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Cromwell Schubarth
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Retired business and tech editor and reporter, based in Silicon Valley.

Longtime member of The 12:12 Project, an international collective of 24 instant film photographers from 14 countries.
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The 12:12 Project celebrates it 10th season with an exhibition in Brussels that opens in 7 days. It includes photos from about 50 current and former members of the international instant film artist collective
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Hey Hey Polaroiders. 🍁 Autumn Polaroid Week 🍁 starts tomorrow. Tag your images with #polaroidweek so we can see your instant film goodness!
#believeinfilm #instantfilm
polaroidweek.bsky.social Polaroid Week @polaroidweek.bsky.social · Apr 26
Thank you to everyone who took part in 2025’s Spring Polaroid Week. We’ll be back again in the Autumn from 19-24 October. Hope you’ll join us again then ☺️☺️

#polaroidweek #instantfilm #polaroidfilm #instaxfilm #believeinfilm #filmisalive
A Polaroid photo announcing Autumn Polaroid Week 2025. A person is walking under a railway bridge. There shadow is shown on the wall to their right.
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Sorrow: Scene at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, shot during Sunday’s Sonoma County Instant Photowalk on expired Polaroid 669 film with a Polaroid 180 camera.
#polaroid #instantphotography #expiredfilm
September 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Summer: The highs of summer pass so quickly, but the memories are strong. Shot at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on Fuji Instax film
#blueskyartshow #summer #instantfilm #instantphotography
September 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Shiny: It takes years to get the shine found on this car, found in a field in Niles, California. Polaroid round frame shot with a Mint SLR670m and fisheye lens
#BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny #Polaroid
August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Good Bones: Caught the Science Museum in Valencia in good light last month with a Polaroid Flip camera.
#blueskyartshow #skyline #polaroid #valencia #spain
August 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Summer Daze: Polaroid triptych shot at Alviso with an Impossible Project I-1 Camera
#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #Polaroid #InstantPhotography
July 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Looking forward to the Instant Film Show on Thursday night at the 540 bar in SF. I have 5 Polaroids in it. Others in the show include lots of friends from the monthly San Francisco and Sonoma County instant photo walks.
#instantphotography #Polaroid
July 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Twin Peaks: Never get tired of this view of San Francisco.
#BlueSkyArtShow #sideways #polaroid #instantphotography #triptych
July 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Redwood Airs: Last Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of my move to California from where I spent most of my life in New England. This double exposure of redwoods is from my archives, a contemplation on the passage of time
#BlueSkyArtShow #GetOutside #DoubleExposure #InstantPhotography
June 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Joy: Double exposure of a sculpture in Newport, RI, shot with a Polaroid I-2 camera and Black Frame I-Type instant film.
#polaroid #instantphotography #joy #blueskyartshow
June 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Riot Gear: Designer Rachel Riot and model Leeonnista behind the School of Visual Philosophy in San Jose. Polaroid shot with a yellow filter
#blueskyartshow #vibrant #polaroid #instantphotography
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June 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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My post for the most recent 12:12 Project theme of ‘ADHD’ is a triptych of B&W Polaroid transparencies mounted on fluorescent translucent acrylic panels. The model is Dr. Nora Jean.

#polaroid #instantphotography #the1212project
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Double Flip: Tried the double exposure feature on the new Polaroid Flip camera on Sunday’s SF Instant Photowalk in Golden Gate Park. Here’s a few shots. Next stop, PolaCon NYC!
#polaroid #polaroidflip #instantphotography
May 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Spectral Flip: Tried taping some Spectra filters to the new Polaroid Flip camera on Sunday’s SF Instant Photowalk. Here are a few examples. Will anyone have a 3D printed holder in time for this week’s PolaCon NYC? If not, certainly not long after that, right?
#polaroid #instantphotography
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Flipping Out: Bought a Polaroid Flip to be my second camera at PolaCon NYC next weekend. Shot a test pack at FanimeCon in San Jose on Saturday. Here’s a few pix from that
#polaroid #instantphotography #FanimeCon #cosplay
May 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Straightened Out: The bent rim of this bicycle tire looks fine in its shadow. Instax Square film shot with a Fuji SQ10.
#BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow #InstantPhotography
May 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Doubly Jemal: Another ‘Artist Remix’ double exposure, this time of Jemal Diamond who I collaborated with a few years ago when he drew on a symmetrical collage of 4 Polaroids I shot of scissors, shown in the second image
#polaroid #instaxsquare #instantphotography
May 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Artist Remix: Double exposure shot of wool sculptor Stephanie Metz at The Alameda Artworks where she is turning a mechanical bull into a giant pink sea slug ride which will end up at Cannonball Arts in Seattle. You have to see it to believe it 👀
#instaxsquare #nudibranchseaslug #instantphotography
May 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Flashback: Shot this Fuji Instax Square double exposure in The Haight during PolaCon Bay Area a few years ago. Looking forward to PolaCon NYC at the end of this month.
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#polaroid #blueskyartshow #texture #instantphotography
May 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Time Zero in Santa Cruz: I stumbled upon a pack of one of my fave expired Polaroid films and it worked pretty well in the I-2 camera. I understand why some would wonder why I like TZ so much, but it’s unique color shift and artifacts make it highly sought by PolaNerds
#polaroid #instantphotography
May 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Calling The Doctor: When a group of SF instant film shooters gathered in North Beach to celebrate Polaroid founder Dr. Edwin Land’s birthday, look who showed up!
#Polaroid #instantphotography
May 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Dogwood Fog: Shot of dogwoods shedding blossoms in an early morning fog in Newport, Rhode Island, last month.
#polaroid #instantphotography
May 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The book commemorating the 9th season of international instant photo collective The 12:12 Project is now available to buy online. It contains nearly 100 instant images by 50 photographers from 16 countries.

Here’s the URL:

www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...

#polaroid #instantphotography
May 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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In time for Cinco de Mayo, these huge sculptures from Oaxaca landed at Yerba Buena Gardens in SF. I shot these with Polaroid’s I-2 camera - ‘The Dog’ by Adrián Cuana, ‘The Cat Nahuatl’ by Angélico Jiménez and ‘Catbird’ by Leonardo Linares.
#polaroid #cincodemayo #instantphotography
May 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM