road to nowhere, originally uploaded by lkaplan1.
Not long after I first joined Flickr, I discovered Lauren Kaplan’s Holga work. It was one of the first discoveries that led me to realize that Flickr isn’t only a collection of passed out college kids ruining their chances for gainful employment. Nope, Lauren Kaplan’s work really gets to the heart of what can be done with a toy camera and instant film. It appears that every image in her Strange Abominations series is a double exposure. The (much mourned) Type 85 film, I believe, created not only a positive, but also a negative with nearly undetectable grain and a lusciousness that is generally missing from most other photographic materials. It even translates to the scans.
I apparently have a lot to to say about the death of Polaroid, and its postmortem renaissance, but I think that’ll be another entry. So for now, check out Lauren Kaplan’s photostream. It’s a great experience.