Filter by Teacher Panos Kasimis Sorin Florea Filter by Content Analiză critică Istoria fotografiei Storytelling vizual Tehnică fotografică Filter by Nivel recomandat Intermediar Începător We propose a comprehensive program that can be adapted to your needs and pace. If you need help creating your own path, write to us at hello@cdrf.ro and we will guide you. Reset filters Completed courses Visual anthropology workshop Sat, Jun 20 Bucharest Details Street Photography Workshop with Greg Mo Tue, Jun 16 Zoom Details Introduction to Personal Style in Photography Sat, May 23 Zoom Details "Strangely Familiar" Workshop Sat, May 16 Zoom Details The Basics of the Portfolio and the Photographic Project Tue, May 12 Bucharest Details Black & White Film Developing Workshop Sat, May 09 Bucharest Details Introduction to Studio Photography Wed, May 06 Bucharest Details Street Photography Workshop Sat, Apr 04 Bucharest Details Introduction to Documentary Photography Tue, Mar 31 Bucharest Details Street Photography Workshop with Greg Mo Sat, Mar 07 Zoom Details Introduction to Photographic Storytelling Wed, Feb 11 Bucharest Details Introduction to Photographic Technique Tue, Feb 10 Bucharest Details Fundamentals of Photography Sat, Feb 07 Bucharest Details Introduction to the History of Photography Sat, Feb 07 Bucharest Details Photography and Creative Writing Fri, Nov 07 Photography Resources Center Details Visual anthropology workshop, an introduction Sun, Oct 12 CdRF headquarters Details PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL #5 Tue, Sep 16 CdRF headquarters Details Introductory Course: Photography in China and Japan: Visual Narratives between Tradition and Modernity Wed, Jul 16 CdRF headquarters Details Load More

NEWS Up next: Artist talk with Anna Bedyńska at CdRF Gallery As part of the Unseen and Unspoken exhibition, an artist talk with Anna Bedyńska will take place on June 12 at 6:00 PM at CdRF Gallery, Popa Tatu 68. Anna will speak about her photographic practice, how she approaches difficult or uncomfortable subjects, and the projects through which she explores fragile areas of human experience: death, marginalization, vulnerability, the body, identity, and the ways photography can create space for empathy and dialogue. Anna Bedyńska is a Unseen and Unspoken - up next in the gallery Anna Bedyńska turns her camera toward what contemporary culture often hides from view: death and otherness. By bringing into the light both fading funeral traditions and the portraits of people with albinism, she breaks through silence and invisibility, reclaiming space for empathy, dignity, and dialogue. Clothes for Death We live in more and more dehumanized times, family relations are more and more loose, people relationships are more and more depersonalized. Our life is au Meeting Point 2026 Săptămâna trecută pe vremea asta începeam Meeting Point ediția 2026, programul prin care ne propunem să contribuim la dezvoltarea fotografilor români prin know how, networking și facilitarea oportunităților de colaborare cu specialiști din industria artistică și fotografică din alte țări. Exact misiunea CdRF. 1 2 3 4 5

About the project The "Photography Resource Center" project started from the desire to support the development and professionalization of the photographic community in Romania, at the moment there is a lack of community management and representation structures. Perhaps the biggest challenge of a freelance photographer is the fact that he has to be an artist, manager, salesman, PR and sometimes an accountant at the same time. In the case of amateur photographers, the challenge lies in the lack of finality of the artistic act and in the difficult process of entering the market. The public of events dedicated strictly to photography is a niche and relatively small one. Thus, the project proposes the creation of a photography resource center, which, in addition to a dedicated space, will offer educational programs, professional development programs, artistic events and products, and support services for professional photographers; the beneficiaries of the project will be the center's team, 2 visual artists, 158 professional and amateur photographers, 1215 event participants, 3 talented young people and 3 photographers from Norway. The role of the photography resource center is to connect photographers with each other, and photographers with other professionals in other fields. It also wants to be a nursery where amateur photographers can develop, to be able to take the step towards professionalization. Last but not least, the general objective is to become the most important photo resource center in Romania by developing a management structure for the community of photographers in Bucharest and in the country. The specific objectives aim at: The development of a photo resource center in Bucharest which, by the end of the project, will offer a comprehensive range of resources and services for Romanian photographers, thus contributing to the professionalization and artistic development of the community and Increasing the access of at least 158 photographers to professional