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

Stone flowers updated 29 April 2022 with 24 new images
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

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.