Some days ...

are not easily explained.

Pedro Arieta's 8 x 10 mag

So, this guy walks into the lab the other day ...


photo courtesy of Becky Reeve

and he says: "Is it just me or does it smell like tarter sauce in here?" Dead silence on our end ... I mean, how are you supposed to respond to that?

Anyway, turns out he was delivering Pedro Arieta's 8 x 10 mag, Issue B. A joint publication of Pedro's with Kareem Hamady. It's a beautiful thing to behold: (7) portfolios with somewhere around (39) unbound 8 x 10 prints ... all encased in a custom made shiny black & blue plexi slipcover. Most notably, 8 x 10 mag presents the work of these photographers uncluttered by text or advertising.









Aside from the publishers (Pedro and Kareem) 8 x 10 mag lists David Karwan as Design Director along with the website addresses for the contributors: Noritoshi Hirakawa, Stian Foss, Joe Hume, Todd Matarazzo, Sigurjon Guojonsson and Antonio Ibarra.

Best I can tell, there aren't any pictures of fish sticks in the entire issue.

Visit www.8x10mag.com to find out how to get yours.

Kodak see's the light (and remembers 8 x 10 film) ...

We were a bit surprised when Kodak left cut sheet 8 x 10 off the the menu for their new Portra 400 film ... but all is right in the world again. This was announced during Photo Expo here in New York Last week:

FILM OPTIONS FOR LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHERS

Continuing its ongoing commitment to film photography, Kodak announced it will offer the new KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400 Film, first introduced at Photokina, in 8x10 format. The new film achieves the finest grain structure available in a 400-speed color negative film, by incorporating KODAK VISION Motion Picture Film, plus Antenna Dye Sensitization in the cyan and magenta emulsion layers.

Thank you good people at Kodak ...