Nicolas Le Guern

Biography

Nicolas Le Guern is a photographer and radiologist specializing in cultural heritage, at the C2RMF in Paris, and an independent researcher. He holds a doctorate in visual culture studies from De Montfort University, Leicester (2017). His thesis focused on industrial research and innovation strategy at Eastman Kodak in the first half of the twentieth century. In this context, he worked on the Pathé and Kodak-Pathé archives, preserved near Chalon-sur-Saône by the CECIL association. His recent publications include “Les carnets de notes de Charles Thomas Robinson: enjeux des traitements chimiques de la pellicule aux usines Pathé de Joinville” (in Crafts, Trades, and Techniques of Early Cinema, 2024), “Les opportunités manquées de Kodak dans les technologies de l’imagerie numérique” (Marché et organisations, 2024), “European research in Kodak's early years” (Transatlantic Cultures, 2023) and “The long-term development of three-color Kodachrome. An odyssey from the additive to the subtractive method of color reproduction” (Color Culture and Science Journal, 2022). His work focuses on the history of color media and processes, and the circulation of photographic knowledge.