Why Black & White?

Young Acorn

I got a comment on my German language photo blog on the picture above that said: “Beautiful picture, but why black and white?” Comments there are a seldom enough occurrence, so six weeks later I replied:
Well, look:
I almost exclusively work in black and white. Colour is concrete, black and white is one step further to abstraction

Flickry Adressees

For years now, I’ve been showing my photos on a German photo sharing site (don’t know how how long that link will be up, see below). They contacted me recently when the yearly fees were due and they’d lost connection to my credit card. This got me thinking, as expenses are apt to do lately.
What is the purpose of posting photos on such a site for others and me?