I am the foremost photographer of aesthetic female muscle - women in bodybuilding and fitness. I have done a lot of fine art photos, exhibited in museums and galleries, and have had two fine art books published (Artisan, Taschen).
The female nude is a time-honored subject in art history. But this is a unique and special subject because, prior to the late 1970s, bodies like this never existed before any time or place in history.
I like shooting these images in BW for the same reason Ansel Adams chose BW for his landscapes - graphic power and simplicity, focus on detail, and no distraction from color information.