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![Photography, Bagan by moonlight, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/884967_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sands of the Himalaya, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/884946_1_grid.jpg)
Sands of the Himalaya
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,259
![Photography, Waiting for Brasil, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/884910_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Realm of Aodh, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/884892_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Soul man, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/665202_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, The conversation with my soul, Luca Brandi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/579306_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Every love has a reason why, Luca Brandi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/579294_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 265, Tarek Butayhi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455830_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 263, Tarek Butayhi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455815_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 261, Tarek Butayhi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455809_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 258, Tarek Butayhi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455800_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447591_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$2,018
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447588_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$2,018
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2343 10.11.2012, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447585_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2343 10.11.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$2,018
![Print, Figure, Raoul Ubac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/402895_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Composition, Bernard Moninot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/339721_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Corazon y alma, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/274213_1_grid.jpg)
Corazon y alma
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$921
![Print, Music Notes (Party At The Moontower), Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/271654_1_grid.jpg)
Music Notes (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$280
![Photography, Love, Light & Lines (3), Kamal Obat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195406_1_grid.jpg)
Love, Light & Lines (3)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
$340
![Print, Iris et fleurs rouges, Bernard Buffet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160339_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silent Dreams, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971849_1_grid.jpg)
Silent Dreams
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$789
![Photography, La furia del manton, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769364_1_grid.jpg)
La furia del manton
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$789
![Photography, La pasion, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769361_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marilyn Relaxes in A Hotel Room, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741536_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Relaxes in A Hotel Room
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 76 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$998
![Photography, El ultimo tango, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1312662_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El beso, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204233_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New Year's At Romanoff's, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108680_1_grid.jpg)
New Year's At Romanoff's
Slim Aarons
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Serenity on the bayou, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1006977_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Backgammon By The Pool, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881190_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marbella Birds, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881040_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Backgammon By The Pool, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/880992_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Walking the Dog, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/880251_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soho Waiters’ Race, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/879735_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Saks Fashion Show, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/879531_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Inga Lindgren And Poodles, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/878544_1_grid.jpg)
Inga Lindgren And Poodles
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,137
![Photography, New Hampshire Skiing, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/877905_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New England Skiing, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/877887_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Missouri Hunt, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/877770_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lucky For Some Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871872_1_grid.jpg)
Lucky For Some Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,980
![Photography, NY Lights 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871863_1_grid.jpg)
NY Lights 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,980
![Photography, Race Meeting - 1950 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871467_1_grid.jpg)
Race Meeting - 1950 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,375
![Photography, Luxury Dining - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871401_1_grid.jpg)
Luxury Dining - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,980
![Photography, Park Avenue - 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871116_1_grid.jpg)
Park Avenue - 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,980
![Photography, Palm Bay Club - 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/870690_1_grid.jpg)
Palm Bay Club - 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$3,980
![Painting, L'Arc de Triomphe, Akiza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/77812_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lost & Found, Théo Gosselin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/668220_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Diane Kruger III, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439098_1_grid.jpg)
Diane Kruger III
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,682
![Painting, Maison Dieu, Akiza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/247369_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Youthful Gaze, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197285_1_grid.jpg)
Youthful Gaze
Drew Doggett
Photography - 70.5 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.75 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,750
![Photography, Striped Ensemble, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197283_1_grid.jpg)
Striped Ensemble
Drew Doggett
