Internship Opportunities at Mount Studio

Mount Studio is now accepting applications for internship positions:
Studio Assistant
Archiving Assistant
Lab Assistant

This is a unique opportunity for young, motivated individuals to gain hands-on experience in a working artist’s studio and analogue film lab environment — while contributing to ongoing creative and archival projects at Mount Studio. University students seeking short-term placement opportunities are welcome to apply.

Internship Details
Duration: 1–3 months
Commitment: Serious and consistent engagement required

After the Internship:
Outstanding interns may be considered for part-time positions at Mount Studio & the Darkroom Lab for a defined period.

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from dedicated and passionate individuals who are:

• Interested in photography, visual arts, and creative practices

• Responsible, punctual, and eager to learn

• Able to work collaboratively in a team and also take initiative

• Open to engaging with both technical (lab) and creative (studio) tasks

• Based in Colombo, or able to stay in Colombo during the internship period
  
  

Note: Fluency in Tamil is a plus for the Archiving Assistant role.

Roles & Responsibilities

Studio Assistant

• Assist with the day-to-day operations of Mount Studio

• Support workshops, events, and exhibitions

• Help maintain the studio and provide assistance to resident artists
  
  

Lab Assistant

• Assist with film developing, scanning, and darkroom processes

• Maintain lab equipment and ensure safe working practices

• Support lab-related workshops and client projects
  
  

Archiving Assistant

• Support the digitisation and cataloguing of visual archives and photographs

• Assist in scanning, metadata entry, and archival documentation

• Work closely with the artist on ongoing community and private archiving projects

• Learn hands-on archiving methods and gain exposure to professional archival workflows
  
  

How to Apply

If you’re serious about committing to this learning experience, please send:

A short introduction about yourself (100–150 words)

Why are you interested in joining Mount Studio

Any relevant experience (optional)

Email: mountstudio55@gmail.com

Join us if you’re ready to learn, contribute, and grow within an active, creative and analogue environment.

Job Opportunity – Studio Assistant

Mount Studio | Analogue Film Developing Darkroom
Full-Time | 5 Days a week| 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Mount Studio is an independent art space and analogue film lab based in Maharagama, Sri Lanka, focused on analogue photography, archival practice, and experimental visual arts. We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Studio Assistant to support the growth of our studio, darkroom, and archival work.

Role Overview
As a Studio Assistant, you will work across key areas of the studio’s daily operations, including:

• Supporting the analogue darkroom lab workflow (film processing, scanning, print handling)

• Assisting with studio operations, setup, and organisational tasks

• Participating in archival projects, including documentation, digitisation, and indexing

• Helping with visual materials and basic design tasks
  
  

Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for a passionate individual who:
• Is genuinely interested in photography and contemporary art
• Has experience or enthusiasm for analogue and alternative photographic processes
• Is comfortable using basic Microsoft Office and Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar)
• Has a good sense of design and visual presentation
• Can communicate effectively in English, with fluency in Tamil as an advantage
• Is eager to learn and grow within a creative environment

Ideal Candidate Traits

• Curious and motivated to explore vintage and experimental image-making

• Able to work independently and collaboratively

• Detail-oriented and organised

• Appreciative of craft-based, hands-on artistic practice
  
  

This position is ideal for a young creative who is serious about building their passion into practice and who wants to immerse themselves in the world of analogue photography, archival work, and studio production.

Location
Mount Studio — Maharagama, Sri Lanka

How to Apply
Please send your CV and a short introduction expressing your interest to:
📩 mountstudio55@gmail.com

Include:

• A brief statement about your interests and experience

• Why do you want to join Mount Studio

• Any relevant links or portfolio samples (if available)

Mount Studio—an incubator for experimental and reflective artistic practice—proudly presents the Analogue Film Developing Darkroom Lab, a dedicated space for hands-on photographic exploration, located within the creative environment of the Eastman Atelier.

Founded by artist and photographer Lojithan Ram, Mount Studio is a multi-functional art space, home to a working artist’s studio and personal archiving museum. While it once hosted a wide range of art programs, Mount Studio now focuses exclusively on photography and vintage printmaking workshops, held both in the studio and at external venues.

This new darkroom is more than a technical facility—it exists within the living energy of the artist’s studio, where artistic processes unfold daily. It’s a space where film photography is not just revived but deeply lived, offering a slower, more intentional approach to image-making.

Whether you are an experienced photographer or a curious beginner, this darkroom welcomes you to engage with analogue methods at your own pace.

Black & white and colour film developing

High-resolution film scanning

Sri Lanka’s lowest film developing rates

To accommodate transport and courier costs from regional collection points to our Colombo studio, the development charges will vary by location:

Western Province (Colombo & suburbs)

Standard Delivery (7 days): LKR 3,900 per film
Speed Delivery (3 days): LKR 5,900 per film

Other Provinces (Central, Southern, Northern, Eastern, etc.)

Standard Delivery (10 days): LKR 4,900 per film
Speed Delivery (5 days): LKR 6,500 per film

By appointment only – Special sessions available for those wishing to hand-develop their film

This intimate lab invites a community of artists, photographers, and film lovers to gather, learn, and create together. It is both a celebration of the past and a bold step into the evolving narrative of analogue photography in Sri Lanka

To get your negatives developed, please follow the instructions below 

1. Visit one of the nearest locations to drop your film(s) into the Mount Studio film drop box.

Our film drop box is now available in several locations across the island: Mount Studio in Maharagama, the Barefoot in Colombo 03,  Art'o'Son Studio Gallery in Galle Fort and Wild & the Sage in Unawatuna.

2. Scan the QR code on the envelope and fill in the information.

3. Make the payment via bank transfer and attach the slip to the Google form, including the envelope number and drop-off location(Account information is available in the Google form).

4. For more information on film development, feel free to reach out at +94781047921 | +94112850721

An archiving project - documenting my mother’s journey as a poet from the age of 16 to 70. This project brings together photographs from our family album and my recent works, weaving a visual narrative that echoes the stories within her poetry.

Since 2024, I have been gradually digitising the thousands of poems she wrote in notebooks, alongside scanning family photographs, preserving them in a digital format. These materials will eventually come together in an artist’s publication—a dedicated tribute to my mother’s lifelong poetic journey. I hope to secure patronage in the future to bring this publication to life.

As part of this exploration, I am experimenting with different media to interpret and narrate this concept using the materials available. This one-minute video was created as an experimental piece for the Countdown 1-Minute Film Night at Barefoot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Discussion on documentary photography for the Tamil audience in Sri Lanka. Gokul Niranjan in conversation with the Artist Lojithan Ram - Nethra TV - Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation 2023.