In collaboration with photographer Billy Hickey, Green Street Photo Collective presents PHOBIAS, a salon-style exhibition that transforms our gallery space into a physical catalog of fear. The selected work of over sixty photographers calls on viewers to reflect on the universal and deeply personal experience of being afraid, and continue the conversation of how we confront fear in our daily lives. 

In a month associated with all things scary, PHOBIAS calls on us to look deeper, asking why and getting to the heart of something we all feel, but rarely put to words, and almost never put to visuals.

Featuring the work of: Aakash A. Patel, Alexandra Hickey, Andrew Bailey, Angie Yu, Aryana Erfani, Bryan Liu, Charles Clarke, Charles Siwinski, Charlotte Tuminelli, Chloe Ronco, Clay Lomneth, Daniel Sarch, Danielle Amy, Daymian Mejia, Diana Lemieux, Emilio Musto, Gayle Nosal, Hector Franco, Iaritza Menjivar, Isabel Castro, Jaina Cipriano, Jake Belcher, James Traggianese, Javier Molina, Jenna Whitney, Jerry Rabinowitz, Jessie James, John Savoia, Julia Berger, Kat Donnelly, Kaylee Cataldo-Perry, Kelly Davidson, Laura Oliverio, Lizzy Montana Myers, Lucy Lu, Mari Saxon, Marissa Rossi, Matt Lambros, Meghan Cronin, Meleck Eldahshoury, Mimi Fallon, Minik Bidstrup, Muammar El Khatib, Nicholas Dorian, Nick Solarz, Paul Schwarz, Rosswell Grenier, Ryan Mayfield, Salvatore Spacco, Sandra Hickey, Sarah Blesener, Sebastian Fleming-Garcia, Steven Edson, Sydney Walsh, Syndi Pilar, Thomas Robinson, Tom Rath, Tristen Grannum, Virginia Nash, Xinbo Luo, Zach Ellis and Ziqi Zhang.

Billy Hickey is a nature photographer from Massachusetts. He has spent most of his life afraid of spiders and photos of their faces.

In his personal work Billy makes stories about the intersections of the natural and human worlds covering topics such as falconry, light pollution, fireflies, and goats. Billy’s passion is learning about nature and sharing its wonders through photography with the hope to educate and inspire. In 2020 he graduated from the International Center of Photography and his project “How We Were” won first place in Lensculture’s Black and White Photography Awards. Billy’s work has been featured in the Eastern Mass. Hawkwatch’s Newsletter, The Wall Street Journal, STAT News, and the New York Times. From Spring 2023 until Spring 2024, he was an Artist-in-Residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA. During this time Billy made An Uncommon Inheritance which looks at the ecosystem formed in the Cemetery that is shared by human, animals, plant, and fungus alike. He is based in Watertown, Massachusetts, available for assignments around New England

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This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative. Check out other galleries and art spaces opening their doors for an evening of art, community, and conversation at firstfridaysjp.com.

This event is BYOB, snacks and light refreshments will be served.

Critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Open Critique welcomes all skill levels and doesn’t require sign up. In short rounds (typically up to 15 mins), those who want to share work can share what they’re currently working on, past work, or new steps they are wanting to explore.

We welcome work at any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits. We encourage you to bring works in progress, it does not need to be polished!

We also encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Interested in a longer critique that is project-based? Sign up for our Spotlight Reviews, which are dedicated to providing deeper feedback and critique for an ongoing project or story-based series.

Looking for something to do on the first Friday of the month?

Come hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative. Check out other galleries and art spaces opening their doors for an evening of art, community, and conversation at firstfridaysjp.com.

This event is BYOB.

Join us for the first social between Green Street Photo Collective and ASMP New England!

Whether you’re a professional photographer, emerging artist, student, or passionate hobbyist, this is a chance to connect with fellow image-makers while exploring one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods.

We’ll begin the evening with a guided photography walk through Jamaica Plain, where you’ll have the opportunity to create new work, share ideas, and see familiar streets through a fresh perspective. After the walk, we’ll head back to the Green Street Photo Collective to continue the conversation over food, drinks, and good company.

