darkroom
noun
dark·room
ˈdärk-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials
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His father, a hobbyist photographer, kept a darkroom in the house that sparked his son’s love of photography.
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Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Bushwick Community Darkroom gradually became a multi-functional photography center with private darkrooms, scanning facilities, and an exhibition space.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Inside, there’s thick cement flooring that supported the heavy printing presses that once operated here, and an old darkroom unused since the days of film.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2025
Lucia started searching for an alternative, frustrated by the lack of accessible darkrooms.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Bushwick Community Darkroom gradually became a multi-functional photography center with private darkrooms, scanning facilities, and an exhibition space.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Inside, there’s thick cement flooring that supported the heavy printing presses that once operated here, and an old darkroom unused since the days of film.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2025
Lucia started searching for an alternative, frustrated by the lack of accessible darkrooms.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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darkroom
noun
dark·room
ˈdärk-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
: a lightproof room used in developing photographic materials (as film and prints)
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