It's a scary thought, Polaroid is no more. I try not to think about it, but I will have to come to terms with it soon enough.
I have only known the joy of Polaroid for sixteen months. It's such a short time, but feels like a life time. A life time of admiration for a iconic medium. The smell of a fresh peel apart print, the simple joy of holding it in both hands. It's hard for me to think of a time when I won't hear that SX-70 breathing life into a print such as this, to not get those astonished looks as I fold out the dusty bellows of my 101. Those simple things make me smile.
To me this is a sad year. A year when Polaroid will no longer be the company that Dr Land helped build. That future photographers will not know the wonderful feeling of seeing a photo develop right before their eyes.
I'll miss you Polaroid.
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