development programs and at least 1215 people to artistic events by the end of the project, helping to increase access and diversify cultural products. The project activities include the development of the center in the first year of implementation (mentoring for the team, organizing the space and the program) and the organization in the second year of a series of programs and events including workshops, courses, masterclasses, exhibitions, etc. The center will provide the following resources: --Physical resources – library equipped with books and photo albums, computers with specific software for photo processing, workspaces and at least one fully equipped photo studio; --Resources to facilitate skills development – authorized courses, photography workshops, masterclasses and portfolio assessments, discussions and information transfer opportunities for professional and amateur photographers; --Resources for promoting photographers – exhibitions, author photography sales events and creative residencies. The partner from Norway - Morten Bruun - will be actively involved in the construction of the center and the services offered, providing lecturers and mentors from Norway, communicating the project in Norway and supporting the development of the center. The results of the project are 3 jobs, 1215 participants in cultural activities, 1 SME supported, 7 professionals with skills/expertise developed at the workplace, 22 contemporary art activities supported and the strengthening of bilateral collaboration. The Photography Resource Center project is financed by the EEA Grants 2014 - 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Program. ..... The EEA Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. There are two overall objectives: reduction of economic and social disparities in Europe, and to strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. The three donor countries cooperate closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The donors have provided €3.3 billion through consecutive grant schemes between 1994 and 2014. For the period 2014-2021, the EEA Grants amount to €1.55 billion. More details are available on: www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro . RO-CULTURE is implemented in Romania by the Ministry of Culture through the Project Management Unit. The Programme aims at strengthening social and economic development through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management. The total budget amounts to almost 34 million EUR. For more details access: www.ro-cultura.ro

co-founder and educational management Andreea Leu Formed as a psychologist with studies in pedagogy, with 15 years of experience in consulting in non-reimbursable funds and interested in the connection between image and memory, Andreea created CdRF to support the development of the professional and artistic journey of photographers in Romania. Read More CdRF gallery director and artistic coordinator Sorin Florea Curator, visual artist and has experience in cultural management. He describes himself as "a creator of stories that need to be told" and his artistic projects lean towards cultural and anthropological exploration. He has exhibited at MARe, MNȚRplusC and SR Gallery (Brussels). Read More communication and graphic design Diana Băcioiu Passionate about Tyler the Creator, graphic design, and art, Diana creates the CdRF visual identity, supports the organization of CdRF events, and manages the CdRF library. Read More archives coordinator Alex Molovata After a long career in photojournalism and photo editing, for the past years he has specialized in organizing photography archives and using DAM technologies. Alex manages and archives all visual content created by CdRF and implements digital asset management solutions. Read More photographic tehnique and projects lecturer Andrei Păcuraru Has been a photographer since he was 16 and a photography lecturer since he was 20. In his career, Andrei has successfully juggled multiple types of commercial photography and for some time now, he has chosen to focus on artistic photography. He is very interested in exploring photographic technique as a means of artistic expression. Read More history of photography lecturer Cristina Irian Is a research-based artist, researcher and curator, active in the field of collections, photographic archives and multimedia projects, with a PhD in visual arts. Her artistic practice focuses on objects of memory and integrates photographic materials into contemporary artworks, with which she has participated in over 50 exhibitions. Read More studio photography lecturer A photographer with over 20 years of experience in advertising, fashion, and product photography. His career began in high school, and his passion turned into a refined aesthetic that combines naturalness with the poetry of light. In recent years, Ionuț has focused on food, corporate, and still life photography. Read More personal style lecturer Natan Dvir A teacher, artist, and editorial photographer, Natan is currently the educational director of the Houston Center for Photography (HCP) and was formerly the