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Over the last few days it's become more and more apparent this moment would eventually arrive — even that it needed to arrive — but it still doe...

Barbie Throwback Camera: Party Like it's 1999

Two decades after the Barbie Polaroid camera was first released in 1999, we are proud to bring the two iconic brands back together again. With this...

Parks Project and Retrospekt Share the Love

We love restoring Polaroid cameras. Like, really love. And when we get to make Polaroid cameras for incredible companies like Parks Project, who gi...

Birth of the 600 Camera: The Original Engineering Prototype from 1980

People often ask us if we have a special collection, or if it's hard letting certain rare models go. There's something about holding a pristine tra...

I Want My MTV (Camera)!

We're so psyched that the team here at Retrospekt could help make this camera a reality—combining refurbished, vintage interiors from 1980s and 90s...

Hello Kitty Celebrates 45 years with a new Polaroid camera from Retrospekt

To celebrate 45 wonderful years of Hello Kitty, Sanrio has teamed up with Retrospekt to release a limited edition Polaroid 600 vintage instant came...

Saying Goodbye to Spectra

If you haven’t already heard, Polaroid Originals has announced their decision to cease manufacturing of Spectra film. I want to take the opportunit...

From Parts to Polaroid in 30 Seconds or Less

Most people can spend a lifetime shooting instant film without ever seeing the insides of their cameras. Which, if we're being honest, is probably...

The Grand Canyon Polaroid Camera: For Parks Project, from Retrospekt

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, the crew here at Retrospekt has teamed up with Parks Project and the Grand Canyon...

The Milwaukee Flag Polaroid 600 Camera is Here For Summerfest

To celebrate the city we call home, we're launching a limited edition run of officially licensed Polaroid 600 instant film cameras featuring artwor...

8 Frames: A Sunday Bike Ride in the Dutch Countryside by Rachele Krivichi

The Dutch countryside is nothing grandiose like the rolling plains of America, but it has its own unique charms and treasures. On a Sunday bike rid...

8 Frames: Dualities by Noah Zyla

I first saw a Polaroid camera in the summer of 1983, when my father’s friend, who had emigrated to Austria in the late 1970s, returned to visit my ...