Last month, I received an email from Ella Sverdlov who won the Best polaroid contest organized by Blur magazine and The Impossible project. Ella told me that Polaroid always gives her a sense of peace and winning The Impossible Project encouraged her to open her Etsy shop. Likewise, I find Polaroids calming and I don’t know why but her shots of America reminds me of an old movie by Jim Jarmush “ Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery — celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take …