Amsterdam Polaroids
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Selling Polaroid Portraits in the Bars of Amsterdam, 1979-80
Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein
Marc H Miller & Bettie Ringma
Café Popular
Aunt Tina
Bettie Ringma and Marc H. Miller
The Whiskey A Go-Go
Ali, Bettie and Henk
Bettie Ringma and Marc H. Miller started taking instant Polaroid portraits in Amsterdam bars as a way to make money. Over the next year, they became local fixtures: house photographers of the Red Light District and the surrounding urban demimonde.
Bar owner Henk
Henk’s trained pigeons
Chez Tony
Woman wearing life snake at Chez Tony
The Copacabana
Bettie Ringma and Marc H. Miller
Bettie Ringma and Marc H. Miller started taking instant Polaroid portraits in Amsterdam bars as a way to make money. Over the next year, they became local fixtures: house photographers of the Red Light District and the surrounding urban demimonde.
Café Festival
A biker from Germany
Monique and Marja
Rikky
Rikky
Herman and Rikky
Club Homolulu
Bettie Ringma and Marc H. Miller
Brigit and Erica
Drinking Groups at the Old Bell Inn
Polaroid Portraits
Piet and Pattie at Café Rox
The Twins and Sister Frieda
Couple at Studio 37
Two men and Jazzland