Bring your favorite camera and enjoy an evening of photography, creativity, and community.

What to Expect

• 6-7 PM Guided photo walk through Jamaica Plain with time to photograph, experiment, and connect with other photographers

• 7-9 PM Food, drinks, and socializing afterward at Green Street Photo Collective

Whether you’re looking to meet other creatives, find inspiration, or simply spend an evening making photographs, we’d love to see you there.

Space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve your spot.

We will be postponing this event until later this summer while our studio gets a little makeover. You’re welcome to still submit work below for the next Spotlight Review. We will see you soon!

Our critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Spotlight Review night is a dedicated to giving a deeper review and critique of ongoing projects or a story-based series (a collection of images, not single images). Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit a proposal for a body of work to present and to take part of the collaborative group review process. With these reviews being more in-depth than our Open Critique nights, Presenter Slots are limited to 3 people to ensure there is enough time to dive into the body of work shared.

Submissions are only needed if you would like to present work in this spotlight fashion. We encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Participants are welcome bring physical prints to work with, but we will have a monitor/projector available for displaying pictures as well. Sign up through the link below to be considered for a Spotlight Review!

Be sure to check out our Open Critique nights as well!

Critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Open Critique welcomes all skill levels and doesn’t require sign up. In short rounds (typically up to 15 mins), those who want to share work can share what they’re currently working on, past work, or new steps they are wanting to explore.

We welcome work at any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits. We encourage you to bring works in progress, it does not need to be polished!

We also encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Interested in a longer critique that is project-based? Sign up for our Spotlight Reviews, which are dedicated to providing deeper feedback and critique for an ongoing project or story-based series.

Our critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Spotlight Review night is a dedicated to giving a deeper review and critique of ongoing projects or a story-based series (a collection of images, not single images). Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit a proposal for a body of work to present and to take part of the collaborative group review process. With these reviews being more in-depth than our Open Critique nights, Presenter Slots are limited to 3 people to ensure there is enough time to dive into the body of work shared.

Submissions are only needed if you would like to present work in this spotlight fashion. We encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Participants are welcome bring physical prints to work with, but we will have a monitor/projector available for displaying pictures as well. Sign up through the link below to be considered for a Spotlight Review!

Be sure to check out our Open Critique nights as well!

Come see our current show, Witness, during our open studio hours.

Witness, an exhibition in partnership with musician and photojournalist, Tamir Kalifa, explores what it means to observe, document, and remain present in moments shaped by humanity, resilience, and connection.

Featured artists include Alesandra “Dre” Gonzales, Artemisia Luk, Bailey Stover, Chloe Ronco, Craig F. Walker, Emily Glick, Korri Crowley, John Savoia, and Rafael Medina.

Slow Flow with Gabby Ureña Matos

Come be with your breath, your body, and your mind on your mat. This slow flow class is an opportunity to pause, ground, and move as you need to. We'll gradually shift through poses, hold some for longer than others, and explore how our breath moves along with us. Bring your yoga mat, your aches from holding a camera at weird angles, and a little time carved out of your day.

This class is open to everyone — no experience or prior knowledge of yoga is necessary.

Registration is required, as space will be limited.

A little bit about Gabby

“I made my way into yoga through dance, guided by teachers and mentors who saw it as a natural pairing to the art. I felt pulled to the practice and with time found myself in a 30 hour yin yoga training. A few years later, I completed my 200 hour and yet again felt a pull that now expanded into teaching. Yoga became a constant that is always changing; a place where I can reflect on my connection to myself, to those who have guided me, and to those I’ve yet to build community with.

Restorative and yin are the practices I feel most kinship with: practices that remind me to counter the fast-paced way of living I’m used to. I also enjoy teaching creative vinyasa and slow flows that encourage you to explore new ways to approach the familiar. Whatever format it is, class will always offer plenty of variations, reminders to draw you into the present, and a space for you to move and be as you need.

