Here Are Photos Shot on the Rebooted Kodak Ektachrome Film
When Kodak needed experienced photographers to beta test its new Ektachrome 100 film before it launched, one of the few people it chose was award-winning travel photographer Peter Guttman.
“Between assignments abroad, and with only a fortnight to shoot this new film, I quickly realized I’d have to forgo the foreign cultures and exotic landscapes that I often find myself immersed in,” Guttman wrote. “Instead, I followed my inner visual hunger for spectacle and vivid hues, concentrating on some colorful, yet relatively local happenings.
“I hope to convey my excitement about capturing those fleeting moments while painting with light onto a canvas of film. Even to this day, I’ve found film to be my primary means of artistic expression, sidestepping digital photography and embracing grains over pixels.”
The photo above shows the century-old, 200-ton Wonder Wheel along Brooklyn’s oceanfront.
Here are some other photos Guttman captured on Ektachrome 100:
“[I]t’s only natural that beginning photographers are often drawn to the sunsets we’re lucky enough to experience,” Guttman writes. “Sadly, they put their camera away just as soon as the sun disappears. However many of the most lovely lighting conditions only begin to appear after the sun leaves the scene.
“Ektachrome 100 seems to ably take full advantage of this lighting situation as well.”
You can find more of Guttman’s work on his website and Instagram. Ektachrome 100 is expected to hit store shelves in the US in December 2018 and cost $13 for each 36-exposure roll.
Image credits: Photographs by Peter Guttman and used with permission