Elsa Dorfman, for decades one of the most visible advocates of the Polaroid 20×24 Camera has died at age 83. Elsa began working with the 20×24 in 1980 when Polaroid sponsored her to use the camera to photograph the beat poet Allen Ginsberg. This session led to many more and Elsa soon offered her signature […]
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Guardians of Film: John Reuter, 20 x 24 Studio To hear John Reuter, Executive Director of 20 x 24 Studio tell it, keeping 20 x 24 instant film alive was always a fight. Reuter, a former Polaroid executive, says he repeatedly had to convince Polaroid executives that 20 x 24 film, while not a rockstar […]
We are very excited to announce that a new 20×24 Studio has opened in Berlin, Germany. It is run by Markus Mahla and Oliver Blohm. Here is an excerpt from an interview with Mahla in The Phoblographer. Markus Mahla: 20×24 Studio Berlin is a one-of-a-kind place that brings one of the most unique cameras of the […]
The 20×24 Studio announces today that studio and production operations will continue through 2019. Previous plans to end operations at the end of 2017 were changed when improvements this summer in reagent recipes and production procedures substantially improved the performance of the remaining film stock. “The film itself has always remained in very good condition” […]
The Click! Photo Festival in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina brought the 20×24 camera down from New York City to be the close of the month long festival. Organized by Ray Pfeiffer, the festival made the camera available to local photographers and artists, who rented the camera in one hour blocks. From friends and family to […]