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![Photography, Nude Dune, Dominique Poilpré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/435135_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Charisma III, Dominique Poilpré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/435132_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, 110.01.98, Kampert Klaus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136294_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, 161.03.11, Kampert Klaus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2090079_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Translacìon 360° I, Francisco Vázquez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1753896_1_grid.jpg)
Translacìon 360° I
Francisco Vázquez
Photography - 51 x 77 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.1 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$671
![Photography, Shirley, Thierry Le Gouès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682973_1_grid.jpg)
Shirley
Thierry Le Gouès
Photography - 125 x 200 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.2 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$20,132
![Photography, Mirador CloseUp, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279110_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Will we find a way?, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279101_1_grid.jpg)
Will we find a way?
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 80 x 100 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 inch
$6,711
![Photography, Fountain of Life, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276116_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Connected, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276110_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1809, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168721_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1809
Idan Wizen
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1552, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168710_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1552
Idan Wizen
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Marilyn In Bed, Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158817_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Garden of ethernity 3, Lukas Dvorak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133640_1_grid.jpg)
Garden of ethernity 3
Lukas Dvorak
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,950
![Photography, Sucubo II, Léa Bon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124012_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Unnatural Causes XXXI, Jeff Robb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1764348_1_grid.jpg)
Unnatural Causes XXXI
Jeff Robb
Photography - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$10,066
![Photography, Latex glove, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171458_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Éclat de cosmos, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171453_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de cosmos
Charles Bayonne
Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$783
![Photography, Apesanteur, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171448_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Quelle étoile est la mienne ?, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121279_1_grid.jpg)
Quelle étoile est la mienne ?
Jan Saudek
Photography - 38 x 30 cm Photography - 15 x 11.8 inch
$2,237
![Photography, Intimiste, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104068_1_grid.jpg)
Intimiste
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Prisme, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104056_1_grid.jpg)
Prisme
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Fragment 2, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104050_1_grid.jpg)
Fragment 2
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Fragment 1, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104032_1_grid.jpg)
Fragment 1
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Silhouette Yas IV, Deana Nastic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675926_1_grid.jpg)
Silhouette Yas IV
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,928
![Photography, Jardin avec vue, Joss Uñac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1109502_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Yanira IV, Joss Uñac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028955_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Nude Prisca - Série Soul - Black is Beautiful, Thierry Le Gouès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/937416_1_grid.jpg)
Nude Prisca - Série Soul - Black is Beautiful
Thierry Le Gouès
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$10,066
![Photography, Sans 4, Lucien Hervé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/276742_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, HeartBeat, Selfportrait, Chiara Mazzocchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155880_1_grid.jpg)
HeartBeat, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$554
![Photography, Div-Ine XIV, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869568_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine XIV
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine XIII, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869565_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine XIII
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine XII, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869562_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine XII
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine XI, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869556_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine XI
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine X, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869553_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine X
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine VIII, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869547_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine VIII
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine VII, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869544_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine VII
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Div-Ine VI, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869541_1_grid.jpg)
Div-Ine VI
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Le feu sacré, Noto, août 2022, Veronica Mecchia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128492_1_grid.jpg)
Le feu sacré, Noto, août 2022
Veronica Mecchia
Photography - 18 x 24 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 inch
$671
![Photography, Vendicari V, août 2022, Veronica Mecchia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128489_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Fleur de Daniele II, Veronica Mecchia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118210_1_grid.jpg)
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Acanthus, Noto, Août 2021
Veronica Mecchia
Photography - 24 x 18 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
$671
![Photography, Bettie Page ‘Two- Peace Leopard Print Suit', Key Biscayne, FL, Bunny Yeager](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/843183_1_grid.jpg)
Bettie Page ‘Two- Peace Leopard Print Suit', Key Biscayne, FL
Bunny Yeager
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
![Photography, Modernismo M102, Giuliano Bekor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144273_1_grid.jpg)
Modernismo M102
Giuliano Bekor
Photography - 130 x 120 x 10 cm Photography - 51.2 x 47.2 x 3.9 inch
$16,777
![Photography, Sisyphe V, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749672_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sisyphe IV, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749669_1_grid.jpg)
Sisyphe IV
Patrick Strajnic
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,443
![Photography, Sisyphe III, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749666_1_grid.jpg)
Sisyphe III
Patrick Strajnic
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,443
![Photography, Glo V GF, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160586_1_grid.jpg)
Glo V GF
Patrick Strajnic
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
![Photography, Glo I GF, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160583_1_grid.jpg)
Glo I GF
Patrick Strajnic
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
![Photography, Glo IV, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160577_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glo III, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160574_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glo II, Patrick Strajnic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160571_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Martina, Andreas Sundgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142613_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paulina #2, Andreas Sundgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142418_1_grid.jpg)
Paulina #2
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 120 x 160 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 63 x 0 inch
$3,442
![Photography, Thésée et le Minotaure/ Theseus and the Minotaur, Phil Skolle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1139355_1_grid.jpg)
Thésée et le Minotaure/ Theseus and the Minotaur
Phil Skolle
Photography - 80 x 121 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,063
![Photography, Kate Resting, Leonard Freed](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/634419_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fragmented-Untitled 4, Ying Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1618788_1_grid.jpg)
Fragmented-Untitled 4
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Fragmented-Untitled 3, Ying Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1618743_1_grid.jpg)
Fragmented-Untitled 3
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
![Photography, La Dame de la Gabinière, Guy Thouvignon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/158866_1_grid.jpg)
La Dame de la Gabinière
Guy Thouvignon
Photography - 42 x 28 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$436
![Photography, Shanghai #4, David Jay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835050_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Shanghai #3, David Jay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835047_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #11, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675648_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #11
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$5,250
![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #8, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675636_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #8
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 88.9 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$5,250
![Photography, On the Bowery #2, David Jay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/488692_1_grid.jpg)
On the Bowery #2
David Jay
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,700
![Photography, Supplique du séant n°3, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168676_1_grid.jpg)
Supplique du séant n°3
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$503
![Photography, Inclinaison, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168672_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oblong n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152652_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Supplique du séant n°3, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136363_1_grid.jpg)
Supplique du séant n°3
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Supplique du séant n°2, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136362_1_grid.jpg)
Supplique du séant n°2
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Supplique du séant n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136358_1_grid.jpg)
Supplique du séant n°1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
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A whirlwind of emotions #2
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,871
![Photography, La chambre, Joss Uñac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1109541_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Roman Statue Study 8, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/874497_1_grid.jpg)
Roman Statue Study 8
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Nike, Louvre, Selfportrait., Chiara Mazzocchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174969_1_grid.jpg)
Nike, Louvre, Selfportrait.
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$554
![Photography, Roman statue study 09. B&W, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143087_1_grid.jpg)
Roman statue study 09. B&W
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Untitled, Mauricio Velez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/849495_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Untitled, Mauricio Velez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/849411_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Untitled, Mauricio Velez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/849360_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #16, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675672_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #16
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #13, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675654_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #13
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #12, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675651_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #12
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 95.3 x 64.8 x 3.8 cm Photography - 37.5 x 25.5 x 1.5 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Don't Tell Mamma #9, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675639_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Tell Mamma #9
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Invacuo Project #27, Koray Erkaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/673977_1_grid.jpg)
Invacuo Project #27
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
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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.