All 59 stores belonging to Blacks Photography will close on August 8^th, as the retailer was unable to keep itself relevant in the era of digital photography.

“Technological innovations have changed the way Canadians take and share photographs, with fewer of us using retail photo outlets,” said the parent company’s spokesperson Luiza Staniec.

Founded in 1930 and purchased by its current owner in 2009 for $28 million, Blacks Photography going out of business will leave some 485 employees, mostly in Ontario, looking for new jobs.

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