My Solar Eclipse Experience Gave Me So Much More Than Photos

Jeremy Gray -- April 8, 2024 -- Total solar eclipse, Patten, Maine

It's the morning of April 8, 2024. My camera equipment is packed in their bags, and vital Sun rotation information and eclipse timing information are scratched in a notepad. Somehow, despite years of notice about this historic total solar eclipse, the first to hit my home state of Maine since 1963 and the last until 2079, I'm committing the cardinal sin of photography: I'm trying to photograph a once-in-a-lifetime event with nebulous plans and no scouting.

Bags and bottles of Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals against a white background.

Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals Are Back

European analog photographers have cause for celebration today. Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals will once again be able to purchase throughout Europe.