Hardly noticed by most, in February Poloroid announced that it would end its instant film product production by year end. So this month is the last month of production for those iconic white-bordered instant pictures. I've never owned a Poloroid camera and I've only played with one a few times, but those pictures are one of a kind. Every single poloroid picture I have are ones that capture amazing moments. I know I can get that with a digital camera, but there was something about waiting and watching as the picture develops before your eyes and shaking it for no apparent reason.
It is just interesting to see how products come and go, and how we assign certain meanings to those products. I learned about and developed my love of photography through manual cameras. I still do my b/w work with my mom's old camera from the 70s. But even film cameras are fading away due to "progress". I don't mourn the loss of an old product, but I do feel for generations that won't have the experience of using a dark room or "shaking it like a poloroid picture".
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