As a teenager in the mid-1970s, Jack Turkel combined his passions for photography and space exploration by building this incredible spaceship-themed darkroom in his parents' basement.
Several years ago, he visited his old house. The current owners had left the darkroom mostly as it was. From PetaPixel:
Many of the design components were actually functional: one switch would life a door on the side of the room, and a sensor-equipped cassette player would play electronic "bridge sounds" as you entered the room.
Press a small button under the sink, and a second cassette player would play engine noises through a speaker.
"Windows" in the room were actually glass panels that simulated stars using a light bulb and a surface poked full of tiny holes.
"This Basement Darkroom from 1975 Was Designed to Look Like the Bridge of a Spaceship" (PetaPixel, thanks David Steinberg!)
Jack Turkel (JACKJAYdigital)
