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 […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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 […]
We are pleased to announce a new series titled “In a 20×24 Minute”, moments from the history of 20×24 instant imaging as well as recent projects with the cameras. The 20×24 project’s history runs deep with artists such as Chuck Close, Mary Ellen Mark, William Wegman, David Levinthal, Andy Warhol, Julien Schnabel and many more. […]