The WORTHLESSTUDIOS Photographer In Residence (PIR) program is a unique 1-month-long photography residency taking place inside an Airstream trailer converted into a Darkroom. PIR gives analog photographers and photography-based artists exclusive access to the Airstream darkroom to process film and make new work.
Due to the mobile nature of the Airstream, artists in residence gain direct access to a community or place they wish to document, maximizing their use of the darkroom and creating a body of work that is site-specific.
RESIDENTS GET
Exclusive access to Airstream darkroom for 4 weeks
$1,500 artist stipend
Darkroom chemistry, film, and photo paper
The option to host a public program
2 free workshops on scanning and digital printing by Brooklyn PrintWorks
Press packet materials
Open from November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM (EST) - January 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM (EST)
A MOBILE DARKROOM
A 1973 Airstream trailer was restored and converted into a fully operational professional-grade darkroom.
The darkroom has all the elements necessary to develop and print photographs, providing photographers with the tools to process their work on-site.
In recent years, the Airstream has traveled to multiple destinations for the FREE FILM project. In this program, free rolls of film are distributed to the general public, democratizing the documentation of our ever-shifting realities. The resulting images have been compiled into a series of hardcover photography books.
PAST RESIDENTS
From handmade photobooks to self-portrait projects, the residents have taken the program’s offerings in many different directions. Learn more about them:
