Summary
Christopher Bonanos traces Polaroid’s development under Edwin Land, from the arrival of its first instant camera to its place in popular culture and art. He follows the company’s rise, decline and revival in the digital era, with photographers such as Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol among the people who used its products.
Why read it Our view
Read it to follow a product from technical invention into everyday life and art. Polaroid’s history gives you questions about the link between a company’s products, their cultural appeal and its ability to change as technology changes.
Written about
- Edwin LandBiography subjectLand and the company he built are central to Bonanos’s history of Polaroid and instant photography.Source