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Danny Sanchez

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Bay Area native with 💕 for art, instant film, toys, nature, & peculiar moments 📷🎞️✨

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Denton can't have all the instant fun. Cameras in for @sfinstantphotowalk, praying to Yoda that the Force is strong with us today.

Photo credit @achengphotos by @mrdannysanchez

Meet our Portfolio Reviewers!

Have your work seen one-on-one by the Bay Area's top photography professionals. Registrants to the 2026 PhotoAlliance Portfolio Review will each receive 8 twenty-minute, one-on-one review sessions with their chosen reviewers, where they can discuss their work and receive feedback, discuss their goals, and receive advice for artistic career advancement opportunities.

🗓️ Saturday, October 10
🕔️ 11 am - 7pm
📍 Harvey Milk Photo Center
50 Scott St, San Francisco, CA

——LINK IN BIO TO LEARN MORE——

Danny Sanchez @mrdannysanchez is the director at Themes+Projects gallery @themesandprojects . Since 2006, he has supported emerging artists in developing their artistic vision and navigating the fine art market, with an emphasis on editing and sequencing, pricing and editioning, and strategic positioning. He has been a portfolio reviewer, juror, and panelist for organizations including PhotoAlliance, PhotoCarmel, Review Santa Fe, Medium: A Festival for Photography, Photolucida Critical Mass, Denver Month of Photography (MoP), and the San Francisco Artist Network.

In addition to his role at Themes+Projects, Sanchez is an instant film photographer and active in the Bay Area photography community. He is involved with the San Francisco Instant Photowalk and served on the planning committees for PolaCon Bay Area and the inaugural PolaCon Portland in 2026. A Bay Area native, Sanchez holds a BFA in Art with a concentration in Photography from San José State University.

Interested in:
I am particularly drawn to narrative-based bodies of work, while remaining open to reviewing projects across all themes. As photography continues to evolve and redefine itself, I am also interested in work created through innovative or hybrid techniques. by @mrdannysanchez

April's SF Instant Photowalk is this Sunday 4/25 12-3pm led by @mrdannysanchez starting at:
➡️ Haight Street Art Center @haightstreetart to see "A View From the Throne"
➡️ Alamo Square
➡️ The Page Bar @thepagebar_sf
Everyone & All cameras are welcome.
#staybrokeshootfilm #useinstantfilm #believeininstant
📷 @mrdannysanchez by @mrdannysanchez

Friends at PolaCon. I might have frightened Daniel 😀 by @mrdannysanchez

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…When the Moment presents itself…
…opening vibe…
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…Instant Film Exhibition at Lee’s Launderette…
…curated by:
@mrdannysanchez
@themesandprojects
@ninianek
@analogforeverzine
@brian_brooks
@sfinstantphotowalk
and space
@leeslaunderette
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#instantfilmsociety
#galleryopening
#photoshow
#polaconbayarea
#shootanalog by @mrdannysanchez

“When the Moment Presents Itself”: An Instant Film Exhibition

On view: March 6–April 19, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, March 6 | 5:30–8:00 PM

As part of the celebration of PolaCon Bay Area 2026, an open call was extended to the instant film community. The resulting exhibition, When the Moment Presents Itself, brings together more than fifty artists working across instant film formats to explore spontaneity, chance, and the material presence of analog photography

The exhibition is curated by @mrdannysanchez (@themesandprojects ), @ninianek (@analogforeverzine ), and @brian_brooks (@sfinstantphotowalk ).

Keep up with @leeslaunderette for more information on the show! by @mrdannysanchez

🎉 Opening Reception
Friday, March 6 | 5:30–8:00 PM

📍 Lee’s Launderette
3151 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

📷🎞️✨
“When the Moment Presents Itself”
An Instant Film Exhibition

🖼️ On view March 6–April 19, 2026

As part of the pre-celebration of PolaCon Bay Area 2026, an open call was extended to the instant film community. The resulting exhibition brings together more than fifty artists working across instant film formats to explore spontaneity, chance, and the material presence of analog photography.

Join us for the artists’ reception on March 6.

Curated by
@mrdannysanchez @ninianek @brian_brooks

Continue the celebration the following week at @pola.con
Bay Area!

📍 Special Instant Photowalk
Friday, March 13 | 12:00 PM
Day 1 of 3 for PolaCon Bay Area

See link in bio for full PolaCon Bay Area details.

@pola.con @instantfilmsociety @sfinstantphotowalk by @mrdannysanchez

🌈 LOVE in All Colors

➡️ Credit: @mrdannysanchez
📍San Francisco, CA 2018
📸 Mint Camera SLR 670-S

#instantfilmproject by @mrdannysanchez

👋👋Hello again instant film friends!

Here is a friendly reminder there is still time to submit to the instant film exhibition open call, “When the Moment Presents Itself.” The final day to submit is Friday, February 13, 2026.

As part of the excitement for @pola.con Bay Area in March, this show celebrates spontaneity, chance, and the material presence of instant film photography. The theme of this exhibition is open to all subject matter and instant film formats, including Polaroid and Instax. Three-dimensional or sculptural works incorporating instant film or instant film emulsion lifts will also be considered. Artists may submit up to five images. There is no fee to enter this open call.

🗓️ Submission window: January 30 through February 13, 2026

🖼️ Exhibition dates: March 6 through March 29, 2026 at Lee’s Launderette in the Mission District in San Francisco.

🎉 Artist reception: Friday, March 6, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.

Exhibition curation by @mrdannysanchez , @ninianek , and @brian_brooks (@sfinstantphotowalk )

📷🎞️✨ Click on link in bio to submit and additional information! by @mrdannysanchez

👋Hello instant film friends!

With the excitement surrounding @pola.con Bay Area 2026, we are pleased to announce this open call for an instant film exhibition, “When the Moment Presents Itself.”

The exhibition celebrates spontaneity, chance, and the material presence of instant film photography. The theme of this exhibition is open to all subject matter and instant film formats, including Polaroid and Instax. Three-dimensional or sculptural works incorporating instant film or instant film emulsion lifts will also be considered. Artists may submit up to five images. There is no fee to enter this open call.

🗓️ Submission window: January 30 through February 13, 2026

🖼️ Exhibition dates: March 6 through March 29, 2026 at Lee’s Launderette in the Mission District in San Francisco.

🎉 Artist reception: Friday, March 6, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.

Exhibition curation by @mrdannysanchez , @ninianek , and @brian_brooks (@sfinstantphotowalk )

📷🎞️✨ Click on link in bio to submit and additional information! by @mrdannysanchez

Fun visit to Themes + Projects Gallery to see the Seiko Tachibana show and to get a sneak peek of Gitta Carnochan and her grandson Patrick Carroll’s exhibit opening on Feb 7! Great to see Danny Sanchez and compare our Polaroid cameras too. Bonus of getting a close up look at Arthur Drooker’s beautiful 36 Views book! ❤️@themesandprojects @mrdannysanchez @minnesotastreetproject #themesandprojects #minnesotastreetproject #sanfrancisco #sfartgallery #polaroid by @mrdannysanchez

Hi friends! Here is a quick preview of the “Instant Film Show,” curated by @jmarievaldivia x @sfinstantphotowalk

🍻The art reception takes place Thursday, July 10, from 7pm-late.

🗓️ Exhibition on view at @540bar July 10-August 10, 2025!

🤩Definitely a must see for instant film fanatics and art lovers!

#️⃣ #540InstantFilmShow #Polaroid #Instax #Instantfilm #BelieveInFilm #InstantFilmSociety by @mrdannysanchez