Outside of class, you can find me cooking and baking for those I love, crafting with friends, and soaking up as much sun as I can whether on the floor of my living room, in a hammock, or out in the city.”

Critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Open Critique welcomes all skill levels and doesn’t require sign up. In short rounds (typically up to 15 mins), those who want to share work can share what they’re currently working on, past work, or new steps they are wanting to explore.

We welcome work at any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits. We encourage you to bring works in progress, it does not need to be polished!

We also encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Interested in a longer critique that is project-based? Sign up for our Spotlight Reviews, which are dedicated to providing deeper feedback and critique for an ongoing project or story-based series.

Come see our current show, Witness, during our open studio hours.

Witness, an exhibition in partnership with musician and photojournalist, Tamir Kalifa, explores what it means to observe, document, and remain present in moments shaped by humanity, resilience, and connection.

Featured artists include Alesandra “Dre” Gonzales, Artemisia Luk, Bailey Stover, Chloe Ronco, Craig F. Walker, Emily Glick, Korri Crowley, John Savoia, and Rafael Medina.

Stop by the studio and have your portrait taken by Boston-based photographer, Mike Ritter, for his project, Who Are We?

Hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative. Check out other galleries and art spaces opening their doors for an evening of art, community, and conversation at firstfridaysjp.com.

This event is BYOB.

Green Street Photo Collective is celebrating one year of community, connection, and creativity with an afternoon of activities at the studio!

Our event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation.

Please note that parking is limited in the area. There is street parking nearby, but if possible, we highly recommend taking the MBTA — we’re just steps from the Green Street stop on the Orange Line.

Additionaly, an RSVP is required for our nature walk and cyanotype workshop.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

2:15PM Nature walk (RSVP required)

Photographer Billy Hickey will lead a nature walk through nearby Franklin Park. Participants will collect leaves, plants, and textures to create cyanotypes back at the studio.

If you plan on taking part in the cyanotype workshop, please RSVP for that activity as well! Can’t stay for the cyanotype workshop? We’d still love to be in nature together, and have you along for the walk.

The group will depart from the studio at 2:15PM, and return by 3:30PM.

3:30PM Cyanotype workshop (RSVP required)

Green Street Photo Collective member Erin Clark will lead participants in creating mini-cyanotypes using materials collected on the nature walk.

Can’t make the nature walk? Don’t fret. There’s still space for you. We just ask that you RSVP at the link below.

8:00PM FauxMenco

Join us as we end the evening with FauxMenco, an attitude that blends flamenco fandom with energy, resulting in fiery instrumental compositions that owe as much to metal as they do Paco de Lucia. After a raucous performance at the 2025 Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival, one fan called them “flamenco meets Tool.” 

Selected by Brian May to win his famed Red Special guitar, Catherine Capozzi is a genre-bending, award-winning film composer and producer. Rafi Sofer is an engineer/producer (Q Division Studios), and educator (Berklee College of music) who also explores visual and digital media. 

While the music the duo writes gives the listener space to explore anything- the titles explore the natural world, and the perils of climate change and greed. Their debut EP, Speed x Volume = FauxMenco is out now on Bandcamp.

Critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

This Open Critique welcomes all skill levels and doesn’t require sign up. In short rounds (typically up to 15 mins), those who want to share work can share what they’re currently working on, past work, or new steps they are wanting to explore.

We welcome work at any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits. We encourage you to bring works in progress, it does not need to be polished!

We also encourage folks who aren’t showing work to come support fellow photographers and be part of the conversation.

Interested in a longer critique that is project-based? Sign up for our Spotlight Reviews, which are dedicated to providing deeper feedback and critique for an ongoing project or story-based series.

Come see our current show, Witness, during our open studio hours.

Witness, an exhibition in partnership with musician and photojournalist, Tamir Kalifa, explores what it means to observe, document, and remain present in moments shaped by humanity, resilience, and connection.

Featured artists include Alesandra “Dre” Gonzales, Artemisia Luk, Bailey Stover, Chloe Ronco, Craig F. Walker, Emily Glick, Korri Crowley, John Savoia, and Rafael Medina.

