December on film, part II

Part I is here.
Zenit.

For all time

Model is Kalietis.

Soft like memories of our early days

February, two years ago

Światło popołudniowe, gasnące, mokre. Plamiące skórę. Przerażająca pustka uchodzących z nas dni. Ty i ja. Ja księżyc, ty słońce.


Lily Chou-Chou – Houwa lyrics

Fragments of life, February

Herbata na śniadanie. Wcześniej sny, świat wypełniony po brzegi nierealnością. Pustka, pustka, odsłaniam okno. Herbata.

Cherry tomatoes, I can never have too many.

“Sick in bed” days

Two weeks ago I spent a week in bed. When you’re sick you realize how many things you normally do and how much you miss it. Even the cleaning and grocery shopping. Thank god for internet and laptops, books, tea and movies. And cameras.

I snuck out of bed a few times to photograph my hot beverages and things like that. I’m not a coffee drinker, tea is my drug. I could honestly drink it all the time without even stopping.

Superia 400

November

Zenit.

3am

The bad habit of staying up late. I miss sunlight.

Ilford.

December on film

Kodak

The 131-year-old company that turned picture-taking into a hobby for the masses and became singularly synonymous with capturing memories has tried to bat down sudden talk of bankruptcy.

The collapse of such a legendary brand would not only reverberate through American business, but would also have a profound cultural effect on generations worldwide who took their first snapshots with film cameras bearing the unmistakable yellow-and-red K logo.”

source: huffingtonpost.com

I was very saddened when I heard the news this morning. The first roll of black and white film I ever shot with my Zenit was a Kodak 400CN BW film (C-41 process).

I hate seeing such an iconic brand disappear. Kodak made photography more accessible to generations of people and it holds a great sentimental value to many.

Below are some early Kodak adverts from between 1880-1920.

source: library.duke.edu