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The Last Roll of Kodachrome

The last ever roll of Kodachrome film was given to photographer Steve McCurry, who has posted some of the shots he took with it.

The last ever roll of Kodachrome film was given to photographer Steve McCurry, who has posted some of the shots he took with it.

December 30th marked the last day it was possible to get it developed at Dwayneโ€™s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, the last lab on the planet to process the film.

Famous for taking the iconic Afghan Girl photograph, McCurry managed to gets some interesting subjects for the final roll, including Robert De Niro, Grand Central Terminal, Amitabh Bachchan and, for the final shot,ย a cemetery in Parsons.

> Steve McCurry’s final Kodachrome shots on his blog
> NPR interview on the demise of Kodachrome
> Kodachrome at Wikipedia
> The famous Afghan Girl shot at Wikipedia