Very nice photos, there. The one with the kid and the shadows is creepy, but awesome. Was that a Photoshop composition, or did you cast the shadow with a strobe? The backlit images are my favorites.
As for black and white photography, I never consider it cheating. If the image is processed well and has sufficient texture and contrast to work without color, it can be very attractive. Sometimes you see images, where the photographer couldn't balance the color temperature correctly or just concerts to monochrome "because it's cool." Those tend to be weak.
Nice work!
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The image with the kid in foreground and silhouettes dancing on the wall was taken in a museum, and that was a projection from a ceiling mounted device, as a presentation of the museum.
I've actually been working monochre lately, too. I love color, but some of my subject matter presents best in black and white.
The Fujifilm x series cameras actually have an amazing monochrome film simularon that I would love to play with some day, although the Lightroom processing is kind of fun.
Agree that some subjects are just better in mono. Related to film simulation inside the Fuji X cameras, yes, Acros is amazing as BW sim.