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Jon Stapley

This World Photography Day, I’m getting lost in the late David Hockney’s incredible Polaroid composites

Black and white photo of the late David Hockney creating a 'joiner' photographic collage of the National Museum of Photography.
  • Today is World Photography Day 2026, a celebration of all things photographic
  • I've been enjoying a series of incredible Poalroid composites by the legendary British artist David Hockney
  • Using cubist influences, Hockney shot dozens of Polaroids to create interpretations of real-world scenes

Since today is World Photography Day, it’s the perfect time for us camera nerds to celebrate our artistic medium and some of its greatest successes. For my part, I’ve been spending this day in the company of these stunning Polaroid collages by the late, great David Hockney.

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