associate director of the International Center for Photography (ICP). His personal work focuses on the human aspects of cultural, social, and political issues. Read More street photography and portfolio lecturer Toma Hurduc He studied image at UNATC. Toma often works with analog techniques and various forms of print and presentation. Through his photography, he questions the human perception of reality, fear, anxiety, ephemerality and the construction of memory. He has had solo and group exhibitions both in the country and abroad. Read More co-founder and financial management Ion Borșan Ion has extensive experience in management and PR, is passionate about history, gastronomy and culture. In photography, he started by organizing workshops showing the histories of Bucharest and ended up creating and developing the Photography Resource Center. Read More communication and the CdRF space coordinator Alexandru Borșan Has been working in communication strategies, brand development and PR for over 20 years. Passionate about skiing and art, Alex is the one who organizes CdRF events, implements the CdRF communication plan and can talk to you for hours about the new coffees at the CdRF café. Read More educational and artistic assistent Daria Radu Freshly returned from her studies in photography abroad and with an interest in both curatorship and also cultural journalism, Daria is the newest member of the team, being involved in everything CdRF. Read More IT and administration Ștefan Trăsnea Passionate about photography, Ștefan is the one who keeps our archives, website, and space in perfect working order. Read More visual storytelling lecturer Cornel Lazia Has a doctorate in cinematography and media, is a lecturer at UNATC, a nationally and internationally exhibited artist and a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the commercial field – fashion, advertising, music album covers, corporate, etc. Read More documentary photography lecturer Ioana Moldovan Freelance photojournalist, documentary photographer, writer and published author. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, Bloomberg, among others. Ioana's photographs have won awards, illustrated books, and been featured in numerous national and international exhibitions. Read More analogue photography and developing lecturer He created °isopatrusute, the film photography lab. With a background in cinematography, Matei is concerned with creating a bridge between the creative and the practical; through his laboratory and knowledge he offers photographers the technical means and support to bring their projects to reality. Read More theory and storytelling lecturer Panos Kasimis Is a visual artist and teacher with 4 decades of experience. He works on personal projects that he transforms into books and exhibitions, but also for magazines, institutions and independent publications. His work explores social behavior and the physicality of human contact with the urban/natural environment. Read More street photography lecturer Greg Mo Specializes in street photography and conceptual practices. Based in Cambodia, his work explores everyday life, social spaces, and urban narratives in a surreal manner. His series “Tonle Soap” was exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles (2023) and the Angkor Photo Festival (2025). Read More CdRF team Educational team CdRF's mission is the internationalization of Romanian photography; long-tem, we want Romanian photographers and their photographs to have a greater presence, higher value and better visibility in international markets. We strongly believe that this can be achieved through education, direct support for photographers, collaboration and audience development. We are here to develop the necessary framework for photography and you, our students, clients, participants and friends, to fill this framework with your vision. After reading about us, we invite you to meet us at Popa Tatu 68. CdRF gallery's artists PAC Ruuca Mărgescu Barista/ Events Angelica Maria Raluca Dobre Partners and collaborators Rezo Agency/ Wiktoria Michałkiewicz Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center Landskrona Foto Growing Pains Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art °isopatrusute Kodex Studio 82 Reptilianul

Exhibition Advanced course. The Photographic Project with Andrei Păcuraru Details In-depth course on documentary photography with Ioana Moldovan Details Advanced course. The Photographic Project with Andrei Păcuraru Buy Tickets Advanced Course: Studio Photography with Ionuț Staicu Buy Tickets Women Photographers in History with Ana-Cristina Irian Buy Tickets "The Open Image" Photography Course with Panos Kasimis Buy Tickets Introduction to Photography in China and Japan with Ana-Cristina Irian Buy Tickets Black and White Development Introductory Workshop Learn to develop your own film and work in the darkroom Buy Tickets 1-on-1 Workshop in the Development Room Light, expose and control the image on photographic paper Buy Tickets Visual anthropology workshop with Ana-Cristina Irian Details Street Photography Workshop with Greg Mo with Greg Mo Details Introduction to Personal Style in Photography with Natan Dvir Details "Strangely Familiar" Workshop with Panos Kasimis Details The Basics of the Portfolio and the Photographic Project with Toma Hurduc and Andrei Păcuraru Details Black & White Film Developing Workshop with Matei Dumitru and Ionuț Staicu Details Introduction to Studio Photography with Ionuț Staicu Details Street Photography Workshop with Toma Hurduc Details Introduction to Documentary Photography with Ioana Moldovan Details Load More

