After Dark

After Dark is a space where photo access members can come together to use the members’ facilities after hours. Over 4 Tuesday nights, you can come into PhotoAccess and use our desktops, film scanners, library, darkroom, and film developing room.

For all sessions, there will be a photo access tutor present to assist participants, answer any questions, and lend a general helping hand. This tutor will only be supervising, therefore if you are after a taught workshop, please look to our workshop page for upcoming courses.

After Dark is open to all photo access members who have varying levels of experience, preferably some experience already with our facilities. If you are wishing to use the darkroom and film developing room, some experience with using these spaces and equipment is highly recommended.

If you’ve taken any of our intro courses and are wondering what the next steps are for gaining more experience, this is it!

All After Dark participants must have been formally inducted into the photo access darkroom before starting the program. Please email [email protected] to arrange your induction if you have not had one already.

When & where?

After Dark runs in 4-week month-by-month blocks on Tuesday evenings from 6 pm-9 pm.

October dates are 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd.

November dates are 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th.

After Dark will not run in December.

What to bring?

We will provide all the chemical and equipment you need if you are using the darkroom or are developing film. All you need to bring is photographic paper, film, and any other materials you may want to use while in our facilities.

Photographic paper and film can be purchased from photo access during office hours (Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm)

The Fine Print

Enrolments for After Dark close at midday 12pm the Friday before the first session, 2024. As a not-for-profit, our financial margins are narrow and classes require a minimum number of participants to run. In the event that photo access cancels a workshop, refunds will be paid in full or a transfer allowed free of charge. If a class is postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule at a time convenient to enrolled participants.

photo access will happily refund or transfer workshop fees up to 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. If less than 7 days’ notice is given, photo access can offer a partial refund. Alternatively, enrolment can transfer to another workshop plus a $50 transfer fee. If less than 48 hours are given, no refunds or transfers can be given. 

If you are unwell and unable to make the course, please give us at least 24 hours notice. If you are absent from the class and have not notified us beforehand, no refunds or transfers can be given.