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![Print, Big Brother's Son, Ale Senso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1002183_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444693_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444684_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444681_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444675_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rudolf Nureyev Applying His Make-up 1976, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154908_1_grid.jpg)
Rudolf Nureyev Applying His Make-up 1976
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,244
![Photography, Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London, 1977, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154907_1_grid.jpg)
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London, 1977
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,221
![Photography, Oliver Reed – Broome Hall, England, 1975, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154906_1_grid.jpg)
Oliver Reed – Broome Hall, England, 1975
David Steen
Photography - 97 x 137 x 0.01 cm Photography - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0 inch
$4,753
![Photography, Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica., David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154899_1_grid.jpg)
Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica.
David Steen
Photography - 78 x 111 x 0.01 cm Photography - 30.7 x 43.7 x 0 inch
$3,221
![Photography, Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154886_1_grid.jpg)
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
David Steen
Photography - 78 x 111 x 0.01 cm Photography - 30.7 x 43.7 x 0 inch
$3,221
![Photography, Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154878_1_grid.jpg)
Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London
David Steen
Photography - 31 x 44 x 0.01 cm Photography - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0 inch
$3,221
![Photography, Short Back And Sidespin, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115945_1_grid.jpg)
Short Back And Sidespin
Arthur Steel
Photography - 86 x 66 x 1 cm Photography - 33.9 x 26 x 0.4 inch
$3,020
![Photography, A Kray Wedding, Arthur Steel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115909_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, C3H6-PLEX-01, Laurent Lamarche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/198265_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 2877. From The ONE Series, Salvatore Arnone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751595_1_grid.jpg)
2877. From The ONE Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,750
![Photography, The Game, Christophe Battifero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1643547_1_grid.jpg)
The Game
Christophe Battifero
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$470
![Photography, Autoportrait, Pavlo Mazai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255434_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le chat noir veille, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185720_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cliff Richard, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898929_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Miami Stripes (B&W), Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/874623_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Stripes (B&W)
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Miami Abstractions B&W, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/874473_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Abstractions 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, Miami Stripes I, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/874428_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Stripes I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami Downtown I, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/874401_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Downtown I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 73 (Pucci), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832056_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 73 (Pucci)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Untitled 70 (Calvin Klein), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832053_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 70 (Calvin Klein)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Untitled 3 (Alexander McQueen), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832047_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 3 (Alexander McQueen)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Untitled 32 (Paris), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832032_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 32 (Paris)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 30 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832026_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 30 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 29 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832023_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 29 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 28 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832020_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 28 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 26 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832014_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 26 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 24 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832008_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 24 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 19 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/831990_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 19 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 15 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830919_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 15 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 14 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830916_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 14 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 11 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830907_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 11 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 8 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830898_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 8 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 7 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830895_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 7 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 6 (Paris), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830892_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 6 (Paris)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 5 (Paris), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830886_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 5 (Paris)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 4 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830883_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 4 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 3 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830880_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 3 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 2 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830877_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 2 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 1 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830874_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 1 (Paris), From the series La Notte, Medium
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 14 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830865_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 14 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$4,500
![Photography, Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830862_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 120 x 180 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 30 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830838_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 30 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 140 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$4,500
![Print, Audrey With Dove, Terry O'Neill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/781740_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, White Noise, Chien Hua Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/740541_1_grid.jpg)
White Noise
Chien Hua Huang
Photography - 75 x 75 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
$3,758
![Print, Zodiac 4 - Taurus, Vasil Angelov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/711684_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Khostangel II, Elodie Dollat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/559753_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Miami Reflections 1, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/510656_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La série : Orogenèse - Le Gray, Joan Fontcuberta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/465583_1_grid.jpg)
La série : Orogenèse - Le Gray
Joan Fontcuberta
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
