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fernanda montoro simply magnificent polaroids +links: website . flickr . blog . shop .

pretty, pretty polaroid and holga diptychs. by coquinete .

beautiful and poignant polaroid installation. i am ____. by jackie young and cybil gustafson.

bright idea by fountaincoke beautiful polagrams via flickr . photogram-c2 by insanity labs untitled by t r e n t untitled by r.yen

happy by isofoto just in case you have not heard...polaroid may be saved!! florian kaps has been a big player in the campaign to save polaroid ~ he set up polanoid and also founded the first ever polaroid-only gallery in vienna, polanoir . under kaps' managment, in an effort entitled the impossible project, development of a new film for polaroid began yesterday. in collaboration with ilford , film of two exposure types will be produced, each compatible with both the sx-70 and the 600 series. the goal is to mass produce the film before year's end ~ right about the time existing film stocks are expected to be depleted. happy, happy, joy, joy! {via the independent }

bon ton hatters polaroid by jamric (also here ) my entire childhood is captured on polaroid film...very sad to hear the news. i can't recall my grandfather ever being without his polaroid. untitled by fernandadesu untitled by l aurein sx111 by 7meteor 6(08.11.23) by kazama's toneless shoutout pier-1am by super furry animals

2 by saviorjosh a lil polaroid autumnal eye candy for jason. happy birthday :-p zoolander by lexandthacity untitled by redskynight paper raincoat by bunnymonsieur 097 by poladiary - by a silly man's utopia

i am absolutely in love with adie loves polly ~ a photojournal by adie, a 4 yr-old who loves her polaroid, named polly. the commentary is so sweet, and the images are just beautiful. love, love it! (introduction via jo )

let go by rockmenow48

tobogán by jenny vorwaller (jenny is one of 25 photographers featured in the book for the love of light: a tribute to the art of polaroid , due out in july.) so, i'll be taking a brief hiatus from blogging to focus energies on work deadlines and such...should be back on sunday with a new diy project. meanwhile, enjoy perusing the blogs i've listed as inspiration :) until then...

abandoned house by adamwithoutanyhands doraemon by bemjjg letters are fun by hessiebell shasta trailer by annabelletexter

so, i've missed the ice cream truck twice this week - sound of creepy lovely music sends me on a scramble to office and through purse for change and a run to the door, back to purse to grab door keys, back to door, unlock, run run run to catch the truck and...gone. just out of view (of the truck - just in view of my office mates next door. its ok). i am on a mission to get a sherbet thingy with a gumball at the bottom, with little wooden spoon. here's wishing you a lovely weekend. have some ice cream. wish me luck. kool man by stephanieland

i make it a point to stop by my neighborhood park and go for a swing at least a couple of times a week. when i was young i used to show off on the playground with my swinging skills. i had this routine that i practiced and practiced, involving several different swinging positions (standing, upside down) - i think i may have wanted to be a trapeze artist and this was my compromise. the best part of the routine was the dismount, and i had it perfected. one day, i called all the teachers and students over to watch me perform, and it was awesome - smooth and seamless and very very impressive. until the dismount. i was so excited, i think, by the cheers of approval that i lost my concentration and missed (ever so slightly) my cue to release. fast forward to minutes later when i awake to the school nurse crying over me, wet rags on face, teachers fanning me, sparkly-colored vision with sunlight blinding. i'm pretty sure the school nurse was just someone's mom - not sure she knew what...

and we (i) were (was). in my earlier post on organized collections, i fell in love with danske's photos (jen of my polaroid blog ). so, i decided i'd post a few more, just because they make me happy :) 17 other colored glasses he and she