Enjoy two different looks at the Impossibly instant Polaroid camera

Edwin Land's invention is back in fashion. It's almost as if it were never gone. by Bob Knetzger

Polaroid SX-70. Thomas Backa (CC0)

Although not new, "Instant: The Story of Polaroid" is still a wonderful book all about the history of Edwin Land and his creation of instant photography. If you're old enough, you remember that sweet, acrid smell of the pink bar of photo coating from the very first b&w Polaroid cameras. Or the fun and kicky '"Swinger" c…