Black And White Photography

Silent Guardian of Raswehera – Sri Lanka

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

Carved directly into the sheer face of a massive granite monolith, the ancient Sasseruwa (Reswehera) Buddha statue of Sri Lanka stands as a timeless monument to spiritual endurance. Sculpted over fifteen centuries ago, the colossal figure captures the Abhaya Mudra – the gesture of fearlessness. Its deeply textured, weathered stone beautifully merges ancient human artistry with the raw, unyielding earth.

Tethered in Stone

Black And White Photography, Ian, Photography
Iron mooring ring set in granite quayside stone with shadow, Montjean-sur-Loire

The mooring ring is the whole story here. Shooting tight with the 70–300mm isolates the iron against the granite, and the shadow becomes a second subject — almost a ghost of the ring itself. Monochrome strips the rust colour away and leaves only the relationship between texture, form, and light. Metering off the stone ensures the shadow retains full detail without blowing the highlights on the iron.

From the article Montjean-sur-Loire — The Wrong Road, the Right Place on IJM Photography. Canon EOS 6D Mark II | 70–300mm.

Smokin’ in the Tetons

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

I paid a visit to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming in September of 2025. The mountains were obscured by smoke from the many western wildfires happing at that time. Thankfully, when I returned in April of 2026, the skies were clear and the snow covered peaks were majestic.

More of my photography can be found on my website and my blog.