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![Photography, Bird Of A Feather, John French](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/899145_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Marilyn New York Taxi Listening, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/900705_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn New York Taxi Listening
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Takes It To The Streets, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/900693_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Takes It To The Streets
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 40 x 51 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Monroe and Dick Shepherd, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897312_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe and Dick Shepherd
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn New York Taxi Smiles, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897300_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn New York Taxi Smiles
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn New York Taxi Cab Smiles, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897288_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn New York Taxi Cab Smiles
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 40 x 51 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896952_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Gets The Paper, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896943_1_grid.jpg)
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Upper Glasses Royal Ascot
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, No77 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1437924_1_grid.jpg)
No77 SPIRIT Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
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Photographie de Marilyn Monroe
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Chanel Autrement / Océan., Franck Doat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1660128_1_grid.jpg)
Chanel Autrement / Océan.
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
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![Photography, Steve McQueen. La grande évasion. Billard, George Barris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/151624_1_grid.jpg)
Steve McQueen. La grande évasion. Billard
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 36 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
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Steve McQueen. War Lover. La Cigarette
George Barris
Photography - 36 x 28 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Serie Vera y Victoria, Mar Sáez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/230881_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Vera y Victoria
Mar Sáez
Photography - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
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Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out (1955)
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 51 x 40 cm Photography - 20.1 x 15.7 inch
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Marilyn Costume Fitting (1955)
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch
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The other world
Shérazade (Sher) Auclair
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
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![Photography, Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 14, Matthias Conrad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180925_1_grid.jpg)
Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 14
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 13
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 12
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 11
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 10
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 09
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 08
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 05
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 02
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Botanical Studies - The B-Sides - No. 01
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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![Photography, The squares - Botanical study #87, Matthias Conrad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134498_1_grid.jpg)
The squares - Botanical study #87
Matthias Conrad
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
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![Photography, Chanel Paris, Bart Van Leeuwen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2069694_1_grid.jpg)
Chanel Paris
Bart Van Leeuwen
Photography - 63.5 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Photography - 25 x 32 x 2 inch
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![Photography, Enfant des rues Cotonou, Philippe De Poulpiquet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1010304_1_grid.jpg)
Enfant des rues Cotonou
Philippe De Poulpiquet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Sur les Quais, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967077_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Quais
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, E.Doll n°82, Softtwix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178716_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La parisienne vaut bien une messe, Sylvia Galmot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/131947_1_grid.jpg)
La parisienne vaut bien une messe
Sylvia Galmot
Photography - 50 x 30 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
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Saint Laurent Ovation à la fin de sa collection
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 24.5 x 30.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.6 x 11.9 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Larguez les amarres !, Pierre Gély-Fort](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1258746_1_grid.jpg)
Larguez les amarres !
Pierre Gély-Fort
Photography - 45 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
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Noce dans le Berry, la nuit de noce.
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Marie Chantal en manteau d'ocelot, Pierre Boulat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1020369_1_grid.jpg)
Marie Chantal en manteau d'ocelot
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Muhammad Ali , Chicago, Thomas Hoepker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/857757_1_grid.jpg)
Muhammad Ali , Chicago
Thomas Hoepker
Photography - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
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![Photography, Chicago 45, Portrait of a Woman, Hugo Erfurth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/842595_1_grid.jpg)
Chicago 45, Portrait of a Woman
Hugo Erfurth
Photography - 36.5 x 26 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.38 x 10.25 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Untitled (Solarized Landscape), Maurice Tabard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/538117_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (Solarized Landscape)
Maurice Tabard
Photography - 28.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.25 x 9 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Untitled (Solarized Double Exposure), Maurice Tabard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/538114_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (Solarized Double Exposure)
Maurice Tabard
Photography - 28.6 x 21 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.25 x 8.25 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Untitled (Solarized Double Exposure), Maurice Tabard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/538111_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (Solarized Double Exposure)
Maurice Tabard
Photography - 28.6 x 21 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.25 x 8.25 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Untitled, Maurice Tabard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/476275_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, David Gilmour & Jacques Boumendil à la caméra_'Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii', Jacques Boumendil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1068351_1_grid.jpg)
David Gilmour & Jacques Boumendil à la caméra_'Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii'
Jacques Boumendil
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, connexion, Shérazade (Sher) Auclair](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1268754_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Crying Glacier, Iceland, Gonçalo Martins](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/955500_1_grid.jpg)
Crying Glacier, Iceland
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch
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The family, Skrova – Norway 2012
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch
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Boat, Bridge, Fog Algarve
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch
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Death Valley, États-Unis
Stephane Cormier Cormier
Photography - 47 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
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Nice, le plongeoir, La Réserve, bateau en direction de la Corse
Patrice CLEMENT
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/938097_1_grid.jpg)
Nous sommes tous des enfants
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Shadows’s city: Berlin, Udo Roosen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2116725_1_grid.jpg)
Shadows’s city: Berlin
Udo Roosen
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
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Nous sommes tous des enfants - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/659055_1_grid.jpg)
Nous sommes tous des enfants
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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![Photography, Virginie Ledoyen, Franck Leclerc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967712_1_grid.jpg)
Virginie Ledoyen
Franck Leclerc
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Photography, Charles Aznavour, Franck Leclerc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967655_1_grid.jpg)
Charles Aznavour
Franck Leclerc
Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
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Dustin Hoffman 3
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
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La mariée qui pleure
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Dans les pas de Gandhi
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
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D'Arens Cliff in Fog, Algarve
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Monroe at Grand Central Station, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897273_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe at Grand Central Station
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch
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![Photography, Marilyn Takes It To The Streets, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/900684_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Takes It To The Streets
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
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Marilyn Takes It To The Streets
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 25 x 30 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch
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Brigitte Bardot à 17 ans
Walter Carone
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Bérénice Bejo & Stéphane de Groodt
Franck Leclerc
Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
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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.
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.
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.
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.