vs the color image

Modern cameras create beautiful photos that accurately represent the colorful world as we see it, but for some reason I keep coming back to black and white as a way to express what I’m seeing. I like the simplicity of black and white; I think I like it best because texture, tonality and light play a bigger role compared to a color image. Nothing scientific, just a feeling I get get from black and white images.

A few recent images from around Paris this week.

vs the color image

and finally…

vs the color image