Brooklyn Film Camera

A team you can trust.

We are a small team of dedicated photographers and creatives working to make the film community better. Passionate about our products and committed to providing the best possible care for your cameras.

Our team includes professionally trained camera technicians, experienced business professionals, and passionate camera enthusiasts — all working together to provide expert service and exceptional care for every camera that comes through our doors.

Meet the team

16 people
Spike
Spike
Head Cat

Spike is often hanging around the shop saying hi to people. You may often see spike with grease marks on his nose and paws from all of his nighttime camera work. He loves to be pet & lounge on our orange office couch.

Poppy
Poppy
Cat

Poppy enjoys knocking things over, sleeping in our kitchen cabinets, and occasionally roaming the neighbors yards. If you're lucky you'll get a pet, but probably just a meow from afar.

Ben
Ben
Owner & Operator

Ben owns and operates Brooklyn Film Camera.

Taylor
Taylor
Camera Tech Manager

Taylor is a freelance camera assistant, graphic designer, and lens tech at BFC. Her path through the film world started behind the camera, but eventually she found herself drawn to what's inside the gear. There's an art to fixing something broken — restoring a lens, cleaning out the years, and revealing its history.

Griffin
Griffin
She/They
Operations Manager

Griffin does construction, project management, some photography, and bartending. When not working you may catch them playing pool, pinball, or biking around Brooklyn.

James
James
Lead Camera Tech

James was formally trained in film camera repair by some of the last factory trained film camera technicians in the world during his tenure at Nippon Photo Clinic Inc. At this point, he tends to fix more cameras than he breaks - which he thinks is pretty cool. When he's not busy with that, you can find him exploring on his bike with his camera, behind the camera on film sets, or playing his guitar, probably with his camera nearby

Coco
Coco
Clerk

Coco is a multimedia artist and musician who lives in Brooklyn.

Hannah
Hannah
Marketing + Events Planner

Hannah manages social media, design, and events planning. She enjoys tactile forms of creation just as much as she loves pushing pixels. In her free time, she enjoys experimenting with textiles, developing film, baking bread, jumping in lakes, and being with friends.

Dan
Dan
Clerk / Events / DJ

Dan Hureira is a photographer and music enthusiast. He throws parties and produces music as part of his record label Bouquet. Dan is one of the many faces you'll see behind the counter providing excellent service.

Addie
Addie
he/they
Office Manager

If you've ever seen someone on a neon green bike on the hunt for vanity plates, it was probably Addie. The Office & Fulfillment Coordinator at BFC, Addie can otherwise be found behind the camera or off somewhere reading a book. If you catch him without a Mets hat on, ask if everything's okay.

Sydney
Sydney
Camera Technician

Sydney Task (also known as Syd) is a photographer, filmmaker, animator, and serial hobbyist. When she's not clerking at BFC, she might be rock climbing, drawing silly characters, learning the banjo, or roaming the streets with a camera in hand.

Malaya
Malaya
She/Her
Camera Technician

Malaya is a Brooklyn-based collage artist, collector and maximalist. She uses primarily found imagery and words in her work but occasionally incorporates her own photography. She collects just about everything, including but not limited to tiny trinkets, snoopy toys, ceramic rabbits, magazines, etc. When she is not repairing cameras at BFC she is usually rewatching her favorite movies and tv shows, decorating her home, making art or scrolling on pinterest.

Shanna
Shanna
Photographer & Purchaser

Shanna is a freelance photographer, retoucher, and the owner of Larkhill Prints. When she's not hanging out with her Frenchie or trotting the globe, you can find her at BFC.

Isabelle
Isabelle
SX-70 Lead Tech

Isabelle is a visual artist with a focus in painting and printmaking. Often drawing from her own photography as reference for her artworks, film photography has been an exciting space for expanding this practice.

Mitch
Mitch
Camera Buyer

Mitch is an old-time fiddle and banjo player currently living in southern Spain. He has been involved in the film photography world since joining the Impossible Project in 2014, and is now the lead camera buyer for BFC.

Ingridi
Ingridi
SX-70 Tech

Ingridi Viruel is a photographer and filmmaker originally from Brazil. When she is not at BFC, she likes to experiment with portraiture and alternative processes.

Interested in joining our team?

We're always looking for passionate people who love film photography.

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