Life is Strange: Double Exposure Polaroids are the main collectible in Max Caulfield’s latest outing, which makes sense considering the once young girl who dreamed of being a photographer is now so good at her craft she’s giving lectures at a prestigious university. Of course, Polaroids are a bit more important than that in the first game, serving as a way for Max to travel through time. Still, it’s nice to see them make an appearance again.
Before we go any further, we have some great recommendations on games like Life is Strange that you can play after you help out Max at Caledon University. We also have a Life is Strange: Double Exposure Switch review if you’d like to hear our thoughts on Max’s latest adventure.
All of the Life is Strange: Double Exposure Polaroid locations
Life is Strange: Double Exposure has five chapters, each one with a minimum of three Polaroids for you to find. While most are in fairly obvious places when you look around, a couple may give you some trouble, so let’s break down exactly where each one is. Below, we have them listed in order under the chapter in which they appear and what scene you get them in, with a brief description of where to find them. If Max can solve yet another murder mystery, you can track these pictures down.
Chapter 1
Here are the locations for the three Polaroids in Chapter 1:
- A Drink to Remember – if you walk past Diamond and Reggie in the bar after you take control of Max and head to the door on the right, you can see the Polaroid sitting on the bar table next to it
- Things Are Looking Up – when Max is on the walk home, take the left-hand path when you reach the split in the road to find the second Polaroid
- Upstairs, Downcast – when waiting for Amanda to arrive at Max’s home, head into the living room and go to the window with the telescope next to it. The Polaroid is on the table

Chapter 2
Here are the locations for the five Polaroids in Chapter 2:
- Table For Three – after learning how to move between timelines, head into the Dead timeline and get the Polaroid from the table in front of the huge tortoise painting on the wall
- By the Horns – go outside in the Living timeline and go to the right-hand bench under the covering to find the second Polaroid
- Leaving Nothing Overlooked – after watching the cutscene with an owl, go to the top of the hill and check the first bench to find the Polaroid
- Avoiding Detection – in the living timeline, head into Moses’ office, then go to the Dead timeline and head to the desk with three monitors. The Polaroid is on the left-hand side of them
- Photo Finished – check the stereo in the living room to get the last Polaroid in Chapter 2
Chapter 3
- Re: Verses (1) – enter the admin building and move to the dead timeline, then go to Vinh’s desk; you’ll see the Polaroid on the coffee table to the right
- Re: Verses (2) – still in the admin building and dead timeline, go to the coffee shop and go to the back table
- Re: Verses (3) – check the gold typewriter in Lucas’ office
- Nobody Wants to Drink Alone – when in the Snapping Turtle, walk towards the fire place and check the table next to two people talking
- Heartbreaking & Entering – enter the living timeline in Max’s house; you’ll find the Polaroid on the table next to a tall lamp in the living room
Chapter 4
- I Thought I Was the Only One – when the chapter begins, immediately enter Max’s living room while in the living timeline to see the Polaroid on the table in the corner
- No Party Like a Krampus Party (1) – enter the dead timeline when in the Snapping Turtle and go to the back booth on the right side of the stage to find this Polaroid
- No Party Like a Krampus Party (2) – continue with the main story, and you’ll head outside; the Polaroid is on the green chair in front of you
- Scatterbrained – when this scene starts, follow the path with the buildings on your right. Eventually, you reach some benches under cover. This is where the last Polaroid in Chapter 4 is
Chapter 5
- Under Observation – head to the banister to the right of Moses
- Quit Stalling – when you’re in the bathroom, immediately turn around to find the Polaroid on the wall near the ‘I hate Victoria Chase’ writing
- Razing the Bar – change timelines in the Snapping Turtle and go to the table in front of the stage to find the final Polaroid
Those are all of the Life is Strange: Double Exposure Polaroids. For more LiS goodness, check out our Life is Strange True Colors review and our Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection review; the latter features Max Caulfield’s very first appearance.