Michael Reichmann Interviews Henry Wilhelm

In the late Summer of 2008 I interviewed Henry Wilhelm, the world’s preeminent authority on print permanence and the founder of Wilhelm Imaging Research. This interview was conducted on behalf of Epson, to be used as part of their 2008/2009 Epson Print Academy. The clip used by Epson was edited down to 14 minutes for use in The Print Academy.

Because the complete interview contains so much more fascinating and valuable information about current printing technology and materials than can be contained in 14 minutes, with the agreement of Epson we have put together a comprehensive and complete version of this important interview. This runs slightly more than one hour, at some 68 minutes.

Wilhelm is one of the foremost authorities on print and ink longevity and lightfastness. His web site: Wilhelm Imaging Research is the place to go to compare printers, inks, and papers as to their archival qualities.

This is a very technical interview so be prepared for lots of jargon and tech talk. I found it very useful.

[via Dale Allyn]