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![Photography, Lion staring, Eric Isselée](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/910809_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Nageuse - Série Clope, Johan Desma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/555214_1_grid.jpg)
La Nageuse - Série Clope
Johan Desma
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$2,114
![Photography, Fluidity of a woman V, Katya Taneva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008101_1_grid.jpg)
Fluidity of a woman V
Katya Taneva
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,848
![Photography, Michael Jackson VI, David Nutter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155490_1_grid.jpg)
Michael Jackson VI
David Nutter
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, Terlingua, Daniel Ashe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045361_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Opera Garnier, Paul Khayat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963698_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fruit lover, Thomas Louvagny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515069_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nicolas de Staël dans son atelier, Denise Colomb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141832_1_grid.jpg)
Nicolas de Staël dans son atelier
Denise Colomb
Photography - 30.8 x 38 cm Photography - 12.1 x 15 inch
$1,790
![Photography, Barrio Chino, Barcelona, Henri Cartier Bresson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124156_1_grid.jpg)
Barrio Chino, Barcelona
Henri Cartier Bresson
Photography - 56 x 37.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22 x 14.9 x 0 inch
$9,596
![Photography, Autoportrait, Pavlo Mazai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255389_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Adriana Rayén, Diego Echevers Torrez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905057_1_grid.jpg)
Adriana Rayén
Diego Echevers Torrez
Photography - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,456
![Photography, Two Girls and a Tyre, Tony Potts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1649463_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Voir les yeux fermés - sans titre #19, Fabrice Domenet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/948621_1_grid.jpg)
Voir les yeux fermés - sans titre #19
Fabrice Domenet
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,230
![Photography, Tenerife, Anaga Forest, Fabien Olart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158597_1_grid.jpg)
Tenerife, Anaga Forest
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Christian Lattier Portrait, Christian Lattier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1210806_1_grid.jpg)
Christian Lattier Portrait
Christian Lattier
Photography - 17.5 x 16.5 cm Photography - 6.9 x 6.5 inch
$5,480
![Photography, This is so Illegal, Yann Merran](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45166_1_grid.jpg)
This is so Illegal
Yann Merran
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$783
![Photography, Yosemite National Park. USA on the road, Tina Smeraldi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161054_1_grid.jpg)
Yosemite National Park. USA on the road
Tina Smeraldi
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,957
![Photography, Silhouette, Jaie Johnson-Miller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152034_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Junior, Klaus Roethlisberger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093631_1_grid.jpg)
Junior
Klaus Roethlisberger
Photography - 70 x 53 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$604
![Photography, The Breaking Wave, Gustave Le Gray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896046_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sac à main, Patrick Sicolli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693527_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Children of Bafmeng / Their life-Cameroon, Gilbert Ryu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458192_1_grid.jpg)
Children of Bafmeng / Their life-Cameroon
Gilbert Ryu
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$839
![Photography, The music inside, Andreas Sundgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142385_1_grid.jpg)
The music inside
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 140 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,442
![Photography, Untitled, Claudio Abate](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/645378_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Belmondo / Paris Match (1), Gragnon François](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788183_1_grid.jpg)
Belmondo / Paris Match (1)
Gragnon François
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,237
![Photography, Truffaut, 1966 / Paris Match, Philippe Le Tellier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788177_1_grid.jpg)
Truffaut, 1966 / Paris Match
Philippe Le Tellier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$671
![Photography, Temporality 1, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741458_1_grid.jpg)
Temporality 1
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
$671
![Photography, Magritte X 3, Duane Michals](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320075_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bettie Page 'Brushing Hair', Bunny Yeager](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/476179_1_grid.jpg)
Bettie Page 'Brushing Hair'
Bunny Yeager
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, 1 - La descente de Persephone, Mita Vostok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259108_1_grid.jpg)
1 - La descente de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$895
![Photography, Noir, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104071_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Wrapped vendor, Vassil Anastasov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1867806_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dietrich / Paris Match, Paul Slade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801818_1_grid.jpg)
Dietrich / Paris Match
Paul Slade
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$1,790
![Photography, Guerre d'Algérie, 1962, Maurice Jarnoux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788129_1_grid.jpg)
