Humanity, in black and white: Part I

Just went through my account on DeviantArt.com and weeded out 50+ pages of my favorites. Phew! It's literally been years since my last purge.

It's interesting to see how my taste has changed over the years. One constant, though, is my love of black and white photography. I've always admired the work of Andrea Brito (which I earlier featured here), and there are so many other skilled photographers on Deviant Art, I decided to collect the best of the B&W (in my humble opinion) into a series of posts featuring strictly that genre. Here is the first collection. Enjoy.

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Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
(As always, click on the pictures for a better look.)

by ~KrzysztofKuczera

Even grass can contain a world of its own.

by *veftenie

Mom says, C'mon, time to go! One of the newer photos on DA.

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by ~HMsa

"Homeless" ... even the smallest need love.

by ~the35mmstudio

by ~Dorsa123

by *scottchurch

It's easy to use strength to bash and maim and hurt. But to channel it through gentleness, through love? That is rare and precious indeed.

by =wildrainoficeandfire

Feminine confidence, unabashed beauty. She sees so many things yet tells nothing. I love the intrigue in this photo.

by `obsidian-fox

A mouse offering a rabbit a little morsel in friendship ... how could this delightful photo have only 39 favorites?

by *photoport

She peeks at you from between the flowers, and the vision is barely seared into your eyes before she is gone... An older deviation (circa 2005) but a beauty.

by ~TOYIB

Music is powerful, who needs a machine when it sings in your own heart?

by *kittynn

So many deep thoughts for such a small girl.

by ~Angellikah

Well, I guess that's one way to get your kid clean!

by ~horrificbeauty

Sometimes the beauty cannot be seen but in reflection ...

by ~hersley

I love the sheer joy that only children seem capable of feeling. When's the last time you felt that good?

Go fly a kite. :)