A Kodak Photo Spot (also called Kodak Picture Spot or Kodak Photo Point) is a location with a

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-sponsored sign indicating a recommended spot from which to take a photograph. They are found in areas popular with tourists, and are particularly common in

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. This was until 2012, when the Kodak company filed for bankruptcy, and ended their sponsorship as the camera and film supplier for Disney Parks. In 2013,

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became the official sponsor of camera supplies in Disney Parks in the US, and the Kodak Photo Spots were re-branded as Nikon Photo Spots. One such sign reads, "This location recommended by top photographers to help you tell the story of your visit in pictures." In a project for the

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, artists Melinda Stone and

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installed "Suggested Photo Spots" signs at various locations across the United States; one of their spots included the

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treatment facility for Eastman Kodak's headquarters.

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