There was no dearth of labs in Dubai when I grew up. I lived in one of the older parts of town, and within a 1-mile radius of my home, there were at least three that I can remember. With the advent of digital photography and fewer people printing, their number sharply dropped by the late 2000s to less than a handful by 2015.

Film became more expensive to source for those who didn't travel abroad often, where it was still easily available. This lack of processing options hasn’t deterred the extremely active film photography community from meeting up often over a shared love of analog. . thephoblographer.com

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