Black and White Photography for Sale

Super Siesta, Tanguy Mendrisse

Super Siesta

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£141

Untitled III. From the Series Chiromorphose, Nico Baixas

Untitled III. From the Series Chiromorphose

Nico Baixas

Photography - 39.3 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

£2,257

Sin Poder, Ivan Hurtado

Sin Poder

Ivan Hurtado

Photography - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£2,198

Stanley, Franck Leclerc

Stanley

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£607

No title (No 77 SPIRIT Series), Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No title (No 77 SPIRIT Series)

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 47.6 x 47.6 x 0 inch

£1,728

Guépard à l'ombre d'un acacia, Valentin Pacaut

Guépard à l'ombre d'un acacia

Valentin Pacaut

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

£1,934

If I was your girlfriend, Mihaela Ivanova

If I was your girlfriend

Mihaela Ivanova

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£572

Dans les rues de Biot, Raph Eye's

Dans les rues de Biot

Raph Eye's

Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

£167

Smoke, Jean-Guy Nakars

Smoke

Jean-Guy Nakars

Photography - 11.8 x 21 x 0 inch

£175

Pont Alexandre III, Paul Kayaht

Pont Alexandre III

Paul Kayaht

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£440

Run DMC- Back to the source, OverSide

Run DMC- Back to the source

OverSide

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

£308

Big Doll, C Lacroix Tribute (8), André Rau

Big Doll, C Lacroix Tribute (8)

André Rau

Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£8,353

Looking for balance, Danielle Mano Bella

Looking for balance

Danielle Mano Bella

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,319

Botanical study Nr. 10, Matthias Conrad

Botanical study Nr. 10

Matthias Conrad

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£743

Vacca 15, Raynald Najosky

Vacca 15

Raynald Najosky

Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£528

God Mothers of Tomorrow "An African Woman", Samira Saidi

God Mothers of Tomorrow "An African Woman"

Samira Saidi

Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

£1,231

Imagen del mundo flotante, Imanol Marrodán

Imagen del mundo flotante

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£747

An Island in the Air, Urs Lüthi

An Island in the Air

Urs Lüthi

Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

£440

La panthère des neiges, Grenoble, Sonac

La panthère des neiges, Grenoble

Sonac

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£2,462

Basilique Sacre coeur, Paul Khayat

Basilique Sacre coeur

Paul Khayat

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£747

Peripheral Visions - 06, Bruno Palisson

Peripheral Visions - 06

Bruno Palisson

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

£791

La montée des eaux (2), Fabienne Cresens

La montée des eaux (2)

Fabienne Cresens

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£967

Roche crayeuse II, Ilanit Illouz

Roche crayeuse II

Ilanit Illouz

Photography - 39.4 x 26 inch

£7,474

Phenomena, Laure Winants

Phenomena

Laure Winants

Photography - 47.2 x 82.7 inch

£16,706

On tiptoes, Cristina Fontsare

On tiptoes

Cristina Fontsare

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£528

Photographie de John Steinbeck, Roy Schatt

Photographie de John Steinbeck

Roy Schatt

Photography - 9.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

£607

Aigle blanc, Beatriz Moreno

Aigle blanc

Beatriz Moreno

Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£4,220

La nuit étoilée, Eric Bouvet

La nuit étoilée

Eric Bouvet

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

£2,198

Photographie de Marilyn Monroe, George Barris

Photographie de Marilyn Monroe

George Barris

Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

£862

Still life (lamp), Larry Snider

Still life (lamp)

Larry Snider

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£264 £185

Tina Turner à Paris Planche contact, Georges Ghighi-Bonnin

Tina Turner à Paris Planche contact

Georges Ghighi-Bonnin

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£528

Godard, Karina / Paris Match, Jack Garofalo

Godard, Karina / Paris Match

Jack Garofalo

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0 inch

£1,407

Deneuve / Paris Match, Philippe Le Tellier

Deneuve / Paris Match

Philippe Le Tellier

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch

£1,407

Évanescence, D-A Woisard

Évanescence

D-A Woisard

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£791

Belmondo  / Paris Match (1), Gragnon François

Belmondo / Paris Match (1)

Gragnon François

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£1,407

Wrapped vendor, Vassil Anastasov

Wrapped vendor

Vassil Anastasov

Photography - 22.8 x 15 inch

£615

Fernandel  / Paris Match, Walter Carone

Fernandel / Paris Match

Walter Carone

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

£1,407

24 Heures du Mans / Paris Match, Maurice Jarnoux

24 Heures du Mans / Paris Match

Maurice Jarnoux

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£1,187

Fields of France, Emily Latimer

Fields of France

Emily Latimer

Photography - 17.5 x 21.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,726

Magnolia, Richard Dunkley

Magnolia

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 21 x 16 x 0.5 inch

£475

Broken Window, Ana De Beauvoir

Broken Window

Ana De Beauvoir

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

£352

Untitled - Eros series, Mayssa El Khoury

Untitled - Eros series

Mayssa El Khoury

Photography - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0.2 inch

£1,753

Dietrich / Paris Match, Paul Slade

Dietrich / Paris Match

Paul Slade

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch

£1,407

Vies.Vues  (41), Simon Yung

Vies.Vues (41)

Simon Yung

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

£352

New.York (34), Eric Chauvet

New.York (34)

