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![Photography, Red Lipstick (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198043_1_grid.jpg)
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Mouths (Black and White) (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Mouths (Black and White) (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198019_1_grid.jpg)
Mouths (Black and White) (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
$25,000
![Photography, Mouths (Black and White), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198018_1_grid.jpg)
Mouths (Black and White)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$10,000
![Photography, Black Water (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197380_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Black Water (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197379_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, The Lion Queen (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197014_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Moonlight Sonata (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196668_1_grid.jpg)
Moonlight Sonata (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Moonlight Sonata (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196667_1_grid.jpg)
Moonlight Sonata (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$20,000
![Photography, Moonlight Sonata (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196666_1_grid.jpg)
Moonlight Sonata (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
![Photography, Golden Nugget (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195818_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Golden Nugget (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195817_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mean Streets (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195813_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, The Kid (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195522_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Kid (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195521_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Kid (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195520_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Kid (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195519_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Girl in the Phone Booth (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195505_1_grid.jpg)
The Girl in the Phone Booth (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, The Girl in the Phone Booth (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195504_1_grid.jpg)
The Girl in the Phone Booth (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$25,000
![Photography, The Girl in the Phone Booth (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195503_1_grid.jpg)
The Girl in the Phone Booth (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
![Photography, The Couple Out The Window (5), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195500_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple Out The Window (5)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
![Photography, The Couple Out The Window (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195499_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple Out The Window (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 142.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 56 x 72 inch
$25,000
![Photography, The Couple Out The Window (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195498_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple Out The Window (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, The Couple Out The Window (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195497_1_grid.jpg)
The Couple Out The Window (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$10,000
![Photography, Quarantine Kiss (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194759_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Quarantine Kiss (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194758_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Quarantine Kiss (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194757_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Grace (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193995_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Grace (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193993_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Girl in the Window (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193977_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in the Window (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Girl in the Window (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193976_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in the Window (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
$25,000
![Photography, Girl in the Window (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193975_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in the Window (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Girl in the Window (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193974_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in the Window (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$10,000
![Photography, Girl in the Pond (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193972_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Girl in the Pond (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193971_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in the Pond (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Girl in the Pond (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193970_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Teela (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192585_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Koudjour - 763602, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203495_1_grid.jpg)
Koudjour - 763602
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Koudjour - 763603, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203494_1_grid.jpg)
Koudjour - 763603
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Natanz Mosque - 765403, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203493_1_grid.jpg)
Natanz Mosque - 765403
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765902, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203492_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765902
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765903, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203491_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Village in Snow - 7651203, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203488_1_grid.jpg)
Village in Snow - 7651203
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Alberta 152001, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203487_1_grid.jpg)
Alberta 152001
Simeon Posen
Photography - 63.5 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 25 x 40 x 2 inch
$3,600
![Photography, Karaj Chalus Highway - 763202, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203485_1_grid.jpg)
Karaj Chalus Highway - 763202
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Koudjour - 763601, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203484_1_grid.jpg)
Koudjour - 763601
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764903, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203478_1_grid.jpg)
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764908, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203477_1_grid.jpg)
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764908
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764910, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203476_1_grid.jpg)
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Tomb of Cyrus - 7651101, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203475_1_grid.jpg)
Tomb of Cyrus - 7651101
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Village in Snow - 7651204, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203474_1_grid.jpg)
Village in Snow - 7651204
