2 points:
Nobody has mentioned Africa: Recently, I was talking to a Pro (on a non-pro vacation) returning from Africa and that was one of his formost comments was the amount of photographers taking portaits and using LF and contact printing. I'm not sure how widespread it is, but from the usual non-tourist area traveling he did, he visited a few villiages were this was the norm. Difficulty and expense in obtaining Polaroid materials caused one of them to switch and at least one village didn't have any electricity which kind of precludes digital.
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Some American high schools are still teaching B&W conventional photo techniques. My daughters high school (the school is only 5 years old) has a built in darkroom. Another area school surplused its MF cameras a few years ago, but in addition to 35mm is using a LF 4x5 camera a part of the instruction. The (new) instructor did this since there was a budget cut stalling digital equipment and the LF camera had its dust blown off from years ago and is sort of replacing MF in the instruction and the students can't wait to get their turn at it. It used to be the older intructor taught MF, but merely pointed to the LF camera and said that is LF - hands off. Now about 35 students can't wait their turn at using or even borrowing the LF camera. Thats 35 students who know what LF is in just one school.
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