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![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
![Photography, L’Aiguille Verte, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926327_1_grid.jpg)
L’Aiguille Verte
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Sous le Signal Forbes, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926318_1_grid.jpg)
Sous le Signal Forbes
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Le Clou Positif, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926312_1_grid.jpg)
Le Clou Positif
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Descente de l’arête de l’Aiguille du midi, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926309_1_grid.jpg)
Descente de l’arête de l’Aiguille du midi
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Les Drus et La Verte, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926306_1_grid.jpg)
Les Drus et La Verte
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, L’Aiguille de l’M, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926300_1_grid.jpg)
L’Aiguille de l’M
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Vallée de Chamonix, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926297_1_grid.jpg)
Vallée de Chamonix
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Photography, La République, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926291_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gel, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926288_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glacier d’Argentière, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926282_1_grid.jpg)
Glacier d’Argentière
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Au-dessus d’Argentier, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926279_1_grid.jpg)
Au-dessus d’Argentier
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Glacier, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926276_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L’Aiguillette d’Argentière, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926273_1_grid.jpg)
L’Aiguillette d’Argentière
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, La Haut, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926270_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Aiguilles de Chamonix vues de l’Index, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926267_1_grid.jpg)
Les Aiguilles de Chamonix vues de l’Index
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Aiguille du Goûter, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926264_1_grid.jpg)
Aiguille du Goûter
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Les Aiguilles de Chamonix, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926261_1_grid.jpg)
Les Aiguilles de Chamonix
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Le gendarme sur la frontière France-Italie, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926255_1_grid.jpg)
Le gendarme sur la frontière France-Italie
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Au-dessus du Val d’Arly, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926246_1_grid.jpg)
Au-dessus du Val d’Arly
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Aiguille du Goûter, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926237_1_grid.jpg)
Aiguille du Goûter
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€950
![Photography, Angel, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925448_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 10, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925445_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 9, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925442_1_grid.jpg)
Water Beyond Water 9
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 8, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925439_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 7, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925433_1_grid.jpg)
Water Beyond Water 7
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 6, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925430_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 5, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925427_1_grid.jpg)
Water Beyond Water 5
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 4, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925424_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Neptune, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925421_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 3, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925418_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 2, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925415_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Water Beyond Water 1, Fabrice Constant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925370_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, China, Diego Echevers Torrez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911210_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fruit, Nicholas Winter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791465_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Way, Nicholas Winter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791387_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rue de Rivoli (au temps de la Covid 19), Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721196_1_grid.jpg)
Rue de Rivoli (au temps de la Covid 19)
Alexis Duclos
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€540
![Photography, Gravité, Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721190_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'apéro, Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721178_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lecture, Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721169_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Notre-Dame, Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721145_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Ombres, Alexis Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720884_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iman, Thierry Le Gouès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683120_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, A moitié, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1215000_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hong Kong Limited Edition Collectors Box - 16 signed archival prints, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1201629_1_grid.jpg)
Hong Kong Limited Edition Collectors Box - 16 signed archival prints
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,690
![Photography, Dead nature scroll #2, Andrés Rozo Samer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183041_1_grid.jpg)
Dead nature scroll #2
Andrés Rozo Samer
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,184
![Photography, Peak Mid Winter #9, Jonathan Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070619_1_grid.jpg)
Peak Mid Winter #9
Jonathan Moore
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€925
![Photography, Peak Mid Winter 8, Jonathan Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070616_1_grid.jpg)
Peak Mid Winter 8
Jonathan Moore
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€925
![Photography, Peak Mid Winter #7, Jonathan Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070613_1_grid.jpg)
Peak Mid Winter #7
Jonathan Moore
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€925
![Photography, Peak Mid Winter #3, Jonathan Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070571_1_grid.jpg)
Peak Mid Winter #3
Jonathan Moore
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€925
![Photography, Broadway-Simplon, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981579_1_grid.jpg)
Broadway-Simplon
Stéphane Martin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
![Photography, Majuli 20, Dorian François](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/190411_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cathédrale d'Albi, Sébastien Béghuin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1585449_1_grid.jpg)
Cathédrale d'Albi
Sébastien Béghuin
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,350
![Photography, Pigeons, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1383567_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marine, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329531_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pas de déviation, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329528_1_grid.jpg)
Pas de déviation
Bogdan Kotewicz
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€820
![Photography, Rue Igielna, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329525_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le Trompettiste, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329519_1_grid.jpg)
Le Trompettiste
Bogdan Kotewicz
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.03 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€820
![Photography, Fiesta, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1295838_1_grid.jpg)
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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.