My influences in Black & White photography are the early pioneers in the art: Ansel Adams, Edward Steichen, Alfred Steiglitz, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and others of this tradition where the photo tells a story, captures a moment, shows us something or some place that is unique, usually in an image with many shades of gray as well as having a pure white and a pure black.
My early photos from the 1960s and 70s took advantage of black and white film. Much of it I developed and printed it myself. Later, I shot color slides and with digital cameras all color, so I've had to convert to black and white where I wanted the classic look.
