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THANKS TO THE METROWIDE festival Atlanta Celebrates Photography, October is photography month. The 7-year-old organization began by bringing in speakers and hosting special events. Now it seems practically every other institution in town has jumped on the bandwagon.

One hundred-plus galleries, museums, cafes, stores and law firms are hosting exhibitions this year. ACP's model even inspired a mini-photo fest in Pike County called Slow Exposures.

Marin Krohne (ENLARGE)
Marin Krohne's portrait of Joe Peragine (above) and Liz Von Hoene's photos of style and fashion will be on display during Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
Liz Von Hoene (ENLARGE)
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You'd be busy every day if you wanted to see it all. This sampling suggests some highlights you might want to pencil into your datebook. For complete listings, including addresses and maps, see ACP's Web site — www.acpinfo.org — or pick up a brochure at galleries around town.

OCT. 3

See "Democratic Republic of Congo: Forgotten War," featuring prominent photojournalists at the Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, before Ron Haviv's 7 p.m. lecture, "On the Front Lines of Today's Wars," at Rich Theatre in the Woodruff Arts Center (1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Midtown, 404-733-5000, www.woodruffcenter.org/wac/rent_07.html).

OCT. 7

Don the walking shoes: Amateur lensmen show their stuff — and our town — in "My Atlanta" in the Bath House at Piedmont Park (10th Street and Piedmont Avenue).

OCT. 9

Enjoy the first of a special Monday night film series at 8 p.m. at Eyedrum (290 Martin Luther King Drive S.E., Suite 8, Atlanta, 404-522-0655, eyedrum.org). It includes shorts by anthropologist Margaret Meade and artist Joseph Cornell.

OCT. 12

Demetrius Oliver and Matt Bryans take photography in unusual directions at the Contemporary (535 Means St., Atlanta, 404-688-1970, thecontemporary.org). Meet the artists at 6 p.m.

OCT. 14

Cure the (shutter)bug: Attend a fall foliage photography workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Dunwoody Nature Center (5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody, 770-394-3322, dunwoodynature.org).

OCT. 17

Elliott Erwitt, modern master, lectures at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum (571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, 404-727-4282, carlos.emory.edu) at 8 p.m. and signs copies of his book "Personal Best" afterward.

OCT. 19

Do Roswell: Meet artist Pam Moxley from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Heaven Blue Rose Contemporary Gallery (934 Canton St., 770-642-7380, heavenbluerose.com) or check out the ongoing Triple Entendre exhibition with Moxley, Corinne Adams and Gittel Price, until Oct. 29. You can also stop by Roswell Photographic Society's Alive After Five show (roswellphotosociety.org, aliveafterfiveroswell.com) and the Canton Street Cafe (952 Canton St., 770-587-0933) in downtown, where more photography awaits.

OCT. 22

Take a field trip: See Southern icon William Christenberry at the Birmingham Museum of Art (2000 Eighth Ave. N., 205-254-2566, artsbma.org). There's also a photo retrospective and a conversation with critic Andy Grundberg from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

OCT. 24

Listen to rising star Shannon Ebner's talk at 7 p.m. at the High Museum (1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta, 404-733-4444, high.org).

OCT. 26

Check out Atlanta fashion and lifestyle photographer Liz Von Hoene and her exhibit at the Art Institute of Atlanta (6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, 770-394-8300, artinstitutes.edu/atlanta/gallery.asp).

OCT. 28

Play hide-and-seek: Find the photos Matt Haffner has posted around Midtown and downtown for Atlanta Celebrates Photography's public art project.