I was looking through the latest issue of Mojo tonight, and found myself enamored with an article about Henry Diltz, a photographer best known for capturing the 60s and 70s Southern California rock scene. He recently published a retrospective book called California Dreaming, which seems to be really worth checking out.
I think what most attracted me to his photos is the elegant, soft, subdued quality of the color palette—qualities I’d be willing to bet can be attributed to Kodachrome slide film, which was recently discontinued by Kodak.
It’s kind of sad to me that Kodachrome is probably destined to join the parade of antiquated photo processes we see in museums today. Its quiet, natural look really stands out from today’s digitally processed images.
