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Black and White Photography For Sale
Elvis on Milton Berle, 1956 - Elvis Presley Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Elvis on Milton Berle, 1956 - Elvis Presley Black and White Photograph
Elvis Presley caught mid-performance on the Milton Berle show. Milton Berle was a household name as both a com...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Madonna - signed Limited Edition print (2005)
Located in London, GB
Madonna - signed Limited Edition print
Press Commission
July 2, 2005
London Hyde Park
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist.
Unframed...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Picasso, President de la Comida, Frejus
Located in Carmel, CA
Excellent Condition, Framed upon purchase,
Purchased from Photography West Gallery, Carmel CA.
Print by artist
1988 Copyright
The silver metalframe is 20.25" x 16.25"
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Two Georges 24 x 35inch signed limited edition b/w archival pigment print
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp.
This is Number 3/10.
Paper size 24 x 35...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
"Syd Barrett Laying on His Car" Photography 20" x 24" inch 14/50 by Mick Rock
By Mick Rock
Located in Culver City, CA
"Syd Barrett Laying on His Car" Photography 20" x 24" inch 14/50 by Mick Rock
Edition: 14/50
Signed and numbered by Mick Rock
Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic pri...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" contact sheet print by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles contact sheet by Robert Whitaker from the photo session that ended up being the controversial cover for the 1966 release "Yesterday and Today".
On March 25, 1966, The Beatles visited 1 The Vale, Chelsea, London, a top-floor studio leased by Oluf Nilssen and frequently used by renowned photographer Robert Whitaker. Before the photo session with Robert Whitaker, The Beatles posed for a more conventional session at the studio with Nigel Dickson of The Beatles Book...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Bride - underwater black
white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x28"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Make Up Mirror Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Thurston Hopkins – Signed Lifetime Print
Limited Edition 33/50
Fibre Print
Date printed: 2011
Signed & Editioned by Photographer, ink recto (front)
Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 51 x...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin "Plane"
By Bob Gruen
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Led Zeppelin standing in front of their tour plane "Starship" in 1973. Photograph taken at JFK airport before heading to Pittsburgh, PA.
Signed by photog...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Poppy No.12 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.12 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 125 x 100 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 10 prints, each han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Whispers for Rain" Nude Photography 39 x 29.5 in Ed of 4 by Lukas Dvorak
By Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Whispers for Rain" Nude Photography 39 x 29.5 in Ed of 4 by Lukas Dvorak
39" x 29.5" inch
Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper
2023
The photo is signed on the back
Comes with COA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Cowboy by Stuart Redler. Black and white photo of cowboy with a saguaro cactus
Located in Coltishall, GB
A cowboy in contemplative pose in front of a saguaro cactus. The man is wearing a stetson hat and smoking a pipe. The image evokes the solitude of life on the plains and seems to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skating Waiter by Horace Abrahams
Located in London, GB
"Skating Waiter" by Horace Abrahams
8th January 1938: A waiter skates across the ice at St. Moritz carrying a tray of drinks for his customers.
Unframed
Paper Size: 60" x 40'' (in...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Tramway Lines in Lyon, France 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography.
Press Photography.
Title: Street view in Lyon, France, circa 1930.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image Size: 4.89 in high (11.4 cm) x...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elegant, graceful lines make up the gentle curve of this horse
s neck
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Elegant, graceful lines make up the gentle curve of this horse's neck
This fashion-inspired image focuses on the beautiful details of this elite horse
The print series Equus: Light...
Category
2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Malcolm X. Chicago
By Eve Arnold
Located in London, GB
Estate stamped on reverse
Archival pigment print
Accompanied by Magnum Photos COA
Available in two sizes:
Paper size: 20 x 24 inches, edition of 21
Paper size: 24 x 34 inches, edit...
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flight - black and white sky photography, from limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Flight
Mexico, 2025
Artist Biography:
Ugne is a Lithuanian fine art photographer based in London. Her work explores the intricate systems and subtle beauty of nature, finding ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL - Black and White Photograph, Documentary
Located in Denton, TX
Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach by Al Satterwhite is a black and white photograph featuring a group of teenagers sitting on top of a car filled with surfboards.
