Black and white

Photography, Noor, Daniel Holfeld

Noor

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,488

Photography, Karima, Daniel Holfeld

Karima

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,488

Photography, Ruba, Daniel Holfeld

Ruba

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,488

Photography, Samira, Daniel Holfeld

Samira

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,488

Photography, Badoor, Daniel Holfeld

Badoor

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,488

Photography, Kinetic, Amrita Bilimoria

Kinetic

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 75.2 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.6 x 45 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Zephyr, Amrita Bilimoria

Zephyr

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.4 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36 x 30 x 0.2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Momentum, Amrita Bilimoria

Momentum

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.9 x 106.7 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.2 x 42 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Light Weaver, Amrita Bilimoria

Light Weaver

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 91.7 x 99.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36.1 x 39 x 0.2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Audrey Hepburn Profile, Bert Stern

Audrey Hepburn Profile

Bert Stern

Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch

$4,410

Photography, Audrey Hepburn Laying Down, Bert Stern

Audrey Hepburn Laying Down

Bert Stern

Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch

$4,410

Photography, Music, Kalliope Amorphous

Music

Kalliope Amorphous

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch

$2,200

Photography, The Body Electric, Kalliope Amorphous

The Body Electric

Kalliope Amorphous

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch

$2,200

Photography, Liz & Dick, Bert Stern

Liz & Dick

Bert Stern

Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch

$4,410

Painting, Jungle premier, Yoann Merienne

Jungle premier

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,827

Photography, Old Delhi. Inde. Inde001., Olivier Perrin

Old Delhi. Inde. Inde001.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004., Olivier Perrin

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

$509

Photography, Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde003., Olivier Perrin

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

$509

Photography, Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002., Olivier Perrin

Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx090.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx089., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx089.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx085.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx084.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx083.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx076.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx073.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx072.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx068.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx066. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx065. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx064. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx064. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx058. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057., Olivier Perrin

Lisbonne. Portugal. Lx057.

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx053. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 22 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx052. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx052. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 13 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 5.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx062. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx062. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx059. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx059. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx049. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx049. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx048. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx048. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx044. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx044. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx042. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx042. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx034. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx034. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx032. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx032. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx030. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx030. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx029. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx029. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx028. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx028. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx027. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx027. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx026. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx026. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx025. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx025. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx024. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx024. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx023. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx023. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx021. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx021. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx020. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx020. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx019. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx019. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx018. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx018. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx017. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx017. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx016. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx016. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx015. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx015. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx014. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx014. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx013. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx013. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx012. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx012. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx011. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx011. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx010. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx010. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx009. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx009. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx003. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx003. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx002. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx002. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Lx001. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx001. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$509

Photography, Neiges, Adrianna MJW

Neiges

Adrianna MJW

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$339

Photography, Neiges, Adrianna MJW

Neiges

Adrianna MJW

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$452

Photography, Bilbao 30/09/2010 15:22h. (Identity Promises Series), Imanol Marrodán

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

$961 $865

Photography, César Mercedes & Tank, Arnaud Baumann

César Mercedes & Tank

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,583

Photography, Swift, Drew Doggett

Swift

Drew Doggett

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$2,875

Photography, Tiger's Retreat, Drew Doggett

Tiger's Retreat

Drew Doggett

Photography - 50.8 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$2,500

Photography, Titans of Time, Drew Doggett

Titans of Time

Drew Doggett

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$3,310

Photography, Trinity, Drew Doggett

Trinity

Drew Doggett

Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$2,090

Photography, Unlikely Companions, Drew Doggett

Unlikely Companions

Drew Doggett

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$2,875

Photography, Dune, Tanguy Mendrisse

Dune

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$294 $265

Painting, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans Titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 24 x 16 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.3 inch

$74

Photography, DeliRiUs, Louis Blanc

DeliRiUs

Louis Blanc

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,583

Photography, L'homme du passé, Tanguy Mendrisse

L'homme du passé

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$192 $173

Photography, Averse, Tanguy Mendrisse

Averse

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$181 $163

Photography, Chimère, Dominique Jullien

Chimère

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 13 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$339

Photography, Swift (Identity promises series), Imanol Marrodán

Swift (Identity promises series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$565

Photography, Anboto, Mari's home (Identity Testimonies series), Imanol Marrodán

Anboto, Mari's home (Identity Testimonies series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$565

Photography, Baiser noir et blanc, Arnaud Baumann

Baiser noir et blanc

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$3,280

Photography, Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo, Arnaud Baumann

Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$3,280

Photography, I’m sure you did what you could, Idan Wizen

I’m sure you did what you could

Idan Wizen

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,827

Photography, Urbasa 18/03/2022 ((Identity Statements Series), Imanol Marrodán

Urbasa 18/03/2022 ((Identity Statements Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 40 x 109 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 42.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,601 $2,081

Photography, facieS, Louis Blanc

facieS

Louis Blanc

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,658

Photography, Lines, White Sands, Heike Bohnstengel

Lines, White Sands

Heike Bohnstengel

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$554

Photography, Sin título (Identity Assertions Series), Imanol Marrodán

Sin título (Identity Assertions Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537 $457

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!

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