📚 William Wegman: Polaroids – A Stunning Large-Format Coffee Table Book 📚

Description

The pictures this Wegman monograph Polaroids capture his iconic Weimaraners in a series of surreal, humorous, and often strikingly elegant compositions. Using a 20×24-inch Polaroid camera, Wegman created instantly recognizable portraits that blend fine art, absurdist humor, and the undeniable charisma of his canine muses. What makes these images so compelling is their unexpected storytelling—his Weimaraners, often dressed in human clothes or posed in theatrical settings, take on almost human-like expressions and personas. The result is a body of work that challenges traditional portraiture, while remaining playful, charming, and deeply artistic.

The 20×24-inch Polaroid camera is a rare, massive instant camera that produces extraordinarily detailed, large-format prints. First developed in the late 1970s, only a handful were ever made, and they were used primarily by fine art photographers due to their ability to capture rich textures, vibrant colors, and striking depth in a single instant exposure. Among the famous pictures made by this extrodiary camera are, in fact, the William Wegman portraits seen in this book.

The rarity of both the camera and its film makes every 20×24 Polaroid an artistic and technical achievement, adding to the allure of the work featured in this book.