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![Photography, Johnny Thunders, Jean-Pierre Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/48025_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oni Lulu, Kamal Obat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194545_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, In Mood, Switzerland, Mindaugas Gabrenas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1556490_1_grid.jpg)
In Mood, Switzerland
Mindaugas Gabrenas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,007
![Photography, Tracks II, Bruno Charoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/42379_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bird walk, Adina Apostu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555575_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paradis perdu 9 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/894498_1_grid.jpg)
Paradis perdu 9 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$559
![Photography, Ensemble, Julien Poupart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/24602_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sans titre, Julien Drogoul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179934_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,007
![Photography, Steve McQueen. En couple. Le script, George Barris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/147346_1_grid.jpg)
Steve McQueen. En couple. Le script
George Barris
Photography - 36 x 28 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11 inch
$772
![Photography, Early Moon, Heike Bohnstengel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/911754_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Goré 1977, Fabrice Malzieu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1297365_1_grid.jpg)
Goré 1977
Fabrice Malzieu
Photography - 29 x 29 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,055
![Photography, 4 girls, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115394_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kate Moss Venice Beach IV, Christoph Martin Schmid](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/434262_1_grid.jpg)
Kate Moss Venice Beach IV
Christoph Martin Schmid
Photography - 44 x 33 cm Photography - 17.3 x 13 inch
$895
![Photography, Bicicletas, Crianças e Outras Alegrias, Geraldo Pestalozzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/249475_1_grid.jpg)
Bicicletas, Crianças e Outras Alegrias
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 42 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 inch
$559
![Photography, Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175643_1_grid.jpg)
Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Le Baiser - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg, Tony Frank](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1984392_1_grid.jpg)
Le Baiser - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
Tony Frank
Photography - 75 x 110 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$12,303
![Photography, Souvenir, Edouard Partoes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1223043_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, Yu Hanyu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661683_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La femme de pêcheur, Marie Dorigny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165450_1_grid.jpg)
La femme de pêcheur
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 58 x 38 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.8 x 15 x 0 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Catherine Deneuve à Venise, Italie,, Vittorio Pavan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1377876_1_grid.jpg)
Catherine Deneuve à Venise, Italie,
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$783
![Photography, The Basketball game, Paul Almasy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1368141_1_grid.jpg)
The Basketball game
Paul Almasy
Photography - 69.5 x 49.6 x 1 cm Photography - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch
$979
![Photography, A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC, Diane Arbus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/595323_1_grid.jpg)
A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC
Diane Arbus
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
$38,000
![Photography, Le baiser, Gaëlle Simon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/356446_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Under The Bridge, Paul J Bucknall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1406169_1_grid.jpg)
Under The Bridge
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$953
![Photography, Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City, Leonard Freed](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661620_1_grid.jpg)
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City
Leonard Freed
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Cyclogramme, Andreas Müller-Pohle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463342_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Window to Our Soul, Ejaz Khan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1013835_1_grid.jpg)
Window to Our Soul
Ejaz Khan
Photography - 83.8 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 33 x 49 x 1 inch
$3,600
![Photography, Reflet, La voyeuse, Stéphane Aït Ouarab](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1487802_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet, La voyeuse
Stéphane Aït Ouarab
Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Grandma Divers IX, Alain Schroeder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/581598_1_grid.jpg)
Grandma Divers IX
Alain Schroeder
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,796
![Photography, Grand Canal 3, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/647421_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Record no. 1, Daido Moriyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360002_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nouveau départ, Xavier-Alexandre Pons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/101389_1_grid.jpg)
Nouveau départ
Xavier-Alexandre Pons
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,349
![Photography, Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacan, Leo Matiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/494029_1_grid.jpg)
Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacan
Leo Matiz
Photography - 22.2 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 8.75 x 6.5 x 1 inch
$4,500
![Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28775_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Julien, Gor Avetisyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001309_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Architecture 14, Gonçalo Martins](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1365489_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture 14
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 19.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.7 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$145
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![Photography, Napoli, Gabriele Basilico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1503768_1_grid.jpg)
Napoli
