CURRENTS is the annual PhotoNOLA Showcase exhibition at Ogden Museum of Southern Art, which highlights 8-10 portfolios of diverse photographic work created by New Orleans Photo Alliance Members. CURRENTS is a showcase exhibition featuring up to four images per selected photographer and is designed to give an overview of contemporary photographic practices and projects.  The… Read More »CURRENTS 2026

PhotoNOLA’s Portfolio Review program offers photographers the chance to present their work to influential members of the photographic community. Twenty-minute face-to-face meetings with gallery owners, editors, publishers, and museum curators from throughout the U.S. and abroad provide photographers with networking opportunities, critical advice, and guidance for bringing their work to a larger audience. Reviews are… Read More »2026 PhotoNOLA Portfolio Review Registration Opens Today

The New Orleans Photo Alliance has moved to 2011 Magazine Street. Come see the new location our office is located at the top of the stairs on the 2nd floor.

The New Orleans Photo Alliance is moving from our uptown location on Oak Street. We will be moving into The Art Spot located at 2011 Magazine street. We recently partnered with them to move our annual Kolaj show and the space / price are just right for what we need currently. We will be moving… Read More »Were Moving!

When: May 30, 2026, 4 to 6PM Where: A Gallery for Fine Photography – 7457 St. Charles Avenue – @ Cherokee St Hosted by A Gallery for Fine Photography and The New Orleans Photo Alliance Featuring Presentations by:  Eli Mergel, Interim President, New Orleans Photo Alliance Joshua Mann Pailet, Chief, AGFP Richard Sexton, current exhibiting… Read More »An Evening of Photography

Please join us May 5th 6pm for GiveNOLA Day at the Photo Alliance, we will be hosting a talk, presentation, and Book signing with one of our long term members and supporters Jane Fulton Alt.  Jane Fulton Alt was never a gardener. That changed overnight when her husband, Howard, unexpectedly passed away. He left behind… Read More »Threading the Needle; The Camera as Companion

Michael P. Smith Fund The Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) was created to honor the life and work of Michael P. Smith, one of New Orleans’ most legendary and beloved documentary photographers. The MPS Fund awards cash prizes and exhibition opportunities to Gulf Coast photographers whose work combines artistic excellence and a… Read More »Open Calls

These are the events happening at the Photo Alliance in April. Tuesday April 21st 6-8pm Pushpin Closing reception We will be hosting a closing reception for members, please come and enjoy the closing with us, and maybe take down the pushpin art you have on the walls. Sunday April 26th 6pm – 7:30  Witness –… Read More »Coming UP – April Edition