The Power of Black & White Photographs

The Power of Black & White Photographs

25 B&W photographs taken by the author as indicated

Black and white photography evokes a strong sense of timelessness and emotional depth, often capturing the essence of a moment more powerfully than color photography. AI Overview

Dr Abe V Rotor

Black and white captures the true color of this dog. Tenten at home, QC - avr

Texture in black and white photography has the power to show the viewer

the world in a new light.

Agoo La Union cathedral: architecture against cloudy sky. avr

“Black and white does more to evoke an emotion and freeze a moment in time.” 

– Kyle Anstey

B & W enhances sharpness

 

Microscopic study of plankton (30X magnification). avr

“Black and white can transform a scene into something magical.” – Rob Sheppard

Takong, native sow, Agoo, La Union. avr

“Black and white isn’t just an aesthetic choice. It’s an ongoing dialogue between the past and present.” – Anonymous

Epiphytic Drynaria fern on acacia. avr

“Black and white is the conscience of photography. It’s the reference point.” 

– Leonard Freed

Rock promontory in Mandaon, Masbate. avr

Sta Maria Beach, Ilocos Sur. avr

“Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.” – Eliott Erwitt

Friendly eagle at Avilon Zoo, San Mateo, Rizal. avr

“Black and white is not sad. It's poetic.” – Robert Frank

Herons on the ricefield in Sudipen, La Union. avr

Old sampalok tree, San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur

Break time, UST, Manila. avr

“I find that color distracts the eye, but black and white retains the essence.”

 – Dominic Rouse

Pine tree skeleton, Baguio City. avr

Dying camphor tree, UST Manila. avr

Old tree and its shadow. avr

“Black and white photography does more to evoke an emotion and freeze a moment in time than any other medium.” – Cliff Edom

UST Main building. avr

UST Pharmacy Garden. avr

Walking stick, UP Museum of Natural History, Mt Makiling Laguna. avr

“Black and white makes you feel like you’re looking into the soul of the world, without distractions.” – Anonymous

Sea urchins at play in Camindoroan, San Juan, La Union. avr

“I find that with black and white I go straight to the person. In color, I am more worried about the light, the clothes, the setting, etc. It is more complex. In black and white, it’s the person who is important.” — Harry Gruyaert

A pair of water buffaloes (carabao) beating summer in Agoo, La Union. avr

"Black and white are the colours of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.” – Robert Frank

Kids at play in Calatagan, Batangas

“Black and white finds a new strength in unlikely subjects, taking away the distractions of colour and emphasising form, texture and shape.” – David Prakel

Sugarcane mill chimney at night, Calatagan, Batangas. avr

San Juan (LU) parish church. avr

“A good black-and-white photo makes you forget that it’s devoid of colors.” – Anonymous

Tagaytay Zoo visitors. avr

“Black and white imagery takes you beyond what most people photograph.” 

– Rob Sheppard

A group of cicada attracted by a singing male, topmost (females are dumb), 

former ecosanctuary, SPUQC. avr

“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.” – Leo Tolstoy

 The tree laughs, talks, with all the joys of childhood. "A tree is a joy forever." 

Tandang Sora QC

"Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come." ― Karen Joy Fowler