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3 - La montée de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$893
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
$893
2- Le rapt de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$893
Water beyond water 14
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,228
Water beyond water 13
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,005
Silence and soul
Richard Kelley
Photography - 75 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,674
Aline distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,027
Aiguille du Grépon
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,009
Glacier des Bossons sous nuages
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,009
L’Aiguille Verte
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,009
Sous le Signal Forbes
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
Le Clou Positif
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
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
$1,563
Les Drus et La Verte
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
L’Aiguille de l’M
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
Vallée de Chamonix
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
Glacier d’Argentière
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
Au-dessus d’Argentier
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
L’Aiguillette d’Argentière
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
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
$1,060
Aiguille du Goûter
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
Les Aiguilles de Chamonix
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,060
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
$1,060
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
$1,060
Water Beyond Water 9
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,228
Water Beyond Water 7
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,228
Water Beyond Water 5
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,228
Water Beyond Water 4
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,005
Water Beyond Water 2
Fabrice Constant
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
$1,005
24h du Mans 1970
Jacques Violet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$558
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
$603
Nick Cave Portrait
Detlev Schneider
Photography - 111 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 43.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$5,246
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
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
$1,887
Dead nature scroll #2
Andrés Rozo Samer
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,256
Broadway-Simplon
Stéphane Martin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$167
Aurora Borealis
Heikki Willamo
Photography - 33 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,349
Confiance, solidarité
Michel Verna
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$558
Paris, Jardin des Tuileries Fashion Week Défilé Dior
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$614
Michael Jackson &Muhammad Ali and wife, Veronica Parker Ali 1977
Ron Galella
Photography - 60 x 78 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,693
The weight of ravished worlds, selah
Christa David
Photography - 76.2 x 55.88 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
Holy and ravished but still here
Christa David
Photography - 76.2 x 55.88 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
Deep waters, muddy and troubled here
Christa David
Photography - 76.2 x 55.88 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
Basilique Sacre coeur
Paul Khayat
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$949
Pont Alexandre III
Paul Khayat
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$558
Cathédrale d'Albi
Sébastien Béghuin
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,507
Paradis artificiels
Pierre Gély-Fort
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$614
L'anti-chambre du départ
Pierre Gély-Fort
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$614
The Supremes & Berry Gordy, Los Angeles, Calif. in 1967
Harry Adams
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Delantal. JT, Nimes, Francia.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$13,228
Ganadería. Victoriano del Rio, Guadalix de la Sierra.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,763
Santa Coloma. Fernando Robleño, Las Ventas.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,763
José Tomás. La México, CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,763
Tafallera. Arturo Saldívar, Aguascalientes, México.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,763
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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
$1,647
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Mère et enfant
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,349
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$279 $251
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.