The Polaroid Kid, Mike Brodie First edition. bkst.co and reflectively through his work—presenting

and reflectively through his work—presenting a grounded and authentic portrait of contemporary Japan

The i-D Editor-in-Chief collaborated with a long list of the world's best fashion photographers: Amy Troost

and Peter Huynh graciously allowed a slightly older fellow traveler to tag along with a Pentax K-1000 loaded with a single roll of Kodak EPL 5075 color slide film

Discovery is one of the driving forces behind the work

The Polaroid Kid, Mike Brodie First edition. bkst.co and reflectively through his work—presentingIn 2004, at the age of 17, Mike Brodie left home, hoping a freight train to Jacksonville, Florida. Although this first trip lasted only a few days, it was the start of a life long journey that would see him become one of the most intuitive photographers of his generation. On finding a polaroid camera camera stuffed behind a car seat, Brodie began to produce a document of his journey across the expanse of North America, alongside a group of like minded