Australia’s photobooth people.
Reviving and operating vintage, analogue photobooths across Naarm / Melbourne, Australia.
Find our photobooths in Melbourne
Black-and-White Strips. Endless Stories.
Metro Auto Photo keeps tangible memories alive. We own and operate Australia’s last working chemical photobooths - seven original analogue photobooths across Naarm/Melbourne with more to come.
Photo by @chalkak.film
100 years of memory making.
Each booth has its own heartbeat - its own stories, quirks, and visitors. From Flinders Street Station to Collingwood and Carlton, our machines continue a ritual that hasn’t changed in decades: camera flashes, a short wait, and a strip that becomes a tangible memory. Yours to keep, forever.
The Shop.
From everyday totes to the Auto-Photo book documenting Alan Adler’s remarkable archive, our merch collection celebrates the people and history behind Melbourne’s real photobooths.
PLEASE NOTE IF ORDERING BETWEEN 5/4-10/4 IT WILL BE FULFILLED THE WEEK FOLLOWING 💌
Want to give the gift of tangible memories?
Introducing PHOTOBOOTH CARDS!
These cards can be used at our locations with card tap (current location list here).
$50 = $56 value! (7 strips) | $100 = $152 value! (19 strips)
These will be sent to the address requested, please let us know at checkout under ‘Additional Information’ if you’d like us to include a personalised note and the recipient’s name. This name will be part of the card identifier. If not listed, a general code will be written on the card.
Australian postal addresses only. Can take 1-2 days to fulfil the order and postage takes between 3-5 business days.
Please note:
These cards cannot: be refunded, exchanged for cash or other items, be replaced, be used online or for any other purchases. Please treat them like cash. If you wish to ‘top-up’ your card after use or any queries, please contact us. If you wish for a custom amount or multiple cards please contact us! ◡̈ (minimums apply)
PLEASE NOTE IF ORDERING BETWEEN 5/4-10/4 IT WILL BE FULFILLED THE WEEK FOLLOWING 💌
Co-published by Perimeter Editions and the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits tells the story of Alan Adler, a man who is likely the most photographed person in Australia, and is also perhaps the oldest and longest-serving photobooth technician in the world.
New variation on our tote bag with illustration of the famous Flinders St Photobooth, high quality screen printed on AS Colour Shoulder Tote.
Fabric: Heavy weight, 320 GSM, 100% cotton canvas
Construction: Reinforced shoulder straps, one large main compartment
One size 46cm x 37cm, Gusset width 12.5cm
Tag or Dm us your Photostrip!
Photobooth Locations.
We proudly own & operate seven black & white 1970’s & 1980’s photobooths currently.
PHOTO - Collingwood
Location: 48A Smith St, Collingwood
Hours: 7 days, 10am–10pm
Payment: Card only
Model: 21 (1980)
RMIT Bowen St Photobooth - Melbourne CBD
Location: Outside Building 5, Bowen St, Melbourne
Hours: 24hrs
Payment: Card only
Model: 17 (1970)
The Curtin Photobooth - Carlton
Location: Inside The Curtin, 29 Lygon St, Carlton
Hours: 7 days, Lunch til Late
Payment: Card + $1 & $2 coins
Model: 17 (1970)
Lygon Court Photobooth - Carlton
Location: Inside Lygon Court, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Hours: 7 days, 7am–12am
Payment: Card only
Model: 22 (1980)
Flinders Street Photobooth — Melbourne CBD
Location: Flinders St Station, next to Boost Juice
Hours: 24/7
Payment: $1 & $2 coins only
Model: 17 (1970)
Hillvale Photobooth - Brunswick
Location: 43–45 Edward St, Brunswick
Hours: 24/7
Payment: Card only
Model: 17 (1970)
South Melbourne MARKET Photobooth
Location: Inside South Melbourne Market
(Aisle D, Cecil St entrance. Near toilets & ATM)
Hours: Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun, 8am-4pm
Payment: Card only
Model: 17 (1970)
Find our photobooths on Google Maps ➔
The Man Who Kept the Booths Alive
For 50 years, these photobooths were tended to by Alan Adler. Week after week, year after year, he sat for thousands of test strips, unknowingly building a photographic archive of his own life. We’re honoured to carry his legacy forward, caring for the same machines he once did. We celebrated his life work with a major exhibition ‘Auto Photo: A Life in Portraits’ in 2025, which saw over 35,000 visitors as well as a book documenting his test strips, travels and interviews. (more information here)
