Our world is one of ceaseless visual stimulation. Commercials, magazines, video games, movies...all of them assault our eyes until we go into sensory overload! Artwork and photographs are not exempt from this, and our eyes have been trained to seek out the most vivid and visually pleasing imagery.

But there is equal (if not greater) beauty to be seen when either all or most of the color is stripped away. When the colors get quieter, your brain focuses on the substance rather than the superficial. Each photo in this book was selected for the stories they tell, the feelings they invoke, and/or the alternative way they depict common subjects.