Upcoming Events

Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026 for a special Fall PhotoWalk & PhotoSlam led by San Francisco–based artist Dave Herring!

The day kicks off at Leica Store San Francisco where participants will receive a series of creative prompts to inspire their photographic adventure. Head out into the city to capture your interpretations, then return to share your images during the lively PhotoSlam session!

Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just love exploring with a camera, this event is a fun and inspiring way to connect, create, and see San Francisco anew. Free and open to all.

We can’t wait to see what you capture!

Camera West SoHo hosts author Allan Weitz to talk about his new book, "Kodachrome"—includes a presentation, conversation, and book signing.

The book is a comprehensive romp through the colorful history of the best color film ever made.

Conceived by two teenage photography-loving musicians back in 1916, ‘KODACHROME: How Two Guys Named Leo Changed Photography’ features over six decades of advertising by J Walter Thompson, Kodachrome-related merchandise, and numerous anecdotes about Kodachrome as it appears in songs, state parks, major motion pictures, and other venues of pop culture.

Join Fujifilm Field Product Technical Expert Tommy Spencer for a one-hour, hands-on session exploring pre-programmed film simulations and how to build/customize your own film recipes from them on Fujifilm X Series cameras. Learn how color, contrast, grain, white balance, and tone curves work together to emulate the look and character of classic film—or create a signature aesthetic that's entirely your own.

Part III Vintage Optics Masterclass series at Camera West Palm Springs, December 4–6, set against the quiet expanse of the desert and working with telephoto vintage optics. Longer focal lengths reveal a visual language of compression, isolation, and distance, how space collapses, how subjects separate from their surroundings, and how subtle shifts in perspective shape emotional tone. In contrast to the immediacy of shorter lenses, telephoto optics invite restraint: a step back, a quieter observation, a more deliberate relationship between subject and environment.

Within the elemental landscape of Palm Springs, earth, sand, open sky, and the distinctive warmth of desert light, the program focuses on portraiture that integrates both subject and setting. The clarity of the air, the softness of winter sun, and the extended golden hours create an environment where light becomes sculptural and time slows perceptibly.