Kodachrome
1935–2010The gold standard of color transparency film. Warm, saturated, stable — 'they give us those nice bright colors' (Paul Simon).
Subtractive color reversal film. Three silver halide layers with color couplers added during development (K-14 process).
1 artist6 colors
Kodachrome Film
American
Invented by Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky. Defined how we remember the 20th century in color. Discontinued 2009.
Colors formed during complex K-14 lab process, not in the film itself. Exceptional archival stability — colors last centuries. Warm bias in shadows.
Kodachrome sky
Warm shadow
Kodachrome flesh
Kodachrome sunset
Kodachrome green