A lovely obituary of a fascinating person, but what does it mean to have photobooth portraits of someone “taken by” someone else, rather than themselves, or the machine itself? https://t.co/YTb82089eb
The European photobooth renaissance continues with five new analog(ue) photobooths in London, which now boasts eight active booths. New listings include the Hoxton Holborn, Breakfast Club Canary Wharf, Kingly Court, Coal Drops Yard, and Hackney Bridge.
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For someone who has researched, solicited, and cataloged tips on analog photobooth locations for the last 20 years, what a delight to stumble upon an unknown and unexpected location in the wild. Thanks to Aimee for spotting it, and cheers to Antique Emporium in Kingston, Ontario.
@wvchan Thanks! That’s great to hear. We’re awaiting a full report on all new locations from our friends in London, so I hope we’ll hear more about this one.
Did a speed run of all five analog booths in Florence in under two hours. Congratulations to Matteo and Fotoautomatica for some amazing locations and beautiful booths turning our great photos! Full report to come.
A spring update on photobooths in Paris, with six working booths around the city. Inside, outdoors, in parks, shops, and galleries, the booths of Paris are going strong.
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Big news! The Huntington has acquired the archive of Eve Babitz (1943-2021), a Los Angeles author and integral member of the 1960s and ’70s art, literary, and rock music scenes. ⭐ Learn more: https://t.co/DHsQ9X56OO
Photo booths had a unique ability to capture some of our silliest and most intimate moments, leaving us with a precious record of time https://t.co/gQdu8grFIm
Photo booths had a unique ability to capture some of our silliest and most intimate moments, leaving us with a precious record of time https://t.co/gQdu8grFIm
Merry Christmas! We received a copy of @PaulMcCartney’s “The Lyrics” as a gift yesterday, through not the Very Limited Edition spotted on The Beatles Blog, which uses a torn photobooth photo of Paul to illustrate the cover of Volume 2, L-Z:
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In the 1924 short POSTAGE DUE, Willy Worst (Stan Laurel) poses in an Auto Foto machine. This 1910s precursor to the photobooth took a single photo in a brass frame for 10¢. This marks the earliest appearance of an automated photo machine we’ve yet seen.
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