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![Photography, Paris, Ile St Louis, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076072_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New York, Soho, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075352_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paris, Travestie dans les rues du Marais, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075343_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, Travestie dans les rues du Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$503
![Photography, Paris, Jeune couple sur le Pont Neuf, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075313_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, Jeune couple sur le Pont Neuf
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$503
![Photography, Paris, 9e arrondissement 2022, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075166_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, 9e arrondissement 2022
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$503
![Photography, Paris, Place de la Bourse, Olivia Bonnamour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075118_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, Place de la Bourse
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$503
![Photography, Fractal Los Angeles, Alex Silver](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010585_1_grid.jpg)
Fractal Los Angeles
Alex Silver
Photography - 60.96 x 91.44 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch
$3,132
![Photography, Passing, Nicholas Winter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791417_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sex, Love..., Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448343_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Portrait #8, D-A Woisard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/729249_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, John e Yoko, Mattoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/643257_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ramzana, Marie Dorigny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165563_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bar Le Cactus (rue des Archives), Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146533_1_grid.jpg)
Bar Le Cactus (rue des Archives)
Amadou Gaye
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, Rue Cherche Midi 6ème, Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146529_1_grid.jpg)
Rue Cherche Midi 6ème
Amadou Gaye
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, Au Bar Le Dalou, Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146526_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tenue Correcte Exigée, Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146521_1_grid.jpg)
Tenue Correcte Exigée
Amadou Gaye
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, La Sirène, Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146507_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Xalam, Amadou Gaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146500_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eiffel Breakdance, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893858_1_grid.jpg)
Eiffel Breakdance
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$223
![Photography, Instability 13, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315281_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 11, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315272_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 10, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315266_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 9, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315260_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 7, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315245_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 6, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315242_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 5, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315239_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 4, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315236_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 3, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315230_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Instability 2, Elise Zakhour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1315227_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Winter, Yazz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/128218_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Megève Winter, Adrianna MJW](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1271838_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eibsee, Peter Neusser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183989_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Laliderer Wände, Peter Neusser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183977_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Watzmann - Grat 1, Peter Neusser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183971_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Blankenstein, Peter Neusser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, YvY, K Oldal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/650652_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ressac (1), Hervé Pezzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2011347_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ganga Talao, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1959237_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Corail Island, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1957287_1_grid.jpg)
Corail Island
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$436
![Photography, Still life (lamp), Larry Snider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954782_1_grid.jpg)
Still life (lamp)
Larry Snider
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$336
![Photography, By bike on the platform, Hervé Pezzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580952_1_grid.jpg)
By bike on the platform
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$446
![Photography, Tibetan Monastery, Larry Snider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1510032_1_grid.jpg)
Tibetan Monastery
Larry Snider
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, Horizon, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476576_1_grid.jpg)
Horizon
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
![Photography, Untitled (Girl spinning), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118694_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les sanglots longs, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973092_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nuit magique, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973086_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Riding High, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/576300_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tram Street, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/558901_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Loup-garou, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/264070_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sakura, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/263965_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Keith Richards Mugshot, Gerard Marti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173409_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Electric Cowboy, Pauline Corto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171738_1_grid.jpg)
Electric Cowboy
Pauline Corto
Photography - 57 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$537
![Photography, Ki no kioku, Memory of Tree, Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, 13, Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153509_1_grid.jpg)
Ki no kioku, Memory of Tree, Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, 13
Teddy Peix
Photography - 27 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$436
![Photography, Untitled (two statues), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148394_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (taxidermy), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148390_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (bird and beak) (2), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148386_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (bird and beak) (2)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$358
![Photography, Untitled (rocks and man), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148385_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (bird and beak), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148383_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Forest Ruin (with horse and deer), Diana Thorneycroft](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2016864_1_grid.jpg)
Forest Ruin (with horse and deer)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$3,355
![Photography, Equanimity 22, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1917939_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Miles Davis - Courbé, Hervé Pezzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1688313_1_grid.jpg)
Miles Davis - Courbé
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$280
![Photography, Shoreline Walk, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1612017_1_grid.jpg)
Shoreline Walk
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$450
![Photography, Rio no color #3 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Joaquim Nabuco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583433_1_grid.jpg)
Rio no color #3 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joaquim Nabuco
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$6,263
![Photography, Errances Silencieuses 02 - Sancy (Auvergne), Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1563225_1_grid.jpg)
Errances Silencieuses 02 - Sancy (Auvergne)
Teddy Peix
Photography - 16 x 40 x 0.04 cm Photography - 6.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$503
![Photography, Errances Silencieuses 03 - Sancy (Auvergne), Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1563210_1_grid.jpg)
Errances Silencieuses 03 - Sancy (Auvergne)
Teddy Peix
Photography - 16 x 40 x 0.04 cm Photography - 6.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$503
![Photography, Errances Silencieuses 01, Le lac d’en Haut, la Godivelle. (Auvergne), Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1562652_1_grid.jpg)
Errances Silencieuses 01, Le lac d’en Haut, la Godivelle. (Auvergne)
Teddy Peix
Photography - 16 x 40 x 0.04 cm Photography - 6.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$503
![Photography, Du bout du monde 03 - Les Écrins (Alpes), Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1562100_1_grid.jpg)
Du bout du monde 03 - Les Écrins (Alpes)
Teddy Peix
Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$302
![Photography, Du bout du monde 02 - Les Écrins (Alpes), Teddy Peix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1562097_1_grid.jpg)
Du bout du monde 02 - Les Écrins (Alpes)
Teddy Peix
Photography - 22 x 22 x 0.04 cm Photography - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$302
![Photography, Délit de Fuite - 03, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160718_1_grid.jpg)
Délit de Fuite - 03
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,572
![Photography, Délit de Fuite - 02, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160706_1_grid.jpg)
Délit de Fuite - 02
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,572
![Photography, Délit de Fuite - 01, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1160679_1_grid.jpg)
Délit de Fuite - 01
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,572
![Photography, Untitled (hand and edge), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1120392_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (chair), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118862_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (hand and eye), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118859_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (stone foot), Mikael Siirilä](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118850_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Exil, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973041_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Parfum d'orchidée, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/921684_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Isotope, Michael Grine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/587913_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paparazzi, Vassilia Kouboulis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/320359_1_grid.jpg)
Paparazzi
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$447
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Dominique Liccia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/23269_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, Nourreddine Guesmia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087220_1_grid.jpg)
Bouquet de fleurs
Nourreddine Guesmia
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$224
![Print, Kerr Kerr, Dennis Nona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1955223_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Illusion (2), Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734027_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Illusion (1), Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734024_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Illusion, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733964_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Unsharp #02 (2), Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733337_1_grid.jpg)
Unsharp #02 (2)
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,033
![Photography, Unsharp #02 (1), Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733334_1_grid.jpg)
Unsharp #02 (1)
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,033
![Photography, Unsharp #02, Edin Mustafic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733286_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Megève winter, Adrianna MJW](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1324713_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Megève Winter, Adrianna MJW](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1271835_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série "Le son de blé", Pavlo Mazai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255497_1_grid.jpg)
Série "Le son de blé"
Pavlo Mazai
Photography - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,474
![Photography, Série "Mar Adentro", Pavlo Mazai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255494_1_grid.jpg)
Série "Mar Adentro"
Pavlo Mazai
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,474
![Photography, Série "Mar Adentro", Pavlo Mazai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255491_1_grid.jpg)
Série "Mar Adentro"
Pavlo Mazai
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,474
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!