The Polaroid Corporation's photography collection is the greatest
portfolio of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder
Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes
some 23,000 images by hundreds of photographers throughout the world,
including pieces by the likes of David Hockney, Andy Warhol, and
Jeanloup Sieff.
The Polaroid Book dives into these archives, paying tribute to a medium
that continues to defy the digital age. Like an oversized Polaroid film
pack, this collection curates works by luminaries and unknowns alike,
celebrating the boundless possibilities that develop inside the white
borders of the original instant photograph.
Features:
more than 250 works from the Polaroid Collections
an essay by Polaroid's Barbara Hitchcock on the beginnings of instant
photography and the collection's history
a chapter featuring the various types of Polaroid cameras
About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in
1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping
bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate
40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The
40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program--now
more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same
commitment to impeccable production.
