Life is Strange Double Exposure Polaroid Locations: A Complete Guide

Max Caulfield’s journey in Life is Strange is full of hidden secrets, including vintage Polaroid snapshots scattered across both realities.

Each discovered photo offers a glimpse into the past, uncovering fleeting moments from another time.

The hunt is on! But how can you track down every last Polaroid, and what secrets will you unlock?

1. Life is Strange Double Exposure Polaroid Locations

In Life is Strange: Double Exposure, there are three polaroids in Chapter 1, five in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 each, four in Chapter 4, and three again in Chapter 5. This walkthrough will lead you through all 20 Polaroid locations across the game’s five core chapters.

i. Chapter One

Find and collect all three Chapter 1 Polaroids to unlock the A Trick Of The Light achievement.

Polaroid	Scene	Location
Reggie & Diamond at the Turtle	A Drink To Remember	While discovering Amanda’s interests, locate the Polaroid on the table near the Snapping Turtle’s rear entrance.
Snowman	Things Are Looking Up	Check the area outside the Observatory for a Polaroid on the sidewalk near the fountain’s statue.
Torn Nebb plushie	Upstairs, Downcast	Find the Polaroid on the table next to the telescope in Hellerton House while preparing for Amanda’s arrival.

ii. Chapter Two

Find and collect all Chapter 2 Polaroids to unlock the Further Developments achievement.

Polaroid	Scene	World	Location
Krampus Gift	Table for Three	Dead World	Locate the Polaroid on the table underneath the iconic Snapping Turtle mural, where Reggie and Diamond spent the previous night.
The Great Snowball War	By the Horns	Living World	Find the Polaroid on a picnic table in the North Quad’s Pergola.
Gwen’s Tires	Leaving Nothing Overlooked	Living World	Find the Polaroid on the CD player near the back door of Hellerton House before meeting Moses in the darkroom.
Bitter and Sweet	Avoiding Detection	Dead World	In Moses’ office, locate Carla’s desk and find the Polaroid.
Horror Movie Night	Photo Finished	Dead World	Find the Polaroid on the CD player near the back door of Hellerton House, before meeting Moses in the darkroom.

iii. Chapter Three

Find and collect all Chapter 3 Polaroids to unlock the Selfie Care achievement.

Polaroid	Scene	World	Location
Release the Kra-Can	Verses	Dead World	In the FAB Cafe, locate the Polaroid on a tall table underneath the starry wall art.
Sebastian the Hedgehog	Verses	Dead World	Look for the Polaroid on the coffee table in the Admin building’s Yasmin’s office reception area.
Lucas’ Office	Verses	Dead World	Find the Polaroid in Lucas’ office in the FAB on a bookshelf next to the golden typewriter.
Acid Pink Concert	Nobody Wants to Drink Alone	Living World	Find the Polaroid on a recycled barrel table in The Snapping Turtle, near Diamond’s movie poster and a giraffe artwork.
Don’t Drink and Dive	Heartbreaking & Entering	Dead World	In Hellerton House, locate the Polaroid on a small round table in the cozy back corner of Max’s main living space.

iv. Chapter Four

Find and collect all Chapter 4 Polaroids to unlock the Picture Taking achievement.

Polaroid	Scene	World	Location
Johnny Cakes	I Thought I Was the Only One	Dead World	In Hellerton House, locate the Polaroid on the workbench in Max’s main living space.
Krampus on Campus	No Party Like a Krampus Party	Dead World	Find the Polaroid in the corner booth at The Snapping Turtle.
Veggie	No Party Like a Krampus Party	Living World	Look for the Polaroid on the back patio of The Snapping Turtle, sitting on a green chair.
What the f*ck???	Scatterbrained	Living World	While searching for Safi, locate the Polaroid on one of the picnic tables in North Quad’s Pergola area.

v. Chapter Five

Find and collect all Chapter 5 Polaroids to unlock the Viewfinding achievement.

Polaroid	Scene	World	Location
Hoo?	Under Observation	??? World	Head to the Observatory roof and locate the Polaroid on the railing, between the ashtray and Safi’s candy.
Party w/ the new Bff!!!	Quit Stalling	??? World	In Blackwell, locate the Polaroid alongside the Victoria street art on the bathroom wall.
Tell me about your telescope	Razing the Bar	??? World	Look for the Polaroid on one of the tables adjacent to the stage at The Snapping Turtle.

And with this, our search is over. But the story is far from over. As we conclude our hunt, reflect on the moments and memories discovered along the way. Until next time!

2. About Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Life is Strange: Double Exposure brings back Max Caulfield, the protagonist from the first title, Life is Strange. Max is all set to attend Caledon University. However, life is usually as it seems. Max must jump back and forth between two timelines to solve yet another supernatural mystery.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is developed by Deck Nine Games and published by Square Enix. It was launched on October 29th, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.