Witness, a multimedia performance by photojournalist and musician Tamir Kalifa, invites audiences into the intimate moments behind the news headlines. Through live projections and music, Tamir weaves his original songs with his images, tracing stories of migration, survival, loss, and hope in a powerful, immersive experience. 

In partnership with Tamir, Green Street Photo Collective is also hosting an exhibition, bringing together the work of nine photographers from across New England, Witness explores what it means to observe, document, and remain present in moments shaped by humanity, resilience, and connection. Featured artists include Alesandra “Dre” Gonzales, Artemisia Luk, Bailey Stover, Chloe Ronco, Craig F. Walker, Emily Glick, Korri Crowley, John Savoia, and Rafael Medina.

Tamir is an independent photographer and musician based in Austin, Texas. Guided by the belief that compassionate visual storytelling and music can help deepen the understanding of ourselves and one another, he focuses his work on individuals and communities facing major social, political, and environmental challenges. Tamir’s work has been published widely in The New York Times, Texas Monthly, NPR and other outlets, and his intimate documentation of the families in Uvalde after the Robb Elementary School shooting earned him recognition from the Chris Hondros Fund and the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. Tamir also wrote, recorded and performed original music as a member of Mother Falcon, an Austin-based orchestral indie-rock ensemble founded in 2009. His new multimedia performance project, Witness, blends his images with original songs inspired by his experiences behind the camera. 

Tamir’s album, Witness, can be found anywhere music is streamed, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp. 

Doors at 6PM | Music starts at 7PM

An RSVP is required to attend. Admission is free with a suggested donation.

We have reached capacity! Please email us to join the waitlist in case space opens up - greenstphotocollective@gmail.com

Looking for something to do on the first Friday of the month?

Come hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative. Check out other galleries and art spaces opening their doors for an evening of art, community, and conversation at firstfridaysjp.com.

This event is BYOB.

Looking for something to do on the first Friday of the month?

Come hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative. Check out other galleries and art spaces opening their doors for an evening of art, community, and conversation at firstfridaysjp.com.

This event is BYOB.

Looking for something to do on the first Friday of the month?

Come hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is a part of a wider Jamaica Plain First Fridays initiative, check out other art spaces and businesses participating here.

This event is BYOB.

RSVP HERE

After our critique session, we will be celebrating the end of 2025 with ugly sweaters and a gift exchange! To participate in the swap, bring a wrapped gift under $25. This event is BYOB. We can’t wait to see you there!

RSVP HERE

Our monthly critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

Critiques are open to all skill levels, but are best suited for a project or assignment based series (a collection of images, not single images). You are welcome to bring work any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits.

Once signed up to present, participants will be asked to upload work to be displayed on a projector during presentations. Participants are welcome to bring physical prints to work with as well.

Please note: We will be ending critique night earlier than usual for our holiday party (which we would love to see you at as well).

We’ve reached the capacity for presenters at this critique night. Don't have work to show? Come to support and give feedback to your fellow photographers.

Looking for something to do on the first Friday of the month?

Come hang out with other photographers, play a board game or two, and check out our growing photo book collection.

This event is BYOB.

RSVP HERE

We are currently accepting applications for a sixth dedicated member to join Green Street Photo Collective.

Apply to be a dedicated member by Nov. 22, 2025.

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

Deadline to submit work to our community exhibition by Nov. 22, 2025.

LEARN MORE & SUBMIT WORK HERE

Our monthly critique nights at the studio are community events for photographers to have meaningful and constructive conversations about their work.

Critiques are open to all skill levels, but are best suited for a project or story based series (a collection of images, not just single images). You are welcome to bring work any stage — from experimental images to contact sheets, dummies and final edits.

We encourage participants to bring physical prints to work with, but will have a monitor/projector available for displaying pictures as well.

To make sure there is enough time for meaningful conversations about the work shared, Presenter Slots are limited to 3-4 people and names of individuals who have signed up present work will be drawn on the day-of.

We’ve reached the maximum number of people for this critique night. Don't have work to show? Come to support and give feedback to your fellow photographers.