• Emerging and early career photographer with at least 3 years of darkroom training or professional darkroom use

• Body of work exhibits use and need of darkroom facility, such as black and white photography and printing, tin types and large format processing, alternative processing

• Has a project or goal that requires close proximity of darkroom to home or a specific site within a 3 hour drive from Brooklyn, NY

• Can spend a minimum of 20 hours/week in the Airstream Darkroom

Yes! We review applications on a rolling basis. When you resubmit, we will void your prior application and review the new one.

Due to the high volume of applications we request that only those with enough darkroom experience apply for the residency.

Please communicate your potential location in the application. Include an address and if this is an organization or business location please convey your relationship to them and your point of contact.

Host Requirements:

• Feasible and safe parking location

• Access to an outlet 120v or 220v to run extension chord within 50’

• Hose connection on street level within 100’

• Dimensions of trailer: 31’ l x 8’ w x 11’6"h. W need about 50’ continuous space to park it. We do not leave the truck hitched.

The Airstream Darkroom is fit for black and white, and we supply with corresponding chemicals, paper, and film. As it is a darkroom, you can do alternative processes and even color, but we do not have equipment for color processing or printing.

There are no expected final outcomes other than Deliverables of at least 10 images that capture you working in-residency. However, as we advertise to our community the work of our residents, we find well-rounded projects to best convey each photographer’s interests and voice. It is also helpful for applications to have a clear goal and sense of how the residency will specifically support your work and career.

This residency asks photographers to work on furthering their projects and skills in a highly independent manner. We encourage residents to experiment, take creative risks and push boundaries in order to learn from mistakes. We are attentive to questions and are available to speak throughout the weeks, and will respond to any issues with the Airstream if they arise.

We have many items stocked and ready to use, including the core items as follows:

Printing:

• Two Beseler enlargers

• Ilford Multigrade contrast filter

• Film carriers, 35mm, 120mm, 4x5

• Contact Proofer

• Easels, borderless easel

• 2 grain focusers

• Paterson Super System developing tanks

• GraLab 451 digital timer

• Lightbox

• Magnifier

Developing

• developing trays, 8x10 and 12x16

• Metal Reel devloping tanks

• Thermometers

• Sous-Vide heater

• Film retriever

• Sleeves