Have you ever gone out to the lake just to take a single photo? Ever sat through a downpour, waiting in the dry comfort of your car, just to rush into the rain, hoping reality matches imagination? That was my afternoon yesterday. If this isn’t zen, then I don’t know what is.

Two photos over a decade apart from Oats Peak on the Central California Coast.

Polaroid film has come a LONG way and I’m still proud to have been an Impossible Project Pioneer.

I’m not sure I would be where I am now without shooting that first pack of their beta film all those years ago.

Two more Polaroid Reclaimed Blue images from Millerton Lake, California. Shot during the storm yesterday on a MiNT 670!! This is my favorite film ever.

This view is incredible. Looking west from Oats Peak, California. Made with a Polaroid I-2 after hiking 1,500 of vert and bagging Mt. Valencia on the way.

I’m very impressed by how sharp the I-2 is. I need to use it more. Have you all shot with an I-2 yet? How do you like it compared to the sx70?

Two more from my Millerton Project. Polaroid Sun 660AF + Polaroid Reclaimed Blue Film. Really wish this stuff was still in production. Anyone have an update if it will ever be back in stock?

I inadvertently began a “project” last year when I began shooting Polaroid Reclaimed Blue film at Millerton Lake, CA. I just kept doing it, and now I have quite a few keepers. This one was just shot last week. It’s subtle, quiet, and just moody enough for me. What do you all think?

Polaroids from Millerton Lake, California - 2024 // Polaroid Reclaimed Blue film really gave this place an otherworldly feel. Which is your favorite?

Have a reclaimed blue Polaroid? Would love to see yours in the comments as well!

Blasphemy, I know - but I just shot my first roll of B&W in about a decade over the last few months. Which is your favorite? I’m still getting used to this 35mm rangefinder thing. But I’m sold!! Insanely easy to use and sharp as hell.

📸 Canon P /w Canon 50mm f/1.4
🎞️ Fuji Fomopan 400

What’s your favorite quote on art being made from failed creations or happy accidents?

Mine is: “Art is not escape, but a way of finding order in chaos, a way of confronting life.” - Robert Hayden

Throw yours in the comments!

📸 @mintcamera 670s
🎞 @polaroid Type 600 Film (Expired 2023)

These Polaroids are from Florence Lake, California at approximately 7300 Ft Elevation in Sept 2024. The Haze is from the Fires Further South that were ongoing at that time. I love these due to their subtleties. Beautiful and mysterious. What’s better?