Polaroid collection auctioned by Sotheby's

Polaroids used to be indispensable to photographers of all walks from casual camera users to legendary artists.  When film and chemicals were the only means to process photos, Polaroid prints were a quck and easy way to take test shots and compose candid shots.

The pioneer of the Instamatic has gone under and is forced to sell one of its most priced assets, the Polaroid photography collection. Artists such as Ansel Adams used the amatuer SX-70 to compose  masterpieces.   He was a master of film processing, which shows even in images taken with the consumer camera.

Sotheby’s has mini web site dedicate to this monumental auction here: http://www.sothebys.com/minisite/polaroid/index.html