Celebrate Polaroid Week! April 16th - April 21st

If you've been thinking about trying out or getting back into instant photography, now would be the time! From the days when instantaneous meant you had the patience to wait 2-3 minutes, Polaroid film was the ticket.

Sadly, Polaroid film is no longer readily available, but the Impossible Project has reimagined analogue instant film and brought the joy of holding a real physical print in one's hands to a new generation.

From the archives, shot on Polaroid PN55
(c) Ray Pfeiffer

 

If you thought that you would never get to use your old Polaroid camera and gave it, or threw it away, fear not! There are several new instant formats on the market. A quick trip to your local camera store will allow you to explore the possibilities.

 

So put down your digital disposable, and find an instant camera, grab some film, and make some magic!

 

 

 

 

 

 



Remembering Cornell Capa

Legendary photographer Cornell Capa was born on this day, April 10, 1918. The younger brother of the iconic photojournalist Robert, Cornell went on to produce his own incredible body of work and was also the co-founder of the International Center of Photography.

Like his brother, Robert, Cornell was a member of Magnum and is best known for his work at Life magazine. His coverage of political campaigns, especially the Kennedy campaign in 1960 is the standard most others are judged by.

To learn more about his life and work, visit the Magnum website here.

"Photography is demonstrably the most contemporary of art forms. It is the most vital, effective, and universal means of communication of facts and ideas between peoples and nations."

- Cornell Capa