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Black and White Photography For Sale
Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A theift(1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A thief (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Paramount/Getty Images Archive London England).
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity por...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Volcano and Skeleton
Located in Sante Fe, NM
NEW WORK by prominent landscape photographer Mitch Dobrowner. JUST RELEASED, JAN 2018
Dobrowner presents landscapes with sublime complexity – imagery poised between permanence and f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golden Gate Bridge Lands End - black and white landscape art photography
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Golden Gate Bridge Lands End, 2023
Limited edition of 15.
Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof.
Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Araquem Alcantara - Lioness, South Africa (Black and White Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Recognized as a pioneer of nature photography in Brazil, Araquém Alcântara (b. 1951) has, for over five decades, built a monumental visual legacy that celebrates and defends the coun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Supremes Dancing - Detroit, MI, 1965 - Framed, Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
The excitement and innocence is profoundly evident on the faces of Dianna Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard - AKA The Supremes, in this behind the scenes photograph, dancing to ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Lakeborn" Nude Black
White Photography 32 x 24 in Ed. of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
By Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lakeborn" Nude Black & White Photography 32 x 24 in Ed. of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
32 x 24" inch
Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper
2024
The photo is signed on the back.
Ships rolled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Elephant Family in front of Kilimanjaro, animal, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10
More sizes on request
An elephant family, in Kenya / Amboseli walks in front of the Kilimanjaro.
For years, Joachim Schmeisser has been photographing the last giants of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled XIII and Untitled XVI. From the Series Chiromorphose. B&W Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This work explores the sculptural capacities of the hands. Stripping them from their symbolism or the functions for which they are normally used, Nico Baixas explored them like someo...
Category
2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Profile Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014)
Gelatin silver photographic print depicting Pablo Picasso with a frog or turtle.
Mougins, 1968
Hand signed by the artist with hand written descr...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
In the Car
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition 2/17
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated photograp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy.
Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913
15 x 15 inch gelatin silver print Image
Size: 10.75 x 11 inches
Frame size: 18 x 18 x 2 inches
Edition of 15
Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us.
At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
Category
1910s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Poppy No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition (2/20)
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.2 is a captivating black and white still-life photograph capturing the delicate elegance of a poppy flower. Created using a large format 4x5 Linhof camera, this analogue ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage press print realized in 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Olivia
s Tree, Study 1, Meursault, Bourgogne, France
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jane Goodall, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE, she is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960.
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A full body portrait of a dark horse with an Argentinian halter
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
A full body portrait of a dark horse with an Argentinian halter
Crisp detailed portrait of an elite horse wearing a nude bridle against a white backdrop
The print series Equus: Lig...
Category
2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
22% Off
Miami Stripes. Black and White Architectural Landscape Photography
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Jetty on calm Lake Panorama, black and white photograph, waterscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
On the Downton Shore
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture of NYU was done in 1965 as a collection of photographs for a German book editor. Later a phonebook about NYU was published.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$413 Sale Price
68% Off
Infinity - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival paper 28"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prisca, Paris 1997
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15
signed and numbered
Also available in:
50 x 40 cm / 20 x 16 in
200 x 150 cm / 78.5 x 59 in
A black supermodel is lying on her side.
Thierry Le Gouès...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sam - Intimate photograph of a woman in bed, Contemporary, Black, Sensual Nude
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 ‘ Sam ‘ who was captured on film in 199...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Catch Me - underwater black
white photograph - archival print 14.4"x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a topless woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print.
Limited edition of 12
Paper size: 18"x24"
Image si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Eight Posts, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mulford Lane, Amagansett -Second Edition 1/10
Located in East Hampton, NY
Second Edition 1/10
Printed to Order
Also available in 20"x30" .
Photo taken in Amagansett NY
*Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Looking Glass II" Nude Landscape Photography 24 x 36 in Ed 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Looking Glass II" Nude Landscape Photography 24 x 36 in Ed 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
Archival Giclee Print
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Comes with COA issued by the artist.
