Grayscale is Gold
Black is my favorite color. Weird, right? And by favorite, I mean that I'm obsessed with it. My closet exposes my habits pretty darn well. Don't get me wrong- I don't dislike colorful things, but there is beauty in the lack thereof. Black is versatile & foundational, does not give way to distractions of the eye, and is flawlessly timeless. All black everything, pls thx. So naturally, black and white film has my heart. I love the heavy grain that 35mm film produces. It breathes life into images by embedding textured depth that simply cannot be achieved by any other means. Color plays an integral role in our communication and expression as humans. However, when you remove the color from an image, magic happens and details matter. Grayscale invites the viewer to explore his or her own tendency to wonder, create and envision...and that is immeasurably powerful, often pleasant, and a quality exercise for those left side brain neurons. Most importantly, Grayscale le
