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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

‘Mistakes are romantic’: the revival of point-and-shoot cameras

Megan Rapinoe taking a photo in a stadium
The retired footballer Megan Rapinoe was seen taking photos with a disposable camera at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Aurélien Morissard/AP

This week, a new range of Google smartphones capable of AI image generation has been launched. But for an increasing number of people, the appeal of a less cutting-edge piece of equipment is proving hard to resist: the point-and-shoot camera.

The US footballer Megan Rapinoe was seen snapping from the stands at the Paris Olympics. The model Alexa Chung captioned a recent Instagram of her with a camera: “Just another Millennial with a dependency on Snappy Snaps, fighting digital threat with an analogue mode. 😑” A recent glimpse of home life for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky showed a disposable camera lying among the clutter. Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift have both been snapped holding their point-and-shooters.

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