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![Painting, Social Camouflage, Stephen Smith](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/437403_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Moose in Fog, Heikki Willamo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/408790_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bolchoi XV, Gérard Uféras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/115132_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Witness 10, Sjaak Korsten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066437_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Débarcadère 2, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194727_1_grid.jpg)
Débarcadère 2
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$279
![Photography, Black Roses, Richard Dunkley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848118_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 1, Juan Pablo Castro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/842520_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Painting, Vase 4, Willibrord Nota](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/491305_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Richard Harris – Malta, 1973, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154784_1_grid.jpg)
Richard Harris – Malta, 1973
David Steen
Photography - 86 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,934
![Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434273_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, David Bowie - The Archer, John Rowlands](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2078910_1_grid.jpg)
David Bowie - The Archer
John Rowlands
Photography - 50.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 26 x 2 inch
$2,000
![Photography, Untitled #10, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15439_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Artichoke II, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1236999_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995978_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Céréales 3, Sébastien Chauchot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/756150_1_grid.jpg)
Céréales 3
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$392
![Photography, Fall, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/568113_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2148 31.05.2012, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447582_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2148 31.05.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$2,018
![Photography, Defining Shadows II, Maureen J Haldeman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1201758_1_grid.jpg)
Defining Shadows II
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.6 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.25 inch
$1,400
![Photography, Cavalerie, Vanessa Vercel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/859266_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Petit train, Akiza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/72220_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Un’isola nell’aria, Urs Lüthi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/633039_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lamb I, Laurent Gudin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/560281_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, En suspens, Nathalie Grall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/443343_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Breathe It In, Rika Maja Duevel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1417542_1_grid.jpg)
Breathe It In
Rika Maja Duevel
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,357
![Photography, Love is a river, Benoit Ruff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/811596_1_grid.jpg)
Love is a river
Benoit Ruff
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$392
![Photography, 1972 Fish Eye Autoportrait, Florian Hunger-Pegof](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145568_1_grid.jpg)
1972 Fish Eye Autoportrait
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,130
![Photography, Give, Edgar Nabla](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/567105_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Ma petite, Miquel Wert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/240703_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Papi's long wait, Izmir, Carlos Pericás](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1342152_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Repos II - série oiseaux, Henry Ausloos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292697_1_grid.jpg)
Repos II - série oiseaux
Henry Ausloos
Photography - 40 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,542
![Photography, Abstraction urbaine #5, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1781475_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction urbaine #5
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 49 x 69 x 2.9 cm Photography - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.1 inch
$1,345
![Photography, Life, Christophe Battifero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924177_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Christopher Makos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/58963_1_grid.jpg)
Andy Warhol and Keith Haring
Christopher Makos
Photography - 38.1 x 48.3 cm Photography - 15 x 19 inch
$4,500
![Print, Eyes Black, Daniel Gastaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/579717_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Naughty But Nice, Christopher Simon Sykes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/546997_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Senegal 2020, Horizon des événements, Hubert Lebaudy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1019328_1_grid.jpg)
Senegal 2020, Horizon des événements
Hubert Lebaudy
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,906
![Print, La Mana II, Enzo Cucchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/641415_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Catherine Deneuve, France, Raymond Depardon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083149_1_grid.jpg)
Catherine Deneuve, France
Raymond Depardon
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch
$1,350
![Photography, Mostar Bridge, Ludovic Careme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/154471_1_grid.jpg)
Mostar Bridge
Ludovic Careme
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,513
![Photography, Morning, Luke Simmonds](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1445412_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Joy, Garik Avanesian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1380840_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Consolation, Laura Makabresku](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/641592_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La Ligne Blanche, Escif](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/641568_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abstract, Fritz Wotruba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/632238_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ligne d'Horizon, LeMoDuLeDeZeeR](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/317746_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silent mourner, Shulan Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182483_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Zitouna Mosque, Bettino Craxi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/726021_1_grid.jpg)
Zitouna Mosque
Bettino Craxi
Photography - 49 x 53 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.3 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
$617
![Print, Gravure 6, Brigitte Touvron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/687795_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sea Scape, Tanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/479938_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Manufactura 3, Oriol Texidor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45605_1_grid.jpg)
