Digital BW, The Print

Richard,

I share your concerns and I'm grateful to you for raising the issue.   
I don't have any answers, but I think some of your suggestions  
(reducing travel, reducing print size, etc.) are good places to  
start.  The scale of my printing is pretty small, as I'm just a  
hobbyist (and a weekend warrior at that), but I'd still like to do  
what I can to reduce my footprint.

Bamboo paper (like Hanemuhle's latest) is much more sustainable than  
paper made from wood pulp, and from what I understand, it is supposed  
to produce very nice prints.  I'm looking forward to the reviews.

Though I started printing exclusively on matt papers, I've switched  
over to the F-type glossies such as Harman, Silver Rag and Innova  
USG.  I've just ordered a pack of Hanemuhle's new baryta paper.  It  
does stand to reason that the fiber-based papers would have less of  
an impact than the resin-coated ones, but I'm not certain of this.

Thanks again for bringing this up,
Chris