RE: In black and white; artistic, powerful, timeless

Great photos! Love how you can capture an image and if you edit it in B&W it can tell a completely different story. That staircase at the bottom is a perfect example. The vibrancy of the colors makes it feel so full of life and inviting, where as in B&W you are drawn to the cracks in the stones and the decay of decades of exposure to the elements. Same photo, two different emotions and stories... We often think of music in a similar way when we are editing