worthlessstudios photographer in residence
Know before you apply
- Photographers with independent darkroom experience
- Artists documenting a community or site
- Analog photographers developing a new body of work
- No current or planned art degree enrollment
- Independent darkroom experience required
- $1,500 stipend plus darkroom materials
The WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Photographer in Residence program is a unique 1-month-long analog photography residency taking place inside an Airstream trailer converted into a darkroom. PIR gives photographers and photography-based artists exclusive access to the Airstream darkroom to process film and make new work, plus a stipend, materials, and the possibility to host a public program.
Due to the mobile nature of the Airstream, artists in residence get to be embedded in a community or place they wish to document, with easy access to the darkroom to create a body of work that is site-specific.
Resident artists are selected through an open-call process, and will receive a stipend, free materials to take and develop photos, and free professional development opportunities. In residence, artists will create and print new photographs.
In 2027, seven artists will participate in a one-month residency from April to October. WORTHLESSSTUDIOS will offer residencies in the five boroughs of NYC, in partnership with local sites and arts organizations such as Alice Austen House (Staten Island), Inspiration Point (Bronx), The Green-Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn), The Center for Arts and Advocacy (Brooklyn), The Lower Eastside Girls Club (Manhattan), and NYC Parks (5 Boroughs).
MPORTANT DATES
October 2026: Finalists notified, virtual interviews will start to be conducted
December 2026: Photographers in Residence Confirmed
April 2027 – October 2027: Residencies take place, seven artists a year, one artist per month