The black-and- white photograph captured men

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentences are grammatically correct. I am not sure if my second sentence sounds natural. I meant to say that David looked at his father in the photo which was taken 30 years ago.

The black-and-white photograph captured men in snowball fight. David looked at his smiling father, 30 years younger, and couldn't believe how handsome and slim he was.
 

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"... a snowball fight."
 

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I'd use "having a snowball fight", not "in a ...".
 

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You should use "the men" if you want to talk about David and his father and not just men in general.
 
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