Black and White Things

Black and white photography is not for everyone, but those who get it, really get it. Stripping away color allows the real stars take the stage: light, subject, and composition. You know, the important stuff—the things that make a photo sing.

Look at my photograph of a drill head used to dredge silt from lagoons and river mouths. In color? Just another piece of machinery. In black and white? Boom—instant medieval artifact. That’s the magic of it! Black and white doesn’t just capture reality—it reinvents it,

It is the ultimate abstract treatment.