Masterclass Advanced course. The Photographic Project with Andrei Păcuraru Details In-depth course on documentary photography with Ioana Moldovan Details Advanced course. The Photographic Project with Andrei Păcuraru Buy Tickets Advanced Course: Studio Photography with Ionuț Staicu Buy Tickets Women Photographers in History with Ana-Cristina Irian Buy Tickets "The Open Image" Photography Course with Panos Kasimis Buy Tickets Introduction to Photography in China and Japan with Ana-Cristina Irian Buy Tickets Black and White Development Introductory Workshop Learn to develop your own film and work in the darkroom Buy Tickets 1-on-1 Workshop in the Development Room Light, expose and control the image on photographic paper Buy Tickets Visual anthropology workshop with Ana-Cristina Irian Details Street Photography Workshop with Greg Mo with Greg Mo Details Introduction to Personal Style in Photography with Natan Dvir Details "Strangely Familiar" Workshop with Panos Kasimis Details The Basics of the Portfolio and the Photographic Project with Toma Hurduc and Andrei Păcuraru Details Black & White Film Developing Workshop with Matei Dumitru and Ionuț Staicu Details Introduction to Studio Photography with Ionuț Staicu Details Street Photography Workshop with Toma Hurduc Details Introduction to Documentary Photography with Ioana Moldovan Details Load More

Area You will find us in Popa Tatu street, no. 68. Enter the courtyard with confidence, admire the exhibitions that accompany you on the way to us, and you will reach us. From Monday to Thursday, we are open from 10:00 to 18:00. We are open until 22:00 on Fridays. On Saturdays and Sundays, the space is dedicated to our students for workshops, courses and other educational activities. Library with over 100 photography titles, albums and magazines, books by and about photography and photographers, and convenient spaces to browse. Workspace meaning two powerful computers (a Mac and a Windows for all tastes) with Lightroom, Photoshop and more. The lecture hall where we hold theoretical sessions but where you can also hold meetings. Small studio for exercises, practice and experiments, where you can spend hours learning to match lights or shoot smaller products. Old-style developing camera to practice developing black and white photo films or to experiment with various techniques like analog Photoshop. Small event space and exhibition space where we gather every Friday evening and talk about photography.

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The Photography Resources Center You can find us at Popa Tatu Street, no. 68, Bucharest. The schedule during this period is: Monday - closed Tuesday - Friday - 9:00 - 18:00 Weekend - 10:00 - 18:00 The Gallery CdRF Gallery mainly promotes contemporary Romanian photography, in an active dialogue with the international scene, through external partnerships and collaborations. We support hybrid formats, in which photography is integrated into installations and interdisciplinary projects. Occasionally, within the annual program, we develop collaborations with other forms of visual art — sculpture, painting, film, collage. The exhibitions are conceived as immersive experiences, adapted to the gallery space. The courtyard One of the "hidden" gardens of Bucharest. You will find painters at one table, art students at another, expats at another table, photographers a little further away. It is a friendly place for children and animals. You can also use your laptop if you like. The cafe We have specialty coffee, matcha, craft beer, wine and classic cocktails. Plus snacks. You can drink your coffee in the gallery, in the library or in our courtyard, in the shade of the fig or cherry tree (your choice). The three baristas are either art students or art graduates and can explain what is on show in the gallery. The Library In our library we have almost 500 titles, albums and photography magazines, books with/about photography and photographers, and cosy spaces to browse through them. Outdoor exhibition space We have set up the CdRF gangway as an outdoor exhibition space (but protected from rain and strong sun). If you want to exhibit your works, send us an email at hello@cdrf.ro with your exhibition proposal. You produce your works and we mount them on the gangway and promote the exhibition. Studio We have a small studio. It is always available to our students for practice. Otherwise, we use it for filming interviews, podcasts, and more. Dark room Our developing room - we have the materials, we have people to teach you how to develop and enlarge, we have the necessary utensils.

