Parks and Facilities

About this Facility

Celebrating over 75 years, the Harvey Milk Photo Center is the oldest and largest community wet darkroom in the United States. The Harvey Milk Photo Center operates one of the largest operational public black and white photo darkrooms in the United States, with 35 enlarging stations in a 1700 sq ft room. We also offer a full Digital Lab at our facility to our members providing film scanning and digital printing services. 

Beyond providing access to our community darkroom and digital lab, we boast a diverse range of offerings including classes, workshops, membership options, a photo library, lectures, book signings, and numerous photography exhibits and events. The Harvey Milk Photo Center serves as a vibrant hub where the community converges to create, learn, share, and find inspiration.

The facility's library and photo processing lab are named in honor of renowned local photographer David Johnson, whose photography captured the daily life of San Francisco African Americans in the Fillmore District—from the neighborhood’s heyday in the 1940s and 1950s through the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

Visit the Harvey Milk Photo Center website for more information.

Programs at this Site
Our program annually now exceeds over 300 classes, workshops and lectures. All exhibits, lectures, special events, memberships, are available to the public. Our wide selection of classes and workshops are taught by working professionals within the industry, in both fine arts and commercial photography. We also offer numerous scholarships for anyone living in San Francisco wishing to take our classes.


 

Classes in photography for Teens and Adults, Virtual Photography classes, community dark room, and exhibits.

Report a Maintenance Issue
To report a maintenance or vandalism issue at this site, call 311, or click here.

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