Liz Ronk joined TIME in 2012 and is the photo editor for LIFE.com. She holds an MFA in Visual Studies from the Visual Studies Workshop and a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU in Photography. Along with her work as a photo editor and curator, she is a photographer/artist with work exhibited and published internationally.
In 1947 Edwin Land, the visionary founder of Polaroid, unveiled the world’s first instant camera — a triumph of innovation that would go on to revolutionize photography.