Michael Christopher Brodie (born 1985), also known as the “Polaroid Kid”, is an American photographer from Mesa, Arizona. From 2004 to 2008, Brodie freighthopped across the US and photographed people he encountered, largely train-hoppers and vagabonds. He has published A Period of Juvenile Prosperity (2013), Tones of Dirt and Bone (2015), Polaroid Kid (2023), and Failing (2024).
Brodie’s photographs are in various collections worldwide including SF MOMA, The Martin Parr Foundation, Berkeley Museum of Art, The Sir Elton John Photography Collection.
His work has been exhibited internationally.