Join the Portland Photographers’ Forum for our April 7th outing to the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens. A unique 9.5-acre garden, Crystal Springs contains an outstanding collection of rare species and hybrid rhododen

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

Join the Portland Photographers’ Forum for our March 19th outing to Moulton Falls Regional Park. This is a great park with an optional short 1-mile hike to Yacolt Falls. Moulton Falls Regional Park in Clark County, Washington, is a 387-acre park known for its waterfalls, historic arch bridge, and trails along the East Fork of the Lewis River.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

Photo Outings are an opportunity for PPF members to practice their photography skills and to get to know their fellow PPF members better. Join Portland Photographers Forum for our February outing with Ja Ja Circus PDX.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

Our featured speakers are typically accomplished photographers from throughout the US and beyond. The monthly meetings also include a “photo challenge” segment, in which all current PPF members are invited to submit photos that reflect a specific theme. These meetings are the Third Monday of the month and open to the public. 

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

Phillip Hernandez is a California-based surf photographer whose work explores the tension between motion and stillness in coastal life. With a background in documentary storytelling, Phillip brings a photojournalistic approach to surf photography—favoring mood, nuance, and human connection over high-performance spectacle.

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

“I have been a working photographer since 1979. The main focus of my work is people, photographed in a context that helps tell a story. In all this time I’ve developed my own voice as a visual communicator that is authentic to who I am and where I come from. I consider myself a passionate observer. 

The inspiration for my photographs comes from the world around me. Throughout my career, I have managed to balance my professional responsibilities by always being engaged in work that explores my interests and allows for full personal expression of how I felt about those interests. For me the photographs I make for myself are the most important images I create.”

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

St. Paul Rodeo - Wednesday July 2nd at 9:00 a.m.  The St. Paul Rodeo has been happening for 90 years. We will meet at 9 AM at the entrance to the St. Paul Rodeo on River Road near the ticket office. Slack is a free event occurring every morning during the rodeo where people who have not qualified for the main event in the evening can compete and try to make it into the evening’s event. There are few spectators and no restrictions on cameras (like there are in the evenings), so you can take photos to your heart’s content! Please contact Steve Long smithlon@icould.com if you plan to attend. 

https://www.stpaulrodeo.com/p/about/rodeo/slack---timed-events2021

Breakfast on the Bridges - Friday June 27 at 7:30 a.m. on the West side of the Tilikum Bridge, under the Red Balloons statue at the junction of S. Bond Avenue multi-use path and the bridge. This organization offers free continental breakfasts to bike commuters on several of the bridges downtown Portland. Great way to take environmental portraits and get early morning shots on the bridge.

Please contact Mike Burgess burgess88@comcast.net if you plan to attend.

https://www.shift2bikes.org/pages/bonb/

My name is Jarred Decker and I am a photo and a fine art printer as well as a photographer in Portland. I really look forward to talking to the group about the print process, different mediums, sheens, archival quality, and file prep, as well as my journey from a photographer a fine art printer after realizing how much more powerful my photos were printed vs looking at them on a screen. 

I’m also excited to answer any questions people have about the mentioned topics. I absolutely love sharing my knowledge and helping guide people through what can be a really overwhelming process. 

PPF coordinates a monthly, in-person print discussion group. Participants are encouraged to bring up to 5 prints to discuss with the group. Each person who shares photos will be provided with a few minutes to discuss their work. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and provide constructive feedback.

These meetings are the first Monday of the month and open to the public. However, you must be a member in order to present prints.

Raina Stinson is an internationally award-winning photographic artist known for her evocative storytelling through imagery. Originally from the United States, she has spent the past seven years living in Provence, France  and is a full-time resident.

If you enjoy photographing classic cars and hot rods, you’ll want to join us for this year’s Portland Transmission Spring Classic. It is a free event, always held the Saturday before Mother’s Day.

Join other PPF members for a photo outing at Dalles Mountain Ranch, part of the Columbia Hills Historic State Park in Washington (basically across the Columbia River from the Dalles).