Many of these pictures were taken in black-and-white, as B&W film was cheaper and thus, commonly used by reporters taking many shots, most of which would’ve been printed in B&W anyway.
I grew up reading the newspaper which was always mostly black and white, but because of the absolutely historic nature of the events unfolding, I can’t help but believe that a journalist would document it in color. Even if they just wanted to try to win a Pulitzer for it.
Many of these pictures were taken in black-and-white, as B&W film was cheaper and thus, commonly used by reporters taking many shots, most of which would’ve been printed in B&W anyway.
I grew up reading the newspaper which was always mostly black and white, but because of the absolutely historic nature of the events unfolding, I can’t help but believe that a journalist would document it in color. Even if they just wanted to try to win a Pulitzer for it.