I learned photography though the traditional black and white analog process. This method has developed a lifelong pursuit of black and white photography in my work. From landscapes to street photography, I strive to capture the essence of a moment. When color is eliminated from an image, the brain must view and engage with the photograph for a longer time to make sense of the image.
When creating images, I have trained my eye to focus on light. I observe how it bounces off of windows and falls into a shadow; or how shadows move throughout the day; or how the quality of light changes with the seasons.
This awareness is similar to the knowledge of mixing two colors of paint for a specific color.
After all, photography is painting with light and to not be aware of light in its most basic and zonal sense, is to neglect the goal of photography.
