Disposable cameras, or single-use cameras, have been around for decades, but in a world where digital photography reigns supreme, are they still relevant? Milo and Jamie dive into the history of disposable cameras, how they work, and why they became so popular in the 80s and 90s.
If you can still hear the mechanical squawk of a 56k modem connecting, congratulations: you survived the 90s internet. Welcome to the weird and wonderful pre-social media web.
The 80s and 90s weren’t just decades. They were cultural powerhouses that transformed entertainment, fashion, and how we connected with the world.
Jamie Fenderson
Independent web publisher, blogger, podcaster… creator of digital worlds. Analyst, designer, storyteller… proud polymath and doer of things.
The Y2K bug was a cultural phenomenon. It was a late-90s cocktail of millennial anxiety, corporate profiteering, and 24-hour news hysteria.