Kodak: A Thousand Words – A Tribute to KODACHROME: A Photography Icon
They say all good things in life come to an end. Today we announced that Kodak will retire KODACHROME Film, concluding its 74-year run.
It was a difficult decision, given its rich history. At the end of the day, photographers have told us and showed us they’ve moved on to newer other Kodak films and/or digital. KODACHROME Film currently represents a fraction of one percent of our film sales. We at Kodak want to celebrate with you the rich history of this storied film. Feel free to share with us your fondest memories of Kodachrome.
There are so many of my memories captured in Kodacrome, both ones that I lived in the slides that I have in my garage, prints of my childhood to the capturing of world events in National Geographic. There is a richness in the color and a character in the results that speaks to my soul in a way that I haven’t felt with my own digital work. This is not to say that NG shooters aren’t capturing the results still in mind blowing ways, just that I personally have not. A sad day for memories. I wonder if digital will have the lasting power…
If nothing else have a look at the slide show at the end of the article…