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Another day, another mural detail. Taken in downtown El Paso, Texas with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from Polaroid Originals.

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Among Tucson’s many charms is the abundance of murals and other outdoor art. It’s true, I’ve fallen hard for this beautiful city. All I can do for the time being, though, is follow Tucson photographers and hashtags on Instagram, take an occasional peek at real-estate listings, and dream. Hopefully, I’ll be visiting again later this year!

Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from Polaroid Originals.

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Golden-hour light and shadow in Tucson’s historic Barrio Libre neighborhood. Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 camera and instant film from Polaroid Originals.

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Hanging out in downtown Tucson with my Polaroid SX-70 and my first pack of film from Polaroid Originals.

If you’ve followed this blog for very long, you know I’ve been a loyal supporter, and frequent defender, of the Impossible Project in spite of the frustration and expense involved in using their instant film. Not that I ever really had much of a choice. Polaroid had abandoned their film business and so, for anyone wanting to shoot with a vintage Polaroid camera, it was the Impossible Project or nothing.

But now we’ve come full circle. The Impossible Project has been acquired by Polaroid and here are the results. Not only is this new film beautiful, it’s less expensive too. Goodbye Impossible Project and thank you for keeping my SX-70 going while the good people at Polaroid got their act together. I love this film!

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Diggy the cat surveying her queendom. Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from the Impossible Project.

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Once a popular vacation spot, flood-ravaged Bombay Beach still attracts visitors although these days its artists, photographers, and the merely curious who make the trek. Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from the Impossible Project

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Another shot taken amid the ruins of Bombay Beach, a tiny flood-ravaged town on the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea. Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from the Impossible Project.

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Amid the ruins of Bombay Beach, a tiny flood-ravaged town on the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea. Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from the Impossible Project.

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An abandoned service station along the eastern shore of the ecologically-troubled Salton Sea here in the Southern California desert. I’ve been watching what was once a tiny tree grow larger with each of my visits. Nature will no doubt eventually reclaim this once-thriving resort area completely.

Photo taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film from the Impossible Project.

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A vintage truck I stumbled upon recently in Idyllwild. Taken with a Polaroid SX-70 and film, as always, from the Impossible Project.