[Leica] Street photography in B&W?

[lrzeitlin at aol.com]

An ancillary question - does a good "street" photographer only shoot B&W,
i.e ?is infra dig? :-)

Cheers
Jayanand


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That's a very interesting question. In my post retirement career as an art and photo show reviewer I find relatively few "street photos" exhibited but virtually all are in B&W. There is a feeling amongst show curators and jurists that B&W photos are more immediate and authentic. Of course most of these guys are 60 years old or older and are familiar with wartime pictures, the police shots of WeeGee, and the stuff that was popularized in the older photo magazines. Naturally, any picture taken with a cell phone cannot be true "street photography."?Color pictures seem to be too processed to be true street photography.?


I remember the outrage in the LUG several years ago when I criticized Dr. Ted's assertion that B&W had more impact than color in depicting scenes of trauma. I wonder how people will feel about it after a couple of generations of digital camera use and the ubiquity of cell phones. Come on guys. Regardless of the Leica Monochrom, color has won the imaging battle. And it will be true as well in street photography after all the mossbacks have passed on.
Larry Z ?