Because -
Some of us miss the smell of stop bath, and like the look.
I spent thousands of hours developing black and white 35 and 70 mm film.
I had my own darkroom in my house for years.
Black and white photography is more about the simplicity of form.
In some cases - a lot some may argue - the vibrancies of color distract from the appreciation of form.
If you didn't grow up with it - it' s going to be hard to understand.
Some of us miss the smell of stop bath, and like the look.
I spent thousands of hours developing black and white 35 and 70 mm film.
I had my own darkroom in my house for years.
Black and white photography is more about the simplicity of form.
In some cases - a lot some may argue - the vibrancies of color distract from the appreciation of form.
If you didn't grow up with it - it' s going to be hard to understand.