BECOMING SILVIU GHEȚIE English Interview with Silviu Gheție When did you start taking pictures? I have been doing it for a very long time. I was about 20 years old, I started in ‘87. But the beginning was much more difficult because you didn't have access to materials, to information. I was self-taught, I worked in cellarss and I was taught how to enlarge by a guy who didn’ t really know how to do it either. But it was very exciting that I could express myself through photography. Me who was very confused and technical - I couldn't have painted, for example, I wouldn't have had the patience. You know that moment when you're in the present for a second or two and you snap the picture? That's how much I resisted staying in the present. One second - two. I was very agitated. I was looking in the mirror and I saw the face of a bunny. I couldn't take myself seriously. How did you go from miner to photographer? I was a student of mining sub-engineers and I worked half-time in the mine as a miner's helper, cleaning, supplying... And in the afternoons I went to classes. I was employed half-time, so I only worked 2 weeks a month. And one evening I was late for classes, I was walking in the halls of the faculty and I see an open door - I had already started taking pictures; I thought I was pretty good. It was after the revolution. And I saw an open door where a toilet was supposed to be, but it was disused and usually the door was always closed. The door is open, I see a photo lab, an old man. I say: Hello! Hello! Is this a photo lab? I take pictures too. Yes, look, I'm retiring now. And who comes in your place? I do not know. And how should I try? Well, ask the staff. I was completely innocent and had no idea how these things worked. I went to those ladies, as he told me. I asked around and entered the competition alone and ended up the university photographer. That's how I first became a photographer. In the meantime, I was collaborating with the first newspaper in Baia Mare and with all that I was super bored. I had too much time. I would arrive at 10 and leave at 12 because I was bored - that's a job where you had to stay. And I stayed there until I got a job at the second newspaper. That's how I became a photographer. What is the story of the picture of the man with the newspaper? He was the head of the communist party. The communist party was re-established for a short time after the revolution and his name was Ion Tution. He came to the newsroom - I don't know much about him. After he talked to the others, I called him there in a room, let me take your picture. He was a character, I saw him, with that crutch... And I made two pictures of Ion Tution like this, zac - zac. I have another one like that, Olteanu, quite a strange character from that period. He appears in the picture with the trombone and the rally behind. I photographed him because he was the head of the Romanian Communist Party in Baia Mare after the revolution and his name was Ion Tution. And he had a crutch like a saint. (editor’s note) The interview begins as an interview, but continues as a series of memories, as a discussion between two friends. Here you are looking at memory fragments; just as the memories do not respect a structural rigor, so this exhibition does not respect a rigor of exhibitions either. It is like a continuous flow produced by the hippocampus, neocortex and amygdala, rendered to you in a series of images and words. the 90s The picture of the cow, the woman and the tower is a classic. I was returning from a work trip with my colleagues from the newspaper and I asked them to make a pitstop because I had started a series with the tower - I thought since it is among the tallest towers in Europe it must be like the Eiffel Tower. And how many pictures are there of the Eiffel Tower, why wouldn't the Baia Mare Tower be my Eiffel. I started a life time project - I still have many pictures of the tower - I liked this image a lot because the background was good, everything was perfect. I've got the tower and our football stadium with the tower behind it and then just the empty stadium with one person sitting there - that's what I was doing at the time. Here I was influenced at that time by... you know these art photographers from the communist era who were taking these beautiful pictures with a guy in a suit playing the violin, with instruments that are photogenic, brass instruments set in the park with fog, a brass instrument or a violin on a bench, this style of pictures. And, no, most of them now seem like sentimentalities to me. The trombone, therefore, is a cultural quote from the repertoire of great art photographers – the trombone against the rally background seemed very appropriate to me. That was the idea. The union no longer exists, I don't know how many people from that picture no longer exist. This Phoenix is related to the tower because it is the union of the tower - you can put it next to the picture