Polaroid

RPS Distinctions

I am very pleased to say that some of my Polaroid work has been recognised by the Royal Photographic Society (RPS). In September 2019 I received an RPS Associateship and in November 2020 I received an RPS Fellowship.

Galleries

Articles

Polaroid cameras

Polaroid 195 (with sample photos)
Polaroid 350 (with sample photos)
Polaroid 1000
Polaroid 1200si (with sample photos)
Polaroid i-Zone
Polaroid ProCam
Polaroid SLR 680 (with sample photos)
Polaroid SX-70 (original model) (with sample photos)
Polaroid SX-70 Alpha 1
Polaroid SX-70 Model 2
Polaroid SX-70 Polasonic SE (with sample photos)

Latest pages

Fall gallery added 29 April 2022
Elvaston Castle gallery added 21 April 2022
Pack film emulsion lifts gallery added 16 March 2022
Image/Spectra gallery added 14 March 2022
Stone flowers gallery updated with new images 8 March 2022
Cyanograph emulsion lifts gallery added 8 March 2022

Polaroid film, cameras and techniques have played a big role in my photography for a long time, so I have decided to gather all the Polaroid content on my website into a single section.

Polaroid photography combines the unpredictable adventures of analogue photography with the kind of instant feedback that even digital photography can't match... not many digital cameras can deliver a print into your hand right after pressing the shutter button!

But what fascinates me most about Polaroid is the huge range of things you can do with a Polaroid print once it is in your hand. I love digital photography as much as anyone, and many of my favourite Polaroid techniques involve a digital component. But sometimes pushing all those pixel around on a screen, then hitting the print button to have a printer on the other side of the room spit out a print leaves me feeling too detached from the whole process. Experimenting with Polaroid film forces you to get your hands dirty and bring a feeling of handicraft back to photogaphy.