Bergen County Camera news, events, products, helpful photographic tips and suggestions
Photo Tip – Protect Your VHS Tapes! – Chances are, some of your precious family memories are currently being stored on VHS tapes. Tapes don’t last forever, and slowly degrade over time. The magnetic film inside storing your data can weaken, putting those moments at risk.
Read more for a closer look at how VHS tapes age, what you can do to help protect them, and how to make sure your memories are preserved for generations to come.
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Photo Tip – The Do’s and Don’ts of Micro SD Cards – We love microSD cards! They’re lightweight, portable, and offer lots of storage space. But there’s a difference between what they can do and what they should do.
Read more for some tips to help your Micro SD cards last longer and keep your files safe.
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Fall Foliage Photo Review 2025 – This fall, we want to see your BEST fall foliage photo of 2025! Submit your best fall foliage photo and join us for the review on the morning of Saturday 11/22!
Join us for a group photo review session where we’ll showcase and discuss each photo submission, offering feedback and insights in a friendly and supportive environment. It’s a great opportunity to grow as a photographer, gain inspiration, and connect with fellow photography enthusiasts!
Read more to check out all of the submission guidelines!
Focus Session: Fall Foliage Photo Review – Saturday, November 22, 2025 – 9:30am – RSVP on Facebook
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The Mikhail Zakin Gallery Presents: Leonard Freed – The Photographer’s Odyssey
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Leonard Freed (1929–2006) was one of the great humanist photographers of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. A longtime Magnum Photos member, Freed documented the Civil Rights Movement, postwar Europe, Jewish life, law enforcement in New York City, and the quiet poetry of life around the world.
What made his work distinctive was not spectacle, but gesture—the tilt of a head, the slump of a shoulder, the intimacy of physical presence. His photographs are quiet acts of witnessing, revealing the emotional truths that formal histories often miss.
This exhibition features Freed’s most iconic images, printed by fine art photographer Hank Gans, Freed’s close friend and collaborator for 36 years. At Freed’s encouragement, Gans began interpreting his images digitally in 1997—a process that, over time, evolved into museum-grade prints with archival permanence and extraordinary tonal depth.
These fine art prints of Freed’s photographs are not mere reproductions of what has been printed before; guided by decades of close friendship, shared memory, and an enduring artistic dialogue, they are faithfully interpreted in the digital darkroom. Through precise tonal refinements, detail recovery, and grain reduction, Gans brings forward subtle elements once constrained by the limitations of film and conventional darkroom techniques—preserving the emotional depth and visual power of Freed’s vision, charged with the drama and poetry of life.
Leonard Freed—The Photographer’s Odyssey will be displayed from July 1 to July 28, 2025. The opening reception will be on Thursday, July 10, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The Mikhail Zakin Gallery, at 561 Piermont Rd, Demarest, NJ 07627, is part of The Art School at Old Church. Founded in 1974, it today serves over 5,000 participants annually through its visual arts programming and exhibitions.
4th of July: Where to See Fireworks in Bergen County – It is that time of year again – everyone is getting ready for 4th of July celebrations, and that includes a favorite of many photographers – fireworks! Once you have your camera gear all ready to go – it’s just a matter of where! Read more to check out some of the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations in Bergen County, NJ.
Join us this Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 9:30am for our free Focus Session: Photographing Fireworks with Alan Schwab! All are welcome – Click to view event on Facebook
NorthJersey.com also published a list of 4th of July celebrations all around North Jersey (Bergen County, NJ and beyond) – Click here to read more.
NJ.com also published a list of 4th of July celebrations all around New Jersey (by county) – Click here to read more.
Read more4th of July: Alan’s Guide to Photographing Fireworks – It is that time of year again – everyone is getting ready for 4th of July celebrations, and that includes fireworks! For many, viewing fireworks is a regular summer tradition. With a few helpful tips, you can be on your way to having a great time photographing fireworks this summer season. Continue reading below for Alan’s Guide to Fireworks Photography!
Join us on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 9:30am for our free Focus Session: Photographing Fireworks with Alan Schwab! All are welcome – Click to view event on Facebook
Ready to capture the celebrations? Check out our blog post here – Where to See Fireworks in Bergen County
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The Fashion Eye with Lara Jade – Bergen County Camera & Canon present The Fashion Eye. Bringing a fashion flair & editorial edge to portrait photography – a presentation by fashion photographer and Canon Explorer of Light, Lara Jade. Join us on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Park Ridge Marriott from 10am-12:30pm for this special occasion.
Tickets are $10.00, but you’ll get $30 back when you purchase a Canon Mirrorless or DSLR camera and/or lens! Offer ends 09/02/25.
May Photography Classes at Bergen County Camera
Bergen County Camera offers a full assortment of trips, classes, workshops, free focus sessions, and other events.
Tickets are available for purchase online, or in-store. All classes require advanced registration. Please register online, or give the store a call at 201-664-4113 and we can handle all the reservation details for you.
Stay up to date on all our upcoming events – Events are emailed to our subscribers on a regular basis – signup for our email newsletter here and get a $10 coupon towards your next purchase.
Looking to learn more about photography? We host a variety of webinars, from weekly Focus Sessions to sessions with your favorite camera brands! Head over to our summit for links for registration, the webinar schedule and to view our replays.
Area Adult School classes and Camera Clubs are another great way to learn more and enhance your enjoyment of photography. Check out our photo tips here.
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Spring Assignment: First Signs of Spring – Spring is here, and we’re celebrating the season’s arrival with a special Photo Assignment Review! Your challenge is to capture an image that highlights one of the first signs of spring. Whether it’s budding flowers, migrating birds, or the golden glow of longer days, we want to see what spring looks like through your lens.
Submission Deadline: Friday, April 11 by 12:00 PM (email to focus@bergencountycamera.com)
Review Date: Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 AM
Join us for a group review session where we’ll showcase and discuss each submission, offering feedback and insights in a friendly and supportive environment. It’s a great opportunity to grow as a photographer, gain inspiration, and connect with fellow photography enthusiasts.
Ready to capture the essence of spring? Submit your photo and be part of the conversation!
We hope you participate in this assignment. If you have any questions, please email them to matt@bergencountycamera.com. As always, be creative, think outside the box, and have fun! We can’t wait to see your images!
Free Event – No RSVP Required – Check it out on Facebook
April Photography Classes at Bergen County Camera
Bergen County Camera offers a full assortment of trips, classes, workshops, free focus sessions, and other events.
Tickets are available for purchase online, or in-store. All classes require advanced registration. Please register online, or give the store a call at 201-664-4113 and we can handle all the reservation details for you.
Stay up to date on all our upcoming events – Events are emailed to our subscribers on a regular basis – signup for our email newsletter here and get a $10 coupon towards your next purchase.
Looking to learn more about photography? We host a variety of webinars, from weekly Focus Sessions to sessions with your favorite camera brands! Head over to our summit for links for registration, the webinar schedule and to view our replays.
Area Adult School classes and Camera Clubs are another great way to learn more and enhance your enjoyment of photography. Check out our photo tips here.
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