More than one in five people set their phone or camera down in a public place and step away to photograph or film themselves. That is the headline finding of new consumer research from a UK insurer, and it lands at a moment when street theft of devices is a serious problem.

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Kodak returned to a profit in the second quarter of 2026, with revenue of $311 million and net income of $17 million, up from a $26 million loss a year earlier. The company's film and specialty-chemicals unit grew 40 percent, faster than any other part of the business.

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On July 6, 1989, physicists at the University of Minnesota aimed a low-light video camera at a distant thunderstorm to test the equipment and accidentally caught the first image of what is now called a red sprite, a burst of lightning firing upward toward space. That first frame was black and white and only proved the flashes were real; their crimson color would not be captured on camera until the mid-1990s. For most of the previous century, pilots who reported those flashes were told they had imagined them.

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When Curiosity looked across Gale Crater and captured a portrait of "Miraflores," it wasn't simply documenting another rock on Mars. It was photographing a landscape shaped by erosion—a roughly 20-foot sand-capped butte that survived while the surrounding rock slowly disappeared.

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There's an advantage to a small camera that doesn't call attention to itself: you can become the gray man. Not invisible or undercover; not some photographic ninja.

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You've pitched camp at the perfect spot, gear unloaded, base set for the next few days. And now you're waiting — for the fog to lift, the light to change, or an elusive animal to step into frame. Modern adventures in the wild are no longer just about chasing beautiful locations; there's an expectation to stay connected, keep every battery topped up, edit on location, and bring a few home comforts with you for when the light isn't cooperating. And honestly, why shouldn't that include a hot meal and a movie on your laptop while you wait for the clouds to part?

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