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It's booming again in East Asia.

• eloisius 1y ago
  Indeed. In the hip parts of Taipei entire storefronts have sprung up that are dedicated to photo booths. Inside, they have extravagant props like laundromat, elevator, etc. It’s weird but also fun I guess?
  • socalgal2 1y ago
    SF, NYC, and else where Behind the Curtain: Inside the Revival of New York’s Vintage Photo Booths: https://web.archive.org/web/20250822165247/https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/08/22/business/photo-booth-resurgence https://web.archive.org/web/20250822165247/https://www.nytim... From vintage to viral: Photo booths are making a comeback in the Bay Area: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/from-vintage-to-viral-why-photo-booths-are-no-flash-in-the-pan/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/from-vintage-to-vi... Vintage Photo Booths Are Back, and Baffling Newbies. ‘It’s Not an iPad.’: https://www.wsj.com/articles/vintage-photo-booths-are-back-and-baffling-newbies-its-not-an-ipad-11667749594 https://www.wsj.com/articles/vintage-photo-booths-are-back-a...
    • fragmede 1y ago
      It is a private space inside a public venue for people to do drugs in.
  • jjani 1y ago
    I think this boom started here in Korea, I remember they were already growing quickly here back in 2018 (7 years ago, scary how time flies). They're now exporting them all over the world, I talked to someone who helps run one of the chains and there's a lot of demand from South-East Asia.