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01 Aug 2010 12:14

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Culture: A man’s life, recalled in thousands of Polaroid photos

  • A wild idea with a sad ending. A couple years ago, Chris Higgins of Mental Floss came across a man’s photos – apparently, he took one Polaroid every day for 18 years, in a period ranging from 1979 to 1997. What forced him to stop? Well, he got cancer. What started out as an goofy collection of photos grows much sadder and more emotionally gripping – and then, one day, it stops. Jamie Livingston‘s life. What a gut punch of a find. source
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08 Jan 2010 08:53

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Biz: Polaroid: Once dead, now letting Lady Gaga play with the corpse

Just think, if Polaroid had actually harnessed Outkast’s “Hey Ya” seven years ago like it should have, we wouldn’t see this hat. source
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29 May 2009 13:36

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Culture: Respecting Polaroid pictures: NYT throws hundreds online

Lens Polaroid
  • As you might have heard, Polaroids are going the way of the dodo, which is depressing because they are genuinely awesome the same way vinyl records are. The NYT’s Lens blog recently gathered some awesome, super-high-quality shots from readers. source
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19 Jan 2009 01:16

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Tech: Polaroid photographs can be quite beautiful

Wanna see more instant-camera art? Check out Polanoid. source
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19 Jan 2009 01:08

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Tech: Save it like a Polaroid picture

  • Could instant camera film be saved? One investor wants to make sure that Polaroid doesn’t just turn into a footnote of popular culture. Florian Kaps, an Austrian artist and entrepreneur, bought the company and plans to start making the film once again, with hopes to bring it to market by the end of the year. “The project is more than a business plan,” Kaps said. “It’s a fight against the idea that everything has to die when it doesn’t create turnover.” source
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