Art is a journey for everyone. Creating art, in any medium, is fundamental to development, stress management, navigating life, and one’s well-being.

We strive to provide equitable access to creating art, through education.

Our particular medium is photography with an emphasis on analogue methods, but all arts and methods are encouraged in the space.

Photographic arts can have a particularly high cost barrier for entry, and we work to break that barrier down. We also serve as a community space.

The Tacoma Photo Center is a 501(c)(3) organization

Our Mission

Our Facilities

  • Our darkroom consists of eight enlargers, and can print negatives from 35mm to 4x5. We work with black and white chemistry. Our darkroom is also stocked with a number of alternative processes, including cyanotype, salted paper printing, and gum bichromate. We now offer RA-4 printing by appointment, please contact us for a reservation.

  • We provide chemistry for black and white processing, as well as C-41, E-6, and ECN-2. We keep equipment on hand to process a variety of equipment for all film formats.

  • Our digital lab consists of Apple computers paired with Epson flatbed scanners, along with a full-frame digital camera scanning system using a Filmomat autocarrier. All machines run the Adobe Creative Suite, SilverFast, and SmartConvert, allowing for high-quality scans with excellent detail, accurate color, and consistent results.

  • We have a large free camera library, and offer rentals of 35mm, medium, and large format, as well as lenses and lighting equipment.

  • We provide a lighting space that includes strobes, hot lights, and constant lights, as well as stands and backgrounds

From Our Community