Jim Steg (1922-2001) was an inventive artist and esteemed educator who lived in New Orleans. A celebrated printmaker, he became interested in photography late in his career. Barbara Hitchcock, who served as Curator of The Polaroid Collection, writes about his explorations with the SX-70 and shares rarely seen instant photography explorations from the artist.

Brooklyn-based photographer Josh Lee uses his black and white negatives as a springboard for his manipulated images. By introducing bleach, food coloring, and paint directly to his negatives, he creates surreal images which illustrate the hidden psychological realities of ourselves and the world around us.

British photographer Ian Hill explores the rugged Cumbrian countryside investigating the psychological connection we find in and with the landscape. Intertwining words and images, in zines or on the web, he creates modern mythologies which explore the perpetual relationship between man and nature.

Monica Denevan is a fine-art photographer whose documentary work in Burma largely revolves around the Irrawaddy River and the fisherman who rely on that river habitat for their livelihood to survive.