{
  "id": 8768909,
  "title": "Wedding Photographer Buys Film on Amazon—Can’t Believe What’s Inside",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/wedding-photographer-buys-film-on-amazon-cant-believe-whats-inside",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/wedding-photographer-buys-film-on-amazon-cant-believe-whats-inside-12458797"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A wedding photographer, Katie Hunt, from Greensboro, North Carolina, bought extra film rolls online to have on hand in case she ran out during a wedding on September 10. Hunt, who is primarily a digital photographer, purchased two five-packs of Portra 400 35-millimeter film from an Amazon seller with 4.5-star reviews. However, when she arrived at the wedding venue, she discovered that each canister contained gravel-like rocks instead of film. Hunt was initially stunned but managed to complete the wedding photoshoot without any issues using her own film rolls. She has since contacted Amazon and believes the issue may have been caused by someone who purchased the film, removed the canisters, replaced them with rocks, and sealed them back up. Amazon has since made amends with Hunt, offering a full refund and investigating the incident further. Hunt expressed gratitude to the Amazon representative for their professionalism and apologized demeanor. While this experience has put her off purchasing film rolls from Amazon in the future, Hunt remains a digital photographer and didn't miss any important moments during the wedding. The incident went viral on TikTok, where Hunt shared a video of the shocking discovery.",
  "summary": "Before capturing a couple's wedding, Katie Hunt bought what she thought was film roll online—only, it wasn't film after all.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}