A new book showcases the continued signifiance of Polaroid
A new book is bringing together Polaroids by contemporary image makers alongside historic photos of enthusiasts including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring
300 Polaroids by David Lekach
Polaroid was founded by Edwin Land in 1937
, and a decade later its first instant photography product reached the world – a game-changing piece of technology that proposed a convenient alternative to the time-consuming and complicated film processing techniques of the time.
“This new instant camera was revolutionary: bringing the magic of creating a photograph right in front of your eyes to the world for the first time,” writes Polaroid CEO Oskar Smolokowski in the introduction to a new book, Polaroid Now: The History and Future of Polaroid Photography. “It was a product right at the intersection of art and science, powered by incredibly complex chemistry and enabling a world of creativity.”
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Not everything s about zero & one. Bohemia Media & Trinity Creative have released an official trailer for a documentary titled
An Impossible Project, about the impossible attempt to save Polaroid and rebuild one remaining Polaroid factory. You probably know the story - it first started in 2008 when Kodak said that they d be stopping all Polaroid film production. In a world dominated by zeroes and ones, eccentric scientist
Florian Doc Kaps endeavors to protect the future of analog and inspire people to connect with “real” things. His crusade begins with an impossible mission: to save the last Polaroid factory. Shot on glorious Kodak 35mm and with a stylistic nod to Jacques Tati,