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Take photos, post them, but remember the internet never forgets

They say Kodak was one of the first companies to invent the digital camera. Because the business of films and paper was very profitable at that time and if these items were no longer required for photography, Kodak would be subjected to huge losses and end up closing down factories that manufactured them. The idea of digital photography was embraced by Fuji Films and other companies, which started the sales of the digital cameras, leaving Kodak way behind and leading to its failure.

I had to remind generation  Z so they can appreciate where technology has come from. When we were growing up only the wealthy had personal cameras. Most of us took family photos at Ramogi studios. Towards the end of the 70s cameras started becoming available and many families could afford them. This was why families had albums to store as many pictures as possible.This was also the generation of photographers who came to estates to take pictures, but most of their clients were maids.

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