Human photography essay

Black and White Leaves More to the Imagination

Why black and white over color? Color is great, but the benefit of black and white:

It leaves more to the imagination of the viewer!

Color is great, but color is often too obvious. We see the world in color. Color is real.

When we see color photos, we more or less know what it looked like in real life. But in black and white, we must use our imagination to consider what it looked like in real life.

ERIC KIM

Photographer, blogger, street photography educator, artist-publisher. Human-generated essays from the pavement, the camera, the body, and the real world.