Gabriele Basilico
Photography - 102 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 40.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$10,066
![Photography, OXA8D43D03, Eric Petr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351059_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rev Dr. Martin Luther King with Willie Mays, Harry Adams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1218447_1_grid.jpg)
Rev Dr. Martin Luther King with Willie Mays
Harry Adams
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
![Photography, Run DMC- Back to the source, OverSide](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949046_1_grid.jpg)
Run DMC- Back to the source
OverSide
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$391
![Photography, Z Portrait, Mital Patel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326003_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Neck Tattoo, Warwick Saint](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/257563_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Rome : Dark Corner, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940607_1_grid.jpg)
Rome : Dark Corner
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$537
![Photography, Féraud 1970 Black Sculpture Abstraction, Albert Féraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206201_1_grid.jpg)
Féraud 1970 Black Sculpture Abstraction
Albert Féraud
Photography - 40 x 28 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11 inch
$2,125
![Photography, Farid (1), Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1923711_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bardot - L'enchanteresse (1968), Just Jaeckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/32095_1_grid.jpg)
Bardot - L'enchanteresse (1968)
Just Jaeckin
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
![Photography, Moose in Fog, Heikki Willamo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/408790_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Débarcadère 2, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194727_1_grid.jpg)
Débarcadère 2
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$278 $252
![Photography, Black Roses, Richard Dunkley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/848118_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 1, Juan Pablo Castro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/842520_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434273_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled #10, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15439_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Moti Masjid, Samuel Bourne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897960_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, David Bowie - The Archer, John Rowlands](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2078910_1_grid.jpg)
David Bowie - The Archer
John Rowlands
Photography - 50.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 26 x 2 inch
$2,000
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995978_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Céréales 3, Sébastien Chauchot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/756150_1_grid.jpg)
Céréales 3
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
![Photography, Fall, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/568113_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2148 31.05.2012, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447582_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2148 31.05.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$2,013
![Photography, Defining Shadows II, Maureen J Haldeman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1201758_1_grid.jpg)
Defining Shadows II
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.6 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.25 inch
$1,400
![Photography, Cavalerie, Vanessa Vercel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/859266_1_grid.jpg)
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Breathe It In
Rika Maja Duevel
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,353
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Miles Davis - at the Talk Stoop on 312 W. 77th St. NYC, his home 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Love is a river, Benoit Ruff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/811596_1_grid.jpg)
Love is a river
Benoit Ruff
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$391
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1972 Fish Eye Autoportrait
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,125
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Repos II - série oiseaux
Henry Ausloos
Photography - 40 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,538
![Photography, Abstraction urbaine #5, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1781475_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction urbaine #5
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 49 x 69 x 2.9 cm Photography - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.1 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Life, Christophe Battifero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924177_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Richard Harris – Malta, 1973, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154784_1_grid.jpg)
Richard Harris – Malta, 1973
David Steen
Photography - 86 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,929
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Senegal 2020, Horizon des événements
Hubert Lebaudy
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,901
![Photography, Catherine Deneuve, France, Raymond Depardon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083149_1_grid.jpg)
Catherine Deneuve, France
Raymond Depardon
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch
$1,350
![Photography, Mostar Bridge, Ludovic Careme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/154471_1_grid.jpg)
Mostar Bridge
Ludovic Careme
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,510
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Zitouna Mosque
Bettino Craxi
Photography - 49 x 53 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.3 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
$615
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![Photography, Manufactura 3, Oriol Texidor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45605_1_grid.jpg)
Manufactura 3
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$1,409
![Photography, In-between B1, Nikolay Stefanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1762962_1_grid.jpg)
In-between B1
Nikolay Stefanov
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,577
![Photography, Johnny Hallyday. Milan 1986, Francis Apesteguy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/259183_1_grid.jpg)
Johnny Hallyday. Milan 1986
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$503
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![Photography, Dans la machine, Muriel Deumie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/984498_1_grid.jpg)
Dans la machine
Muriel Deumie
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$615
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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.