Our designers and photo archivists at ScanMyPhotos has created something truly special—a new cartoon series called “Remember When…” These nostalgic photography cartoons serve as a love letter to photography’s quirky, wonderful past.
From blurry selfies and AA batteries to Polaroid power and Kodak’s Instamatic magic, these are the moments that shaped how we captured life. They’re funny. They’re oddly emotional. And honestly? They’re way too relatable.
Get ready for a trip down memory lane with “Remember When…?”—our newest series of photography cartoons that totally nailed the recent decades of photography. These funny, nostalgic, and wildly relatable throwbacks are instant flashbacks—no camera needed. Remember when photos came with doubles? When photo labs gave you a free second set of photo prints? When every shot was a mystery until it got developed? Yeah, we get it. These cartoons get old-school photography—film rolls, photo labs, and all the LOLs that came with ‘em.
You’ve never seen photography like this. These will seriously make you miss your old camera. Swipe through for the throwback you totally forgot about.
Nostalgic Photography Cartoons
Remember when you had to wait to see your vacation pics? You’d cross your fingers the whole roll wasn’t just your thumb and 12 shots of your knee.Remember when… in 1965, Kodak introduced the Instamatic and suddenly everyone was a photographer? No settings. No stress. Just click, advance the film, and wait for the magic.
Remember when… the most organized person in the house was the one who labeled the photo envelopes? “Birthday ’87” in Sharpie = historian status.Remember when your camera used batteries?Remember when… flash cubes spun around like disco balls after each shot? One flash. One spin. One more cousin blinded.Remember when taking a family photo meant dressing up, lining up, and holding your breath—while Dad yelled “DON’T MOVE!” and fumbled with the timer? One shot. No do-overs.Just 10 years ago, everyone used a “selfie stick” when taking pictures with their smartphones.
Remember disposable cameras? Like emotional slot machines—you’d click, hope, and wait weeks to “hit the jackpot” (aka one decent pic). Mostly 24 blurs and your thumb. Still magic.Remember when you had to wait a week to see your vacation pics? You’d cross your fingers the whole roll wasn’t just your thumb and 12 shots of your knee.Remember when… in 1972, everyone’s living room had that one Polaroid pic on the fridge—slightly faded, a little crooked, probably of someone blinking—but it was instant magic.Back in the days of analog film, remember going to a drugstore or retail photo lab and waiting to have your 24-exposure roll of Kodak film developed?Remember when… taking a selfie meant flipping your camera, guessing the angle, and praying your thumb wasn’t in the shot? No preview. No clue. Just vibes.Remember when… in 1979, everyone had that long camera strap with “Kodak” on it—and wore it like a badge of honor?Before smartphones, there was analog 35mm film that we would drop off at a photo lab to get developed and printed.The way we took pictures before the digital age was with 35mm rolls of film
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