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(September 2020) In this analysis, photo merchandise prices from several leading vendors in the market are compared. The companies included are online vendors and major retailers who have physical and online stores. This report tracks the prices of five popular paper-based photo merchandise products that are sold in the US market, including photo books, cards and calendars in popular sizes.

(September 2020) The photo merchandise market in the US has had an uncharacteristically down year in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, photo merchandise product sales are expected to recover quickly and return to growth in 2021.

(August 2020) Fueled by the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the global digital camera market will see its largest sales drop in history. According to Rise Above Research’s new 2020 Worldwide Digital Camera Forecast, the struggling market will decline 37% overall, compared to 2019.

(June 2020) In this analysis, photo merchandise prices from several leading vendors in the market are compared. The companies included are online vendors and major retailers who have physical and online stores. This report tracks the prices of five popular paper-based photo merchandise products that are sold in the US market, including photo books, cards and calendars in popular sizes.

(June 2020) Digital camera sales have been on the decline for the last ten years. The saturation of smartphones has dramatically reduced the total addressable market for digital cameras. COVID-19 is having a significant negative effect on digital camera sales in 2020, but Rise Above Research expects that the camera market will show signs of recovery in time for the important holiday shopping season.

(June 2020) The number of photos captured globally each year is now in the trillions. Even after factoring in a 15% decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Rise Above Research estimates that 1.13 trillion photos will still be taken in 2020.