Autophoto

AUTOPHOTO
Established2025
LocationLower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
TypePhotobooth museum
Websiteautophoto.org

Autophoto is an American analog photobooth museum based in New York City. The organization is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, operation, and exhibition of vintage chemical-process photobooths.[1][2]

The museum is New York City's first dedicated photobooth museum opening on the Lower East Side in 2025.[3][4]

History

Starting in 2009, Autophoto restores and maintains analog photobooths that use traditional wet chemical photographic processes rather than digital printing.[5]

Their photobooths were originally manufactured by companies such as Photomat and Auto-Photo during the mid-20th century.[6]

In 2025, Autophoto opened a museum and retail space on the Lower East Side of Manhattan dedicated to the history and operation of analog photobooths.[7][8]

The museum features restored booths, historical displays, and demonstrations of traditional photographic processing.[9]

Reception

Autophoto has received coverage from media outlets including NBC News, ABC News, Marketplace, Time Out New York, Gothamist, and The Guardian for its preservation work and museum concept.[6][10]

The museum is part of a broader revival of interest in analog photography and tactile media experiences.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Rorke, Robert (December 2025). "Your phone could never: A new NYC museum honors the photo booth". Gothamist.
  2. ↑ "AUTOPHOTO". Atlas Obscura.
  3. ↑ "NYC's first-ever photobooth museum is opening on the Lower East Side this month". Time Out New York. September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Inside NYC's first photo booth museum, which is drawing lines on the city's coolest street". Time Out New York. December 2025.
  5. ↑ "These Atlanta photo booths print film, not digital strips, in minutes". Atlanta Magazine. 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Photo booth turning 100: Meet the people keeping it alive". NBC News. December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Picture this: museum devoted to vintage photo booths". EV Grieve. October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Vintage analog photo booth museum in New York is full of nostalgia". PetaPixel. December 2025.
  9. ↑ "The photographer keeping the art of analog photo booths alive". Marketplace. December 2025.
  10. ↑ "ABC News segment on AUTOPHOTO". ABC News.
  11. ↑ "AUTOPHOTO Vintage Photobooth Museum". Secret NYC. September 30, 2025.
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