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Do you remember this noise?

This was one of my favourite sounds growing up.

Flashes, winding up and snaps.

The traditional camera.

As the digital world grew, that sound disappeared. Until recently, when I started hearing no sounds again, as people are now stopping to capture

a moment the old-fashioned way. I thought it was just a niche nowadays, but actually it's

turning into a real moneymaker.

But it was sold out always, no stop.

We're meeting the rising demand of these cameras.

They've had a real comeback.

I'm Sean Alsop, and on this episode of Business Daily from the BBC World Service, I'm exploring if analog photography is having a resurgence, who can benefit,

and what's the price of taking a good picture?

The Camera, one of mankind's greatest inventions.

The act of capturing an image has transformed how we see and interact with the world.

First invented in 1826 in France,

and made commercially available by 1839. The camera has evolved over nearly two centuries. Today,

there are two main types, analog and digital. Analog cameras use film roles to capture images,

offering a limited number of shots,

while digital cameras store thousands of photos on memory cards. The rise of smartphones with built-in cameras led to a major shift in how we take and share photos, pushing traditional cameras

out of the mainstream.

Digital remains dominant, but analogue, like many older formats, never completely disappeared.

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