Episode 114: Bryan Jones on Why Color Doesn't Exist

An offhand remark from our guest Bryan Jones when he was a guest on a previous episode stuck with us: “You know color doesn’t actually exist, right?” We had to invite him back to explain! Jones, a retinal neuroscientist, explains that color is really a shared hallucination and talks about how photographers can take advantage of this knowledge.

Guest:

• Bryan William Jones: Instagram, website, Flickr

Hosts:

• Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass
• Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass

Show Notes:

• Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!

• Episode 90: Bryan William Jones on How We See

• MacVoices #22054: Kirk McElhearn on Appreciating Black and White Photography (1)

• The Camera, Ansel Adams

• The Negative, Ansel Adams

• The Print, Ansel Adams

• CORONA satellite

• Leica M8 Review, DPReview

• Arts and Ideas podcast episode on color

• Sanna Dullaway, artist who colorizes black and white photos

• INCREDIBLE IMAGES: Artist adds color to famous black and white photos

• Apple QuickTake Camera, Wikipedia

• Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders

Our Snapshots:

• Jeff: UCOMX Nano 3 in 1 Wireless Charger, Magnetic Foldable Charging Station
• Kirk: Loupedeck Live

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Sanna Dullaway’s colorization of a famous photo of Abraham Lincoln

Bryan Jones’s photo of the Grand Canyon shot using an Apple QuickTake camera.