Eric Chauvet

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

£352

Bloc house, Serge Fenner

Bloc house

Serge Fenner

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

£352

House in Mud, Santiago Sierra

House in Mud

Santiago Sierra

Photography - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

£4,396

Peeping - NYC, Joseph Cela

Peeping - NYC

Joseph Cela

Photography - 24 x 30 x 1 inch

£2,052

Waiting, Paul J Bucknall

Waiting

Paul J Bucknall

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 inch

£525

Vers la lumiére, Alice Maier

Vers la lumiére

Alice Maier

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£290

Collection "Le 5" Autrement / Ed. Renaissance / Mona, Franck Doat

Collection "Le 5" Autrement / Ed. Renaissance / Mona

Franck Doat

Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

£220

Ray of light ,C Chaplin, Tigi Van Gil

Ray of light ,C Chaplin

Tigi Van Gil

Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£7,034

Empty bed, October 21, 2000 Maksoud Plaza, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Free Jazz Festival 2000, Jay-Jay Johanson

Empty bed, October 21, 2000 Maksoud Plaza, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Free Jazz Festival 2000

Jay-Jay Johanson

Photography - 11.9 x 15.9 x 0 inch

£519

La pell 1.1., Jordi Rosado

La pell 1.1.

Jordi Rosado

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

£396

Du bout du monde, Auvergne 02, Lac de la Godivelle, Teddy Peix

Du bout du monde, Auvergne 02, Lac de la Godivelle

Teddy Peix

Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£220

Untitled Portrait of Female, Man Ray

Untitled Portrait of Female

Man Ray

Photography - 10.13 x 10.25 inch

£2,462 £2,216

Tea time, Gerry Cranham

Tea time

Gerry Cranham

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

£1,275

Sarah Moon Portfolio, printed and bound, 10 Gelatin Silver Prints, Sarah Moon

Sarah Moon Portfolio, printed and bound, 10 Gelatin Silver Prints

Sarah Moon

Photography - 21.25 x 16.25 x 2 inch

£40,212

Proud Mama, Samuel Cueto

Proud Mama

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£791

Mynga, John Kenny

Mynga

John Kenny

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,770

Fall, Tenesh Webber

Fall

Tenesh Webber

Photography - 11 x 11 inch

£2,000

Tokyo, Hunter & Gatti

Tokyo

Hunter & Gatti

Photography - 21.5 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

£2,872

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City, Leonard Freed

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City

Leonard Freed

Photography - 19 x 13 inch

£2,462

N°2076, Jean-Paul Baret

N°2076

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 43.3 x 23.6 inch

£721

A rock cannot burnt to ashes, On Hansen

A rock cannot burnt to ashes

On Hansen

Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

£1,231

Sans-titre, Patrick Rubinstein

Sans-titre

Patrick Rubinstein

Photography - 45.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£19,783

Manhattan, NY, Hervé Gloaguen

Manhattan, NY

Hervé Gloaguen

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£1,583

Incense Debris, Shine Huang

Incense Debris

Shine Huang

Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch

£2,872

A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC, Diane Arbus

A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC

Diane Arbus

Photography - 14 x 11 inch

£28,723

Marilyn on the Roof, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn on the Roof

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 30 x 20 inch

£525

Lassitude, Xavier-Alexandre Pons

Lassitude

Xavier-Alexandre Pons

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

£879

Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau

Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie

Claire Giraudeau

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£132

Pared el Palmar, Pigment Prints, Miguel Winograd

Pared el Palmar, Pigment Prints

Miguel Winograd

Photography - 43.3 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch

£1,641

Lens 1951, mineur silicosé 1951, Willy Ronis

Lens 1951, mineur silicosé 1951

Willy Ronis

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£1,319

Mick Jagger "le poing" Londres, Pierre Terrasson

Mick Jagger "le poing" Londres

Pierre Terrasson

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£879

Mada 3, Olivier Le Brun

Mada 3

Olivier Le Brun

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch

£928

Les suprêmes à Médine 13-1-67, Malick Sidibé

Les suprêmes à Médine 13-1-67

Malick Sidibé

Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 inch

£3,077

Altitude 12, Hengki Koentjoro

Altitude 12

Hengki Koentjoro

Photography - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

£835

Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome, Fabrizio La Torre

Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome

Fabrizio La Torre

Photography - 22.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,040

Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium), Seb Janiak

Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium)

Seb Janiak

Photography - 43.3 x 33.9 inch

£3,500

Warrior Bride, AJ Barnes

Warrior Bride

AJ Barnes

Photography - 20 x 16 inch

£769 £585

Aria, Claude Guillaumin

Aria

Claude Guillaumin

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,495

Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

£4,103

The feline rock, Camille Massida

The feline rock

Camille Massida

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

£835

Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5, Bruno Fournier

Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£703

Couple - Modern Lovers, Stéphane Gizard

Couple - Modern Lovers

Stéphane Gizard

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£1,319

Twisted Branch, Jan Gordon

Twisted Branch

Jan Gordon

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.15 inch

£780

Record no. 1, Daido Moriyama

Record no. 1

Daido Moriyama

Photography - 6.7 x 9.4 inch

£2,374

Just JAZZ, Karol Kállay

Just JAZZ

Karol Kállay

Photography - 16.1 x 19.7 inch

£2,814

Anxiety, Matthew Porter

Anxiety

Matthew Porter

Photography - 7 x 5.5 inch

£2,052

Weight on their Shoulders - Large Format, Jorg Karg

Weight on their Shoulders - Large Format

Jorg Karg

Photography - 51.2 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

£2,814

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.

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What does black and white mean in photography?

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. 

What is good about black and white photography?

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.

What techniques are used in black and white photography?

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.