Color doesn’t exist in reality

I never really thought about this before yesterday, color doesn’t exist in reality. We have electromagnetic radiation bouncing off objects and the different wavelengths which we perceive as color. Does this mean that black and white photography is really the true reflection of reality? As such is it all just an illusion? Does reality really matter and the biggest question of all, who cares?

I believe many get caught up in what is reality without realizing that much of reality is perception. I have heard the phrase, “perception is reality” and I used to really hate that term as it seemed to be used in an attempt to alter my thoughts and beliefs. As I have grown older I have come to realize the truth in that phrase, with one addition. Perception can become reality. Accepting this “truth” has changed my view on many things, especially in creating art. My goal most often with my photography is not to capture a scene or subject as it truly may exist in the natural universe but how I perceive the scene or subject. My perception becomes my reality.