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Patti Smith's photographic 'diary' is one for devotees

Camera Solo, the musician's new book of Polaroids, offers a glimpse into Smith's imagination, but ultimately I wanted something less impressionisticPatti Smith's Polaroids – in picturesIn 2008, as an exhibition of her drawings, writings and photographs opened at the Cartier Foundation in Paris, Patti Smith wrote: "Sometimes, if I crave silence I turn to my Land 250. The experience of taking Polaroids connects me with the moment. They are souvenirs of a joyful solitude."Now comes a book of her ...

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14:00 on January 18 2012

Patti Smith's photographic 'diary' is one for devotees

Guardian Music — Camera Solo, the musician's new book of Polaroids, offers a glimpse into Smith's imagination, but ultimately I wanted something less impressionisticPatti Smith's Polaroid... more info

Patti Smith

14:09 on January 18 2012

Patti Smith's Polaroids of life – in pictures

Guardian Music — Patti Smith's Camera Solo brings together 70 black-and-white photographs taken throughout the singer's life. Here are some of the highlights ... more info

Patti Smith