The End of an Era
July 26, 2010 at 6:38 pm Jessica Knuth Leave a comment
All of you photography junkies out there might like to know that Kodak entrusted their last roll of Kodachrome film to famed photographer, Steve McCurry ’74. The roll of film has already been shot by McCurry and processed by Dwayne’s Photo Service, a company based in Parsons, Kansas—the only remaining shop in the world to process Kodachrome.
McCurry told The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, in an interesting article, “It’s definitely the end of an era. [Kodachrome] has such a wonderful color palette…a poetic look, not particularly garish or cartoonish, but wonderful, true colors that were vibrant, but true to what you were shooting.”
Steve McCurry | Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2010
Most of the details of what McCurry shot are unknown, but according to NPR’s The Picture Show, his first and last images are in New York City with middle images from India. When all is said and done, the final 36 shots will make their way home to the Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y., where Kodak is based.
Jessie Knuth, graphic designer
Entry filed under: College of Arts and Architecture, Famous Penn Staters, Penn State alumni, Photography. Tags: India, Kansas, Kodachrome, Kodak, New York, Steve McCurry, The Wichita Eagle.
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