Chuck Close Lucas Samaras John Reuter Andy Warhol Ellen Carey Andre Kertesz Filled with images from a trove of artists from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol, this is the first volume to explore the Polaroid camera’s indelible influence on the history of photography. From its inception in 1947, the Polaroid system inspired artists to experiment–to […]
Polaroid’s 20×24 cameras, built in the late 1970s and named for the dimensions of their snapshots — 20 by 24 inches, are the largest living Polaroid cameras in the world. (There was once an even bigger one with 40×80 snapshots but the film has run out.) Five of these 20×24 cameras still exist, and one […]
Still Life at New55 Lab Here is the latest experiment with the instant 8×10 negative prototype. The development coverage, or lack there of is due to the roller gap and spread characteristics of the particular pod. Those issues are minor, but the important issue is the quality of image produced by this process. Read more […]
On May 30, 2012 Nafis Azad, the new Director of Photography at the 20×24 Studio worked with Robert Crowley of New55 to experiment with a prototype 8×10 instant negative. Using reagent and sheet components from 20×24 film, Azad and Crowley were successful in creating a fully developed negative and positive. More experiments are to follow […]
