Aneta Kowalczyk

Aneta is a contemporary photographer that specializes in portraiture. I really like how sleek her style is; has a sophisticated rock star feel to it. I was surprised to see that a majority of her photographs are in black and white. Seeing as digital color is so easy to manipulate and play with until you get exactly what you want, it seems like monochromatic imagery would be less appealing to some. Then it occurred to me that it might just make more sense to take portraits in black and white. If you want to take away certain distractions, such as color, it leaves more room for the person's true self to overtake the image. Granted most of her photographs are of models, but still I feel like after looking at her website she likes to get them to feel comfortable around her a little.