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![Photography, El campesino, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204215_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mujer de Santiago, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115679_1_grid.jpg)
Mujer de Santiago
James Sparshatt
Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€734
![Photography, El tabaquero, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115667_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La vieja guajira, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1098810_1_grid.jpg)
La vieja guajira
James Sparshatt
Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€734
![Photography, Pared el Palmar, Pigment Prints, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1094976_1_grid.jpg)
Pared el Palmar, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 110 x 91.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, La dama de la plaza, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1068855_1_grid.jpg)
La dama de la plaza
James Sparshatt
Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€857
![Photography, La sonrisa, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028463_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Flat iron, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/930321_1_grid.jpg)
Flat iron
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 205 x 95 x 2 cm Photography - 80.7 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
€6,950
![Photography, Louvre, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/930312_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Notre Dame jour, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/855339_1_grid.jpg)
Notre Dame jour
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€6,950
![Photography, Koban Police station, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/855315_1_grid.jpg)
Koban Police station
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 105 x 125 x 2 cm Photography - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
€6,950
![Print, Joker LV Bomb, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/508865_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Planche de l'Almanach 4, Pierre Tal-Coat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/404965_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Old time, Gerry Cranham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/27553_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marquage 1363, Konstantin Kornakov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/254914_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Old Firm, Gerry Cranham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/24771_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Old Delhi. Inde. Inde001., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195650_1_grid.jpg)
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde001.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195647_1_grid.jpg)
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde003., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195646_1_grid.jpg)
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde003.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195645_1_grid.jpg)
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192839_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192837_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192824_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192823_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192814_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192812_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192811_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192810_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192807_1_grid.jpg)
Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192806_1_grid.jpg)
Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192804_1_grid.jpg)
Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057., Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192803_1_grid.jpg)
Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192774_1_grid.jpg)
Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx052. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192773_1_grid.jpg)
Lx052. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx062. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192772_1_grid.jpg)
Lx062. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx059. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192771_1_grid.jpg)
Lx059. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx049. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192767_1_grid.jpg)
Lx049. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx048. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192766_1_grid.jpg)
Lx048. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192765_1_grid.jpg)
Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx044. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192764_1_grid.jpg)
Lx044. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192763_1_grid.jpg)
Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx042. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192760_1_grid.jpg)
Lx042. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx034. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192751_1_grid.jpg)
Lx034. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx032. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192750_1_grid.jpg)
Lx032. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx030. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192749_1_grid.jpg)
Lx030. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx029. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192748_1_grid.jpg)
Lx029. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx028. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192285_1_grid.jpg)
Lx028. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx027. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192284_1_grid.jpg)
Lx027. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx026. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192283_1_grid.jpg)
Lx026. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx025. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192282_1_grid.jpg)
Lx025. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx024. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192281_1_grid.jpg)
Lx024. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx023. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192280_1_grid.jpg)
Lx023. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx021. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192277_1_grid.jpg)
Lx021. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx020. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192276_1_grid.jpg)
Lx020. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx019. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192275_1_grid.jpg)
Lx019. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx018. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192274_1_grid.jpg)
Lx018. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx017. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192273_1_grid.jpg)
Lx017. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx016. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192271_1_grid.jpg)
Lx016. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx015. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191524_1_grid.jpg)
Lx015. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx014. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191523_1_grid.jpg)
Lx014. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx013. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191521_1_grid.jpg)
Lx013. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx012. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191520_1_grid.jpg)
Lx012. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx011. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191518_1_grid.jpg)
Lx011. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx010. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191517_1_grid.jpg)
Lx010. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx009. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191515_1_grid.jpg)
Lx009. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx008. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191513_1_grid.jpg)
Lx008. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx003. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191176_1_grid.jpg)
Lx003. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx002. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191155_1_grid.jpg)
Lx002. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Lx001. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191149_1_grid.jpg)
Lx001. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Dans le Ghetto, Venise, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186448_1_grid.jpg)
Dans le Ghetto, Venise
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Venise, San Giorgio, Olivier Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186417_1_grid.jpg)
Venise, San Giorgio
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€300
![Photography, Le Grand Aréa, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159015_1_grid.jpg)
Le Grand Aréa, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€500
![Photography, Alpage de l'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159005_1_grid.jpg)
Alpage de l'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€500
![Photography, L'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159004_1_grid.jpg)
L'Alpe du Lauzet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€500
![Photography, Chaises longues, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1210101_1_grid.jpg)
Chaises longues
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 109 x 3 cm Photography - 42.9 x 42.9 x 1.2 inch
€5,100
![Photography, Graciela, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9965_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mick Jagger , Jean-Pierre Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/48032_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/442956_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtreflex Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€1,500
![Print, LLambrec 6, Antoni Tapies](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/394894_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 57, Nadine Van Der Straeten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/234601_1_grid.jpg)
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 57
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
![Photography, Rhyme I, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144770_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iris, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144739_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, California Poppy, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144726_1_grid.jpg)
California Poppy
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€2,180
![Photography, Rhyme III, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144698_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rhyme II, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144697_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rhyme I, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144688_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #29, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15540_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #22, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15539_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #4, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15535_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #3, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15534_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #1, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15533_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rebirth III, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240701_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rebirth II, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240665_1_grid.jpg)
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!