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No company has been more central to photography over the past century than Eastman Kodak, or Kodak as it has been more commonly referred to. And no company has been more emblematic of the fall of traditional film photography.
Despite its efforts, Kodak was unable to keep pace with its more digitized competitors. The year 2012 was the worst in the company's storied 123year history, with it filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January indicating in February that it would stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames, and announcing in August a plan to sell its venerable film business as well as its commercial scanner and kiosk divisions.
For the time being, it's holding onto Kodak Motion Picture Film. As a sign of its orientation, the headline of this part of its website reads: "The Classics Are Alive." But clicking on the "About Kodak" link at the bottom of the page takes you to a "Page Not Found."
Eastman Kodak, still headquartered in Rochester, NY, was founded in 1889 by George Eastman. The name Kodak was a neologism, coined by Eastman to be original, simple to pronounce,...