THE VEST POCKET KODAK & THE FIRST WORLD WAR CAMERA & CONFLICT


Colin Harding


HB 178 x 110 mm 96 pages b&w & full colour throughout £7.99 ISBN: 9781781452790


AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2016 The Vest Pocket Kodak & The First World War is the first in a series of books documenting the relationship between conflicts and the iconic cameras that were used to record them. Launched in April 1912, the Vest Pocket Kodak was one of the world’s first compact cameras. About the height and width of today’s iPhone, it was small enough to fit in the pocket of a military waistcoat (the American ‘vest’). The VPK was advertised as the ‘Soldier’s Kodak’ and the pictures the troops took with the camera offer us a remarkably personal viewpoint on the conflict.


The first part of the book looks at the technological development of the Vest Pocket Kodak, and tells the story of its significance in creating a unique visual account of the Great War. The study is completed by a commemorative album of photographs taken with the camera – a remarkable record of a lost generation, and a tragic reflection of the manufacturer’s advertising byline: ‘Kodak pictures never let you forget.’


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