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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emma Henderson

This point-and-shoot camera helped me ditch my smartphone

Film photography is back in vogue - (Emma Henderson/The Independent)

Across my Instagram feed, many users are using a grainy-effect filter on their photos of beaches in Greece or moody countryside walks in Scotland, giving them a nostalgic look of a disposable camera from the Nineties.

But plenty of people are skipping the filter altogether and returning to film. They'll post phone photos from their holiday in real time, then a few weeks later, once they've had a roll of film developed, share the analogue versions too. It's all part of the film photography revival that's exploded among Gen Z before spreading to just about everyone else.

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