Four Poses, Five Minutes: The Last Analogue Color-Photo Booth in America
It’s been 100 years since the invention of the color photo booth, which used a chemical “dip and dunk” process to develop images on the spot. Today, only one remains in operation, and it's in Berlin.
But for decades, a quieter, lesser-known booth ran out of an old arcade in Sylvan Beach, New York. It operated on a stockpile of supplies bought in the 1990s and stayed alive thanks to one family's dedication. It wasn’t something you'd find trending online. It was a local fixture, hidden in plain sight.
Today Radio Catskill’s Jamie Case speaks with Emily Botehlo, a photobooth enthusiast, about the final season of the Sylvan Beach booth, its quiet legacy, and how it was passed from one passionate family to another.
