We are a nonprofit organization committed to building a community of photographers. Our work ranges from fine art to documentary, color to black and white, traditional darkroom to digital imaging. We nurture each other’s professional and artistic growth through member activities such as artist talks, portfolio reviews, workshops, salons, and exhibitions.
Exhibitions
- BAPC at the San Francisco Photobook Fair07/22/2025 - 8:08 am
- Ephemeral Earth at Alameda Photo Festival04/07/2025 - 7:15 am
- Collective Visions at Startup Art Fair 202501/28/2025 - 7:19 pm
- Night Vision08/31/2024 - 2:07 pm
- Memento Mori | Memento Vivere02/18/2024 - 1:33 pm
- Uncanny Beauty08/24/2023 - 5:02 pm
- The New World09/12/2022 - 8:34 am
- Magnetic Pull06/25/2020 - 1:55 pm
- Marking Time05/18/2019 - 4:46 pm
- stARTup Art Fair04/02/2019 - 3:35 pm
Transformation at the Palo Alto Research Center
/in Events, Member News /by Ari SalomonAdrienne Defendi and Kay Taneyhill (and two former BAPC members, Charlotte Kay and Roxanne Worthington) will exhibit their photographs in Transformation at the Palo Alto Research Center, lobby gallery. Artists’ reception, Wednesday, July 22, 4:30 – 6 pm.
Transformation at the Palo Alto Research Center
/in Events, Member News /by Ari SalomonAdrienne Defendi and Kay Taneyhill (and two former BAPC members, Charlotte Kay and Roxanne Worthington) will exhibit their photographs in Transformation at the Palo Alto Research Center, lobby gallery. Artists’ reception, Wednesday, July 22, 4:30 – 6 pm.
2008 public events highlights
/in Events, Public Events /by adminNovember 2 – December 7
Loss, BAPC group exhibition of photographs dealing with different aspects of loss. Berkeley Art Center.
March 20 – April 20
Whimsy, a BAPC group exhibition addressing the lighter side of photography. Rayko Photo Center Gallery, 428 Third Street, San Francisco.
April 12
Guest speaker: Ken Light. Calumet 2-4pm. Free and open to the public. Mr. Light describes his work as social documentary and has published several books.
Open Studios
/in Exhibitions /by Katerina GeorgievaOctober 2008
Fort Mason
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Exhibitions Archive 2006-1999
/in Thinking about Photography /by Ari SalomonTressider Memorial Union, Stanford University, Palo Alto.
The Neighborhood Project, June 2004. Twelve members showed diverse bodies of work around the concept of the neighborhood. This was a BAPC thematic project.
Adrienne Defendi
Focus Gallery, San Francisco.
Landscape: Real or Imagined (PDF), May 2003. Twenty one members showed their work in a show curated by Linda Conner.
Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco.
October, 2001. Documentary photography by three members: Kevin Desler, Idkah, a photo essay on life around the Idkah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. Bill Mattick, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, 2000. Gloria Upchurch, Shades of Africa.
San Francisco Art Commission City Hall Gallery.
March, 2001. Sponsored in part by the San Francisco Arts Commission. “Kay Taneyhill’s LasVegas Airport 2000, Emilie Valentine’s Diner,Uptown NY, and Kevin Desler’s travel photos of Yemen are standouts,” said Doug Konecky on DigitalCity.com.
Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco.
August, 2000.
Calumet Photo Gallery, San Francisco.
November, 1999.
Open Studios, San Francisco.
October, 1999.