Hi Bruno,
I visited your blogs and really like what you are doing. Yes, it's time to forget about chemical darkroom printing and adopt a digital-inkjet workflow. The results are more controllable, more easily, and the outcomes can be much better. An Epson 3880 would be an excellent choice. It produces great prints whether B&W or colour and requires minimal maintenance. Paper choice is a subjective matter. Some people like matte papers, others prefer gloss or luster for their superior handling of shadow detail and dynamic range. I think much depends on the mood you want to convey. Most important is the image editing application you work from. I highly recommend Lightroom. It will probably do most if not all you need. If you go the subscription route with Adobe you can get both Lightroom and Photoshop for a very reasonable monthly fee. If you are working from film, you will need to digitize it. That's a whole other story about scanners and software - we can get into that if you need it. There are viable options even for this fading technology.