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765910, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203468_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765911, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203467_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765911
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765913, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203466_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765913
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765914, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203465_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765914
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765915, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203464_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765915
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, 765101 - Iran Collection, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203453_1_grid.jpg)
765101 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, 765104 - Iran Collection, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203452_1_grid.jpg)
765104 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Chehel Sitoun - 764701, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203451_1_grid.jpg)
Chehel Sitoun - 764701
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Friday Mosque Isfahan - 7641109, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203450_1_grid.jpg)
Friday Mosque Isfahan - 7641109
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Friday Mosque Isfahan - 764111, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203449_1_grid.jpg)
Friday Mosque Isfahan - 764111
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Isfahan Bazaar - 7644802, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203448_1_grid.jpg)
Isfahan Bazaar - 7644802
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Isfahan Bazaar - 764807, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203447_1_grid.jpg)
Isfahan Bazaar - 764807
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Isfahan Friday Mosque - 7641104, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203446_1_grid.jpg)
Isfahan Friday Mosque - 7641104
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765909, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203445_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765909
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, 7651003 - Iran Collection, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203444_1_grid.jpg)
7651003 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, 7651001 - Iran Collection, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203435_1_grid.jpg)
7651001 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Persepolis - 765904, Simeon Posen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203429_1_grid.jpg)
Persepolis - 765904
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
![Photography, Floating memories 03, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/857661_1_grid.jpg)
Floating memories 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$895
![Photography, André Villers Photograph of Picasso, André Villers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197642_1_grid.jpg)
André Villers Photograph of Picasso
André Villers
Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Exploflora Series No.65, Sumit Mehndiratta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/375216_1_grid.jpg)
Exploflora Series No.65
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 110 x 206 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 81.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Untitled No. 58, Sumit Mehndiratta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/352900_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled No. 58
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 111.8 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 80 x 2 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Exploflora Series No.29, Sumit Mehndiratta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/352846_1_grid.jpg)
Exploflora Series No.29
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 111.8 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 80 x 2 inch
$1,655
![Photography, El Dandy, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Uruburu, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/275008_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dancer In The Dark (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202801_1_grid.jpg)
Dancer In The Dark (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Dancer In The Dark (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202800_1_grid.jpg)
Dancer In The Dark (L)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200220_1_grid.jpg)
The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
![Photography, The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200219_1_grid.jpg)
The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (XL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 142.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 56 x 72 inch
$25,000
![Photography, The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200218_1_grid.jpg)
The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (L)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200217_1_grid.jpg)
The Mystery of the Borrowed Dress (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$10,000
![Photography, The Lady and the Lion (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200211_1_grid.jpg)
The Lady and the Lion (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, The Lady and the Lion (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200210_1_grid.jpg)
The Lady and the Lion (XL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$20,000
Black and white
Before the arrival of photography – with the exception of some etchings and lithographs – all the images we consumed were in colour. Quite simply, because no one would ever have thought to do anything else – why paint in black and white when colour was so readily available?
Yet despite this, today many photographers still choose to work in black and white – such as Pauline Théon, Kadir Von Lohuizen or Joh Lowenstein – even though their photos are taken in colour by the camera itself. Is the black and white trend a fleeting effect of fashion, or a symbolic return to the roots of the photography movement? Black and white photography has something that colour photos, despite recent innovations and the extraordinary quality of images today, cannot quite access. The use of black and white lends significant force to the composition: the contrasts, the shadows and the figures all stand out more strongly. People simply feel differently when faced with a colour photo versus a black and white image.
Colour is a distraction of sorts, a disturbance: colour is a nuisance.
And yet, some photographers still prefer colour to black and white, whilst others merge touches of colour with otherwise monochrome compositions. But in the end, all agree that both styles impose a totally different way of looking at a photo: from researching the shot to post production work, when artists develop or retouch the image. The use of colour is therefore something of a process in its own right, relating to two different ways of viewing the world and showing it others. The question, then, is what is being told, and why is it being in the way that it is?
The symbolic value of putting black and white together is a good starting point for reflecting on the fascination that they generate even today. There could not be a more fascinating, more striking ambivalence than when black, the 'colour' of darkness and burnt coal, considered a non-colour, is placed alongside white – representing light, and the result of all the colours merged together.
The problem faced by photographers today is that black and white still carry strong connotations of the past, of an era before the popularisation of colour and its massive cultural recovery amongst the press and photo journalists. In fact, it is rare now that contemporary subjects are photographed in colour, but we still associate black and white images with a retro feel.
So what does contemporary art have to say about it all? Discover Artsper's selection of black and white works: on the border of past and present, of the real and the imaginary… let us guide you!