Joe’s Pizza in New Canaan opened in 1967.
A “few” years later, Joe’s son Lorenzo took over the business, keeping the original name. In the years that followed, Joe’s Pizza continued to flourish not only as a GREAT pizza place, but also as a vital part of New Canaan and surrounding communities. I live in Stamford, and trust me — it’s worth driving to New Canaan for amazing pizza — and other great food!
We’ve known Lorenzo as customers for a few years now, stopping by when we can for lunch on our way to other places. In early 2022, I took three instant photographs at Joe’s Pizza, including a portrait of Lorenzo (whom I mistakenly called “Joe”), using a FujiFilm 300 camera and Instax Wide film (previous post here).
Today, when we stopped by for slices, I brought my vintage Polaroid Big Shot camera loaded with expired, peel-apart, pack-film. Lorenzo agreed to pose again, this time in front of a faded photo of his father. We made a video of the “peeling pack-film” moment when we revealed the photo just 1-2 minutes later!
As we prepared to leave, we saw a mother, son, and daughter arrive, who headed to the back as if they owned the place. We assumed this was Lorenzo’s family, which he confirmed with a smile. Watching and listening to his children, we noticed how beautiful and bright they were, so I offered to take a portrait of them as well. The parents agreed, I snapped a Big Shot portrait, and we recorded the photo reveal with the children watching excitedly! (See the video clip on Instagram.) It was a wonderful cuteness overload for sure!
Lorenzo & His Kids:
Camera: Polaroid BIG SHOT Portrait Camera (circa 1973)
Film: FujiFilm FP-100c Color pack-film (made 2016/expired 2018)
Photographer: Russ Murray (vintage)
Subject: Lorenzo & Children
Location: Joe’s Pizza, New Canaan, Connecticut
See you tomorrow!
russ murray 
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