Spring 2013 Photo ExhibitMar 29 – Jun 28
- Black Power * Flower PowerJan 19 – Mar 23
- Open Show Bay Area #47Mar 21
- Off the Beaten PathOct 13 – Jan 18
- In Transit Photography Exhibit w/Muni DiariesNov 30 – Jan 5
- The F-Line Inside-OutNov 9 – Jan 5
2012
- 81 Bees Pinhole and Plastic Camera ShowSep 14 – Oct 26
- Black & White Photo Exhibition at McLaren LodgeJun 26 – Aug 15
- Black & White Photography ExhibitMar 31 – Apr 26
- Visions Beyond the BadgeFeb 3 – Mar 10
- Exhibit: Photographic Themes & Direction Group ExhibitDec 1 – Jan 8
Want to show your work?
The member, staff and volunteer show goes up every year, and open calls for themed exhibits and the library photo book submissions go out regularly. Both are announced on this page and to the mailing list first.
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Made at the Photo Center
Work printed, processed and scanned in our darkrooms and labs by the people who use them.
Classes
Film, darkroom and digital classes every season, for beginners upward. Many of the photographers shown here started in one.