Logo for Bushwick Community Darkroom featuring a minimalist photo enlarger icon and bold black text.

Bushwick Community Darkroom is a shared, working darkroom and film lab run by people who actually use it.
Come develop film, take a class, show your work, and spend time in a space where process matters, questions are welcome, and everyone helps keep the fixer flowing.

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A place to slow down and make things by hand

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A place to slow down and make things by hand 〰️

Film photography classes, darkroom access, and community in Brooklyn

  • Person holding a strip of photographic film over a lightbox.

    Developing & Scanning

    Drop off your film, get your shots back quick — fresh scans, clean negs, done by people who actually care. Film’s not dead, it’s just waiting to be developed.

    Start your order
  • People developing black and white film

    Classes & Workshops

    New to film or want to level up? We’ve got workshops for total beginners, darkroom dabblers, and analog nerds alike. Come learn the magic — chemistry, printing, alt processes — from people who actually get it.

    Sign up
  • Woman focusing image at enlarging station preparing to make a black and white print in the darkroom under the red light.

    Darkroom Rental

    Bring your negatives to life in our fully equipped darkroom. Rent by the hour, day, or month — it’s your playground. Safelights, enlargers, vibes: all ready and waiting.

    Make a reservation
  • Three people engaged in conversation inside a room with lockers and a ladder in the background. One man is wearing a green cap, beige shirt, and beige pants. A woman with glasses and a gray blazer is holding a camera. The other man with dark hair and glasses is wearing a gray jacket, holding a drink, and has a camera hanging from his waist.

    Membership Program

    Want 24/7 access, member discounts, and a crew that gets your film obsession? Become a member and keep the lights low and the fixer flowing — anytime you want.

    Become a member
Exterior of Bushwick Community Darkroom, a brick building with large glass windows and an orange sign, showing a darkroom setup with photographic equipment inside illuminated by warm lighting.
A woman sitting in a room, holding a cup and gesturing with her right hand, with books and drinks on a table behind her.

About Us 

Bushwick Community Darkroom started in 2011, when Lucia Rollow turned a tiny basement storage unit in her Bushwick building into a DIY film lab. At the time, film labs were disappearing fast, and access to darkrooms in Brooklyn was shrinking. So she built what she needed — a place to develop, print, and learn together.

What began as a single enlarger in a basement grew into a collective of photographers, artists, teachers, and neighbors. Over the years, BCD has moved through a few different homes, each one shaped by the same idea: photography is better when it’s shared.

Today, our space on Himrod Street is a fully equipped, working darkroom with rental stations, classes for all skill levels, and a community of analog folks who care about process, curiosity, and taking care of the space — and each other.

Come through. We’re usually developing something.

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Your work belongs here.

Make your work — then show it off. We host group shows, pop-ups, art fairs, and open calls all year long, giving you real chances to share your vision with the community. Bring your photos out of the darkroom and onto the walls — let people see what you’ve made.

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Public Hours: Tues - Sat 12-8pm
All members get 24 hour access.

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