Join us to celebrate the end of the 2024 with our final event of the year. Photo Social is an opportunity for photographers and like minded people to get together and interact.

Phototalk with Kelly O'Brien and Kirsty Mackay held at Aspex Portsmouth

Do you have a body of work, an idea for a project or a ready to go exhibition you want to share and get feedback on from an established photographic artist? 

Book your free 20 minute portfolio review...

Join us to celebrate the culmination of a new project in collaboration with Downtown Pompey which explores the concept of queer safe spaces.

You’ll have the chance to take a look through and be inspired by a range of Japanese photobooks from the Arts University Bournemouth’s (AUB) collection. AUB specialist subject librarian Alan Turner will also provide an introduction to the collections held at the university, including details on how members of the public can access these.

If you're queer and in Portsmouth, looking to meet new people and interested in photography at any level then join us on September 7th from 5pm for a sunset photo walk along Old Portsmouth and Southsea.

Join artists Thaïs Verhasselt and Billie Rae Cawte in a postcard making workshop inspired by Lauren Joy Kennett's evocative exhibition, ‘Sorry, I am not sorry’.

Join Tiago Valeiro, a member of Pompey Darkroom, for a Drop-in workshop on text, photography and narrative.

The Photo Crit sessions are facilitated in a relaxed environment, they will be there to provide constructive feedback and offer advice on anything you may be curious about in photography.

Join us for our next Pompey Darkroom Photo Walk!

Calling all photography enthusiasts! Join us for a unique photo walk through Portsea.

Our Journey:

Start: Meet outside Portsmouth Harbour Train Station at 12pm

Join us for a night of photography talks from London based artists Ebun Sodipo and Kairo Urovi. Thursday 28th March, 6-8PM.

Tickets are free!

Join us in collaboration with No.6 Cinema to watch the new photography film ‘Tish’

Driven by a commitment to document the impact of deindustrialisation on working class communities in Northeast England in the 1970s and 1980s, Tish Murtha used her camera to expose societal inequality. She felt she had an obligation to the people and problems within her local environment, and that documentary photography could highlight and challenge the social disadvantages that she herself had suffered. However, despite early acclaim for her work, she was unable to make a living from photography and died in poverty.

Pompey Darkroom are excited to share with you our next event! Our first ever Photo Talk night will bring together three Portsmouth based photographers to each present about their practice. Each talk will be accompanied by a series of images of the photographers work and there will also be the opportunity to ask questions afterwards.
The event is on the 23rd November in the Aspex Portsmouth learning space from 6pm until 8pm and the first talk will kick off at 6:30pm to allow for some informal networking/socialising beforehand.

In partnership with Aspex Portsmouth and in response to the work from their Platform Graduate award we are happy to share with you our next Photobook event!

Join us in Victoria Park from 12pm outside the Seekers Creates tent as we head off around the park for a photo safari. Discover the perpsectives of different wildlife, from ants, to squirrels to the many birds that visit the beautiful historic green space in the heart of Portsea. This is an opportunity to think mindfully about photography, engage actively with nature and learn some new skills, guided by our facilitators.

Join us this Summer for our first ever event.

Photobook’s have traditionally been the medium to show and share finished projects. Photobooks are known for their varying degrees of tactileness, vairety but also their expense. Our photobook night’s aim to break the barrier to access and offer an opportunity for anyone to see and engage with books.

We encourage people to also bring their own!