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Lost Village_12
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
£1,066
Lost Village_14
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
£1,066
Spirit of Forest 23572352
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 3246542
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 324654
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 324654_2
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 203900
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 87150
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 24565
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 12630
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 8412
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 7100
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 7090
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 4642
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 4629
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 3990
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2041
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2040
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2037
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2035
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2031
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2029
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2023
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2021
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 2005
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 865
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 718
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 700
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 404
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 212
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 49
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 23
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Spirit of Forest 22
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Love, Light & Lines (Vol.2)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
£373
Love, Light & Lines
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
£373
Above the Clouds #1
Cody Choi
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch
£655
Éphémère Sensualité #1
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£169
Summer's Glory
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
£1,368
Palacio #5 - Palacio Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
£969
Riding the Wind
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 1 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.4 inch
£622
Les toutous de la rue Taylor
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£267
Corrida portugaise [le Matador et le Taureau dans l'arène, vue d'ensemble avec le public dans les gradins], Portugal, 1985
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Corrida portugaise [le Matador et le Taureau dans l'arène], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£267
Corrida portugaise [le Matador, le Taureau et 7 Picadors dans l'arène], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Corrida portugaise [Taureau et Picadors, affrontements dans l'arène], Portugal,
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£267
Une star se baigne ? [sur la plage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Lecture sur la plage, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Jeux de plage et baignade, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Pêcheurs et bâteaux traditionnels en bois de pêche [au mouillage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Plage intergénérationnelle [jeux d'enfants et promenade de la grand-mère], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Etendoir traditionnel "urbain" [linge suspendu dans la rue], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Départ des pêcheurs en bateau traditionnel [depuis la plage], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Femmes de pêcheurs entres elles sur la plage [causeries], Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Petits métiers à Porto, vendeurs ambulants [poissons séchés et journaux], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Plage de Porto [cycliste, bain de soleil, hôtel Albatroz], Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Causeries de rue, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Vue plongeante, scène de vie et de rue, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£267
Tramway, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Balance [pèse personne, enfant remettant ses tennis], Lisbonne, Portugal, 1985
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Vue nocturne, Lisbonne by night, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£267
Marché aux poissons, Porto, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Vue panoramique vers la mer, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Gare de Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£267
Regard Blanc -Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£133
Mick Jagger - Le poing - London - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
£2,222
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx089.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lx064. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
£400
Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 22 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
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No77 Spirit
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
£1,311
Mère et enfant
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£2,666
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
£222 £200
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.
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.