Mission: Impossible, part three.

October 8, 2010Stories - about travel

“We want to rediscover the magic of the instant camera.” — Florian Kaps, founder of the Impossible Project Florian was upset we’d started serving the guests before his speech. He ran back into the kitchen, his face a little red and flustered, saying, “No, no, no. If they eat now, they will leave. They will … Read More

Mission: Impossible, part two.

October 6, 2010Stories - about travel

There was a small handwritten sign on the door of the Kölnischer Kunstverein. (That’s German for the Art Association of Cologne–but not that I would know.) “Dear Impossible Volunteers!” it read, “Please ring the bell!” I was reassured to know they were expecting us. Someone came to let me and another volunteer in. We were … Read More

Mission: Impossible, part one.

October 4, 2010Stories - about travel

“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” — Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid “What is it you love about Polaroids so much?” a good friend recently asked me. I gave the question a minute to sink in. “I’ve always preferred film photography,” I told him, even after the advent … Read More