Black and white

Photography, Kimi Raikkonen. MacLaren. Monaco, Dominique Leroy

Kimi Raikkonen. MacLaren. Monaco

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Photography, Lewis Hamilton. MacLaren. Espagne, Dominique Leroy

Lewis Hamilton. MacLaren. Espagne

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,683

Photography, Kimi Raikkonen. MacLaren, Dominique Leroy

Kimi Raikkonen. MacLaren

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,571

Photography, Jacky Ichx. Ferrari, Dominique Leroy

Jacky Ichx. Ferrari

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,683

Photography, Didier Pironi. Ferrari, Dominique Leroy

Didier Pironi. Ferrari

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,683

Photography, Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari, Dominique Leroy

Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Photography, Moteur... Formule 1, Dominique Leroy

Moteur... Formule 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Photography, Ferrari Formule 1. Irvine, Dominique Leroy

Ferrari Formule 1. Irvine

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Photography, Jean Alesi. Prost. Espagne. Formule 1, Dominique Leroy

Jean Alesi. Prost. Espagne. Formule 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Photography, Les S de la vitesse. Formule 1, Dominique Leroy

Les S de la vitesse. Formule 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,346

Photography, Zébrure et Formule 1, Dominique Leroy

Zébrure et Formule 1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Photography, Léopard à la fontaine. Kenya, Dominique Leroy

Léopard à la fontaine. Kenya

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Tigre du Bengale. Inde occidentale, Dominique Leroy

Tigre du Bengale. Inde occidentale

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$898

Photography, Regard de buffle. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Regard de buffle. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Troupeau de buffle. Agra. Inde du nord, Dominique Leroy

Troupeau de buffle. Agra. Inde du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Buffle et son garde bœuf. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Buffle et son garde bœuf. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, L'heure de la sieste. Ourson Brun. Canada., Dominique Leroy

L'heure de la sieste. Ourson Brun. Canada.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Girafe et acacias. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Girafe et acacias. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Laisse moi dormir. Lion. Kenya., Dominique Leroy

Laisse moi dormir. Lion. Kenya.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Guépard en surveillance. Tanzanie. Parc de Tarangire, Dominique Leroy

Guépard en surveillance. Tanzanie. Parc de Tarangire

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Guépard Protecteur. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Guépard Protecteur. Parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Crocodile du Pantanal. Brésil, Dominique Leroy

Crocodile du Pantanal. Brésil

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Trio de choc. Cratère du Ngorongoro. Hippopotame. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Trio de choc. Cratère du Ngorongoro. Hippopotame. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Singe du Rajasthan aux guets. Inde du nord, Dominique Leroy

Singe du Rajasthan aux guets. Inde du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Mère et fils. Singe. Inde du nord., Dominique Leroy

Mère et fils. Singe. Inde du nord.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Charge de l’Éléphant. Kenya, Dominique Leroy

Charge de l’Éléphant. Kenya

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Troupeau de Zèbres dans le parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Troupeau de Zèbres dans le parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Troupeau de Buffles Agra. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Troupeau de Buffles Agra. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Famille de Lion en repos. Tanzanie, Dominique Leroy

Famille de Lion en repos. Tanzanie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Tigre du Bengale. Inde., Dominique Leroy

Tigre du Bengale. Inde.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Troupeau de lion dans le Gruger parc en Afrique du sud., Dominique Leroy

Troupeau de lion dans le Gruger parc en Afrique du sud.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Repos du guerrier et sa famille. Lionne et lionceaux. Afrique du Sud, Dominique Leroy

Repos du guerrier et sa famille. Lionne et lionceaux. Afrique du Sud

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Girafe dans le parc national du Serengeti en Tanzanie., Dominique Leroy

Girafe dans le parc national du Serengeti en Tanzanie.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$898

Photography, Éléphant d'Asie et son cornac. Rajasthan. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Éléphant d'Asie et son cornac. Rajasthan. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$898

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch

$6,900

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$6,900

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$6,731

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$6,844

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$6,900

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Untitled

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$6,900

Print, Stateless (White Edition), David De la Mano

Stateless (White Edition)

David De la Mano

Print - 89 x 68 cm Print - 35 x 26.8 inch

$483

Photography, Loup-garou, Marick

Loup-garou

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$337

Photography, Sakura, Marick

Sakura

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

$337

Photography, MOON SHIN Portrait et Sculpture, John Craven né Conte

MOON SHIN Portrait et Sculpture

John Craven né Conte

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$6,619

Photography, Rentré au stand pour Ayrton Senna. F1, Dominique Leroy

Rentré au stand pour Ayrton Senna. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$898

Photography, Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo, Arnaud Baumann

Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$337

Photography, Couple de Tigres du Bengale. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Couple de Tigres du Bengale. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Photography, Voile et Voiliers, Dominique Leroy

Voile et Voiliers

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Photography, Trio magique 2. Senna Prost Schumacher, Dominique Leroy

Trio magique 2. Senna Prost Schumacher

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,234

Photography, Start GP Espagne. F1, Dominique Leroy

Start GP Espagne. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,234

Photography, Cablethief, Imre Drégely

Cablethief

Imre Drégely

Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,693

Photography, Woodcutter, Imre Drégely

Woodcutter

Imre Drégely

Photography - 140 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,039

Photography, Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise, Dominique Leroy

Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,571

Photography, En noir et blanc sur les canaux vénitiens, Dominique Leroy

En noir et blanc sur les canaux vénitiens

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,571

Photography, Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy

Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise 2

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,234

Photography, Lattier Self-Portait with his creature, Christian Lattier

Lattier Self-Portait with his creature

Christian Lattier

Photography - 18 x 13 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 inch

$3,254

Photography, Masque 2 Mask, Christian Lattier

Masque 2 Mask

Christian Lattier

Photography - 23 x 17 cm Photography - 9.1 x 6.7 inch

$3,254

Photography, Masque, Christian Lattier

Masque

Christian Lattier

Photography - 23 x 17 cm Photography - 9.1 x 6.7 inch

$3,254

Photography, Exil, Marick

Exil

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

$314

Photography, Boulangerie la Nuit, Lionel le Jeune

Boulangerie la Nuit

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$617

Photography, Immeuble, Lionel le Jeune

Immeuble

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$954

Photography, Acrobate, Lionel le Jeune

Acrobate

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 60 x 40 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$729

Photography, Une Place, photo primée Fisheye magazine, Rmn Grand Palais, Lionel le Jeune

Une Place, photo primée Fisheye magazine, Rmn Grand Palais

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,066

Photography, Abris, Lionel le Jeune

Abris

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,066

Photography, Parfum d'orchidée, Marick

Parfum d'orchidée

Marick

Photography - 27 x 19 x 1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

$314

Photography, Qutab Minar, Shepherd & Robertson

Qutab Minar

Shepherd & Robertson

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

$451

Photography, HQ, Tim Graham

HQ

Tim Graham

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch

$2,973

Photography, Training Camp 2, Richard Dunkley

Training Camp 2

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch

$327

Photography, All the others in me, New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me, New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.7 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Photography, All the others in me, New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me, New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Photography, All the others in me New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Photography, All the others in me New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Photography, All the others in me, New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me, New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Photography, All the others in me, New York, Maria Jose Arjona

All the others in me, New York

Maria Jose Arjona

Photography - 69.9 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch

$9,000

Painting, Voyou (6/20), JP Malot

Voyou (6/20)

JP Malot

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$224

Painting, Table dressée, Monique Marchaisseau

Table dressée

Monique Marchaisseau

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$2,580

Print, Wolfdog, Jibé

Wolfdog

Jibé

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$90

Print, 10, Studio Abawé

10

Studio Abawé

Print - 32 x 45 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 inch

$56

Painting, Black Rosa, Efren Isaza

Black Rosa

Efren Isaza

Painting - 124.5 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 49 x 29 x 1 inch

$8,000

Painting, "Standing Ballet", Archival pigment print mounted on aluminum intervened, Efren Isaza

"Standing Ballet", Archival pigment print mounted on aluminum intervened

Efren Isaza

Painting - 165.1 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65 x 48 x 1 inch

$13,000

Painting, Voyou 16/20, JP Malot

Voyou 16/20

JP Malot

Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$224

Photography, Lichtmalerei 180.29.2003, Karl-Martin Holzhäuser

Lichtmalerei 180.29.2003

Karl-Martin Holzhäuser

Photography - 125 x 125 x 5 cm Photography - 49.2 x 49.2 x 2 inch

$35,901

Photography, Subway Surfer, Brendan North

Subway Surfer

Brendan North

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch

$3,500

Photography, Garden, Norman Reedus

Garden

Norman Reedus

Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Upstate, Norman Reedus

Upstate

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, NYC snow, Norman Reedus

NYC snow

Norman Reedus

Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Paper people, Norman Reedus

Paper people

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Italy, Norman Reedus

Italy

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Vacation, Norman Reedus

Vacation

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Window shopping, Norman Reedus

Window shopping

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Armory, Norman Reedus

Armory

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Smiley face, Norman Reedus

Smiley face

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Photography, Emilio, Norman Reedus

Emilio

Norman Reedus

Photography - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

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!

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