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![Photography, Kiss Orgy, NJ 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083956_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Robert Plant NYC 1974, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083950_1_grid.jpg)
Robert Plant NYC 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€2,425
![Photography, Prince, Long Island NYC 1985, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083857_1_grid.jpg)
Prince, Long Island NYC 1985
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,425
![Photography, Kiss close up, NYC, 1975, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083851_1_grid.jpg)
Kiss close up, NYC, 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,425
![Photography, The Rolling Stones, NYC 1980, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083848_1_grid.jpg)
The Rolling Stones, NYC 1980
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€2,425
![Photography, Queen, MSG, NYC 1977, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083845_1_grid.jpg)
Queen, MSG, NYC 1977
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€2,425
![Photography, The Who, NYC 1976, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083842_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ramones NYC 1975, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083839_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silent Dreams, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971849_1_grid.jpg)
Silent Dreams
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€734
![Photography, La furia del manton, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769364_1_grid.jpg)
La furia del manton
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€734
![Photography, La pasion, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769361_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Slim And Sphinx, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1549245_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El campesino, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15360_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soho Waiters’ Race, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1365717_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cranmore Mountain Skiers, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364646_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Backgammon By The Pool, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1349475_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El ultimo tango, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1312662_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El beso, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204233_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Serenity on the bayou, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1006977_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Template Reboot 10, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/470695_1_grid.jpg)
Template Reboot 10
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 37 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Diane Kruger 4, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439113_1_grid.jpg)
Diane Kruger 4
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Diane Kruger II, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439095_1_grid.jpg)
Diane Kruger II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Diane Kruger I, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439092_1_grid.jpg)
Diane Kruger I
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Forêt III, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439074_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Champ de maïs, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439068_1_grid.jpg)
Champ de maïs
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 46 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Paysages forêt II, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439062_1_grid.jpg)
Paysages forêt II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 46 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Paysage II, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439056_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paysages forêt, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/438810_1_grid.jpg)
Paysages forêt
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Monica Bellucci, Just Jaeckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/43387_1_grid.jpg)
Monica Bellucci
Just Jaeckin
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,190
![Photography, Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154738_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,455
![Photography, Iggy Pop, Stooge Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154737_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop, Stooge Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,455
![Photography, Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154732_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,455
![Photography, La plage III, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1868052_1_grid.jpg)
La plage III
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Graciela, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204302_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kieran, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1187562_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gone, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011267_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956, Fabrizio La Torre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/775191_1_grid.jpg)
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,650
![Photography, Sinéad O'Connor, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463306_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Helmut Newton, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463297_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peter Ustinov, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447951_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sting, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447945_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jeanne Moreau, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447933_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hendrix Contact Sheet, Robert Knight](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083374_1_grid.jpg)
Hendrix Contact Sheet
Robert Knight
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
€1,698
![Photography, Jacqueline Bisset, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431156_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Alice Cooper, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431138_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nick Cave & Blixa Bargeld, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431132_1_grid.jpg)
Nick Cave & Blixa Bargeld
Detlev Schneider
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
€900
![Photography, Pedro Almodóvar, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431099_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Himba Beauty, Faie Davis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182549_1_grid.jpg)
Himba Beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 85.8 x 76.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 33.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, 1915 Fruits et pichet, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/979383_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, HRH Princess Elizabeth, Cecil Beaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898443_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bashung / Rio Grande, Pierre Terrasson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/546217_1_grid.jpg)
Bashung / Rio Grande
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Bilbao 30/09/2010 15:22h. (Identity Promises Series), Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160106_1_grid.jpg)
Bilbao 30/09/2010 15:22h. (Identity Promises Series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€850
![Photography, Autoportrait, Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013360_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dune, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1342182_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Textures, White Sands, Heike Bohnstengel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207437_1_grid.jpg)
Textures, White Sands
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€550
![Photography, La Tortue de Kerlouan, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203079_1_grid.jpg)
La Tortue de Kerlouan
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Arbres calcinés du champ de bataille 14-18, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203044_1_grid.jpg)
Arbres calcinés du champ de bataille 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Tranchées de Beaumont-Hamel 14-18, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203034_1_grid.jpg)
Tranchées de Beaumont-Hamel 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Tour d'Ulster - Guerre 14-18, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203030_1_grid.jpg)
Tour d'Ulster - Guerre 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Mémorial Australien de Villers-Bretonneux, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203022_1_grid.jpg)
Mémorial Australien de Villers-Bretonneux
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Mémorial Franco-Britannique de Thiepval 14-18, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203002_1_grid.jpg)
Mémorial Franco-Britannique de Thiepval 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Photography, Nina Hagen, Grèce, Pierre Terrasson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181935_1_grid.jpg)
Nina Hagen, Grèce
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Pete Townsend, Pierre Terrasson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181932_1_grid.jpg)
Pete Townsend
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Mère et enfant, Marie Dorigny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165422_1_grid.jpg)
Mère et enfant
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€3,000
![Photography, facieS, Louis Blanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149908_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Défilé Mugler - Zénith 84, Pierre Terrasson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141956_1_grid.jpg)
Défilé Mugler - Zénith 84
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,500
![Photography, ContemplatlO, Louis Blanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120766_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Himba Child II, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9622_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Waiting for the rain in Wamba, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9621_1_grid.jpg)
Waiting for the rain in Wamba
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,911
![Photography, Litiriyan, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9620_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Atelier de moule, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/7453_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Farthest East, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/665223_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, De côté, Arnaud Ele](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/623157_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Disruption II. Wall sculpture intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/615738_1_grid.jpg)
Disruption II. Wall sculpture intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 36 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, Otjitando, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/57512_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lakuru, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/565104_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, At the edge of the Jade Sea, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28581_1_grid.jpg)
At the edge of the Jade Sea
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
![Photography, Nambuele, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28574_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Afar woman of Assaita, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/21099_1_grid.jpg)
Afar woman of Assaita
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,696
![Photography, Soul - Kate Hudson, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405986_1_grid.jpg)
Soul - Kate Hudson, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, At the heart of Huile, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/931170_1_grid.jpg)
At the heart of Huile
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€980
![Photography, Tuareg Warrior, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/931137_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Young Hamer Woman, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/931131_1_grid.jpg)
Young Hamer Woman
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
![Photography, Glimpses, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/931047_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Assaita, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/931044_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Loiyangalani, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/930984_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lion of the Kalahari, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/930813_1_grid.jpg)
Lion of the Kalahari
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
![Photography, Fula Nomad at Golondi, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925413_1_grid.jpg)
Fula Nomad at Golondi
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
![Photography, Fulani Bapteme Ceremony, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925407_1_grid.jpg)
Fulani Bapteme Ceremony
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
![Photography, Konbaki, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925377_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kedeyne, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925359_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lopayok, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924939_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pitali, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924933_1_grid.jpg)
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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.