If you’re looking for the best of the best in photo events this fall, you’re in the right place. Whether you’re a vintage camera enthusiast or just getting started, these happenings are sure to delight and inspire. You might even walk away with a new camera! Proceed only if you’re in search of some photography fun.

Gloucester, MA Block Party: Friday, August 29

You may have heard word of our participation in recent Gloucester Block Parties. If you haven’t had a chance to come and check it out for yourself, here’s the deal: PHSNE will be there with several tables featuring camera equipment for sale and materials about PHSNE. Come visit us — we will be set up in front of the 80 Main Antiques & Ephemera store.

The next block party takes place on Friday, August 29, 2025, from 6:00–10:00 P.M. on Main Street. Downtown Gloucester comes alive when the street is closed off, with live music, street performers, vendors, food, and more!

Additional information can be found here: https://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/block-party-3-2025-36632.

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Open House Tour in Rhode Island: Saturday, September 13

New England–based PHSNE members may be interested in an open house tour on Saturday, September 13th, offered by S.K. Grimes, a well-known company specializing in custom machining for photographers. They are opening their shop in Woonsocket, R.I. for an Open Studio in collaboration with DESIGNxRI as part of Design Week R.I. The behind-the-scenes tours will include machining demos, project discussions, and tacos.

S.K. Grimes is celebrating its 28th year of serving the photographic community with precision machining, lens mounting, and custom fabrication services. Many of its projects directly relate to the cameras and equipment PHSNE members collect, restore, and use—particularly large-format and vintage gear. From flange adapters to reworking shutters and creating custom mounts, the team strives to keep these tools in active use.

More information about their work can be found at www.skgrimes.com.

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Argus Annual Gathering in Michigan: October 9-11

Many PHSNE members live in Michigan and nearby states, and we enjoy a reciprocal sharing agreement with the Michigan Photographic Historical Society (MiPHS).

You are invited to join the Argus Annual Gathering at the Argus Museum in Ann Arbor on October 9–11. The event kicks off with an opening reception for former Argus Museum Director Cheryl Chidester, and will feature her photographic show.

For more information and the full conference schedule, please visit: www.argusmuseum.org/fall-conference.

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Peabody Essex Museum Hosts Building Dreams

“Artist Jung Yeondoo invites you to look closer at your neighbors—the strangers you might pass in an apartment elevator or a busy street—and imagine their dreams.” (Peabody Essex Museum Exhibition)

A two-part exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, Evergreen Tower (2001) and Bewitched (2001–ongoing), features images by the Korean photographer. The website also includes a two-minute video interview with Jung.

His subjects “are ordinary families and individuals with whom he collaborates to tell a deeper story. Whether asking people to open up their living room or share their innermost dreams, Jung uses the camera to show people as they are, but also as they wish to be seen.”

Building Dreams is on view through January 6, 2026. It runs concurrently with Korean Art, a landmark installation of the Museum’s Korean art collection. The PEM states it is “the oldest continuously operating museum in the U.S. and the first American institution to collect Korean art.”