Photography Group
We are a self-directed group of AOPR members who create, enjoy and explore photography as both art and form of expression. We share our enthusiasm and curiosity about photography through activities open to all members of AOPR.
Events
Themed Meetups
We set a theme every other month and invite our members to create and upload images on that theme. These images are visible to all for comment and inspiration. Then we meet - usually online - to discuss selected images, beginning with a lightening round of five minutes for a single image from each attendee. We pick a new theme for the next session in two months time.
Current Theme
Same Place, Different Time
(May 2026 - August 2026)
Meeting Thursday, August 20, 2026. 6-8pm
Point Richmond Gallery and Zoom
Zoom link for the meeting will be
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86894470927?pwd=aVSbbaRKA5wPblbrAGlsSEG6vyRhJ3.1
Meeting ID: 868 9447 0927 Passcode: 141145
"Same Place, Different Time" Theme
Theme and meeting host: Sharon Taylor-Ward with Ward Bell
1. Pick a place you would like to photograph. Anything goes, Miller Knox Park, Berkeley Pier, The inside of your refrigerator, your Studio, garden, bedroom, etc. The choice is yours.
2. Make photographs in any style with any techniques or technology. Consider the affect that light has on the subject.
3. Return to the same location at a different time of day, days later, or weeks later, and take a photograph at the same place again. Try repeating this exercise several times for the same place over the Theme time period.
4. Create a minimum of 2 photos and up to 5 photos per place.
5. For each place, prepare to discuss: How did your images of the place change?
How did the changing light affect the photographs? Do you have preferences?
6. For inspiration, watch "Never the Same", a video interview with photographer Richard Misarch.
AOPR Photographers Exhibitions
Jackie Mucha & Carol Gray at the Point Richmond Post Office
May 12 - July 7, 2025
Bay Area Resources
Our Bay Area offers many photography resources including
Contact
Our group is self-directed with no formal membership or leaders. Every activity is suggested and hosted by someone who has the joy and energy to make it happen. That someone could be you!
For general questions about meetings and procedures, you can email Ward Bell (wardbell@gmail.com) or Sharon Taylor-Ward.