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Nude bride on her bike, Sam Haskins

Nude bride on her bike

Sam Haskins

Photography - 14.96 x 12.06 inch

$8,500

Underbreast Covered, Tony Potts

Underbreast Covered

Tony Potts

Photography - 16 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,900

The secret, Mihaela Ivanova

The secret

Mihaela Ivanova

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$602

Trois volcans, Lionel le Jeune

Trois volcans

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 20.5 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch

$547

Conversations, Elena Helfrecht

Conversations

Elena Helfrecht

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,008

Barbara, Tony Frank

Barbara

Tony Frank

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$1,422

La tristeza, James Sparshatt

La tristeza

James Sparshatt

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$745

Fernandel  / Paris Match, Walter Carone

Fernandel / Paris Match

Walter Carone

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,750

Amazing stairway, Rani Bruchstein

Amazing stairway

Rani Bruchstein

Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$8,816

La montée des eaux (2), Fabienne Cresens

La montée des eaux (2)

Fabienne Cresens

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$1,203

Empty bed, December 16, 2017. Hôtel Bloom,Brussels,Belgium. Botanique., Jay-Jay Johanson

Empty bed, December 16, 2017. Hôtel Bloom,Brussels,Belgium. Botanique.

Jay-Jay Johanson

Photography - 15.9 x 11.9 x 0 inch

$645

Tina Turner à Paris Planche contact, Georges Ghighi-Bonnin

Tina Turner à Paris Planche contact

Georges Ghighi-Bonnin

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$656

Corridor with Chequered Floor, Suzanne Moxhay

Corridor with Chequered Floor

Suzanne Moxhay

Photography - 21.1 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

$645

Sans titre, Momentum

Sans titre

Momentum

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$547

Plant Studies, Fern, Heike Bohnstengel

Plant Studies, Fern

Heike Bohnstengel

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$383

Wrapped vendor, Vassil Anastasov

Wrapped vendor

Vassil Anastasov

Photography - 22.8 x 15 inch

$766

Darknees 1, Cécile Baldewyns

Darknees 1

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,094

Godard, Karina / Paris Match, Jack Garofalo

Godard, Karina / Paris Match

Jack Garofalo

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,750

La pell 1.1., Jordi Rosado

La pell 1.1.

Jordi Rosado

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$656

Deneuve / Paris Match, Philippe Le Tellier

Deneuve / Paris Match

Philippe Le Tellier

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,750

Bond St., NYC, Joseph Cela

Bond St., NYC

Joseph Cela

Photography - 16 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,650

Untitled - Eros series, Mayssa El Khoury

Untitled - Eros series

Mayssa El Khoury

Photography - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0.2 inch

$2,136

Marilyn Relaxes in A Hotel Room, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Relaxes in A Hotel Room

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 29.9 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$864

Belmondo  / Paris Match (1), Gragnon François

Belmondo / Paris Match (1)

Gragnon François

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,750

Fujisan 1, Raynald Najosky

Fujisan 1

Raynald Najosky

Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$656

2153, Salvatore Arnone

2153

Salvatore Arnone

Photography - 35.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,390

Verse, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Verse

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,209

Dietrich / Paris Match, Paul Slade

Dietrich / Paris Match

Paul Slade

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,750

Nick Cave Portrait, Detlev Schneider

Nick Cave Portrait

Detlev Schneider

Photography - 43.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$5,141

Intimité en fil de laçage, Michel Verna

Intimité en fil de laçage

Michel Verna

Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

$427

C918 - 21, Stephane Charpentier

C918 - 21

Stephane Charpentier

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,750

Gabrielle Coco Chanel (Silver Gelatin Print), Horst P. Horst

Gabrielle Coco Chanel (Silver Gelatin Print)

