For some reason, human emotions — sometimes — can only be best presented in black and white photos.
Take a look a some of the photos which appear on the Smashing Magazine blog. The human emotions depicted in the black and white pictures there seem to be much stronger.
This photo of a native man of Borneo smoking a homemade cigarette is taken in colour but I like this version better. This man had previously appeared in this blog as “The Thinker“. Here are another collection of black and white pictures showcasing the power of the monochrome.

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Very true…107.89% agree on your statement! OH, that “Thinker” guy again…Hello Thinker!
he is now the “kirai” smoking thinker…
Check out some of the best black and white photos at eye4bw.com.