Beyond color

Greece - 2016

 

Beyond color: My Intuition Chooses Black and White

I am often asked why, in a world overflowing with digital color, I deliberately "deprive" my subjects of it. My answer is simple: Color is the language of the eyes, but black and white is the language of the soul.

By stripping away color, I don’t create a void. On the contrary—I create a space where spirituality and intuition can finally speak.

1. Removing the "Noise" to Reach the Essence

In photography, colors are often like glitter—they grab attention but can sometimes mask the underlying truth. From a spiritual perspective, black and white is a form of visual minimalism. When the "noise" of color fades, only the essentials remain:

• Form: The raw structure of a being or nature.

• Light: A symbol of consciousness or the divine.

• Shadow: Those mystical parts of ourselves we often keep hidden.

2. Intuition Over Analytics

With color photography, the brain often gets stuck in analysis: "Does this blue clash with that red?" In black and white, I am forced to rely on feeling. Intuition guides me to the moment I sense the energy of a subject rather than its pigment. It doesn’t demand logic; it requires recognizing the vibration between light and dark.

3. Timelessness as a Spiritual Dimension

Colors are often tied to specific eras, fashions, and trends. Spirituality, however, is eternal. By shooting in grayscale, I move my subjects into a "timeless realm." A black-and-white portrait or landscape doesn't belong to the past or the future—it belongs to the eternal now. This is the space where intuition breathes best, free from the constraints of the physical world.

"Black and white are the colors of light and dark, the fundamental forces of the universe. When I embrace them, I’m not photographing what I see, but what I feel beneath the surface."

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For me, black and white photography isn't just an aesthetic choice. It is meditation with a camera in hand. It is the silence in which I finally hear the whisper of what is usually hidden from the naked eye.

"There is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought... all the things that truly matter—beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace—arise from beyond the mind." 

Eckhart Tolle