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London's first Black police officer, PC Norwell Roberts, 1968 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Crazy to think that B&W photography was common (due to being cheaper), coexisting with color photography, all the way up to the digital age.

All hail the digital age!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

Also easier to develop and process yourself than most color processes, so it could be done without going to a lab.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago

Now quality B&W film is way more expensive

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

It’s the preferred method of making a black and white print by photographers and artists. Monochromatic film yields far better results than printing a color negative on monochromatic paper.