Date/Time
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 | 10:15am - 12:00pm
Where We Will Meet
Jane's Carousel 1 Old, Dock St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Where The Walk Will End
we can grab a beverage/bite and chat
About This Walk
The Adobe photo team is pleased to have Travis Keyes lead the photo walk in NYC.
Adobe Photowalk NYC | Empire of Light — Concrete & Catchlights with Travis Keyes
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 10:15 AM · Meet at Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn Bridge Park (DUMBO), right by the Brooklyn Bridge
I’ve been leading this walk in New York for years now, and every October it’s still my favorite day to pick up a camera. New York doesn’t pose for you. It moves, it interrupts, it changes the light on you mid-frame. That’s the whole point. You don’t get comfortable here — you get better. Concrete and catchlights. That’s the whole city in two words, and that’s what we’re chasing.
Every walk raises money for kids who need it.
This isn’t just a photo walk with a charity attached. It’s a worldwide fundraiser, powered by photographers, for Springs of Hope Kenya — a nonprofit home caring for children who’ve lost their parents or survived abuse and neglect. Many arrive malnourished, with no one left to care for them. Springs of Hope gives them a safe family, an education, and a real shot at the future they deserve. Every walker who joins is part of making that happen. So when you register, you’re not just claiming a spot on a sidewalk in New York — you’re putting a kid in a bed, a classroom, a family. That matters more to me than any frame we’ll make.
This year we’re turning it up.
Thanks to our sponsors Adobe (Lightroom + Photoshop) and Harlowe Creators, we’ll have professional models walking with us and real lights on the street. That means this isn’t only a street-photography walk — it’s a chance to shoot lit, directed portraits with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline as your backdrop. I’ll be working alongside you the whole way: how I see the light, how I place a subject against the chaos, how I get a real moment out of someone in ten seconds on a crowded corner. And because the picture isn’t finished when the shutter closes, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Lightroom and Photoshop tips along the way — the moves I actually use to take a street portrait from good to cinematic. Make sure to download Lightroom and Photoshop APPS to your phone ahead of time so you can follow along and try my favorite editing tips on the fly — we’ll be editing right there on the sidewalk. Ask me anything. No gatekeeping, ever.
Who this is for: Everyone. Phone, mirrorless, DSLR, film — if you love making pictures, you belong here. First-timers and working pros will both leave with frames they’re proud of.
The plan: We meet at 10:15 AM at Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park — you can’t miss it, the glass pavilion right on the water under the Brooklyn Bridge. From there we walk roughly [X miles] through DUMBO and along the waterfront, stopping at a few spots I’ve picked for the light: the cobblestones, the bridge underbelly, the skyline across the river. The models and Harlowe lighting setups rotate through the group so everyone gets their turn. We wrap at [end location] around [time], then head to [bar/café] to swap cards, compare shots, and talk about what we made.
Getting there: F to York St, A/C to High St, or the 2/3 to Clark St — all a short walk to the park. Ferry riders: the DUMBO/Fulton Ferry landing drops you practically at the carousel.
Bring: Your camera, a charged battery (or three), a memory card with room on it, comfortable shoes, water, and an open mind. Your phone with the Lightroom and Photoshop apps already installed (and signed in) so you can edit with me on the fly. A portrait-length lens (50–85mm) will be your friend around the lights, but shoot with what you have.
After the walk: I’ll be judging the photo contest for our walk — and I’ll be looking for honest, alive images, not perfect ones. Share your favorites with #WWPW2026 #EmpireOfLight #AdobePhotowalkNYC and tag me @traviswkeyes so I can find them and cheer you on.
Register, walk, shoot, give. See you at the carousel. Come say hi. Let’s build an empire of light — and do some good while we’re at it.
— Travis W Keyes
Sony Alpha Advocate · Adobe Ambassador · Harlowe Ambassador of Light