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
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David Hockney, Imogen + Hermiane Pembroke Studios, London 30th July 1982
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British pop artist David Hockney’s beautiful composite of 63 Polaroid SX-70 images sold for $194,500 at the 2010 Sotheby’s auction of the Polaroid Collection.
Ansel Adams, Yosemite Falls (1979)
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Walker Evans, Abandoned House (ca. 1973-1974)
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Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation (12/13/1974)
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Andy Warhol, Andy Sneezing (1978)
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Christopher Makos, Andy with SX-70 and Konica (undated)
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Maripol, Untitled (1983)
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