Black and white photography has a way of letting the viewer really experience the image. Composition, light/shadow, texture and tonal qualities all become more obvious and important when color is absent.
Black and white portraits have an entirely different impact than color ones. When color is removed we are allowed to see into the subject, to really get a sense of emotion more so than if it were color.
Another way I look at it is if an image had a soul it would be black and white. Stripping away the window dressing (color) allows you to get down to the real essence of the image. (OK, that sounds a little out there but you know what I mean)
Below are some excellent examples, Enjoy!
1- Zivko Risteski
2- Michele Clement
3- Wazari
4- Rodney Smith
5- Jana Stolzer
6- Wolfram Schubert
7- Jack Radcliffe
8- Chad Galloway
9- Elliott Erwitt
10- Roy Mckeown
11- berzerker-sk
12- Mark Goff
13- MisterKey
14- Robertino Nikolic
15- angelreich
16- Mariusz Jankowski
17- Vega Omer
18- Yanire
19- Navid Baraty
20- Sukanto Debnath
21- Alin Ciortea
22- Softspokenmc
23- Soleildame
24- Robert
25- Ben Heine
26- iNeedChemicalX
27- Arcius-Azrael
28- Osvaldo_Zoom
29- Shazeen Samad
30- Ronald Koster
31- Konstantin Kalishko
32- Elle Arden
33- Toni Frissell
34- fotouczniak
35- lucaspagnuoli
36- Sally Mann
37- Larry Louie
38- Apri1
39- Mitch Dobrowner
40- Lauren