$11,185
![Sculpture, Vie secrète, Guillaume Lachapelle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/287056_1_grid.jpg)
Vie secrète
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$2,800
![Sculpture, Hello (Hallo), Poren Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/283168_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Digue, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171457_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sur les toits, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171456_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Falaise, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171446_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Light as a stone, Chiara Mazzocchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160947_1_grid.jpg)
Light as a stone
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$554
![Photography, The way it was, Richard Kelley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008809_1_grid.jpg)
The way it was
Richard Kelley
Photography - 50 x 75 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
$615
![Photography, Marie Agnes Gillot - Opera National de Paris, Philippe Robert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1985115_1_grid.jpg)
Marie Agnes Gillot - Opera National de Paris
Philippe Robert
Photography - 87 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 34.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$13,981
![Photography, Miami Downtown 2017 16, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737375_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Downtown 2017 16
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami 02-14 02bn, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734705_1_grid.jpg)
Miami 02-14 02bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Downtown Miami nov 2013 05bn, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734696_1_grid.jpg)
Downtown Miami nov 2013 05bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Biltmore water 08invbnsolbnpart, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727802_1_grid.jpg)
Biltmore water 08invbnsolbnpart
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami Stripes 09 02bn, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727679_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Stripes 09 02bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Old cars Miami 06bn., Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726329_1_grid.jpg)
Old cars Miami 06bn.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami Downtown 13bn, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724916_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Downtown 13bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami 10partbn2, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724154_1_grid.jpg)
Miami 10partbn2
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$4,999
![Photography, Art Deco ott.c, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722948_1_grid.jpg)
Art Deco ott.c
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Art Deco ott.b., Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722906_1_grid.jpg)
Art Deco ott.b.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$4,999
![Photography, A fatal pass, trenches in the Italian Alps., Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593522_1_grid.jpg)
A fatal pass, trenches in the Italian Alps.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A Fatal Pass, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593504_1_grid.jpg)
A Fatal Pass
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A fatal pass, war remains emerging from the snow., Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593303_1_grid.jpg)
A fatal pass, war remains emerging from the snow.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A Fatal Pass, The Window on the enemy, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1592823_1_grid.jpg)
A Fatal Pass, The Window on the enemy
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A Fatal Pass, entrance to the inferno, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1592775_1_grid.jpg)
A Fatal Pass, entrance to the inferno
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A Fatal Pass, The Cave. (1), Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1592754_1_grid.jpg)
A Fatal Pass, The Cave. (1)
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, A Fatal Pass, The Cave., Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1592658_1_grid.jpg)
A Fatal Pass, The Cave.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Miami Stripes 01, Luca Artioli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548183_1_grid.jpg)
Miami Stripes 01
Luca Artioli
Photography - 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Grande rue, Nancy, Julie Peiffer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1468263_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sex, Love..., Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448364_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Murmures, Samzaï](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1379121_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Egg Study 17, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1248957_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Egg Study 11, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1248951_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Egg Study 9, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1248945_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Egg Study 8, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1248942_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Egg Study 5, Silver Gelatin Print, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1247691_1_grid.jpg)
Egg Study 5, Silver Gelatin Print
Shine Huang
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
![Photography, Egg Study 4 , Silver Gelatin Print, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1247670_1_grid.jpg)
Egg Study 4 , Silver Gelatin Print
Shine Huang
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
![Photography, Global warming 1.5, Franck Guedj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1247415_1_grid.jpg)
Global warming 1.5
Franck Guedj
Photography - 53 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,362
![Photography, Le Plongeon #2, Samzaï](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1234239_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mucemecum, Samzaï](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1234236_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ancient Page, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1230534_1_grid.jpg)
Ancient Page
Shine Huang
Photography - 81.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Spice Bowl, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1230516_1_grid.jpg)
Black and white
Before the arrival of photography – with the exception of some etchings and lithographs – all the images we consumed were in colour. Quite simply, because no one would ever have thought to do anything else – why paint in black and white when colour was so readily available?
Yet despite this, today many photographers still choose to work in black and white – such as Pauline Théon, Kadir Von Lohuizen or Joh Lowenstein – even though their photos are taken in colour by the camera itself. Is the black and white trend a fleeting effect of fashion, or a symbolic return to the roots of the photography movement? Black and white photography has something that colour photos, despite recent innovations and the extraordinary quality of images today, cannot quite access. The use of black and white lends significant force to the composition: the contrasts, the shadows and the figures all stand out more strongly. People simply feel differently when faced with a colour photo versus a black and white image.
Colour is a distraction of sorts, a disturbance: colour is a nuisance.
And yet, some photographers still prefer colour to black and white, whilst others merge touches of colour with otherwise monochrome compositions. But in the end, all agree that both styles impose a totally different way of looking at a photo: from researching the shot to post production work, when artists develop or retouch the image. The use of colour is therefore something of a process in its own right, relating to two different ways of viewing the world and showing it others. The question, then, is what is being told, and why is it being in the way that it is?
The symbolic value of putting black and white together is a good starting point for reflecting on the fascination that they generate even today. There could not be a more fascinating, more striking ambivalence than when black, the 'colour' of darkness and burnt coal, considered a non-colour, is placed alongside white – representing light, and the result of all the colours merged together.
The problem faced by photographers today is that black and white still carry strong connotations of the past, of an era before the popularisation of colour and its massive cultural recovery amongst the press and photo journalists. In fact, it is rare now that contemporary subjects are photographed in colour, but we still associate black and white images with a retro feel.
So what does contemporary art have to say about it all? Discover Artsper's selection of black and white works: on the border of past and present, of the real and the imaginary… let us guide you!