Photography - 72.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.5 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Splendor, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197282_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kin, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197281_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Illusion, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197280_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gamemaker, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197279_1_grid.jpg)
Gamemaker
Drew Doggett
Photography - 66.7 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.25 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Héros de l'ombre #6, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176784_1_grid.jpg)
Héros de l'ombre #6
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,401
![Photography, Héros de l'ombre #3, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176008_1_grid.jpg)
Héros de l'ombre #3
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,570
![Photography, September affair, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142566_1_grid.jpg)
September affair
Slim Aarons
Photography - 51 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,567
![Photography, Modelling for Saks Fifth Avenue, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142551_1_grid.jpg)
Modelling for Saks Fifth Avenue
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$4,036
![Photography, Debutante ball, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142547_1_grid.jpg)
Debutante ball
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,431
![Photography, Saks fashion show, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142545_1_grid.jpg)
Saks fashion show
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$3,431
![Photography, Last-minute adjustments, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142488_1_grid.jpg)
Last-minute adjustments
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$3,083
![Photography, Burlington Arcade, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142487_1_grid.jpg)
Burlington Arcade
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$3,083
![Photography, Cricketers on the Pitch, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142479_1_grid.jpg)
Cricketers on the Pitch
Slim Aarons
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,083
![Photography, Inga Lindgren and Poodles, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142478_1_grid.jpg)
Inga Lindgren and Poodles
Slim Aarons
Photography - 51 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,567
![Photography, Saks Fifth Ave, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142475_1_grid.jpg)
Saks Fifth Ave
Slim Aarons
Photography - 51 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,567
![Photography, Tina Turner, NYC 1970, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138406_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner, NYC 1970
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Tom Waits, NYC 1985, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138405_1_grid.jpg)
Tom Waits, NYC 1985
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Who, Tina Turner, Elton John, Ann-Margret, NYC 1975, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138404_1_grid.jpg)
Who, Tina Turner, Elton John, Ann-Margret, NYC 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Yoko Ono and John Lennon wearing a floppy hat, Central Park West, NYC 1973, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138403_1_grid.jpg)
Yoko Ono and John Lennon wearing a floppy hat, Central Park West, NYC 1973
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Yoko Ono during recording of Season of Glass, Hit Factory, NYC 1981, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138402_1_grid.jpg)
Yoko Ono during recording of Season of Glass, Hit Factory, NYC 1981
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Yoko Ono holding up peace signs, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138401_1_grid.jpg)
Yoko Ono holding up peace signs, NYC 1972
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Yoko Ono making Season of Glass album cover, Dakota, NYC 1981, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138399_1_grid.jpg)
Yoko Ono making Season of Glass album cover, Dakota, NYC 1981
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Print, Tina Turner, Honka Monka Club, NYC (Diamond Dust), Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138397_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner, Honka Monka Club, NYC (Diamond Dust)
Bob Gruen
Print - 62.9 x 41.3 x 5.1 cm Print - 24.75 x 16.25 x 2 inch
$4,400
![Photography, Patti Smith, 1976, NYC, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138389_1_grid.jpg)
Patti Smith, 1976, NYC
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Pete Townshend, NYC 1973, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138388_1_grid.jpg)
Pete Townshend, NYC 1973
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Peter Frampton, NYC 1979, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138387_1_grid.jpg)
Peter Frampton, NYC 1979
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Robert Plant, NYC 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138386_1_grid.jpg)
Robert Plant, NYC 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards II, MSG, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138385_1_grid.jpg)
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards II, MSG, NYC 1972
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Rolling Stones, NYC, 1978, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138384_1_grid.jpg)
Rolling Stones, NYC, 1978
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Yoko Ono, Tokyo, 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138383_1_grid.jpg)
Yoko Ono, Tokyo, 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Sonny & Cher, NYC 1973, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138381_1_grid.jpg)
Sonny & Cher, NYC 1973
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Steven Tyler, London England 1976, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138380_1_grid.jpg)
Steven Tyler, London England 1976
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The Clash Contact Sheet, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138379_1_grid.jpg)
The Clash Contact Sheet
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, The Clash on Stage, Boston 1979, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138378_1_grid.jpg)
The Clash on Stage, Boston 1979
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The Ramones, NYC 1975, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138377_1_grid.jpg)
The Ramones, NYC 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The Who, NYC 1976, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138376_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rod Stewart, NYC 1973, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138375_1_grid.jpg)
Rod Stewart, NYC 1973
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, John Lennon with his green card and Yoko Ono, NYC 1976, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138347_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon with his green card and Yoko Ono, NYC 1976
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, John Lennon, Butterfly Studios, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138346_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon, Butterfly Studios, NYC 1972
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, John Lennon, Fillmore East, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138345_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon, Fillmore East, NYC 1972
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
![Photography, John Lennon, NYC 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138343_1_grid.jpg)
John Lennon, NYC 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
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!