The Timelessness of Black and White

May 28

I started taking pictures when I was 13 years old. It was a plastic disposable camera from cVS.

I can’t remember when I got a digital camera, all I know was that it was out of necessity.

I wanted to make a career out of this.

but the most shocking thing wasn’t the lack of film grain: it was the abundance of color.

You see, I developed all my own film, and anyone who has done this knows there is a significant difference between black and white and color film development. Black and white you can do in your bathtub. Color, you can’t. So for years I shot all black and white film.

Cut to 18 years later.

I shoot digital for client work and film for my personal life.

I am trying to bridge the gap when I edit, though.

I want that timeless feel that only a black and white film photograph can evoke.

I want to FEEL something when I look at these portraits, and I want the people who hire me to be hit in the gut when they see them for the first time. I’ve been doing this professionally for over a decade and that’s still my goal every time.