Buster Keaton, MGM Studios -alue, Los Angeles, 1966

The grain in this black-and-white shot is gorgeous up close, and Keaton's expression under that fedora feels genuinely unguarded. Hung it above my reading chair and I catch something new in it every week.

I keep this print on my desk and the fedora is the first thing people notice. The black-and-white tones are rich without looking overly contrasty, and the contemplative moment captured on the studio lot feels more honest than any posed portrait.

Didn't expect a studio-lot candid to hit this hard, but the way the black-and-white tones catch his face mid-thought is something else. The fedora and that quiet, weathered look in his eyes make it feel less like a publicity shot and more like a real moment.