Black and White Tales, print 39 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #39

Sometime we do something that can change our believes. In my case I was already discussing a lot about the use of digital photography, but this picture reinforced in me the idea that we have to stop to blindly follow the technical evolution and start to wonder if we made the right choice. . .

Black and White Tales, Print #36 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #36

I didn’t forgot the anniversary of 9/11, I simply did not found a suitable image for what I wanted to say, so I’m here again with another image from the same road trip of the last 2 Tales. . . . See you next time with another print.

Black and White Tales, Print 35 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #35

As I anticipated in the last B&W Tale, here another image and another story from the roadtrip I took in South Italy, 30 years ago with my father. This time we are in Puglia, exactly in Torre Canne and I wonder how the place can be changed in 30 years. . . . See you

Black and White Tales, Print #34 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #34

When common sense and a decent education disappear, then we need rules for every aspect of our lives. A moment of a road trip, father and son, became a picture and years later a symbol of the importance of good education. . . . See you next time, and remember, it’s prohibited to… .

Black and White Tales, Print 33 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #33

The facts regarding Magnum and the suspension of the photographer David Alan Harvey, that you can read about in a PetaPixel article, started a debate online about photojournalism. As usual, most of the debate was pro or against D.A. Harvey by people not knowing the facts and pretending to judge, forgetting as usual the principle

Black and White Tales, Print 32 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #32

To express complex ideas we need complex formal languages. In visual arts one of the most important language is composition. In this week print I wonder why we moved from complex form of compositions to the banality of a “mandatory” rule of thirds… and I wonder also about some other things… It’s a long ranting,

Black and White Tales, Print 31 by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #31

A real summer t-storm with rain… better than a AI created fake sunny day. Sometime I just use film photography to document a moment with a medium that cannot be manipulate by AI to create a fake reality. But I’m an old dinosaur still thinking that ethic is essential and truth exists. . . .

Black and White tales, print 30 - by Luigi Barbano

Black and White Tales, Print #30

There is no reason to not have a culture when public libraries are free and open to everyone… at least if you understand what culture is and do not confuse it with shared ignorance. . . . See you next time.