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The death of digital photography

April 4, 2017 by Temoor Iqbal 23 Comments

As camera makers struggle to innovate, consumers are finding little need to upgrade. The market is slowing to the point of inertia – manufacturers need to take a leftfield approach to stay competitive

In February, Nikon – the world’s second-biggest camera manufacturer by market share – published a notice of ‘recognition of extraordinary loss’. The statement admitted that, over the last nine months of 2016, the company had lost $260m. Following this announcement, Nikon’s share price plummeted 15 percent and loyal customers were sent into a panic.

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3 Unexpected Brand Wars On The 2015 Battlefield

October 26, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 4 Comments

When you come to think about it, up until a decade ago, photography had only one prominent battle field for us to play at: Nikon vs. Canon. bringing up the topic of which is the better brand could be a discussion topic for hours on end (and I mean real discussion when people talk, not flame wars when people hammer at the keyboard).

But as technology evolved the market was caught in a vice movement:

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The Evolution of Magazine Covers

August 26, 2015 by Karen X. Cheng |Jerry Gabra 4 Comments

Karen X. Cheng and Jerry Gabra take a look at how we’ve changed in the past 100 years

Cosmopolitan

Woah.

Cosmopolitan covers started out with women dressed conservatively. Then they started showing some skin. Then more skin. Finally, they started posing in sexy positions.

As women have earned more rights throughout the years, they’ve also earned the right to wear whatever they damn well please. Or maybe that just sells more magazines?

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