This book is a facsimile of an album of Egglestonª¡s Polaroids assembled by the photographer himself, and containing the only photos he made in this medium. Consisting of 56 images taken with the Polaroid SX-70 (the now cult camera produced between 1972 and 1981) and handmounted in a black leather album also produced by the company, Polaroid SX-70 is the fi rst publication of Egglestonª¡s Polaroids. The gloriously mundane subjects of these photosª¢a Mississippi street sign, a telephone book, stacked crates of empty soda bottlesª¢are familiar Eggleston territory, but fascinatingly all of these Polaroids were taken outdoors. They are rare records of Egglestonª¡s strolls or drives in and around Mississippi, complement the majority of his work made with color negative fi lm or color slides, and show his ironic fl air for photo-sequencing in book form.
Something new always slowly changes right in front of your eyesª¢it just happens. ª¢ William Eggleston
Something new always slowly changes right in front of your eyesª¢it just happens. ª¢ William Eggleston
