I know it’s sorta old news but I still can’t get over the fact that in 2009, Polaroid will cease to make instant-film. I was just reading an article in NY Magazine about how angry many professional photographers are about Polaroids exit.   I’m not a pro photog or a hihgly knowledgable photo enthusiast, I am simply a person who appreciates cool pics and sometimes fears the digital takeover. Don’t get me wrong, I think digital cameras are fabulous however I like the option to stay retro if one so desires.

Of course, it’s hard to argue with the ease of digital for the lion’s share of see-it-now picture-taking. Nevertheless, a lot of photographers are vehement about what they’re losing. It’s the worst disaster since Hiroshima, shouts Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who shoots large-format Polaroid Type 809. I just bought $5,000 worth I’ve got it in my basement. I never shot color till the mid-eighties, when I started to work with Polaroid. It was such a beautiful film lush color, very forgiving for skin. It was always something artists liked. Chuck Close, who uses Polaroid’s 20-by-24-inch studio camera, loved the black-and-white tones: It’s loaded with silver. Actually, there used to be even more, in the old films that you had to coat. It was beautiful. It’s not replaceable, and they’re leaving it like roadkill. These corporate raiders who buy a company and strip it for everything profitable they just pick the bones. [NY Magazine]

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