One of the trendiest accessories right now isn’t a designer handbag or pair of shades – it’s a compact camera. The trend towards point-and-shoot cameras that can fit in pockets yet exist outside of smartphones has both driven up the sale of new cameras like the Fujifilm X100VI as well as the single-digit megapixel count compacts from 20 years ago.
The trend hasn't gone unnoticed, with analysis everywhere from The New York Times to Reddit offering an array of commentary on the uptick in the technology once thought killed by the smartphone. The trend also isn’t exclusive to just influencers, but photographers and artists as well. Gabriel Perez Silva, a fashion photographer on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, still carries around his first-ever camera, a little red point-and-shoot.
