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![Photography, B. B. King, Kevin Westenberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881292_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Déborder (Überlaufen), Kurt Buchwald](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/445665_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Self portrait #25, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216409_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Métamorphose d’un Roi, Chahrazed Fekih](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160871_1_grid.jpg)
Métamorphose d’un Roi
Chahrazed Fekih
Photography - 12.5 x 18 x 0.2 cm Photography - 4.9 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$561
![Photography, Twiggy 1967, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154910_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154901_1_grid.jpg)
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 46 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$1,547
![Photography, Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154871_1_grid.jpg)
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England
David Steen
Photography - 46 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,547
![Photography, Italian Priest, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115879_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fallen Angel, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115810_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eric Morecambe, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115807_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Drum Major Kirk, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115777_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rise, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1960092_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Arabesque, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944255_1_grid.jpg)
Arabesque
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,937
![Photography, An Island in the air, Urs Lüthi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1938069_1_grid.jpg)
An Island in the air
Urs Lüthi
Photography - 20 x 47 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch
$561
![Photography, An Island in the Air, Urs Lüthi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1938066_1_grid.jpg)
An Island in the Air
Urs Lüthi
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
![Photography, Kilian, Alexis Berg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/174247_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eternel Retour, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/969267_1_grid.jpg)
Eternel Retour
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$605
![Photography, Jerry Lewis, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898386_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #6, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822882_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #6
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Sans titre, Julien Drogoul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179930_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,009
![Photography, Boxer Bruce, Sebastian Riemer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179154_1_grid.jpg)
Boxer Bruce
Sebastian Riemer
Photography - 125 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 49.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,848
![Photography, La Glaneuse, Marie Dorigny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165449_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, You are a story, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144764_1_grid.jpg)
You are a story
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 151 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 59.4 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$3,133
![Photography, Shelter, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144741_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soft With Scars, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144691_1_grid.jpg)
Soft With Scars
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$521
![Photography, Manger, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144660_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iris, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144643_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, California poppy, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144053_1_grid.jpg)
California poppy
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$521
![Photography, Cieux quadrillés, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121378_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, On the moon 13 - série portraits de femmes (1), Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610988_1_grid.jpg)
On the moon 13 - série portraits de femmes (1)
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$774
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1314624_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$168
![Photography, Artichoke I, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1236996_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Impulse 1.2, Franck Guedj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1198998_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Impulse 1.1, Franck Guedj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1198983_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Organic 1.0, Franck Guedj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1105236_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eléctrico 28, Gonçalo Martins](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/858540_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #14, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848427_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #14
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #13, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848421_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #13
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #12, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848418_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #12
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #11, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848415_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #11
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #10, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848412_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #10
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #5, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822876_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #5
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, L'annonciation (Islande), Vincent Citot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/638643_1_grid.jpg)
L'annonciation (Islande)
Vincent Citot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$841
![Photography, Retour au centre (Islande), Vincent Citot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/638403_1_grid.jpg)
Retour au centre (Islande)
Vincent Citot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$841
![Photography, Blanc Marais, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/488128_1_grid.jpg)
Blanc Marais
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$639
![Photography, Shoot again (197), Yves Cham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170946_1_grid.jpg)
Shoot again (197)
Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,345
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (7), Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148566_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (7)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Photography, Otoño en Tailandia, Alejandra Leon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148224_1_grid.jpg)
Otoño en Tailandia
Alejandra Leon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,600
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (1), Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136542_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Photography, People (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135470_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135468_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135467_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, People (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134438_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, John Lennon NYC Shirt 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083821_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon NYC Shirt 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 127 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 50 x 40 x 2 inch
$7,300
![Photography, Tina Turner NYC 1970, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083818_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner NYC 1970
Bob Gruen
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 inch
$5,600
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064714_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064711_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064705_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, People (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039757_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, People (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039721_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, People (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039661_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (Série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2026866_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995972_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Otoño en Buenos Aires, Alejandra Leon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709355_1_grid.jpg)
Otoño en Buenos Aires
Alejandra Leon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,600
![Photography, S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (4), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616712_1_grid.jpg)
S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (3), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616709_1_grid.jpg)
S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (2), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616706_1_grid.jpg)
S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (2)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (1), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616700_1_grid.jpg)
S/T Serie Del zaguán de Fico al patio de Matilde (1)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (4), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616673_1_grid.jpg)
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,233
![Photography, S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (3), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616670_1_grid.jpg)
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,233
![Photography, S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (2), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616664_1_grid.jpg)
S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (2)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,233
![Photography, S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (1), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616649_1_grid.jpg)
S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (1)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,233
![Photography, Lirio roto, Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba, Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616646_1_grid.jpg)
Lirio roto, Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T de la Serie Callejeros musicales (4), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616637_1_grid.jpg)
S/T de la Serie Callejeros musicales (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, S/T de la Serie Callejeros musicales (3), Sonia Almaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616631_1_grid.jpg)
S/T de la Serie Callejeros musicales (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Venise Autrement / China-Venezia, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419363_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Venise Autrement / China-Venezia
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Pise autrement / Baptistère, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419360_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Pise autrement / Baptistère
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / New York Autrement / American Dream, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419354_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / New York Autrement / American Dream
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Pise Autrement / Océano, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419342_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Pise Autrement / Océano
Franck Doat
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Ville /, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419300_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Ville /
Franck Doat
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Towards The Light, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419291_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Towards The Light
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Nice autrement / Negresco Antic, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419282_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Nice autrement / Negresco Antic
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Divin, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419273_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Divin
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Blue Chairs, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419255_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Ville Autrement / Nice Autrement / Blue Chairs
Franck Doat
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Jean-Paul Belmondo à Venise, Italie, Vittorio Pavan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1377840_1_grid.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo à Venise, Italie
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$897
![Photography, Black Sea#1, Fabian Albertini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1338096_1_grid.jpg)
Black Sea#1
Fabian Albertini
Photography - 140 x 110 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$8,072
![Photography, Church, Mario Pascual Cámara](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1233771_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Would You Swim with Me? VI, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028802_1_grid.jpg)
Would You Swim with Me? VI
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 52.5 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Warners Cinema, Kurt Hurton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885306_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ponte Vecchio, Kurt Hurton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885018_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New York Dawn, Kurt Hurton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885003_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Free Play 06 (Vulnerable), Hengki Koentjoro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/509504_1_grid.jpg)
Free Play 06 (Vulnerable)
Hengki Koentjoro
Photography - 43 x 43 x 0.02 cm Photography - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$1,065
![Photography, Tirages sur papier : concave, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/465535_1_grid.jpg)
Tirages sur papier : concave
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,817
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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.
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.
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.
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.