Black and White Photography for Sale

Photography, Virginie Ledoyen, Franck Leclerc

Virginie Ledoyen

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

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Photography, Tchéky Karyo, Franck Leclerc

Tchéky Karyo

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Charles Aznavour, Franck Leclerc

Charles Aznavour

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Stanley, Franck Leclerc

Stanley

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Marilyn Monroe at Grand Central Station, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Monroe at Grand Central Station

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 25 x 30 cm

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Photography, Marilyn Takes It To The Streets, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Takes It To The Streets

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 30 x 40 cm

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Photography, Marilyn Takes It To The Streets, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Takes It To The Streets

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 25 x 30 cm

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Photography, Mike Tyson, Small, Unframed, Albert Watson

Mike Tyson, Small, Unframed

Albert Watson

Photography - 60.3 x 50.5 cm

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Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Herd of Elephants, Eric Isselée

Herd of Elephants

Eric Isselée

Photography - 82 x 100 x 5 cm

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Photography, Willem Dafoe, Franck Leclerc

Willem Dafoe

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Léa Seydoux, Franck Leclerc

Léa Seydoux

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Bérénice Bejo & Stéphane de Groodt, Franck Leclerc

Bérénice Bejo & Stéphane de Groodt

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, John Travolta, Franck Leclerc

John Travolta

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Jean Dujardin, Franck Leclerc

Jean Dujardin

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 cm

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Photography, Wim Wenders, Franck Leclerc

Wim Wenders

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Brigitte Bardot à 17 ans, Walter Carone

Brigitte Bardot à 17 ans

Walter Carone

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants - 2, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants - 2

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, N°1150, Jean-Paul Baret

N°1150

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 60 x 60 cm

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Photography, N°974, Jean-Paul Baret

N°974

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 90 x 40 cm

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Photography, Le saut, Madagascar, Baie du Courrier, Céline Ravier

Le saut, Madagascar, Baie du Courrier

Céline Ravier

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm

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Photography, Light Ride, Jerry Weber

Light Ride

Jerry Weber

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm

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Photography, 2267, Jean-Paul Baret

2267

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 40 x 40 cm

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Photography, Voir la vie du bon angle, Jean-Michel Landon

Voir la vie du bon angle

Jean-Michel Landon

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Holding the center as I am, Christa David

Holding the center as I am

Christa David

Photography - 35 x 27.5 x 2 cm

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Photography, Moda DIOR, Venezia 1951, Vittorio Pavan

Moda DIOR, Venezia 1951

Vittorio Pavan

Photography - 55 x 36.5 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Claudia Cardinale à Rome, Italie, Vittorio Pavan

Claudia Cardinale à Rome, Italie

Vittorio Pavan

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, Vittorio Pavan

Alberto Giacometti, Paris

Vittorio Pavan

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Frida Kahlo en el jardín xochimilco, México (Framed), Leo Matiz

Frida Kahlo en el jardín xochimilco, México (Framed)

Leo Matiz

Photography - 59.7 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Anatol, Leni Riefenstahl

Anatol

Leni Riefenstahl

Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 1.3 cm

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Photography, Self portrait on the gulf on Naples, Daniele Sigalot

Self portrait on the gulf on Naples

Daniele Sigalot

Photography - 60 x 90 cm

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Photography, Der Sieger (Sieger), Leni Riefenstahl

Der Sieger (Sieger)

Leni Riefenstahl

Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 cm

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Photography, Nice, plongeoir de « La Réserve »,, Patrice CLEMENT

Nice, plongeoir de « La Réserve »,

Patrice CLEMENT

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

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Photography, Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès, Jean-Loup Gautreau

Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès

Jean-Loup Gautreau

Photography - 30 x 40 cm

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Photography, Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès, Jean-Loup Gautreau

Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès

Jean-Loup Gautreau

Photography - 30 x 40 cm

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Photography, Chanteurs de la Croix de Bois, Walter Carone

Chanteurs de la Croix de Bois

Walter Carone

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Crying Glacier, Iceland, Gonçalo Martins

Crying Glacier, Iceland

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Blaya Tree, Gonçalo Martins

Blaya Tree

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, The family, Skrova – Norway 2012, Gonçalo Martins

The family, Skrova – Norway 2012

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Boat, Bridge, Fog Algarve, Gonçalo Martins

Boat, Bridge, Fog Algarve

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Albedo, Laure Winants

Albedo

Laure Winants

Photography - 14 x 10 cm

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Photography, Romy Schneider et Alain Delon, Maurice Jarnoux

Romy Schneider et Alain Delon

Maurice Jarnoux

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Windblown Jackie, Madison Av. NYC, Ron Galella

Windblown Jackie, Madison Av. NYC

Ron Galella

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

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Photography, Broadway-Simplon, Stéphane Martin

Broadway-Simplon

Stéphane Martin

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm

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Photography, Nina Ricci - Haute Couture, Bruno Bisang

Nina Ricci - Haute Couture

Bruno Bisang

Photography - 80 x 60 x 4 cm

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Photography, Jeune Vitrier. Rue Greneta, André Ostier

Jeune Vitrier. Rue Greneta

André Ostier

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Heavy, Karol Kállay

Heavy

Karol Kállay

Photography - 49 x 59 cm

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Photography, Fashion Projection, John French

