Example of creating a polaroid image with the HTML <figure> tag:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      figure {
        background: #ffffff;
        display: inline-block;
        margin: 55px 75px 30px;
        padding: 15px 15px 30px;
        text-align: center;
        text-decoration: none;
        -webkit-box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
        -moz-box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
        box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
        -webkit-transition: all .20s linear;
        -moz-transition: all .20s linear;
        transition: all .20s linear;
        cursor: pointer;
        position: relative;
      }
      figcaption {
        color: #333;
        font-size: 25px;
        position: relative;
        top: 15px;
      }
      figure img {
        display: block;
        width: 250px;
      }
      figure:hover {
        -webkit-transform: scale(1.2);
        -moz-transform: scale(1.2);
        transform: scale(1.2);
        -webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
        -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <figure>
      <a href="#" title="Santorini">
        <img height="250" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1533105079780-92b9be482077?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80" alt="Santorini" title="Santorini" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>Santorini</figcaption>
    </figure>
  </body>
</html>