The Boulder Photo Center was the first Photography School in the Boulder-Denver area. For more than 25 years we offered Classes through The City of Boulder Parks & Recreation Department, as well as through
The University of Colorado, and even, occasionally, a Film Darkroom Class for Naropa University and for a few High Schools and Grade Schools in the area.

The Boulder Photo Center has had several studio locations over the years, starting at 9th and Arapahoe, then North Broadway, then three different addresses on Pearl Street, and, since late 2013, we moved our studio to a great new location at 4593 North Broadway.
It is the largest, and the nicest, studio and classroom that we have ever had, and repeat students say the classes are even better now, and the parking is much better.

And, because using Film Cameras and Black & White Darkroom Photography are still popular, especially among younger photographers, we also built a nice new 500 Sq.Ft. Darkroom at 4949 N. Broadway, Studio 290. The photography world has certainly changed quite a bit in the last few years, and our courses are constantly being updated to reflect all the new options that are available today, but the essential photo basics are still relevant, whether you do Film, Digital or Cell Phone Photography
The Photo Center goal is to make the Art of Photography easier to do, for anybody, with any type of camera.

Don Oberbeck, the owner of the Boulder Photo Center, has been a professional photographer and a photography teacher for more than 35 years and he has taught more than 12,000 photography students during that time.
As a professional photographer he specializes in doing portraits, head shots, live events, weddings, sports action, and imaginative commercial product photography.