Community Focused Photography Space in Corvallis, Oregon
Light Rider Studios (LRS) offers Services; Lessons; & DIY space use, including Membership to make photography accessible.
Artist Koa A. Tom opened LRS in 2026 to share their love of light-drawing. Koa still uses the Pentax K1000 35mm film camera they got at 13, & thinks digital tools have enlivened historical photographic techniques.
At Light Rider Studios, Koa invites you to see photography as more than an image.
Ride the light !
Hours //
12 – 5 PM Sun-Tue & Fri /drop-in for services & DIY space use
Address // behind 2150 NE Conifer Blvd on Vine
Phone // (541) 602 – 4342
Email //info@ lightriderstudios . com
We have film drop spots at Spicy Pedals, Corvallis & Browsers Bookstore, Albany !
Vision
Light Rider Studios is a community photography studio where the connections between people, place & time that light-writing (photo-graphy) offers are fostered.
Albany-Democrat Herald story & Corvallis Advocate article about us .
Mission
Anyone wanting to respectfully explore their stories & the those around them using Photography, artist Koa A. Tom welcomes you to share their studio. At The Studios (plural because of you) we honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. Our role in this tradition is growing photography that empowers community by recycling materials; restoring photographic documents & art thereby preserving history; & by encouraging individuals to safely explore avenues of photography in their path of expression & understanding.
John Ritchie Images blog post about us .
in entering this Space & utilizing its services & other offerings, you honor our Community Agreement :
Folx Are Sayin’
“you have given me something precious… . Now, everyday when look at it, I get to see my dad in a very vivid way.” – Deborah G., restoration recipient
“A wealth of knowledge.” – Rachel Wilson, mixed media artist
” it reminds me of Stranger Things” – overhead from one friend to another
