A retired rabbi turned street photographer stumbled onto a Brooklyn Chabad camp trip on a ferry to Governors Island. What he found
Rob Sutherland is a commercial and landscape photographer who has shot a photo a day for sixteen years. On a family trip
Ty Nelson picked up a camera because he loved wrestling, and started shooting the action the way most beginners do. What he
Kenneth Nelson had one goal on June 26, 2004. Document the Mermaid Parade. Then the music found him first, and it never
Andre Vallgren spent a day photographing a Swedish luthier who has built guitars for Keith Richards and Ryan Adams. What he found
Andrés Gonzalez started asking questions about Portugal's wildfires in 2023 and has not stopped since. He rides hundreds of kilometers on a
Michael Houghton and his wife fell in love with the Isle of Harris on their first visit in 2015 and have returned
Flora van Wageningen took a solo weekend to the mountains during a genuinely low point in her life, expecting nothing more than
Mark Archibald bought six acres of fallow farmland twenty five years ago and spent decades planting trees, scattering acorns on walks, and
The Milky Way never showed. Two nights of clouds over the Vermillion Cliffs erased the whole reason for the trip. A dinner
David Clark has a modest summer home on a small island in Maine, and he has spent years trying not to make
Rakesh Subramanian doesn't remember which book first put the Bolivian salt flats in his head. He just remembers the feeling, and how
Kayleigh Morin started as an artist frustrated that drawing could not capture light the way she wanted. Self portraits led to photographing
Leighton Phillips describes his work as Urban Still Life, drawn to the mundane, the ignored, and the visually familiar rather than anything
Flora van Wageningen picked up a camera in her late thirties, restless and bored with the city she had settled in, and
Damian Ward is drawn to woodland and solitary trees, especially in winter when the branches are bare, in a landscape he describes
Edward Boches was pulled into photography by John Filo's 1970 image of a woman kneeling over Jeffrey Miller at Kent State, the
Andrew Griffiths has been photographing since he was four or five years old, carrying a bakelite Brownie camera through the Pennine hills
Still life photography might look simple on the surface, but it’s actually one of the most effective ways to sharpen your eye for monochrome. By removing the chaos of the real world, still life forces you to slow down, study light, and pay attention to the shapes and tones that truly matter in black and…
Monochrome photography has a way of settling the mind that feels almost therapeutic. When you slow down long enough to notice light shape and shadow the noise in your head begins to fade.
Balance is the invisible force that quietly holds a photograph together. In monochrome work, where tone and shape take center stage, balance becomes even more essential. This post explores what balance really means, why it matters, and how to use it to create black and white images that feel intentional, grounded, and unmistakably your own.
Camera reviews are useful for research, but they can’t tell you how a camera will feel in your hands or how it fits your way of seeing. The only reliable way to choose the right camera is to use it yourself shoot with it, handle it, and experience it in real conditions. Your photographs, not…
In each edition of Photographer Spotlight, The Monochrome Collective sits down with a featured artist to uncover their story how they see, what inspires them, and the creative choices that define their black and white work
Most photographers wait for perfect light, but the real magic happens when the weather turns gray, rainy, or snowy. Bad weather changes the way people move, transforms streets into reflective canvases, and gives ordinary scenes dramatic energy. Learn how to embrace rain, fog, snow, and wind to create black and white images that stand out…
The Leica Q3 Monochrom strips away everything but light, shadow, and timing and somehow makes photography feel honest again. With its dedicated monochrome sensor and fixed 28mm lens, it’s a camera that pushes you to slow down, pay attention, and actually see. If you’re serious about black-and-white, this might be Leica’s most inspiring tool yet.
Discover the unique and powerful way to rapidly improve your photography skills without picking up your camera: by researching and writing about the craft.
Everyone knows the Rule of Thirds, but how about the “Rule of 5ths”? Learn how pushing your subject to the edges creates tension, uses negative space effectively, and unlocks dynamic, edgier compositions.
Discover how revisiting the same location for monochrome photography helps you move beyond generic shots, deepen your creative vision, and master light and composition.
