Seven Famous Photographers Who Used Polaroids

For artists such as Andy Warhol and Ansel Adams, the Polaroid SX-70 was the digital camera of its day

  • By Jeff Campagna
  • Smithsonian.com, February 22, 2012
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Imogen + Hermiane Pembroke Studios, London 30th July 1982 Yosemite Falls Abandoned House Photo-Transformation Andy Sneezing Andy with SX-70 and Konica
Andy Sneezing

(VBK, wien 2011 / ARS, New York / © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc.)


Andy Warhol, Andy Sneezing (1978)

Iconic pop artist Andy Warhol captures a moment of his own congestion with Andy Sneezing (1978). Warhol often utilized the instant Polaroid technology of another model, the Big Shot, in order to shoot prints to serve as the basis for silkscreen portraits.

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Trying & Learning. WEB EXTRA Smithsonian.com/Kruger Take Care Dez

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