PAC LA and PCC Present "Second Sight: Photography Festival"

Second Sight

Photography Contest and Public Photography Festival

May 9, 2026

Pasadena City College

PAC LA is pleased to announce Second Sight, a student photo contest (entry has closed) and student photo festival organized in partnership with Pasadena City College (PCC). This exciting collaboration marks the first program presented under the auspices of PAC LA's new community-driven Partners initiative.
Free to attend, the Second Sight photo festival will be held at PCC on Saturday, May 9th from 10am until 6pm. This event will feature workshops, talks, an awards ceremony, an exhibition opening, and a resource fair. More details about the day's activities can be found here. Each event at the festival is open to all, though capacity for workshops and talks is limited.
Join us to celebrate the creative talents of PCC students on what promises to be an inspiring, enriching day for the local photography community!

The festival is free to attend and open to all!

**This ticket is free and provides entrance to the festival events at Westerbrook Hall in the afternoon. The morning workshops are non-ticketed and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to capacity limits, with priority given to students. Thank You!

Schedule of Events

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Student Workshops

(these are all in the Center for the Arts Building)

Workshops are open to attendees, first come, first serve. Priority going to students, for limited capacity sessions.

1. Cyanotypes with Felix Quintana (CA305)
2. 8x10 Paper Negatives with Alejandro Sanchez (CA211)
3. Collage with Las Fotos Project (CA 203)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch: bring a lunch or visit an off campus eatery!

12:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Panel Discussion

Bridging the Gap from School to Career:

Pathways and Opportunities in Photography with Arlene Mejorado, Manjari Sharma, and Brandon Tauszik (Westerbeck Hall)

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Awards Ceremony & Judge Presentations by Soo Kim and Linde Lehtinen (Westerbeck Hall)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Second Sight Exhibition Reception

Join us to celebrate selected PCC photo contest winners at the opening with a catered reception and a photo community resource fair (Boone Gallery)

Parking

Park in Lot 5 off Bonnie Ave and Del Mar, parking costs $2 for the day.

The campus map is at the bottom of this page, and link to campus map is here.

Top Image © Teresa Barton

All images from student entrants from the 2023 festival.

© Frank Cole

© Chialing Hsueh

© Alexandria Tahmassian

© Jacqueline Lee

© Emi Ramos

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