Polaroid Lives!


Nashville, TN:  I recently received a forward from my friend, sweet Beth, that my beloved Polaroid film will be saved!

Back in February of last year, Polaroid announced it would cease production of all instant film.  I understand how hard it must be for a company, whose schtick of being the only "instant" gratification source in photography, was soon trumped by a slew of digital cameras.  But, for people that use the film for alternative purposes -- say, for instance, Image Transfers and Emulsion Lifts -- there's not a lot we can do with the idea that our medium would soon be extinct!  

I did my part to help the cause -- I signed petitions, I joined the Facebook group and I bought a fair amount of film to store in my fridge, as if I were stocking up on water and batteries for the next great storm.  Heck, even my parents knew how important it was to me when they got me 2 10-packs of film for Christmas, along with my annual fuzzy socks and Starbucks gift card.

But, according to an article in TrendCentral
"an Austrian businessman/artist named Florian Kaps recently purchased the Polaroid factory in Enschede, Amsterdam.  An effort called The Impossible Project, Kaps is working with photography company Ilfort to develop new (old school) Polaroid film, which will reportedly hit retail under the Impossible label by December."
Hurrah!  Now this means I actually need to get back to it....  Somehow I feel the creativity creeping back....