The second PolaCon NYC event, sponsored by Polaroid, was held from May 17th — 19th, primarily at Worthless Studios in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. I went on Saturday the 18th and had a great time learning, playing with gear, meeting old friends, making new ones, and shooting a bunch of instant photos!

This portrait is of Alin Tolea, holding a Polaroid 195 Land Camera, which he modified to shoot Instax Wide film, because the original peel-apart pack-film for that camera is no longer made. He’s a fun, clever guy I first met at PolaCon NYC in 2023, so it was a delight to see him again.

Camera: Polaroid SLR 680SE (vintage)
Film: Polaroid 600 Monochrome film (new)
Subject: Alin Tolea / @alintolea or @analoguestudiodc
Location: Worthless Studios (Bushwick – Brooklyn)
Photographer: Russ Murray (vintage) 

Here’s the Instax Wide instant photo Alin took of me (L) and my friend Alex Fourier (R) with the camera you see in my portrait of him:

See you tomorrow… 

// russ murray