The Impossible Year

Tag: instant film

  • ALT Riverbank Neighbors Park, 2 April 2020 Polaroid OneStep 2 / Impossible CR (Expired) Today I decided to bike the Berteau Avenue greenway west until I found the nature trails along the Chicago River aka ‘Riverbank Neighbors Park.’ So I dismounted and hiked for a bit, stopping along the water to watch the birds and…

  • Lincoln Square, Chicago1 April 2020 Polaroid OneStep 2 / Some film that’s been sitting in there for… I dunno how long. Okay, so… With everything going on this world and everyone trapped in their houses, I’m bringing this project back to life for an indefinite amount of time.  I’ve been taking bike rides around my neighborhood…

  • The Impossible Year: Exhibition

    From January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2014 I took a single photograph a day every day with a Polaroid camera and Impossible Project instant film. I spent time documenting my friends, family and the day to day bullshit of life, from the mundane to the extraordinary. For the first — and possibly only —…

  • Danielle the Bride

  • Zach the Groom

  • Zach and Danielle’s Wedding Party Zach and Danielle got married on September 27th in Stillwater, MN. Beth Ann and I went up to Minnesota and photographed it. I also took some casuals of the wedding party on Impossible Project film.

  • Weekend in CaliforniaImpossible Color Protection / Impossible Color 2.0 Pioneer Edition Spent the weekend in California for a wedding and a shoot. Took the opportunity to explore Marin County specifically the Point Reyes Lighthouse, where we went whale watching, Stinson Beach… because why not?, Muir Woods because it’s the obvious inspiration for Endor, and then…

  • RIP Matt.  We miss you buddy.

  • New Year’s Day – THE END Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible Color Protection Rounded out midnight with Lee, Rebecca, Earl and Beth Ann. We tried ‘miracle berry’ tablets that Earl supplied. They temporarily alter your sense of taste to make sour things taste sweet and other weird changes. We ate lemon slices and they were delicious! Guinness tasted…

  • Len and Katie’s New Year’s Eve Party Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible Color Protection Went to Len and Katie’s to kick off New Year’s Eve. We had a small, quiet night. Len made tasty Moscow Mules. Good people, good fun.