SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 14, 2000


                                PHOTOWORKS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        Washington                    000-15338                   91-0964899
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                              1260 16th Avenue West
                            Seattle, Washington 98119
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 281-1390



Item 5.  Other Events.

     On February 14,  2000,  PhotoWorks,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  issued a press
release relating to the closing of a $15 million financing  previously discussed
in the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending December
25,  1999.  The  February  14, 2000 press  release is attached to this report at
Exhibit 99.1.

     In the financing, which was led by Orca Bay Partners and its affiliates and
Madrona  Venture  Group,  the Company issued 15,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock  which  are  convertible  into  3,157,895  shares  of  common  stock  at a
conversion  price of $4.75 per share and warrants to purchase  789,474 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share.

     The terms of the Series A Preferred  Stock are set forth in the Articles of
Amendment  which are  attached to this  report as Exhibit  3.1 and  incorporated
herein by reference.  The Series A Preferred is convertible into common stock at
the  holders'  option at any time  after  August  1,  2000,  or upon an  earlier
secondary  offering  by the  Company or merger or sale of the  Company  which is
approved by the Company's board of directors.  The holders of Series A Preferred
are entitled to elect one director and an additional  director at any time there
are 10,000 or more shares  outstanding.  The holders of Series A Preferred  have
rights to approve certain corporate actions but otherwise vote as a single class
with the  common  stock on an  as-converted  basis.  The Series A  Preferred  is
entitled  to  receive  cumulative  dividends,  which  must  be paid  before  any
dividends are payable on the common stock, at the rate of 6% (which may increase
to 10% in certain  instances)  but only when and if declared  by the Board.  The
Series A Preferred is also  entitled to a  liquidation  preference of $1,000 per
share of Series A  Preferred  plus the  amount of  dividends  which  would  have
accrued  at the rate of 6%.  The  Company  has the right to redeem  the Series A
Preferred at any time after February 14, 2003.

     In connection  with the sale of the Series A Preferred  and  warrants,  the
Company  also  entered  into an  Investor  Rights  Agreement  which  grants  the
investors  certain  rights to require  the  Company to  register on Form S-3 the
shares of common stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of the Series A Preferred or
exercise of the  warrants  or to include  such  shares in a  registration  being
effected for the Company's own account.  In addition,  this agreement grants the
investors certain pre-emptive rights to purchase  additional  securities offered
by the Company.

     On February,  16, 2000, the Company issued a press release  relating to the
resignation  of Sam  Rubinstein  from the  Company's  board of directors and the
reduction in the number of directors elected by the holders of common stock from

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five to four. In addition,  the Company announced the appointment of Ross Chapin
from Orca Bay Partners and Paul Goodrich from Madrona Venture Group, as nominees
of  the  holders  of the  recently-issued  Series  A  Preferred  Stock,  thereby
increasing  the size of the board of  directors  to six.  The  February 16, 2000
press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

         3.1      Articles of Amendment dated February 9, 2000.

         4.1      Form of Warrant to be issued to  investors  under the Series A
                  Preferred Stock and Warrant  Purchase  Agreement dated January
                  31, 2000.

         10.1     Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase  Agreement dated
                  January 31,  2000 by and among the  Company and the  Investors
                  listed on Exhibit A thereto.

         10.2     Investor Rights Agreement dated February 14, 2000 by and among
                  the Company and the Investors listed on Exhibit A thereto.

         99.1     Press Release issued by the Company on February 14, 2000.

         99.2     Press Release issued by the Company on February 16, 2000.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                            PHOTOWORKS, INC.




                                            By: /s/ Loran Cashmore Bond
                                                Loran Cashmore Bond
                                                Chief Financial Officer and
                                                Treasurer

         Date:  February 16, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         3.1      Articles of Amendment dated February 9, 2000.

         4.1      Form of Warrant to be issued to  investors  under the Series A
                  Preferred Stock and Warrant  Purchase  Agreement dated January
                  31, 2000.

         10.1     Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase  Agreement dated
                  January 31,  2000 by and among the  Company and the  Investors
                  listed on Exhibit A thereto.

         10.2     Investor Rights Agreement dated February 14, 2000 by and among
                  the Company and the Investors listed on Exhibit A thereto.

         99.1     Press Release issued by the Company on February 14, 2000.

         99.2     Press Release issued by the Company on February 16, 2000.