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Fujifilm instax needed to earn a place in Gen Z's world - a generation that has never known life without a camera in their pocket. The challenge wasn't convincing them that photography matters; it was making a physical print feel worth having in an era when every moment is already documented and forgotten within hours. The opportunity was in the moments big enough to deserve something more permanent.

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Seed built the instax Road Trip around a multicoloured van that turned up at  key student moments  - freshers, end-of-term celebrations, cultural festivals - and created a dedicated photo moment at each one. Guests stepped in, picked up a camera, and left with a physical print: a tangible memento tied to a specific day they'd want to remember.

The van's look changed with each stop to match the occasion. For the Platinum Jubilee in Covent Garden, it became a royal party set with two golden thrones. At the Undisputed Breakdancing Championships in Amsterdam - where instax was the official brand partner - it was stripped back and rebuilt as an NYC 80s subway car, nodding directly to the roots of the sport. Winners got their post-battle moment captured and walked away with a free print.

At the Photography Show, the van doubled as a retail space, selling a curated selection of instax cameras and printers to an audience already predisposed to buy.