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Summary
Penumbra Foundation is seeking candidates for an intensive internship focused on preserving a project from an artist’s archive using Penumbra’s Digitization System.
The Digitization Internship provides the opportunity to gain invaluable artistic and professional skills through experience with artists and their archives. Given the fact that there are many artists’ archives which are at risk of being lost, this internship offers participants the chance to play a part in photographic preservation that is invaluable to artists’ careers as well as provide a historical record.
The program will run from September 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027, spanning a four-month internship period with a scheduled break during the holiday season. The position requires a commitment of 15 hours per week, for a total of 240 hours over the course of the program.
Key Details
Benefits:
- $4,000 stipend for full participation (+ $500 for transportation and meals)
- Valuable training and work experience as well as an opportunity to build their professional network
- Free Penumbra student membership which provides access to PF facilities and events. Interns will be welcome to use facilities to print their own work outside of internship hours.
- Free film processing at LTI-Lightside for the duration of their internship
- Interns will gain valuable hands-on experience working with a range of equipment, building practical skills they can carry forward into their careers.
Term: September 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027 (240 hours)
Schedule: 15 hours/week
Deadline: 06/25/2026 (11:59 PM EDT)
Eligibility
Intern Requirements/Qualifications
- Applicants must be full-time US residents. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas.
- This position is fully in-person. Applicants must live in or near NYC.
- The program requires a commitment of 15 hours per week for four months (240 hours total), Monday through Friday between 10 AM and 6 PM.
- Applicants should be early in their careers: either in school studying photography or demonstrating an equivalent commitment to a career in photography.
- 2 references that can verify a history of reliability, communication skills, respect and engagement in a work and/ or learning environment are required in the application.
- Applicants should have a clear passion for their practice and photography as a whole
- Applicants must be extremely punctual and communicative
- Archiving experience is helpful but not required
About
Penumbra Foundation is a non profit organization that brings together the Art and Science of Photography through education, exhibitions, research, outreach, public and residency programs.
Its goal is to be a comprehensive resource for photographers at any level, artists, students, professionals, historians, researchers, conservators and curators.
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To apply for this job please visit www.penumbrafoundation.org.