“ Black and white photography is truly quite a ‘departure from reality', and the transition from one aspect of visual magic to another was not as complete as many imagine.” – Ansel Adams “Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.” – Karl Lagerfeld “Black and white photography erases time from the equation.”

“Black and white is abstract; colour is not. Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.” – Joel Sternfeld. 3. “ To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia ” – René Burri. 4. “I believe that the essence of photography is black and white.