The New York City Polaroid Project.

diving alongside

Polaroid art by Meghan Colson, currently studying studio art and advertising at Michigan State University.

the impossible project

T H E B A D N E W S

Production of analog Instant Film stopped in June 2008, closing the factories in Mexico (Instant Packfilm production) and the Netherlands (Instant Integral production). Next month, the last batch of Polaroid film will pass its use-by date and the era of instant Polaroid photography, one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, will draw to a close. To mark the film’s final use-by, or expiration, date, Polaroid: Exp 09.10.09 at the Atlas Gallery in London brings together artists as diverse as the Hungarian-born fashion photographer and photojournalist André Kertész and the provocative Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, as well as a number of contemporary British artists, including Marc Quinn, commissioned specially for the show (October 9 to November 28, at the Atlas Gallery, 49 Dorset Street, London W1).

T H E G O O D N E W S

The Impossible Project has been founded with the concrete aim to re-invent and re-start production of analog integral film for vintage Polaroid cameras. It has acquired the complete film production equipment in Enschede (NL) from Polaroid, has signed a 10-year lease agreement on the factory building (see above), and has engaged the most experienced team of Integral Film experts worldwide. The Impossible mission is to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.

paddle out polaroid

Love this polaroid transfer of a surfer girl by She Hit Pause on Etsy...

just another ghost night

Designer and calligrapher Jon Cantino has posted a polaroid series on his site, called Just Another Ghost Night. It's a bit of a lonely and creepy adventure, but the sun does rise eventually.

days gone by...

Now I'm not saying that it's going to be anywhere near as cool as reaching for your Polaroid camera and your old case of Polaroid film and capturing and developing an instant moment... and trust me, I am still in serious mourning over the passing of Polaroid film... but at the very least, the Pogo - which is the new, digital version of the Polaroid camera - looks like... well... fun. I've placed it on my ever-evolving wish list (along with my future flip video, of course). But man, does talking about this bring up painful memories of the now defunct Polaroid past. I had to go and spend a few moments on the photographer Nitsa's incredible Polaroid blog. Please check it out, she's incredible.