All is not lost
In the weeks following the earthquake, staff at Kodak Express in Christchurch have assisted dozens of customers with quake-related problems. The saddest are those who’ve kept all their photos digitally – with no back up. If a computer is damaged irreparably, your photos are often gone forever, so they stress the importance of making back up CDs, storing photos on external hard drives, or emailing them to yourself.
Kodak Express Program oanager Robyn Pickerell reports lots of happy stories too though – precious photoshave been saved from crushed cameras, damaged prints repaired, and negatives which have been soakingin silt and sewerage have been cleaned up successfully.
Robyn knows this is a difficult time and urges people not to despair.
“It’s amazing what we can do, so please come and ask us for help,” she says.