Many of my photos are in black and white. This is a different medium from colour. It is true that black and white looses some of the experience of ‘being there’ but it is about making a different kind of image. Without colour we get the subtlties of light and tone, exposure, range and contrast. It is in contrast that black and white images are distinctive and a fairly uninteresting scene can be given more character and allure. That said, some of the photos on these pages will be kept in colour – sometimes this is essential to portray the scene and highlight its depth. These are a few of my favourite monochrome photos.
Canterbury Cathederal in the mist
Shadows of people walking by. London
Figure through the sculpture, Vienna
Shadow on the wall. London.
Ruin Crete.
Street in Lisbon with mist
Tramlines. Lisbon
In a bar in Lisbon
Jazz bar.
Holocaust memorial. Berlin Jewish Museum
Figure on beach. Seasalter, Kent
East Jerusalem.
Sunset. Budapest.
Canterbury Cathederal.
Birds. Dublin.
After the demonstration. London