Why analog?

Analog photobooths are a magical remnant of the past, and a medium that a small but passionate community is keeping alive. There are currently fewer than 300 operating analog booths worldwide, and fewer than 100 in the US, so each one is incredibly special.

What’s the difference?

Unlike newer digital booths, analog photobooths produce a single strip that is truly one-of-a-kind. Behind the door is a tiny darkroom that each strip goes through, developing in real time. Often called dip-n-dunk booths, there is a mechanism called the spider that literally dips and dunks the strips through each solution bath.

Watch our video on how they work!

Where to find booths?

We are part of an incredibly creative and determined community dedicated to preserving analog booths worldwide. You can learn more and locate booths at Photobooth.net, which is an incredible steward of the medium and has a worldwide booth map.

You can also follow Four Poses Five Minutes, who is on a journey to visit every booth and has great info, or if you’re in New York visit Autophoto Gallery to learn the history!

how does someone get involved with analog booths?

Every photobooth technician, owner, and operator has had a different path, with many starting as photographers. We started as enthusiasts who were hired as technicians, then graduated to owning and operating our own booths! If you’re interested in training to be a technician, we recommend reaching out to local booth owners near you to see if they’re hiring. (Although we’re currently not.)

how do I BUY AN ANALOG BOOTH?

There are currently NO companies worldwide that are publicly selling analog photobooths.

Analog booths are extremely rare and hard to find, making purchasing them difficult and expensive.

(See our video here!)

If you’re truly interested in photobooths, we strongly recommend you start by getting invovled with the analog community in other ways.

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