Archival Pigment P...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Al Pacino LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Scarface, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 10
Also available in
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
and as combined Edition 25 in
40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch
50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
This picture shows a scene of the movie blockbuster "Scarface" with Al Pacino.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta.
In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sean Connery as James Bond in "Diamonds are Forever" by Terry O
Neill - 29/50
Located in Chicago, IL
Scottish actor Sean Connery as James Bond in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, 1971.
Paper size: 20 H x 16 W inches
Matted and framed.
Lifetime Edition: 29/50
*Please inquire for additi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sophie - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Nude
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
$2,932 Sale Price
32% Off
Black Tears II, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, cheetah
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12
more sizes on request
A Cheetah mum is sitting in the savannah.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the most s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Car Abrasion
By Brett Weston
Located in Carmel, CA
Excellent hand printed photograph by the master Brett. Signed and dated in pencil.
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
3499 - signed fine art photograph with copy of
Solace
book
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
This bundle includes a hand-signed, numbered photograph by Ugnė Pouwell together with a copy of her debut book, Solace. The photograph reflects the book’s exploration of light, shado...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Tree Study V - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tree Study V by Frank Schott
from a series of black and white photographs capturing the Golden State's vast mountain landscapes
40 x 32 inches / 102cm x 81cm
signed edition of 25...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
"Marche des Méréides" Photography 24 x 18 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marche des Méréides" Photography 24 x 18 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - ready to hang
Year photo was taken: 2017
Edition of 28.
Mounting the photo under of gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
Wild Water Canyon - landscape photograph - limited edition - waterscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Wild Water Canyon Study 1, Austria - no. 18147
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print.
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Portrait fine art signed print, Figurative, Analogue, Black white - Morgane
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Morgane ‘ who was captured on film in ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
$2,968 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand Central Station New York City
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Grand Central Station, New York City, USA - no. 11906
Black and white fine art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
River with Mountains, Ladakh, India
By Linda Connor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Linda Connor's imagery of ancient and sacred places explores the relationship between nature, civilization and spirituality. Appropriately, her subject matter is often in spiritual c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jane March (Limited Edition of 25) - 20x24 In. - Celebrity Photography
Located in New York, NY
This fine art print features actress and model Jane March, posed topless on the rooftop of the Hotel Le Bristol in Paris in 1992. This risqué iconic b...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Framin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Hidden Staircase", Contemporary, Abandoned Architecture, Black and White Photo
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Hidden Staircase” is a black and white photo of a decaying stairwell with peeling paint and ornate wrought-iron railings. The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Bride - underwater black
white nude photograph - archival pigment print 22x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blow my Mind (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blow my Mind (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
50x49cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Eyes and Stripes - underwater black&white nude photograph archival print 52"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked women. her face and classic breast are covered with sunbeams.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
My Sister
s White Cat
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ghosts of Love
If love took form, if we could see it, and if so watch, as it faded, or got lost, or just gave up, slowly softly, disappeared, disillusioned, dejected, I think I saw it, as a tree in the woods, as a pale moth, a boat upturned on a shore, moonlight on ocean, a feather, drifting down, discarded, I looked and, love was everywhere, sighing, trembling, shimmering, fluttering, tender, as it departed, and as I watched...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st March 1956.
A man swan diving from the high diving boar...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Aspen Grove Forest - Black
White Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
The beauty of nature's rhythm is captured in this black and white landscape photograph of a forest of Aspen trees by American photographer and film maker, John Henry Johnson (America...
