Alissa Mitchell holds photos that she took with her polaroid camera over the summer. Mitchell said she can really see why polaroid cameras are becoming popular. (Gianluca Cuestas) Recent trends show ...

I am a Polaroid-loving millennial and I don't care who knows it. There's nothing I enjoy more than showing up to a party with a Polaroid at hand and snapping instant photos of my friends — and I've ...

Polaroid cameras make celebrations feel more personal by turning real smiles, small chaos and close moments into instant ...

The iPhone and Instagram get credit for being the first shoot-and-share social network, but even Steve Jobs would say that’s wrong. The Polaroid camera introduced a social component to taking pictures ...

When the Polaroid film factory in the Dutch town of Enschede shut down in June 2008, it seemed to signal the end for one of the most ingenious and iconic innovations of the 20th century. Almost 60 ...

For those who didn’t experience it, it’s difficult to overstate the cultural impact of the Polaroid camera. In an era where instant gratification is ubiquitous, it’s easy to forget that there was a ...

Even in the age of the iPhone, the Instagram generation is lining up in Central Park to have a picture of themselves taken — with a Polaroid camera. Sophia Baui is one of them. While the 19-year-old ...

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It’s a shiny, tightly framed snapshot of a couple of friends of mine, posing as we share a booth at a New York diner. It’s almost (but not quite) square, with a distinctive white border that’s thicker ...