Bob Gruen: John Lennon, penthouse apartment, New York.

Over a period of 5 years, Brooks Institute alumnus, San Diego (USA) based Tim Mantoani photographed iconic photographs in the hands of their equally known (well, almost) photographers. Shot on the rare and huge Polaroid 20×24-inch format, covering about 150 photographers, this project is fairly unique, with a strong archival framework. The published book also contains a little hand written ‘story’ about the picture at the bottom of each photograph. If you have ever wondered “who took that picture?”, Mantoani has a massive Polaroid answer for you. Take a look.

Nick Ut: Trang Bang Village, Vietnam, 1972

Mary Ellen Mark: Elephant trainer Ram Prakash Singh and Shyama, Ahmedabad, India. 1990

Lyle Owerko: World Trade Center, New York, September 11, 2001.

Steve McCurry: Young girl, Peshawar, Pakistan. 1984

Allen Tennenbaum: Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela. 1990

(L) Howard Bringham: ‘Two Fighters’ Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali. (R) Neil Leifer: Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston. 1965

(L) Phil Stern: Marilyn Monroe. 1953. (R) Arthur Elgort: Supermodel Christy Turlington, Paris. 1988

Bob McNeely: President Bill Clinton. 1993

Alfred Wertheimer: Elvis Presley and fan. Mosque Theater, Richmond, Virginia. 1956

Karen Kuehn: Russian Blue Cat and Ballerina legs. 1993

Ron Galella: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York. 1971