I personally find B&W photography fascinating.
I find shape, shades and luminance the most basic elements in B&W Photography, where color serves as a sort of spices.
I love the enhanced drama I find in B&W photography.

Being born (from photography point of view) into the age of Digital Photography, and owning a DSLR camera, originally, all the pictures I take are in color.
I use computer based programs to convert them into B&W photographs, seeing it as an important part of the process of my Art of Photography.