Blacks Photo Corporation

Blacks Photography[1]
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
E-commerce
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FounderEddie Black
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
John Johnson, Vice President
ProductsPhotofinishing
ParentScott's Hospitality
(1985–1993)
Fujifilm (1993–2007)
Telus (2009–2015)
Les Pros de la Photo
(2015–present)
Websitewww.blacks.ca

Blacks Photography,[1] stylized as BLACKS (formerly Black's), is a Canadian online retailer of photo prints and personalized photo products, home decor items, and photofinishing services. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Prior to 2015, Blacks was a brick and mortar retail chain focusing on photography equipment and processing since 1939. However, due to declining business in part to the rise of digital photography and camera phones, the chain closed on August 4, 2015. Blacks' domain and app assets were sold to Montreal-based Les Pros de la Photo, Canada's largest wholesale photofinisher, which has taken over and operates it as an online business.[2]

  1. ^ a b Blacks. "Contact Us". Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  2. ^ "Blacks Photography to survive as online-only business after website sale".