Black and whites....

As much as I love color images, I also really love black and whites.  There is something really compelling about them....for me it is a combination of things:  Removing the color makes the subject really stand out, because that is all you see.  In a way, black and white photography also feels really timeless to me.....It is the perfect medium to tell a story with your images....sometimes it feels like you are looking at something that is really private to someone else because the lack of color makes them seem very raw.
I am trying to spend more time working in black and white, and learning how to make my b&w images as compelling as the ones I love to look at....

So in the spirit of working on improving my black and white images, I am going to try to do a little "Project 52" with them....Project 52's can be centered on any topic you'd like...they are basically a way to work on something throughout a year's time.  A new black and white image a week, just for the sake of photography.....hopefully I can find some inspiration photographing things just for the sake of photographing them.....and come up with some beautiful images in the process.
What do you think, readers?  What is your favorite medium of photography... black and white or color?