A man walks through an agricultural field in Loikaw , Myanmar on October 10, 2014. (YE AUNG THU)

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Some of the best photographs in color make no attempt to utilize the entire available palette. A splash of just one hue can crystalize a moment or a mood in a way that a full spectrum often cannot. Sometimes black and white photography simplifies a chaotic world, stripping away distractions to focus on the subjects at hand. This isn’t necessarily true all the time, and there are many reasons for creating images in black and white. The monochrome image as well gives photographers that same distillation of intent that black and white can achieve, and still allows for the vibrant saturation of real life. Collected here are images that celebrate the primarily monochrome vision. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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A man walks through an agricultural field in Loikaw, Myanmar on October 10, 2014. (YE AUNG THU)

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