Like our soft spot for Caturday, we’re just as equally fond of all things monochrome! So we thought we’d combine our two obsessions together in a single photo collection of black and white cat portraits. And if these striking close-up shots don’t put a smile on your face today, then we’re not sure anything will. Scroll down and prepare for a dose of cute overload!

Gatekeeper by Zoran Milutinovic on 500px.com

Chilling in the garden. by Swing Studio & Cafe on 500px.com

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Amber Eye by Cherylorraine Smith on 500px.com

My cat Guilty by rlnds on 500px.com

Vincent by Omar M on 500px.com

BLACK killer by David Charouz on 500px.com

Paco by Freddy Alexander  Bugueño Tolmo. on 500px.com

yummy by Vivien Mueller on 500px.com

My Cat 2 by Max Kendo on 500px.com

Dark by Veronika Klimonova on 500px.com

Peeking by Deedee86 on 500px.com

The Beast by Hrvoje Simich on 500px.com

Kitten yawning by Duci86 on 500px.com

Noah by Paul Barson on 500px.com

Alice by Pavel Hlystov on 500px.com

Baguy  by Julia Bénard on 500px.com

White Sleeper by Karol Gams on 500px.com

Cat profile by Duci86 on 500px.com

Black and white with a touch of yellow... by Lieselotte T on 500px.com

Good Morning Cat by Ivan Syrov on 500px.com

snow white by Joachim G.  Pinkawa on 500px.com

BackLight Cat by Francesco Attardo on 500px.com

Wilson #06 (Waiting for New Year) by Roberto Di Patrizi on 500px.com

If you’d like to get tips on how to photograph these majestic — and often times adorable — creatures, check out these 21 tips for taking incredible cat photos.