of the cow and the tower and they are related - with the history of the city. This is from my press days, that’s why I was at the rally. It was a beer drinking contest organized by local television. And that's pretty much the story. It's Bergenbier. They would drink, then go to the toilet, then drink again, until the first throw up. I went to the contest for the newspaper, but I took pictures for myself. I also gave them to the newspaper, but I always did them for myself. I didn't really care for the paper. I considered myself good enough not to care too much, and they appreciated me and left me alone. I liked my colleagues from the former newspaper - "Pentru Socialism" which became "Graiul Maramuresului" - they were fair play in a way, compared to what is now in the press. They really had respect, they had some principles. the 2000s In the 2000s I took a lot of wedding pictures. I did an exhibition with weddings in Bulgaria. At that time, in Baia Mare, wedding photos were outdated from a technical and conceptual point of view. They didn't know tricks, they didn't know how to put blur in images. Commercial wedding photography was just at the beginning and I already had a trained hand and quite capable devices. Back then I was one of the only ones with a real telephoto lens, the only one with good lenses. That's why they invited me to weddings. At first they called me to reformed weddings, also because they didn't have a community member who knew how to take good photos. And now I still go but only those who know what they want are calling me. Who wants someone discreet and to take atmospheric pictures for them. That's the thing about weddings. The last one was last year. Also a reformed wedding of a friend of mine. The Costinești wedding has a great story. I was a set photographer for Radu Munteanu's film. The movie was shot by the sea and I was on a terrace with the boys. It was the off-season, there was no one in Costinești. And it was the only restaurant open. Well, we were sitting there on the terrace bored, having the day off, semi-drunk, with the second director when I see this bride come into the hall and start dancing. We were outside. They were practicing for the waltz. I'm not a paparazzi, but encouraged by my colleagues, I went in and took their pictures. They didn't say anything. After which I continued to photograph during the wedding. I wasn't hired to take pictures; I sneaked in and took pictures. That was all. They didn't have anyone with pictures or video but they didn't comment that I did them either. It was great that evening. Everything was so unreal, like in a movie. Since about 2009 I have worked less and less at the newspaper. Newspapers had begun to disappear. I went to Bucharest where I did set photography; I also did events. after 2010 I was in Sighet, at the folklore festival, and I saw this lady; I still have a photo or two of her. You know I follow characters – first I catalogue them and then I follow them. I have them all in my head and make combinations with them. And this lady was super cool with the cigarette and that death metaphor in the back. I also used this picture for the Memento Mori project. Somehow the shadow of smoking hovered over her. This is from a wedding, flower power. I really like the composition because it's Bruegel style. It gives me a light, floating state... I would like to do more in this style. You see, it has a lot of characters, everything is as it should be. I like the one with many people because it's more complex in expressions. It was a sheep fair, with political guests, the locals were a bit drowsy from the heat, the picture is from the end of the day. Now I'm trying to take photos like these. The more experience you have, the more you understand; and now I understand more than when I started photography. And it's normal for the themes I tackle to change, to become more complicated. People think I was better at the beginning, I don't think so. I'm not the same person anymore and the world has changed a lot since then. I have photos taken a long time ago that I still like very much. I don't have a creative crisis. Now I can take pictures of the same intensity in two days that I used to take in 3 years. I'm not looking for themes; I just open my eyes to what is offered to me. Now I'm much faster – in the past I couldn't take pictures of people without them realising they are being photographed and come out naturally. It was something impossible for me. Now I'm on another level - from my point of view, which is also relative. I don't even try to beautify them too much anymore because I realized that it's not that important. Anyone can beautify, it's much more important that real moment that you capture, without showing yourself: look what a beautiful picture I took. That's kind of the point. I try not to appear in the picture myself. I don't want to shock with angles, lenses, colors, stuff like that. I'm not interested in that. now