EXHIBIT 23


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


       We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
 Statement (Form S-8 Number 33-24107) pertaining to the Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.
 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 Number 33-
 36020) pertaining to the Seattle FilmWorks, Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan, the
 Registration Statement (Form S-8 Number 33-69530) pertaining to the Seattle
 FilmWorks, Inc. 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and the Registration
 Statement (Form S-8 Number 33-81332) pertaining to the Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.
 Amended and Restricted Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Amended and Restated
 1987 Stock Option Plan of our report dated November 8, 1995, with respect to
 the financial statements and schedules of Seattle FilmWorks, Inc. included in
 the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1995.


                                              //s// Ernst & Young LLP



 Seattle, Washington
 December 22, 1995