Ray Hagley was an artist by trade, he also had a love for photography.

While stationed on Saipan in 1944 and 1945 Hagley took some remarkable photographs using Kodachrome film. Kodachrome was not widely used during the war. A Brownie with black and white film was the medium of choice. Kodachrome is widely regarded as one of the best films available for the archival and professional market because of its color accuracy and longevity. When shot with a high quality lens, a 35 mm Kodachrome slide will hold detail equivalent to 25 or more megapixels of image data. Hagley’s vibrant sixty-three year old Kodachrome slides can attest to that.

Post Magazine didn’t publish its first color photographs of the Pacific campaign until its December edition of 1944. Post’s initial set of photos was actually taken on Saipan by Larry Keighley using Kodachrome film.