POLAROID

 

POLAROIDS OCCUPY A SPECIAL PLACE IN PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL THE MORE SO SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TECHNIQUES. THE INSTANT PRINT AND ABSENCE OF EDITING TOOLS ALLOWS THESE ON-OF-A KIND IMAGES A BEGUILING REALNESS: IN NO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIUM DOES THE MOMENT FIND ITS MATERIAL FORM WITH SUCH SINCERITY AND SUCH SPEED. WHAT WAS ONCE A CRUCIAL TOOL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TEST THEIR SHOTS BEFORE SHOOTING ON FILM HAS NOW BECOME OBSOLETE IN THE FACE OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE HELMUT NEWTON USED THIS INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR TESTING LIGHTING AND COMPOSITION AND ANDY WARHOL TO DOCUMENT HIS ERA LIKE INSTAGRAM CAPTURES OUR OWN, PIERRE WINTHER ALSO USED THE POLAROID TECHNIQUE TO PROVE HIS PHOTOGRAPHY TO BE DONE WITHOUT THE AID OF DIGITAL MANIPULATION.