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


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