I learned so much from instant photography back in the late 80’s when I started shooting with the family’s Polaroid 600 camera. eventually I purchased a SX-70 and a Minolta Spectra camera. I wrapped up this obsession in 1991 or so when Polaroid film was relatively cheap, at times I could get a 10-pack for $5 (Using the film was still a costly endeavor for a financially challenged college student because I would only average one good image per pack of film). This was a formative experience, my understanding of composition crystalized: the benefit of understanding how to make good photographs in the present moment was so valuable. I improvised and adjusted in real time as the images developed before my eyes; there would be a YES, but with the NO would come another image, reconsidered, in that space and time. Before the digital image-making, reviewing images while creating was only possible with instant film. Despite the limitations of the format, it was a revolution to me. Instant photography was my school, an investigation with failure and success in the moment. I call this project Instant Measurements, a book will be coming soon.