Fashion Projection

John French

Photography - 40.6 x 40.6 cm

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Photography, Back lighting, Dora Franco

Back lighting

Dora Franco

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Cimetière Pere Lachaise, Paul Khayat

Cimetière Pere Lachaise

Paul Khayat

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

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Photography, Looking through the giraffe, Eric Isselée

Looking through the giraffe

Eric Isselée

Photography - 156 x 110 x 5 cm

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Photography, Lion cubs playing, Eric Isselée

Lion cubs playing

Eric Isselée

Photography - 75 x 75 x 5 cm

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Photography, Ihre Schatten, Leni Riefenstahl

Ihre Schatten

Leni Riefenstahl

Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 1.3 cm

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Photography, Der Fackel laeufer, Leni Riefenstahl

Der Fackel laeufer

Leni Riefenstahl

Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Quai de Seine, Paul Kayaht

Quai de Seine

Paul Kayaht

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

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Photography, De Myrha à Babylone - Le Panama, Valérie Donzelli

De Myrha à Babylone - Le Panama

Valérie Donzelli

Photography - 50 x 50 cm

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Photography, Skull Y Chaplin, Yions Schwenke

Skull Y Chaplin

Yions Schwenke

Photography - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

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Photography, Pastorale dans le Ouaddai, José Nicolas

Pastorale dans le Ouaddai

José Nicolas

Photography - 54 x 86 x 1 cm

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Photography, De Myrha à Babylone - Les Primeurs du Château, Valérie Donzelli

De Myrha à Babylone - Les Primeurs du Château

Valérie Donzelli

Photography - 52 x 77 cm

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Photography, Une parisienne à Bicyclette, Sylvia Galmot

Une parisienne à Bicyclette

Sylvia Galmot

Photography - 60 x 80 cm

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Photography, Look back, Yves Bordes Lapeyre

Look back

Yves Bordes Lapeyre

Photography - 80 x 40 x 1 cm

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Photography, Duke Ellington et Louis Armstrong, Jacques de Potier

Duke Ellington et Louis Armstrong

Jacques de Potier

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Vue plongeante vers la rue de Castiglione et la place Vendôme, André Ostier

Vue plongeante vers la rue de Castiglione et la place Vendôme

André Ostier

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Forts des Halles en livraison au Pavillon de la Boucherie, face à l'église Saint-Eustache, André Ostier

Forts des Halles en livraison au Pavillon de la Boucherie, face à l'église Saint-Eustache

André Ostier

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Place de la Bastille le 10 Mai 1981, Jean Claude Figenwald

Place de la Bastille le 10 Mai 1981

Jean Claude Figenwald

Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm

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Photography, D'Arens Cliff in Fog, Algarve, Gonçalo Martins

D'Arens Cliff in Fog, Algarve

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Skater in a Digby Morton, John French

Skater in a Digby Morton

John French

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm

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Photography, Flower Seller, Maroc, 1989, Albert Watson

Flower Seller, Maroc, 1989

Albert Watson

Photography - 60.3 x 50.8 cm

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Photography, Exit 1, Leny Bagshop

Exit 1

Leny Bagshop

Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm

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Photography, Orchid, Albert Watson

Orchid

Albert Watson

Photography - 60.3 x 50.5 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Vivi with Big White Flowers, Sam Haskins

Vivi with Big White Flowers

Sam Haskins

Photography - 38.8 x 30.5 cm

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Photography, Bing Crosby, Harry Hammond

Bing Crosby

Harry Hammond

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm

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Photography, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Herbert Ponting

Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Herbert Ponting

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

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Photography, Scott’s Expedition Team, Herbert Ponting

Scott’s Expedition Team

Herbert Ponting

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

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Photography, Vespas à Montmartre, Paris, vers 1950, Maurice Bonnel

Vespas à Montmartre, Paris, vers 1950

Maurice Bonnel

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm

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Photography, 'Café Cairo', Gabriel Lekegian

'Café Cairo'

Gabriel Lekegian

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

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Photography, Hidden, Edgar Nabla

Hidden

Edgar Nabla

Photography - 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm

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Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Dog Team Resting, Herbert Ponting

Dog Team Resting

Herbert Ponting

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

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Photography, Hamta Pass Himalayas, Samuel Bourne

Hamta Pass Himalayas

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

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Photography, Himalayas, Samuel Bourne

Himalayas

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

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Photography, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Samuel Bourne

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm

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Photography, Scott’s Expedition Team, Herbert Ponting

Scott’s Expedition Team

Herbert Ponting

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

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Photography, Untitled, Margrethe Mather

Untitled

Margrethe Mather

Photography - 25.1 x 18.7 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Corrida 4, Pierre Casbas

Corrida 4

Pierre Casbas

Photography - 42 x 59.4 cm

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Photography, Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Hollywood California USA, Philippe Halsman

Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Hollywood California USA

Philippe Halsman

Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm

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Photography, Cabinet of Souls (Armoire à Âmes), Laura Makabresku

Cabinet of Souls (Armoire à Âmes)

Laura Makabresku

Photography - 20 x 20 cm

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Photography, Not, Edgar Nabla

Not

Edgar Nabla

Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.5 cm

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Photography, Duke Ellington, Harry Hammond

Duke Ellington

Harry Hammond

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

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Photography, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Hammond

Dizzy Gillespie

Harry Hammond

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

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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.