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
![Imogen + Hermiane Pembroke Studios, London 30th July 1982](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/dSjD_ctsaKjUjCPL3HgR2F_SKrE=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Photographer-Polaroids-David-Hockney-631.jpg)
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)
![Andy with SX-70 and Konica](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/4wfUVjWRHQN0RhZ_Kxh4lnVUlC0=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Photographer-Polaroids-Christopher-Makos-6.jpg)
Maripol, Untitled (1983)
![Untitled](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/VwTVDy5lMR_f9qmvjs8CSCmf3pU=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Photographer-Polaroids-Maripol-7.jpg)