1980s

Retrospekt, the same company that just launched a Pepsi-themed Polaroid last month, is back at it with its second Barbie-themed instant camera: the Malibu Barbie Polaroid 600.

Vintage tech revival company Retrospekt has partnered with Pepsi to release a Polaroid 600 instant film camera emblazoned with the soda company's iconic colors and logo. It uses refurbished internal photographic components that are taken directly from vintage Polaroid instant cameras.

Thanks to advancements in modern technology, photojournalists can have a near-instantaneous connection with agencies and outlets with very little downtime between when a photo is captured and when it is published. But it wasn't always like this.

Back in 1984, Minolta launched a camera called the Minolta AF-S V. Marketed in the United States as the "Minolta Talker," the camera would actually speak to the photographer using it.

Everything is Terrible found a couple of cringeworthy photography instructional videos from decades ago.

The YouTube channel Found Footage Fest scoured thrift stores and purchased old modeling …

Looking through photographer Robbie Augspurger's portrait portfolio is like digging up a yearbook from the 1980s. Taken using a 30-year-old light kit he stumbled upon a few years back, the images look incredibly authentic as the subjects dress up and play the part to a tee.

This video was shot by a German film crew in the early 1980s, and shows American street photographer …