Horst P. Horst

Photography - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$18,000

Pathway of Heaven, Tibet, Yu Hanyu

Pathway of Heaven, Tibet

Yu Hanyu

Photography - 16 x 20 inch

$2,000

24 Heures du Mans / Paris Match, Maurice Jarnoux

24 Heures du Mans / Paris Match

Maurice Jarnoux

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,477

Waiting, Paul J Bucknall

Waiting

Paul J Bucknall

Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$658

Les deux libraires, Rome, Fabrizio La Torre

Les deux libraires, Rome

Fabrizio La Torre

Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,805

Lovers, Alice Maier

Lovers

Alice Maier

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$361

Zenith B, Nikolay Stefanov

Zenith B

Nikolay Stefanov

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$809

Feather Duster Triptych, Andy Lerner

Feather Duster Triptych

Andy Lerner

Photography - 14 x 39 x 1 inch

$1,300

Miami Stripes 09 11bn, Luca Artioli

Miami Stripes 09 11bn

Luca Artioli

Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

David Bowie Planche contact, Mousse

David Bowie Planche contact

Mousse

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$820

Ray of light ,C Chaplin, Tigi Van Gil

Ray of light ,C Chaplin

Tigi Van Gil

Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,750

1%, Samuel Cueto

1%

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,750

Temporality 1, Edin Mustafic

Temporality 1

Edin Mustafic

Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch

$656

Roadster, Franck Leclerc

Roadster

Franck Leclerc

Photography - 13 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$755

Alain Delon et Jean Paul Belmondo, Serge Benhamou

Alain Delon et Jean Paul Belmondo

Serge Benhamou

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$656

Tom Cruise à Paris Planche contact, Pierre Suu

Tom Cruise à Paris Planche contact

Pierre Suu

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$711

Karl Lagerfeld à Saint Tropez Planche contact, Serge Arnal

Karl Lagerfeld à Saint Tropez Planche contact

Serge Arnal

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$711

Girl Standing with Oars, Tony Potts

Girl Standing with Oars

Tony Potts

Photography - 22 x 16 inch

$1,900

Selfie @ Altitude - Belgium, Stefan Darte

Selfie @ Altitude - Belgium

Stefan Darte

Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,608

Johnny Hallyday et Dalida, Didier Sibileau

Johnny Hallyday et Dalida

Didier Sibileau

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$656

Politics, Ejaz Khan

Politics

Ejaz Khan

Photography - 33 x 49 x 1 inch

$3,600

Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match, Patrice Habans

Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match

Patrice Habans

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,312

Melon Bi- Polar, Jarmila Kostliva

Melon Bi- Polar

Jarmila Kostliva

Photography - 28.3 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$600

Bout Du Monde - Photographie argentique - La Rochelle, Jules Gorce

Bout Du Monde - Photographie argentique - La Rochelle

Jules Gorce

Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$656

Tous au Balcon, Cédric Fontaine

Tous au Balcon

Cédric Fontaine

Photography - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,805

Squirting champagne, Lagoon of Orbetello, Marco Tenaglia

Squirting champagne, Lagoon of Orbetello

Marco Tenaglia

Photography - 17.5 x 26.4 inch

$1,039

Clark Gable à Paris, René Vital

Clark Gable à Paris

René Vital

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$766

Dragon 2, Les Schmidt

Dragon 2

Les Schmidt

Photography - 18 x 27 x 1 inch

$1,772

Duke Ellington et Louis Armstrong, Jacques de Potier

Duke Ellington et Louis Armstrong

Jacques de Potier

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$766

Cone, Larry Snider

Cone

Larry Snider

Photography - 22 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,187

Guerre d'Algérie / Paris Match, François Pages

Guerre d'Algérie / Paris Match

François Pages

Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$656

A corps ouvert, Daria Nelson

A corps ouvert

Daria Nelson

Photography - 4.1 x 3.3 x 0 inch

$437

Lazy man with dog, Sven Svensøn

Lazy man with dog

Sven Svensøn

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$427

Chiara Slewett, Rio de Janeiro, 2005 +  "I Love You" édition collector, Mario Testino

Chiara Slewett, Rio de Janeiro, 2005 + "I Love You" édition collector

Mario Testino

Photography - 16 x 12 x 0.4 inch

$5,141

Ruffle season Palm Springs CA, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet, William Dey

Ruffle season Palm Springs CA, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

William Dey

Photography - 20 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$525

Temporal Disorder - 19, Radu Corneliu Sarion

Temporal Disorder - 19

Radu Corneliu Sarion

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$547

Run Moon, Diane Bellier

Run Moon

Diane Bellier

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$273

Untitled Portrait of Female, Man Ray

Untitled Portrait of Female

Man Ray

Photography - 10.13 x 10.25 inch

$3,000

N°2076, Jean-Paul Baret

N°2076

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 43.3 x 23.6 inch

$897

Mick Jagger "le poing" Londres, Pierre Terrasson

Mick Jagger "le poing" Londres

Pierre Terrasson

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,094

Kurt Cobain, Kevin Westenberg

Kurt Cobain

Kevin Westenberg

Photography - 24 x 20.1 inch

$2,297

Aria, Claude Guillaumin

Aria

Claude Guillaumin

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,859

Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau

Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie

Claire Giraudeau

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$164

Lassitude, Xavier-Alexandre Pons

Lassitude

Xavier-Alexandre Pons

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,094

Mynga, John Kenny

Mynga

John Kenny

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,445

A rock cannot burnt to ashes, On Hansen

A rock cannot burnt to ashes

On Hansen

Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Sans-titre, Patrick Rubinstein

Sans-titre

Patrick Rubinstein

Photography - 45.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$24,609

Fall, Tenesh Webber

Fall

Tenesh Webber

Photography - 11 x 11 inch

$2,505

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City, Leonard Freed

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City

Leonard Freed

Photography - 19 x 13 inch

$3,000

Incense Debris, Shine Huang

Incense Debris

Shine Huang

Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$3,500

In my Head, Lídia Vives

In my Head

Lídia Vives

Photography - 16.5 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$720

Luther Allison, Jacques Beneich

Luther Allison

Jacques Beneich

Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,734

Weight on their Shoulders - Large Format, Jorg Karg

Weight on their Shoulders - Large Format

Jorg Karg

Photography - 51.2 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,500

1910 Arbres  Trees, Eugène Druet

1910 Arbres Trees

Eugène Druet

Photography - 23.2 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$2,130

Twisted Branch, Jan Gordon

Twisted Branch

Jan Gordon

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.15 inch

$950

Maïs, Le Marais D'Arles, Lucien Clergue

Maïs, Le Marais D'Arles

Lucien Clergue

Photography - 9.9 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,625

Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium), Seb Janiak

Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium)

Seb Janiak

Photography - 43.3 x 33.9 inch

$4,384

Sarah Moon Portfolio, printed and bound, 10 Gelatin Silver Prints, Sarah Moon

Sarah Moon Portfolio, printed and bound, 10 Gelatin Silver Prints

Sarah Moon

Photography - 21.25 x 16.25 x 2 inch

$49,000

Just JAZZ, Karol Kállay

Just JAZZ

Karol Kállay

Photography - 16.1 x 19.7 inch

$3,500

Warrior Bride, AJ Barnes

Warrior Bride

AJ Barnes

Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$957

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.

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What does black and white mean in photography?

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. 

What is good about black and white photography?

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.

What techniques are used in black and white photography?

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.