Pittsburgh Photography Club

The Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh

140th Anniversary Show

The Pittsburgh Photography Club’s 140th anniversary show is now open! The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild will be hosting our exhibition opening on Monday, January 13th, closing on Friday, March 14th. Gallery hours are from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm Monday through Friday. For more details and links please check the Calendar entry.


PDI #3 – Projected Digital Image Competition

Coming up sooner than you think, it’s the final PDI of the season. Please get your entries in to the competition website before Saturday, January 11th. For more details and links please check the Calendar entry and the Competitions page.


Andrew Pielage – Photographing Wright on YouTube

We enjoyed an evening with Andrew Pielage and a captivating visual presentation highlighting over 14 years of documenting Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural legacy. Pielage shared insights into his ambitious project to photograph every surviving Wright design.

Missed it? You can watch it again on our YouTube Channel. Check out our Resources Page to find the links to this and other programs


Prime Focus Newsletter – Call for Articles!

Keep up with us by reading our quarterly newsletter. Click on the picture to see the latest issue along with the complete collection. Thanks go to Bob Borkoski, the editor, and the many contributors. If you have a project or article idea, send them to Bob at newsletter@pghphoto.org


The 110th Pittsburgh Salon of Photographic Art

Join us for the 110th edition of this Pittsburgh tradition. For more details about how to attend and participate, please see the Salon page.


Ready to Renew? Thinking about joining?

Happy New Year! – 2024-25 season membership is now 50% for the rest of the season. If this is the year you’ve thought about joining, you’ll find the new member applications along with the renewal applications here too. Please make your check out to The Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh because that is now our legal name.


Keystone Salon of Photography

Congratulations to everyone who participated for a successful event!
The winners have been posted, click on the image to see the gallery.


Paperback Book – “Danger, Thin Ice”

Our 2024 ekphrastic collaboration with the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective as presented at the 109th Pittsburgh Salon of Photographic Art (2024). Paperback copies are available from Lulu.com. All proceeds go to the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective and the Pittsburgh Photography Club.


Holiday Card Showcase


Photographic Society of America – Worldwide

Founded in 1934, the first convention was held here in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Photography Club (as the Photographic Section of the Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh) is a charter member.