Black and white captions for Instagram that aren't "timeless"

Black and white strips a photo down to light and shape, so the caption should be simple too. These are written for monochrome shots. Tap one to copy it.

Short

  1. Every scratch on her has a story.

  2. Retired, but still facing the sea.

  3. Full steam behind, nowhere to be.

  4. Built when things were built to last.

  5. I used to work on one of these. The view never got old.

  6. Big ship, small harbour, long goodbye.

  7. No colour, no distractions.

  8. Light, shadow, nothing else.

  9. Grey day, good light.

  10. The kind of photo that sounds better quiet.

  11. Shapes first, colour never.

  12. Rust looks better in black and white.

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Longer, with a story

  1. Took the colour out and the story got louder.

  2. This one never looked right in colour. Now it does.

  3. Some places feel older than the camera you shoot them with.

  4. I spent years on ships like this. Seeing one from the dock is strange.

  5. Shot it in colour, kept it in black and white.

  6. The weather was bad, so I let it be the photo.

Funny

  1. Mood: monochrome.

  2. Didn't pick a filter. Picked no filter.

  3. My camera is fine. The world just looked like this.

  4. Black and white because the sky was having a beige day.

  5. Shot in black and white so you can't tell it was raining. It was raining.

  6. 50 shades of harbour grey.

Questions

  1. Colour or black and white for this one?

  2. Do you shoot in monochrome or convert later?

  3. What would you name this photo?

  4. Which old machine would you bring back?

  5. Does black and white work for every photo?

  6. Contrast up or keep it soft?

Hashtags

#blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #captionideas #instagramcaptions #monochrome

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