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Order is over rated.

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Yes sir, often it is.

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Aug 21Liked by Donn Dobkin

I love the questions in your writing. Certainly thought provoking...

Funny enough, I feel more drawn to the 'more chaotic' black and white images.

I wonder if these images would be too busy and chaotic in color. Black and white brings order into busyness, I think.

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Thank you Manuela. This is a shift from my usual writing approach. I was curious how it would land. Glad you liked it.

Perhaps obviously, but I like both color and monochrome photography. I preferred black and white for the Philadelphia images. The last image in particular is much easier to identify in color, where the plant is green, so I sacrificed that. But as a group of five images I liked black and white better for the emotions I hoped to convey. The transition also helps separate the two sections of the letter. The first section is bright and colorful, the second... not.

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