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Gallery: getting around in black and white

June 26, 2025 / 34 Comments

Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don’t see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day, makes us feel angry and impotent, curtails our possibilities.

Robin Chase, American transportation entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar

When was the last time you used some form of transport? Car, bike, bus, train, plane … Most of us can’t get by without at least one of these. And wherever you go in the world, while the choice of transport might vary, people are on the move.

For Dawn’s Monochrome Madness theme of transportation I’ve compiled galleries of different forms of transport from around the world. There may not be many that are very conventional, as this isn’t a subject I’m naturally drawn to unless I spot something unusual. That could be an historic vehicle or a quirky detail. Or it could be a candid shot of people making use of the transportation.

Because I find this subject matter less interesting on the whole, I’ve played around with these shots even more than I usually do! So after using Nik Silver Efex to convert them to monochrome, I’ve added a vintage filter from Color Efex. For anyone else using these filters, almost all were done with filter numbers 2 or 3, a couple with number 24. And yes, I know that will mean nothing to most of you!

My feature photo was taken at Bodie State Park in California. Clearly this truck isn’t going anywhere soon!

Hover over any image to see where it was taken, or click to open a slideshow of all in each gallery.

Boats

Cars

Bikes, trikes etc.

Buses, trams and trucks

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