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La passerelle du Croaë
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 26 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,054
Behind the Veil
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 83.8 x 65 x 0.5 cm Photography - 33 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,700
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, Stooge Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 IV
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
The eyes of the boat
Samuel Cueto
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$999
Little girls on the street
Samuel Cueto
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$999
Wall Street, New York City
Leonard Freed
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
$3,000
I am not there
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$588
Graphisme d'arbre
Mathieu Pujol
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$943
Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$2,731
Rufus Wainwright (2010)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 60 x 51 cm Photography - 23.6 x 20.1 inch
$2,331
Robert Plant (1993)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 101 x 76 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 inch
$4,418
Ian McCulloch Echo and the Bunnymen
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
$3,191
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 57 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 22.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,575
Catherine Deneuve à Venise, Italie,
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$777
Entrer dans la lumière
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$388
The capability to transform into any shape
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Before the mess
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$877
Reflecting landscape 12
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 10
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 09
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 08
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 07
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 05
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 04
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Reflecting landscape 02
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,554
Floating memories 07
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Floating memories 06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Floating memories 05
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Floating memories 04
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Floating memories 02
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Floating memories 01
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$888
Marilyn looking up in the wedding veil
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 inch
$2,764
Light Weaver
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 91.7 x 99.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.1 x 39 x 0.2 inch
$3,000
The Fast Lane
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 91.4 x 64.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36 x 25.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,500
Tramontana XI
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.2 inch
$2,500
Voltaire
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$3,000
Wild Things, Portrait of a Horse
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 80 x 58.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23 x 0.2 inch
$2,100
The Crafty Fox
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 127 x 94.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 50 x 37.2 x 0.2 inch
$5,000
Opposites Attract. Diptych
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 55.9 x 188 x 0.5 cm Photography - 22 x 74 x 0.2 inch
$5,000
Cleared for Takeoff
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 77 x 121.9 x 0.5 cm Photography - 30.3 x 48 x 0.2 inch
$3,000
Tina Turner, Los Angeles
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner Smiling with Ikettes, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King Kodalith Performance - Close up, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,750
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
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Coluche - Iconic portraits
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,554
No77 Spirit
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,637
La femme de pêcheur
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 58 x 38 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.8 x 15 x 0 inch
$1,554
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$277
Rolling Stones (1998)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 40 x 51 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 inch
$1,965
Black and White Photography for Sale
Black and white photography is today one of countless photographic techniques and yet it was at one time the only type of photography available. This is the reason why it often tends to be associated with historical works and a vintage feel.
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago, continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they invented photography.
The first black and white photos began to appear. Initially used for research purposes, photography started to spread as daguerreotype studios opened everywhere. Black and white portraits immortalized the faces of the upper middle classes and would later be used to capture all members of society. Celebrities were also a popular subject choice and many photographers specialized in taking their portraits, as Jean-Loup Sieff did all throughout his career almost a century after the invention of photography.
The first colored photographs soon followed. The technique was invented as early as 1860 but was not put to use until a century later. In the meantime, many unforgettable artists began to demonstrate their talents for art photography. Street photography, for example, was a key trend during the 20th century, with major photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Brassi and Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing the urban landscape of the time. All three were masters of taking candid photos. They succeeded in making fleeting moments last forever in monochrome images. Sometimes humorous, sometimes romantic, or even just a little bizarre, they take us back in time to days gone by. Looking at such rare and fragile moments can be like going through old postcards from the past, and although we enjoy looking at them, they can provoke a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.
In the United States, the humanist Walker Evans led the way for black and white photography, capturing the daily life of modern America with his analogue camera, whether it be in the New York subway or on the highways of the Deep South. A little later, Robert Frank photographed the faces of America and the American people with his remarkable black and white shots, recognizable thanks to his highly distinctive photographic technique and composition.
Of course, black and white photography is not limited to the representation of everyday scenes. It can also sublimate landscapes, as demonstrated by Kasra's shots. The black and white blend perfectly with the long exposure to create an effect of softness, floating and the passage of time quite exceptional. We could also mention Michael Kenna and Ricky Cohete who particularly excel in this field.
Some works fascinate by the perfect complementarity of these two colors: black, which is often associated with nothingness and sadness, and white, which is associated with light and hope. In the West at least, because it can have a completely opposite meaning in other cultures like Japan. The union of these two shades accentuates the contrasts and highlights the forms in a sober and elegant way. It often directs our attention to a single subject.
Often used to provoke a feeling of nostalgia, black and white unconsciously inscribes the works in history by conveying a timeless message, frozen in time.
Artsper invites you to take a stroll through time with this selection of works by Brno Del Zou, Yevgeniy Repiashenko, Emmanuelle Barbaras, Bert Stern, Alexander Benz and Hervé Gloaguen.
What does black and white mean in photography?
In photography, black and white means that all color has been removed from the image, leaving just shades of gray that span from black to white. This can either be done digitally or by using black and white film.
What is good about black and white photography?
Many photographers and artists use black and white photography because it removes the distraction of color from an image. This can draw more focus to elements of the image such as the facial expression or gesture of the subject, the composition, or the shapes and textures.
What techniques are used in black and white photography?
Black and white photography is generally shot using the same equipment as color photography (although if film, using black and white film), but artists may optimise their results by looking for high contrast images, light sources, and interesting textures.