Guerre d'Algérie, 1962
Maurice Jarnoux
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$671
![Photography, Kelly, Aumont / Paris Match, Jack Garofalo & Michou Simon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788117_1_grid.jpg)
Kelly, Aumont / Paris Match
Jack Garofalo & Michou Simon
Photography - 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$1,790
![Photography, Paris - Passage de la Voûte, Vladimir Bazan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1686495_1_grid.jpg)
Paris - Passage de la Voûte
Vladimir Bazan
Photography - 49 x 38 x 1 cm Photography - 19.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$626
![Photography, Alek Wek, Thierry Le Gouès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682970_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Flower 6, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1518759_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lis Lève toi et Marche, Olivier Rebecq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1003194_1_grid.jpg)
Lis Lève toi et Marche
Olivier Rebecq
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$649
![Photography, Love, Petite Poissone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145720_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 24h du Mans, Jacques Violet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905693_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Charito Zarate Torino, Ryan Arbilo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1089225_1_grid.jpg)
Charito Zarate Torino
Ryan Arbilo
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$895
![Photography, Chanel Haute Couture, Bruno Bisang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/800910_1_grid.jpg)
Chanel Haute Couture
Bruno Bisang
Photography - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$4,474
![Photography, Jugement, Sara Hoummady](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537521_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 8, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315257_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Johanna, Courrèges Haute couture, Champs-Elysées, Paris, Peter Knapp](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1122192_1_grid.jpg)
Johanna, Courrèges Haute couture, Champs-Elysées, Paris
Peter Knapp
Photography - 21.2 x 21.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$4,026
![Photography, Serie Vera y Victoria, Mar Sáez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/242896_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Vera y Victoria
Mar Sáez
Photography - 48 x 68 x 3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch
$671
![Photography, Famille Pignatelli, Rome, 1987, Patrick Faigenbaum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141839_1_grid.jpg)
Famille Pignatelli, Rome, 1987
Patrick Faigenbaum
Photography - 50.2 x 60.8 cm Photography - 19.8 x 23.9 inch
$1,678
![Photography, Memento I, Mattia Listowski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147994_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Richard Wright, Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, Jacques Boumendil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146557_1_grid.jpg)
Richard Wright, Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
Jacques Boumendil
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$727
![Photography, Splash, Christie Goodwin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1520589_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Calacuccia, Sophie Mabille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/449295_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Guerre d'Algérie / Paris Match, François Pages](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788153_1_grid.jpg)
Guerre d'Algérie / Paris Match
François Pages
Photography - 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$671
![Photography, François Mitterrand à Solutré, Patrick Artinian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1106235_1_grid.jpg)
François Mitterrand à Solutré
Patrick Artinian
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$783
![Photography, Wild wild west, Scott Weingarten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/389048_1_grid.jpg)
Wild wild west
Scott Weingarten
Photography - 70 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,592
![Photography, Sans 1, Lucien Hervé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/276724_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dassault flamant triptyque, Studio Cui Cui](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008668_1_grid.jpg)
Dassault flamant triptyque
Studio Cui Cui
Photography - 35 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,667
![Photography, BNFalaise - Photographie argentique - Paris, Jules Gorce](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788939_1_grid.jpg)
BNFalaise - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Little Buddha, Robert Curran](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/843435_1_grid.jpg)
Little Buddha
Robert Curran
Photography - 105.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Photography - 41.5 x 34 x 1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Hearts, Zoobs Ansari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/586998_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Fleur de Daniele, Veronica Mecchia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113569_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, White Type E, Cédric Marcadier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008836_1_grid.jpg)
White Type E
Cédric Marcadier
Photography - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,230
![Photography, ''Gunina''en Givenchy, Paris le 5 Août 1955 Elle Magazine, Georges Dambier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1985997_1_grid.jpg)
''Gunina''en Givenchy, Paris le 5 Août 1955 Elle Magazine
Georges Dambier
Photography - 74 x 68 x 2 cm Photography - 29.1 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
![Photography, Portrait of Sabau (too much pressure), Andrei Cristian Petrescu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/424800_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Sabau (too much pressure)
Andrei Cristian Petrescu
Photography - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$3,915
