Impossible Works On July 6 2011, Dr. Florian Kaps, founder and CMO of the Impossible Project, is setting up Impossible Works a globally operated non profit organization with headquarters in Paris,honoring the French capital’s importance for photography. Further local establishments in NYCand Tokyo are under development. Valerie Hersleven, who previously worked as a photographer’s agent […]
20×24 Polaroid Camera For its artistic collaborations, Impossible Works will provide all kinds of vintage Polaroid cameras, amongst them one of the unique and rare Polaroid 20×24 cameras. The first 20×24 Polaroid camera was built in 1977 based on the design of Dr. Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid. These cameras weigh over 200 kg, are […]
Jennifer Trausch, a 2000 Cleveland Institute of Art graduate, is the Director of Photography at the 20X24 Studio in New York City. This former Polaroid studio is the only facility in New York that offers one-of-a-kind large-format analog technology. Jen has directed the studio operations for more than five years. In large-format photography, according to […]
New York: We felt a little like Lilliputians facing a mechanical Gulliver. Dominating the studio was a Polaroid camera cranked to a height of seven feet, bellows extended two feet out. The burnished -wood cabinet made it look more like a campaign chest than an instant camera. Ninety seconds after a flash of bulbs, photographer […]
On May 17th, 2011 the 20×24 Studio was proud to participate in the annual benefit auction for Free Arts NYC. Continuing a ten year old tradition, the studio offered portraits by photographer Myrna Suarez to guests making special donations. In addition a silent and live auction was held offering artworks by prominent artists from all […]
