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The Instant Past: Nostalgia and Digital Retro Photography

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Part of the Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies book series (PMMS)

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Once upon a time in the wonderful world of images, a few brave engineers discovered how to turn light into digital signals. But they were unaware that their invention would eventually lead to the pixellation of our entire visual world and that this new technology would soon create upheaval in the longstanding pairing of image and time.

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Walk Away Mobile Phone Application Photo Apping Mobile Phone Camera General Social Network 
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