British pop star Harry Styles has released the perfect piece of merchandise to tie in with his new single ‘Aperture’ – a branded film camera.
The 35mm camera – looking very similar to a slew of different models that have been released in the last few years – was released as part of a special edition of the forthcoming album ‘Kiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally’ which is released on 6 March.
‘Aperture’ is the first single from the new album, and was released on Thursday. The former One Direction singer’s website has also revealed a number of special editions of the album, including one with the camera.
The simple-disposable camera is light pink and has “kiss all the time, disco occasionally” written on the front. Those lucky enough to have nabbed one – the camera edition of the new album is already sold out – should expect similar results to basic point-and-shoots as the Dubblefilm SHOW or the Catch Camera.
The camera includes an integral flash and can be used with all 35mm film – but will probably work best with colour negative in strong sunshine unless you use the flash, as this model has both fixed shutter speed and aperture.
The ‘Kiss all the Time, Disco Occasionally’ camera isn’t the first film camera to be released by a British pop star in recent times. The merchandise for Dua Lipa’s most recent album ‘Radical Optimism’, which was released in 2024, included an underwater 35mm camera that could be used up to 3m (10ft) underwater.
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