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Sadhus sur les ghats de Varanassi. Inde 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Enfants pendant le rite initiatique. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Joueurs de cartes pendant le Holi Festival. Rajasthan. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,436
Femme au miroir. Femme Mursi. Ethiopie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Lire dans les mains. Inde du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Femme voilée dans le Bengale occidental. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Jeune Fille Indienne du Nord de l'Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 89.99 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Indiens Sioux. Pow Wow
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Pow wow. Indiens. Amérique du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
Ayrton Senna. Brésil. Sao Paulo 1992
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Concentration du pilote Mika Hakkinen. MacLaren
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
David Coulthard. MacLaren. Formule 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Les Maquereaux
Jean-Baptiste Sénégas
Photography - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,153
Paris 13ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (M)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$885
Paris 13 ème Olympiades Vibes N°3
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$885
Esprit de la nature
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$277
Calle Betis
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$432
1 km² (livre d'artiste)
Luc Médrinal
Photography - 18 x 18 x 2.5 cm Photography - 7.1 x 7.1 x 1 inch
$365
Elur eta Sua (livre d'artiste)
Luc Médrinal
Photography - 18 x 18 x 0.5 cm Photography - 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
$221
Vers le large. Voilier de tradition
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Les ghats de Jodhpur. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,437
Les tanneurs de Fés. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Jeune fille revenant du champs. Ethiopie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Indiens de la Vallée de L'Omo. Dassanech. Ethiopie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Femme voilée. Inde. Calcutta
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Fête du Holi. Inde du Nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Tangage sur la Nioulargue. Saint Tropez.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La Nioulargue. Saint Tropez. Voile 6
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 6
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La Nioulargue. Saint Tropez. Voile 5
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 3
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La Nioulargue. Saint Tropez. Voile 5
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Alain Prost. Portugal. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Sortie de route de Mika Salo à Spa Francorchamps. Belgique. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Ayrton Senna. MacLaren F1. Monaco
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,659
Michael Schumacher. Argentine. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Mika Hakkinen. Argentine. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Michael Schumacher. Ferrari. Silverstone. Angleterre.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Mika Hakkinen. Monaco. F1.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Damon Hill. Jordan. Canada. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Ayrton Senna. Imola. 1994
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Jacques Villeneuve. BAR Honda
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Regard fixe pour Rubens Barrichello. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Regard fixe pour Ayrton Senna. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Ayrton Senna. Mexique. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari. Ravitaillement. F1. Espagne
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Fin de journée sur les tests hivernaux en F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Fin de journée pour la Jordan de Nick Heidfeld. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Les énormes pneus des années 80 en Formule 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
Niki Lauda Ferrari. Monaco
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Ronnie Peterson. Tyrell à six roues.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Juan Pablo Montoya. MacLaren. Monaco. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Michael Schumacher. Spa Francorchamps. Belgique
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Ayrton Senna. Donington. Angleterre
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Bataille Ayrton Senna et Alain Prost
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Jarno Trulli. Jordan. Monaco
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
Heikki Kovalenen. MacLaren 2008
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Kimi Raikkonen. MacLaren
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,549
Jacky Ichx. Ferrari
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Didier Pironi. Ferrari
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,660
Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Moteur... Formule 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Ferrari Formule 1. Irvine
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Jean Alesi. Prost. Espagne. Formule 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,106
Regard de buffle. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$885
Troupeau de buffle. Agra. Inde du nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$885
Buffle et son garde bœuf. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$885
Troupeau de Zèbres dans le parc de Tarangire. Tanzanie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$885
Girafe dans le parc national du Serengeti en Tanzanie.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$885
Éléphant d'Asie et son cornac. Rajasthan. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$885
Discours sur la servitude volontaire
Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$166
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!