Man recording a concert on cassette, Poland, 1980s
Man recording a concert on cassette, Poland, 1980s
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I really dislike this trend of making not so old photos black and white in an effort to make them seem older. It seems disingenuous and misleads people into thinking it was longer ago than it actually was.
Black and white photography was cheaper than color all the way into the 90s. It was widely used.
And still is. I shoot a fair bit of black and white film. It's cheaper, I can develop it at home, it produces a silver negative that will last centuries. The medium itself had been around for a century, so it imparts a sense of timelessness. I appreciate a good photo that you can't tell if it's 1924 or 2024 until you notice some dude with a cellphone in the background.
That's true and still quite possibly why this photo is black and white, though regardless, that's a trend I don't care for.
I realize I'm probably in a gray area, no pun intended, but I just think it's used as a tactic to make certain past events feel longer ago in an attempt to make it seem like a different time with problems that no longer affect us.
I guess I was just briefly triggered and realize it doesn't really apply here.
Poland was actually in black and white all the way up to 2004 when they joined the EU.