>>3670414Black and white has been relegated to a tool. Another way to shape or present your image. I dont think it's a genre of photo in the minds of the masses like it used to be.
I've personally seen many B&W photos I wish were color, and also the opposite. Colorizing old photos when color technology didn't exist is important for the new age, but if a modern photographer takes a photo in Black and White, then that is how it is supposed to be,