ABOUT US

DARKROOM USE BY RESERVATION ONLY

DURING THE HOURS OF….

Mondays  – Thursdays, 11AM-7PM

Fridays, 12-5PM

Saturdays, 1-5PM

** Off-hours available — just email or call.

LOCATION: 701 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126

PHONE: (408)971-4965

EMAIL: thedarkroomatdebug@gmail.com

WHO WE ARE: Part Photographers, part family.

The Darkroom is literally a physical space where you can develop and print black and white film and a global space of photographers building our community here in San Jose.

The Darkroom at Debug started as an idea by photographers with Silicon Valley De-Bug, a community organization in San Jose that produces media and leads community campaigns by the people most affected by community issues.  Photo Circle started in 2001 when we started meeting once a week under the guidance of Paul Myers, a local documentary  photographer who guided us through the different photography and story- telling techniques.  When Paul left to teach in Ventura, the group continued  meeting, bringing in new people, and has evolved to be more than just a  photography group — but a community, support group, even like family. Our  group became more than just critiquing  photos, but telling the stories behind  the photos -of our communities, lives, and families. Since then, we’ve brought  in new people, taught classes to newcomers, hosted shows, and produced  photo essays and projects that have been published in the magazine De-Bug.  The Darkroom at Debug is a natural extension of our community as we want to  open up our space to build and support the larger community of photographers.  The Darkroom shares space with the larger community media space that is  Silicon Valley De-Bug.