To kick off our upcoming Elska Montréal launch, we're offering the chance to buy a unique Polaroid photograph taken in the city. Each Polaroid will be sent along with signed copies of our upcoming Elska Montréal vol.1 and Elska Montréal vol.2 print magazines. Proceeds will go to charity.

About this polaroid:

Elska Charity Polaroid no.4:

Title: “BROKEN TROPICAL” / Subject: Lane B / Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Polaroids are by nature an imperfect, shonky sort of medium. And the shittest, most fucked-up of all the Polaroids we took in Montréal is this one, which is overexposed and is literally broken in the top-right corner. I don’t know for sure but I believe this happened because the corner of the photograph was snagged or touched too soon after removing it from the camera developer. Often these brown patches are signals of a damaged pack, but since this was the only image in the pack with this problem, I think it was a mishandling error instead. In any case, I still enjoy it because it’s the only pic taken of Lane in his bathroom, which had a fabulous tropical shower curtain.

Details about your donation:

Proceeds (excepting shipping and materials costs) will be donated to Rainbow Railroad and the Peter Tatchell Foundation. Buyers will be contacted by email after purchase to nominate which charity they'd prefer to give to, or to indicate a preferred percentage split. Buyers who do not respond will have their donations split between the charities on a 50:50 basis.

More about Peter Tatchell Foundation: www.petertatchellfoundation.org

More about Rainbow Railroad: www.rainbowrailroad.org

Delivery Info:

The selected Polaroid picture AND one signed copy each of the Elska Montréal vol.1 and Elska Montréal vol.2 print mags will be sent in sturdy and discreet packaging.

We will aim to deliver using the most cost-effective shipping method, rather than the speediest, so as to allow a larger possible donation. It is most likely that shipments to USA addresses will go by USPS Media Mail; shipments to non-USA addresses will go by USPS First Class International Mail.