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![Photography, N°1146, Jean-Paul Baret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/312883_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral visions - 12, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947855_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral visions - 11, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947852_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral visions - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Peripheral visions - 10, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947849_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral visions - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 09, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947846_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 08, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947843_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 08
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 07, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947840_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 06, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947828_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Street comfort, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661718_1_grid.jpg)
Street comfort
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 61 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€647
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 12, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459284_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 12
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 11, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459281_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 09, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459275_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 09
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 08, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459272_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 08
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 06, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459266_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 06
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 05, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459263_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 05
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 05, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459230_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 04, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459227_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 03, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459224_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 02, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459221_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 01, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459215_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Taking pictures/ Their life-Cameroon, Gilbert Ryu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458219_1_grid.jpg)
Taking pictures/ Their life-Cameroon
Gilbert Ryu
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€750
![Photography, Reserved/Their life-Cameroon, Gilbert Ryu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458201_1_grid.jpg)
Reserved/Their life-Cameroon
Gilbert Ryu
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€750
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431228_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431222_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431207_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Arnaud Portrait 1995, Christer Hamp](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240056_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1952 Raymond DUNCAN Galerie Akademia, Raymond Duncan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207911_1_grid.jpg)
1952 Raymond DUNCAN Galerie Akademia
Raymond Duncan
Photography - 18 x 13 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 inch
€2,900
![Photography, 1952 Raymond DUNCAN dans sa galerie Akademia, Raymond Duncan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207884_1_grid.jpg)
1952 Raymond DUNCAN dans sa galerie Akademia
Raymond Duncan
Photography - 18 x 13 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 inch
€2,950
![Photography, Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176198_1_grid.jpg)
Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€14,552
![Photography, Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176192_1_grid.jpg)
Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€14,552
![Photography, Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176189_1_grid.jpg)
Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€14,552
![Photography, Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176090_1_grid.jpg)
Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€7,761
![Photography, Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176081_1_grid.jpg)
Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€7,761
![Photography, Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175661_1_grid.jpg)
Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€7,761
![Photography, Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1170600_1_grid.jpg)
Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 167.6 x 129.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 66 x 51 x 0.1 inch
€14,552
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 04, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160745_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 04
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 03, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160739_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 03
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 02, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160736_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 02
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, The Way of the Salt Worker - 01, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160730_1_grid.jpg)
The Way of the Salt Worker - 01
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€900
![Photography, Tatacoa II, Pigment Prints, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1094910_1_grid.jpg)
Tatacoa II, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 91.9 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.2 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
€2,425
![Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974781_1_grid.jpg)
Nous sommes tous des enfants
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€110
![Photography, Magnetic Radiation 99 (Large), Seb Janiak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/421536_1_grid.jpg)
Magnetic Radiation 99 (Large)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 180 x 135 cm Photography - 70.9 x 53.1 inch
€7,399
![Photography, Bosque Alto Andino Chingaza, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151514_1_grid.jpg)
Bosque Alto Andino Chingaza
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€485
![Photography, Rhythms of Resilience IV, Gauthier Bouret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120979_1_grid.jpg)
Rhythms of Resilience IV
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€750
![Photography, Rhythms of Resilience II, Gauthier Bouret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120973_1_grid.jpg)
Rhythms of Resilience II
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€750
![Photography, Gaudí 30, Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970463_1_grid.jpg)
Gaudí 30
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, Desvelando Gaudí 013, Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1966332_1_grid.jpg)
Desvelando Gaudí 013
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, Vereri #4, Mari Amman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908366_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kjerringoy (5), Mari Amman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908363_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vereri, Mari Amman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908360_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kjerringoy, Mari Amman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908351_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lewis / Paris Match, Philippe Le Tellier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801815_1_grid.jpg)
Lewis / Paris Match
Philippe Le Tellier
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,600
![Photography, C918 - 21, Stephane Charpentier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1795041_1_grid.jpg)
C918 - 21
Stephane Charpentier
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match, Patrice Habans](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788090_1_grid.jpg)
Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match
Patrice Habans
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Temporality 5, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741758_1_grid.jpg)
Temporality 5
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
![Photography, Temporality 4, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741755_1_grid.jpg)
Temporality 4
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
![Photography, Temporality 3, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741743_1_grid.jpg)
Temporality 3
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
![Photography, Temporality 2, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741740_1_grid.jpg)
Temporality 2
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
![Photography, L'Ange Rouge, Walter Carone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1731981_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fête de L'Humanité, Walter Carone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1731969_1_grid.jpg)
Fête de L'Humanité
Walter Carone
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€750
![Photography, Wheat Cereal, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304409_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tulips, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304403_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Protea Obtusifolia, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304400_1_grid.jpg)
Protea Obtusifolia
Griselda Duch
Photography - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€728
![Photography, Protea Lacticolor, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304397_1_grid.jpg)
Protea Lacticolor
Griselda Duch
Photography - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€728
![Photography, Fern, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304385_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eucalyptus, Griselda Duch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304382_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #02, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1289919_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Brooklyn, Pigment Prints, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1050900_1_grid.jpg)
Brooklyn, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 110 x 91.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
€2,425
![Photography, Booo, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1020162_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Arbres penchés, Thierry des Ouches](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/900951_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 3 - La montée de Persephone, Mita Vostok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259135_1_grid.jpg)
3 - La montée de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
![Photography, 2 - Masque 02, Mita Vostok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259129_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 2 - Les âges de la vie - Naguère, Mita Vostok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259123_1_grid.jpg)
2 - Les âges de la vie - Naguère
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
![Photography, 2- Le rapt de Persephone, Mita Vostok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259117_1_grid.jpg)
2- Le rapt de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€800
![Photography, Horse, Amrita Bilimoria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179610_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paul-Émile Victor, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166260_1_grid.jpg)
Paul-Émile Victor
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€250
![Photography, Marcel Carné, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166258_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Friday morning, six o'clock III, Mihaela Ivanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136954_1_grid.jpg)
Friday morning, six o'clock III
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€300 €255
![Photography, Friday morning, six o'clock II, Mihaela Ivanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136953_1_grid.jpg)
Friday morning, six o'clock II
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€300 €240
![Photography, Friday morning, six o'clock I, Mihaela Ivanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136951_1_grid.jpg)
Friday morning, six o'clock I
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€300
![Photography, Mon Fils N°1, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121300_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Enfance, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121252_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water beyond water 15, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106663_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water beyond water 14, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106645_1_grid.jpg)
Water beyond water 14
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Water beyond water 13, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106636_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water beyond water 12, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106594_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paris, Jardin des Tuileries Fashion Week Défilé Dior, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075490_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, Jardin des Tuileries Fashion Week Défilé Dior
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€550
![Photography, Silence and soul, Richard Kelley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008800_1_grid.jpg)
Silence and soul
Richard Kelley
Photography - 75 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Aline distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005497_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mont Blanc, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926435_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Aiguille du Grépon, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926360_1_grid.jpg)
Aiguille du Grépon
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Mont Blanc, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926354_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glacier des Bossons sous nuages, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926351_1_grid.jpg)
Glacier des Bossons sous nuages
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,800
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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.