The photographs (many of them taken on a Vest Pocket Kodak, more or less the equivalent of a modern disposable camera) are starkly beautiful.

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Case in point: When Kodak wanted to bring out a "single use" disposable camera, people within the company's film division vigorously opposed the move because the inexpensive plastic lenses used meant that the quality of the photographs wouldn't be as good as those taken by 35mm cameras.

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