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Bunnings defends use of facial recognition after privacy breach

The retailer says its use of the technology appropriately balanced privacy with the need to protect staff against violent and organised crime.

  • David Swan and Jessica Yun

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Irene Walsh with her Kodak Instamatic camera.

From the Archives, 1998: After 34 years, Instamatics retire from service

In 1998, it was the end of a photographic era, when Kodak announced it would stop manufacturing the Instamatic 126 film cartridges and disc film in Melbourne.

  • Suzanne Brown
Column 8 granny dinkus

Leica history lesson

Untellable tales of happiness.

Peter Michael at Leski Auctions, where he’s selling the contents of his family’s camera museum.

Flash sale: Snapping bargains at million-dollar camera auctions

A wristwatch camera and a rare piece commissioned by Mao Zedong’s wife are among items from a camera museum that will be sold at auction.

  • Carolyn Webb
Tim Pullyn lost his camera in the ocean in 2015. Years later, it was found. 

All at sea: Man to reunite with camera lost off coast in 2015

The New Zealand man last used the camera during a family trip to Queensland. It was a different time, long before COVID-19.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
Andrew “Sarge” Herbert, here in Afghanistan, worked with the writer in New York.

Why are there so many Aussie camera operators in war zones?

The world is watching what’s happening in Ukraine with horror. And in many cases, the TV cameramen risking their lives to get that footage are Australian.

  • Nick Bryant
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MEdie Mod for Go Pro Hero 8 Black

GoPro add-ons create a pocket powerhouse

Media Mod adds just a small amount of bulk to Hero 8 while making it a far more capable device.

  • Peter Wells
Frock Hudson captured in Portrait Mode.

Getting the most out of your phone camera

Some helpful tips to unlock the potential of the smartphone camera in your pocket.

  • Alice Clarke
A truck driver using his mobile phone with both feet on the dashboard.

Drivers caught by mobile phone detection cameras hit with $344 fines

One reckless incident captured by the cameras showed a truck driver using his phone with both his feet on the dashboard.

  • Kate Aubusson
The pre-digital era practice of putting photos in albums was always a sticky affair.

Are photo albums back in the frame?

Fragmentation and faulty technology is driving some people back to photo albums, or new forms of them.

  • Greg Callaghan

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