![Photography, fkaTwigs, Kate Garner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168578_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Temporal Disorder - 19, Radu Corneliu Sarion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788579_1_grid.jpg)
Temporal Disorder - 19
Radu Corneliu Sarion
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$559
![Photography, The Threat / La Menace, Phil Skolle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1137672_1_grid.jpg)
The Threat / La Menace
Phil Skolle
Photography - 100 x 157 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 61.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,107
![Photography, Le Plongeon #1, Samzaï](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685269_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Frank Sinatra In Miami, Terry O'Neill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682466_1_grid.jpg)
Frank Sinatra In Miami
Terry O'Neill
Photography - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$13,310
![Photography, Rya forest, Anders Nils](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/352336_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bateau à sec sur le lac Baïkal, Christophe Gibourg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972524_1_grid.jpg)
Bateau à sec sur le lac Baïkal
Christophe Gibourg
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$839
![Photography, John Lennon, More Popular Than Jesus, Harry Benson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2077641_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon, More Popular Than Jesus
Harry Benson
Photography - 53.3 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 21 x 24 x 2 inch
$4,600
![Photography, Silhouette IX, Deana Nastic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675914_1_grid.jpg)
Silhouette IX
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,928
![Photography, Angy Moray, Sergio de Luz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476156_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kaleidospeakly, Emilie Gafner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/14210_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Congregations Beth Hamedrash and Holche Josher Wizaner, Manhattan/NYC, Petra Wunderlich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/5990_1_grid.jpg)
Congregations Beth Hamedrash and Holche Josher Wizaner, Manhattan/NYC
Petra Wunderlich
Photography - 60 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$9,283
![Photography, Keith & Hummingbird, RCA Studios, Hollywood, Gered Mankowitz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2077614_1_grid.jpg)
Keith & Hummingbird, RCA Studios, Hollywood
Gered Mankowitz
Photography - 63.5 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm Photography - 25 x 19 x 2 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Rio no color #6, Joaquim Nabuco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583535_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Patterning, Raphaël Groux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871992_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sans Titre, Jean-François Spricigo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177451_1_grid.jpg)
Sans Titre
Jean-François Spricigo
Photography - 27.5 x 27.5 x 1 cm Photography - 10.8 x 10.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,908
![Photography, Carolyn Carlson 4, Claude Lê Anh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1149846_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Still II, Raena Abellla](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2110545_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Icons - Fight of the Century - End of Fight - Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, 1971, Silver Gelatin Print, Catherine Ursillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1251672_1_grid.jpg)
Icons - Fight of the Century - End of Fight - Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, 1971, Silver Gelatin Print
Catherine Ursillo
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Two Women on the Subway, New York City, Walker Evans](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/634446_1_grid.jpg)
Two Women on the Subway, New York City
Walker Evans
Photography - 28.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 11.25 x 11 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Kate Moss, Michel Haddi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085357_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rush Live at Concord Pavillion, Jérôme Brunet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2077845_1_grid.jpg)
Rush Live at Concord Pavillion
Jérôme Brunet
Photography - 45.7 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Photography - 18 x 23 x 2 inch
$2,100
![Photography, Big Doll, C Lacroix Tribute (8), André Rau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967586_1_grid.jpg)
Big Doll, C Lacroix Tribute (8)
André Rau
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$11,073
![Photography, Bar le Soleil (Ménilmontant), Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146504_1_grid.jpg)
Bar le Soleil (Ménilmontant)
Amadou Gaye
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - écrit sur la peau, Ethiopie, Cristina García Rodero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444915_1_grid.jpg)
Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - écrit sur la peau, Ethiopie
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$17,336
![Photography, Dégrafage, Emeline Blanquet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/721305_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mains sur la tête, Marc Held](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/317350_1_grid.jpg)
Mains sur la tête
Marc Held
Photography - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$22,369
![Photography, Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, N°11, Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171830_1_grid.jpg)
Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, N°11
Teddy Peix
Photography - 28 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$436
![Photography, Greeting from Paris, Milena Jovicevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2127187_1_grid.jpg)
Greeting from Paris
Milena Jovicevic
Photography - 32 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$391
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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.