As cold weather days arrive, there’s something really alluring about black and white photographs. Maybe it’s the way the contrasts and tones stand out against the muted colors of everything around, maybe it’s because the chilly air carries with it a nostalgia for quieter, older scenes. Maybe it’s simply a change from the bright vivid colors of the summertime. So it is that the winter collection of Five and a Half begins with a series of new journals with black and white photographs, some taken recently and nearby, some taken years ago and faraway.

October 15th, 2007