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...Women’s Events and Outreach Chair Lena Chen ’09-’10, an organizer of the exhibit, invited the fifty or more attendees admiring the photographs to join the people pictured on the wall in coming out as feminists. Polaroid camera in hand, she snapped pictures of the attendees and taped the snapshots to the wall...
...band reveals a brilliant glimmer of versatility on “One Polaroid A Day,” which establishes its place amongst the loveliest songs TL/Rx have produced. Leo exchanges falsetto for throaty, deep musings that complement the subdued nature of this track. With an understated drumbeat and strumming bass, “Polaroid” is far from succumbing to muteness or timidity. Instead, the song is a subtly crafted gem, whose force lies in the band’s ability to augment a knack for a catchy beat with a heretofore rarely seen phenomenon?...
...Despite the dominance of digital, Kaps sees a bright future for old-fashioned photography. "More and more people are rediscovering the fascination of Polaroid," he says. "They are seeking the analog adventure. Just opening a film packet - the smell alone has something sensual to it. And the pictures have a certain worth, unlike digital images, where one takes 10,000 pictures of the same event...
...seems there's still a market for instant pictures. "Polaroid cameras and film were becoming more and more popular with our customers, and we were disappointed when we found out last year that Polaroid was to cease manufacturing film," says John Buckle, bookshop manager at the Photographers' Gallery in London. "People like the look and feel of Polaroid analog photography. They have a retro look with lovely colors compared with the often bland look of digital photography. [Instant pictures are] also sociable, allowing for the sharing of a real photograph rather than just a small image on a screen...
...Impossible Project has been greeted with enthusiasm from Polaroid fans, art photographers and the international media. "It has been unbelievable," Kaps says of the response. "If we are successful, then this has wider implications. We are no art project, not a venture of some madmen - we want to be a thriving business for at least 10 years." Which should give instant-photography lovers plenty to smile about...