Before the age of endless scrolling on phone screens, memories were made into instant photographs through the physical process of light interacting with chemically-coated film by means of a mechanical Polaroid camera.
Brooklyn Film Camera (BFC) specializes in all things Polaroid and offers a variety of other analog cameras, films, and services. The indepently-owned small business specializes in classic Polaroid instant camera sales and repairs, a niche in a world that increasingly lives in the digital realm. Instant film and Polaroid technology is over 70 years old and has been a photographer’s staple for decades.
The BFC project began in Kyle Depew’s Bed-Stuy basement in 2014 and has since grown to become a coveted destination for analog photographers and Polaroid lovers both in Bushwick and worldwide. It all started after The Impossible Project (another effort to save Polaroid film) closed its New York City offices in 2014 to focus on European markets. Depew and other former Impossible Project employees decided to carry on their work independently, moonlighting as Polaroid technicians part-time.
