Learn on the street
Small, street‑focused workshops and mentoring for photographers who want to move past tourist pictures into deliberate, authored work. In New York and beyond, we’ll work on how you see, how you move, and how you edit, so your photographs hold together as more than one‑off lucky frames.
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Half-Day NYC Photo Walk
$395
Per person · Maximum 4 participants
A 3.5-hour guided walk through SoHo, Chinatown, and the Lower East Side — the neighborhoods where my exhibited work was made.
Pre-workshop phone call
30-min creative brief + 2.5-hour guided walk
Live composition and light demonstrations
Closing image review
1-hour Zoom review within 2 weeks
Signed 5×7 print from my NYC collections
1:1 Mentoring (Online)
$175
Per session · 4-session package: $600
An hour on Zoom, focused entirely on your work. I review your images in advance so we spend the session talking, not sorting.
Pre-session questionnaire + image review
60-minute focused Zoom session
Portfolio, creative direction, Lightroom, or exhibition prep
Post-session follow-up email with notes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Not at all. The workshop is designed for people at different stages — from someone who just bought their first camera to someone who's been shooting for years and feels stuck. The group is capped at four, which means I can work with each person individually. If you know how to turn your camera on and you're curious about seeing more intentionally, you're ready.ption text goes here
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Whatever you shoot with. Digital camera is preferable as we aim to review photos on the day — otherwise it doesn't matter. Street photography is about seeing, not gear. If you have a 35mm or 50mm prime lens, bring it — those focal lengths work well for this kind of shooting. Otherwise, bring a charged battery, an empty memory card, and comfortable shoes. We'll walk about 3 miles over 3.5 hours.
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We go anyway. Some of the best street photography happens in rain — wet pavement, umbrellas, reflected light, people moving with purpose instead of wandering. I'll confirm with you the day before, and if conditions are truly dangerous, we reschedule. Otherwise, bring a rain jacket and a sense of humor.
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Completely normal. I still feel it. The difference between nervous and confident isn't that the nervousness disappears — it's that you learn to work with it. A big part of what we practice is how to be present in a scene without being intrusive, how to read body language, and how to photograph people in a way that respects them. By the end of the walk, most people are surprised at how natural it starts to feel. And in no way will photographing strangers be core to our session together.
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For the NYC workshop: click "Book Your Spot" above and choose an available date. You'll get a confirmation email with logistics and a short questionnaire.
For mentoring sessions: click "Schedule a Session" and pick a time that works. I'll send you the pre-session questionnaire within 24 hours.
For anything else, email me at hello@pauldomalley.com. I respond within a day or two.
I’ve spent years walking cities with a camera, long before I could explain exactly what I was doing.
The technical part came early enough—aperture, shutter speed, all the knobs and dials. What took time was learning to see: how to stand on a corner in New York and recognize the frame that’s already there—the shadow waiting for a passerby, the small gesture, the geometry between two strangers who don’t know they’re composing a picture together.
That shift didn’t happen in isolation. It came from being around other photographers—in workshops and festivals, in galleries, online and on the street. They let me watch how they saw, and that changed how I saw. These workshops are my way of passing that on: practical ways of seeing and working that you can use in New York or in whatever city you call home.
My Work Has Been Shown at
Soho Photo Gallery, New York · Leica Fotografie International, Wetzlar (3 features) · Fotografiska, Stockholm (World Photography Day) · Aesthetica Art Prize, York · Der Greif / Paris Photo · Berry Campbell Gallery, New York · LACP, Los Angeles · CultureLab LIC, New York · and 30+ exhibitions across four countries.
I trained at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and have been making street and travel work across New York, Miami, Japan, Ireland, UK, Romania and more.