Unfortunately our volunteer program is now closed.

Gowanus Darkroom is proud to support a handful of volunteer darkroom monitors. We are a close knit community dedicated to keeping the darkroom a positive working environment. Volunteers are expected to be a part of our community and be fully committed to the position. While we do train with new volunteers extensively, we are looking for highly experienced darkroom experts! If you’re at a beginner to intermediate level analog photographer, we recommend taking some of our classes, or simply renting the space to practice as much as possible.

During your shift, you’ll be expected to help customers around the space. Your role can range from mixing chemicals to troubleshooting a rogue enlarger. Responsibilities include: setting up the darkroom with chemicals, setting up enlargers with lenses, mixing chemicals, customer order management, helping customers, cleaning and keeping the space organized.

In exchange for volunteering, you gain membership level access to the space. This means you enjoy ALL the benefits that members share outside of your shift time.

Please note that this is an exclusive position with very few openings. It is an active role in our organization and you’ll be expected to treat it as such. If you feel you would be the perfect fit, let us know! It is possible that we may not need any volunteers at the moment, but we do have a waitlist which you may be put on if you seem like a good addition to the team. We will contact you if this is the case.