Virtual Meetups

Join PHSNE for a talk with longtime collector Cynthia Motzenbecker as she shares her surprising journey into the world of real photo postcards (RPPCs).

Carl Mastrandea will share his methods for basic camera repair and cleaning. He’ll also discuss tips and tricks for refurbishing antique cameras.

Photographica is New England’s largest trade show for images, antique and modern film cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment and ephemera from the 19th-century to the present day.

Annie Sollinger will share her experiences working with the Paul Rheingold Collection, which contains over 55,000 photographs.

Artists Barbara Bosworth and Emily Sheffer discuss their work with Dust Collective, a publisher specializing in small-edition, handmade photography books.

Crista Dix will delve into emerging photographic artists, AI and digital manipulation, and more.

Watch the recording of our December 2024 meetup, featuring the PHSNE annual show and tell!

Driven by her deep concern about the ecological impact of her craft, artist Jesseca Ferguson started experimenting with the anthotype. This is an early photographic method which uses only plants and the sun to produce images on artist’s paper.

Since ancient times, chemists, physicists, mathematicians, and others were involved in discovering various methods of capturing and saving images. PHSNE’s October program is dedicated to the 185th anniversary of photography.

September 2024 speaker, Adam Davis, will shares how his project, Black Magic, came to be, its progress, how to deepen your relationship with collaborative practices, and the importance of bringing Black stories to the forefront of the fine art world.

PHSNE activities and virtual meetings will resume in the fall.

PHSNE is taking a field trip and you’re invited! On Saturday, June 15th at 1:00 P.M., PHSNE colleagues will gather at the Addison Gallery on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. Together we will enjoy a self-guided tour of the exhibit, Robert Frank and Todd Webb Across America, 1955.

Maya June Mansour is a photographer and producer with roots in Black America and the Middle East. Her work, primarily using analog photography, explores themes of spirituality and justice.

Join PHSNE for a fascinating presentation from with Ken Hough. Ken is an expert on all things Deardorff. He writes, “I have been around Deardorff Cameras nearly 37 of my 53 years. I bought my first Deardorff at a studio sale in 1971 for $15.00!”

Head Librarian and Archivist Trenton Carls and Photo Archivist Maegan Squibb were the driving forces behind Above the Fold: The Photographers of the Gloucester Daily Times, 1973-2005, on display at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA.

Watch the recording of the December 2023 meeting. John Felix, current President, discusses PHSNE’s origins and how it has evolved over 50 years.

Watch the October 2023 virtual meeting, in which PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan offered a program on the Gelveta and Sport cameras.

PHSNE is pleased to present a lecture by Brian Taylor, a renowned contemporary photographer, professor, and gallery director. Known for his lively lectures on historic and contemporary photography, Brian leads…

In this recording, Stephaniie Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, speaks about the exhibition Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China.

How does somebody with no particular background in the field discover an unknown but prolific and artistic photographer? In late 2020, neoclassical songwriter Bernie Zelitch, retired from journalism and software…

PHSNE welcomes MIT Museum Curator Gary Van Zante and his presentation on Theodore Lilienthal’s portfolio of New Orleans views exhibited at the 1867 Paris World’s Fair. The meeting via Zoom…

Tune in to the recording from our March 2023 meeting to meet the Executive Director and Curator, Josh Farr, of the Vermont Center for Photography (VCP)! Take a virtual tour of this Brattleboro non-profit which has been offering monthly exhibitions and workshops since 1998, plus so much more!

The November 2022 snap shots Camera of the Month article featured the WW II-era Tenax II camera, prompting a letter from Wes Loder, author of The Tenax II: Zeiss Ikon’s…

Watch the recording of the January 2023 meetup to celebrate with 50 years PHSNE & explore the past, present, & future.

It’s the Season To Give and PHSNE Is Doing Its Share! The good news is that many schools are participating in a revival of analog photography and teaching basic darkroom…

In 2014, the Brookline Historical Society (BHS) was given a tiny photo album — 3″ wide by 3.75″ high — with postage stamp-sized photos of 48 Brookline and Boston children,…

Every photographer wants an audience to connect with their images, and great storytelling can add emotional depth to those images. But understanding how to weave a narrative into your photography…