The photo world has seen plenty of innovative gear over the years. The Kodak Brownie, for example, put photography in the hands of the masses in the 1900s; the Leica I, launched in 1925, was the first 35 mm rangefinder to reach mass production; and the Polaroid Land Model 95, introduced in 1948, gave the world its first instant camera. Many more models followed, each building on the last and urging photography to move forward. Now, in 2025, however, the industry seems to have hit a plateau. Only a handful of manufacturers are still competing for photographers’ attention. Amid the slowdown period, one young creator has unveiled a camera that might revive our fascination with gear: Ridhima Saini. As a student, Saini’s take on cameras could be the thing we were looking for.