Category
1970s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Lily Pond (Realist Black
White Landscape Photo of Floating Botanicals)
By Betsy Weis
Located in Hudson, NY
Minimalist landscape photograph of black and white lilies on water
"Lily Pond", photographed by Betsy Weis in 2006
archival inkjet print on watercolor paper
20 x 30 inches, 27 x 37 inches in white frame with white mat & anti-reflective non-glare glass
Wire backing for easy installation, ready to hang as is
Photographed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, this black and white archival pigment print by Betsy Weis captures a cluster of water lilies afloat on a glassy, onyx-like body of water. Looming clouds are reflected in the pond's serene surface. Crisp, moody, and rich in texture, the photograph can stand on its own as a quiet glimpse at nature, or can be juxtaposed with others in the series to form a more complete vision.
This photograph is available unframed, $1700. The image measures 20 x 30 inches, and the paper measures 24 x 26 inches.
Artist statement:
Nature provides the perfect model of beauty, according to Plato and Socrates. In the classical period, something was considered beautiful because it existed in nature; art was secondary. In the 18th Century, the German philosopher Johann Joachim Winckelmann argued against the idea that art imitates life, believing that qualities superior to nature are found in art, specifically, ideal beauty, and “brain-born images”. Neoclassical thought represented that art need not serve any end other than its own existence. For me, beauty is an ideal, nature is real, and art comes from the brain.
I take pictures in nature, finding shifting, disparate, and beautiful landscapes. I develop my pictures of trees...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
23% Off
Faun
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faun, 2018, Edition 1/7, 2 APs
Based on an original Impossible film Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2018-168
Kirsten Thys v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled 2 and Untitled, Diptych. From The Horse and Dancer Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For this series the artist explores the moment when nature in animal form intertwines with the human form, there you can learn true balance. -In this series the artist studies the balance between black and white photography.
The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The sharp and refined effect of these types of lighting conditions became a necessity to avoid studio environments. Self-taught, while photographing ballet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Four stitched gelatin silver prints of Nude Male by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a "stitched" work of a nude male model created by Andy Warhol in the last year of his tragically short life.
"Between 1982 and 1987 Andy Warhol produced several hundred wor...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Thread, Silver Gelatin
Nuns of New York - black and white photography, limited edition 11 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Nuns of New York'
New York, United States 2019
Limited edition of 20.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Giclée
Victor Hugo in drag with unidentified man in drag
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from th...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peony No.10 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Peony No.10 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea
SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott
48 x 48 inches ( 122 x 122cm )
signed edition of 7
58 x 58 inches ( 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Black and ...
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
American actress-
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Leaving (Strange Love)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Strange Love) - 2005
20x30cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a 35mm film.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schnei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16
by Jake Chessum 1990
Oversize
limited edition
edition size 7 only this size
printed 2021
Archival pigment print
numbe...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,106 Sale Price
20% Off
Shaken Not Stirred
1968 Baryta Print
By Peter Ruck
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968
English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968.
Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular te...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Miles Davis at Fillmore East, NYC, June 17, 1970 by Glen Craig
By Glen Craig
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Miles Davis on stage at the legendary Filmore East, New York City in 1970 by photographer Glen Craig.
Miles Davis recorded Miles Davis at Fillmore ov...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
15th July 1931: Two women in bathing suits share a snack with a couple of sea lions during a display in Paris.
Unframed
Pape...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Muse" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Muse" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Comes with COA issued by the Artist
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Celeste 2, China
Located in New York City, NY
Zhangjiajie 4, China
60 x 60 inches
Edition of 3
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Early Morning
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture belongs to a set of photographs which Kallay took in 1965 for a German book publisher in NYC.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$411 Sale Price
68% Off
Raquel Welch 1966 LIFETIME silver gelatin b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie Diamond Dogs by Terry O
Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed silver gelatin print of David Bowie with a large barking dog for publicity shots for his 1974 album ‘Diamond Dogs’ in London.
12x16" silver gelatin darkroom print, sign...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shop Black and White Photography
There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.
The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.
When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.
Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.
Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.
Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.
Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.
On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.
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The New York photographer tells us how an encounter with the then-13-year-old boxer led to a decade-long project that saw them both go pro.
John Dolan’s Photographs Capture the Art and Soul of a Wedding Day
In a new book compiling 30 years' worth of images, the photographer reveals that it's the in-between moments that make a wedding special.