Manufactura 3
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$1,413
![Print, May 8, 1945, Toronto, Bruce Pittman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076603_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, In-between B1, Nikolay Stefanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1762962_1_grid.jpg)
In-between B1
Nikolay Stefanov
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,581
![Print, Leaf 01, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/612198_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Un Fantôme sur la Ville, Nicolas de Crécy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/607845_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hit by a bus, Norman Reedus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140439_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Petit labyrinthe, Paul Richard Mason](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/391265_1_grid.jpg)
Petit labyrinthe
Paul Richard Mason
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$2,130
![Print, Reach for the Sky, Rachel Jeraffi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173891_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kano 1975, John Craven né Conte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145597_1_grid.jpg)
Kano 1975
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,065
![Photography, Neorupestres, Martí Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1473924_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL), Papa Mesk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/458161_1_grid.jpg)
Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 160 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 63 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,794
![Photography, L'homme brun Dark haired man, Christer Hamp](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240065_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme brun Dark haired man
Christer Hamp
Photography - 30 x 21 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$2,130
![Photography, 1999-New Orleans - Black and White Photograph of Woman on New Orleans Street Car, Jean-Luc Fievet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974565_1_grid.jpg)
1999-New Orleans - Black and White Photograph of Woman on New Orleans Street Car
Jean-Luc Fievet
Photography - 100.3 x 149.9 cm Photography - 39.5 x 59 inch
$3,900
![Print, Sans titre, Michèle Sylvander](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/753978_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Paysage dans le Désordre (Suite), Pascal Rabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/609756_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Twickenham Streaker, Ian Bradshaw](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/55547_1_grid.jpg)
Twickenham Streaker
Ian Bradshaw
Photography - 30 x 42.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.7 x 0 inch
$2,186
![Print, Notes, Jinny Yu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/330352_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Upper Glasses Royal Ascot, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175024_1_grid.jpg)
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,046
![Print, Sans Titre (Mains positives, Mains négatives), David Prudhomme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/609720_1_grid.jpg)
Sans Titre (Mains positives, Mains négatives)
David Prudhomme
Print - 78 x 114 cm Print - 30.7 x 44.9 inch
$1,121
![Painting, La Cène II, Benjamin Carbonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973830_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Piscine des Rigoles, Brecht Evens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/607998_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Shoot again (887), Yves Cham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170927_1_grid.jpg)
Shoot again (887)
Yves Cham
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.01 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,345
![Print, Sea edge, April Gornik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/21147_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pharmakon, Juliette Alhmah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1985142_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection "Ville Autrement" / Paris Autrement / Windstorm, Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419333_1_grid.jpg)
Collection "Ville Autrement" / Paris Autrement / Windstorm
Franck Doat
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$617
![Photography, Inin, Kyungwoo Chun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/3353_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The wild coast, Andrew Lever](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2032488_1_grid.jpg)
The wild coast
Andrew Lever
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$951
![Photography, Untitled (2746), Jean-Charles Mandou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919704_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, MouseBlaser, Amir Kerr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/569985_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Grande Dame, Carlo Maiolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/457882_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ali In Training, Russell McPhedran](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158831_1_grid.jpg)
Ali In Training
Russell McPhedran
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.001 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$1,065
![Photography, Untitled, Tbilisi, Luca Battaglia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1699518_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled, Tbilisi
Luca Battaglia
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,121
![Painting, SJWMN/JP#06 (Still just writing my name / Japan), Patrick Hartl](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/410779_1_grid.jpg)
SJWMN/JP#06 (Still just writing my name / Japan)
Patrick Hartl
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,794
![Photography, Steve McQueen, Erfurt, François Gragnon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076846_1_grid.jpg)
Steve McQueen, Erfurt
François Gragnon
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch
$1,350
![Photography, Marilyn Monroe, Cornell Capa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076687_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen), Roger Ballen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1725525_1_grid.jpg)
Alter Ego (after Roger Ballen)
Roger Ballen
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$1,401
![Print, Untitled, Signed Edition, Joe Bradley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/164359_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Arum Lily #1, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304295_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Masque 1972 Mask. Masque de la vie Life mask, Mirabelle Dors](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896430_1_grid.jpg)
Masque 1972 Mask. Masque de la vie Life mask
Mirabelle Dors
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 100 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,401
![Painting, Feelings, Yazz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/440058_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New York Glitter, Stuart Möller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/886212_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Trio de Saltimbanques, Arles, Lucien Clergue](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1179147_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ost und West, 1945, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171809_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Telltale, Solomon Jamy Brown](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/564427_1_grid.jpg)
Telltale
Solomon Jamy Brown
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,288
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!