Instant Film Society

10/30/2026

Theme: Y2K
Title: Panic 2000 (Preventative Measures)
Photographer: Ben Fraternale
Camera: Polaroid I-2

10/30/2026

Noppera-bō
野箆坊

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15. Curated by 🌆

Dōmokōmo
どうもこうも

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15. Curated by 🌆

Okαma Crater Lake
御釜

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15. Curated by 🌆

10/23/2026

Rokurokubi
轆轤首

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15.

Miku
未来

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15.

Shiraito Falls
白糸の滝

Yuji Watanabe uses the photochemical magic of instant film to bring fantastical creatures into reality and push real landscapes into the realm of fantasy. His first US solo exhibition, Yōkai and Landscapes, includes Polaroid 8x10 portraits of creatures from Japanese myth and folklore rendered with striking realism, alongside landscapes from across Japan transformed into otherworldly scenes by One Instant peel-apart film.

Yōkai and Landscapes is on view at Picto NY until December 15.

10/18/2026

Fall ‘RoidWeek starts today! 

We’ve teamed up with Flickr to celebrate a week of all things instant film, and we’re giving away a prize pack to one lucky winner:

 1 year of Flickr Pro
  IFS ringer tee
  IFS sticker and pin pack
  IFS can cooler
  The Instant Film Magazine , Issue 02: Community

How to enter:
​Join the Instant Film Society group on Flickr (link in bio)
​Post an instant film photo to the group between Oct 18 and 23

One winner will be picked at random after ‘RoidWeek wraps. Grab your camera and join in! 📸

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10/15/2026

Get ready, film lovers! Fall ’RoidWeek 2026 starts October 18th. Mark your calendars for a week of celebrating instant film magic! From glowing autumn colors, golden light leaks, and the cozy vibes that only instant film can capture. 🍁✨

In North Texas? Instant Film Society and NTx Instant Photowalk are kicking things off with a photowalk in Denton on Sunday, October 18 from 1 to 3pm. Meet on the Courthouse lawn on the Square, then stroll around shooting all the fall decorations the city and property owners have put up. There’ll be cameras to try and film to load them with, so just bring your sense of adventure. Plus, everyone who joins the walk gets 20% , so you’ll have a home for every shot.📸

Join the group and be part of the celebration: https://www.flickr.com/groups/roidweek2026/

10/15/2026

"Now You Don‘t See Me" by Julia Beyer Photography
October 2026 - Hide And Reveal
Shot with Mint SLR670s on Polaroid 600 film

10/09/2026

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY! We’ll be there from 1:00pm - 2:30pm, come say hello!

Polaroids of the Instant Film Society - An Exhibition
August 5 - October 10 at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

The exhibition features a selection of Polaroids by the Board of Directors for the Instant Film Society. The Instant Film Society (IFS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 2012 by Daniel Rodrigue and Justin Goode, its mission is to promote and preserve the art of analog instant photography through community-focused events, workshops, and educational programs.

The Instant Film Society’s Board of Directors is composed of the D-FW-based core volunteer staff and the regional directors for the east and west coasts. Besides their work to organize and support the instant film community across the country, each is a dedicated and seasoned instant film photographer in their own right. Their variety of aesthetic sensibilities, artistic inclinations, and photographic techniques reflects the remarkable diversity of the wider communities of analog instant photographers the nonprofit continues to serve.

PolaCon is the world’s first annual three-day conference dedicated to analog instant photography. From an informally organized first photowalk at the State Fair of Texas in 2012, IFS first hosted PolaCon on the Square in the back of Norman Roscoe in 2016, and the convention has grown into an annual series of recurring high-profile events presented in partnership with Polaroid. Over the course of the year, IFS stages PolaCon in Denton, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City, along with rotating regional events in other cities. Each event features a lively mixture of workshops, demonstrations, presentations, photo booths and photowalks, often dubbed "PolaWalks," but the key ingredient in every PolaCon is the collective creativity and generous enthusiasm of the attendees from across the instant photography community.