I do plenty of fine work with my digital equipment. That said, I hang many prints in my south facing windows. I have some silver halide (black and white) prints that are some 50 years old, along with some of my own that are past a decade. They do not degrade, which is something that can’t be said for color and especially color “giclee” (inkjet) prints. I will continue to make color prints, but always tell the client that UV glass is needed, and display near the sun, should in all cases be avoided.
If you have the inclination, I can, and still do make traditional (silver halide) Black and White Selenium toned prints. I do more than “take pictures,” I make “portraits for the ages,” in more ways than one. These prints also just have a resonance and depth that is very hard if not impossible to beat with more modern digital capture and printing.