NOT fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, Black and White photography print, from original 1988 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 without flash in available light.
The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia)
This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2022
Located in Denton, TX
Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a lone pine tree, standing in front of the ocean. A small island appears in the horizon, mimicking the shap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Largest Living Tusked Elephant, Kenya, Iconic, Unbelievable, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Silent Giant"
Craig is one of the greatest and most famous super tusk elephants in the world. With 200 lbs of tusks, he is royalty in the elephant world and an icon of survival.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
World Class Sailboats on the Open Seas, Classic, Horizontal, Minimalist
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"In Sync"
The iconic super yachts Lionheart, Ranger, Rainbow, and Velsheda appear to work together to create a pattern where there was none in this timeless and classic black and white photograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Doris Day Applies Lipstick
(Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Doris Day Applies Lipstick' 1959
Doris Day In 'Pillow Talk,' 1959.
The iconic singer and actress starred in the 1959 romantic comedy film directed by Mic...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Eddie Vedder by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder,Pearl Jam
1992
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull poses during a photoshoot in London in 1966. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female arti...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Poplar Trees, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Populus Forest, tree avenue, Austria, black and white art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ice Walker, Norway by Paul Nicklen - Walrus tusks
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Ice Walker
Svalbard, Norway
24 × 36 in / 61 x 91.4 cm / Edition of 20
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 x 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 x 60 in / 101.6 x 152.4 cm / Edition of 10
60 × 90 in / 152....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harney County, Oregon
By Robert Adams
Located in New York, NY
Robert Adams
Harney County, Oregon
2005
Set of four photogravures
Each image: 19 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches; 51 x 40 cm
Each frame: 29 x 25 inches; 74 x 64 cm
Edition of 30
Each signed, ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Peony no.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 15
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Peony’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Limited edition of 15.
Printed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
Blooming hands
double exposure fine art photography, edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Blooming hands' 2023
A Fusion of Nature and Creation
Analogue double exposure photograph made using 4x5 large format camera. Creating focal details of the photograph and depth of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
The Beatles on the set of HELP! by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles having fun at Cliveden House whilst taking a break from filming the 1965 comedy, Help! Taken by Robert Whitaker.
All limited edition print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Calla Lily with Leaf
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist. Signed and numbered. Mint Condition..
9/75
Dry mounted onto archival acid free board. 16x20"
The artist is no longer living.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Hoare/Express/Getty Images)
15th February 1974:
English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull sitting in a dressi...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Nathan
s, Coney Island, NY - New York Tourism Lifestyle Photography Monochrome
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Nathan's Coney Island, NY' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk.
It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10.
The self-proclaimed "w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Ink
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 2, France
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul Newman - Black and White Silver Gelatin Print Photograph American Actor
Located in Brighton, GB
Paul Newman - Black and White Silver Gelatin Print Photograph American Actor
American actor Paul Newman is photographed at a dinner with a cigarette just brought to his lips. It is ...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
French Contemporary Collotype Photograph Black White Photo Andre Naggar
By Andre Naggar
Located in Surfside, FL
Photos pictured of information cards after the images of the black and white photos are not included.
La Chute D'Icare (The Fall of Icarus) is a original, black and white photograp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Fishermans Dream limited photograph seascape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fishermans Dream, France - no. 11459
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border.
More Sizes:
15.75 x 15.75 in....
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Guitar girl - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Guitar girl - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-919.
Not moun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Adventure" Nude Photography 16" x 24" in Edition of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adventure" Nude Photography 16" x 24" in Edition of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Adventure" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2013
Picture size:
Height: 16" inch
Width: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment, Plexiglass
Bob Dylan Behind the SNCC Office, 1963
By Danny Lyon
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on Verso
Gelatin silver print
Image: 22 1/2" x 15, Paper: 24" x 20, Matted: 24" x 30"
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Caroline - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Woman Model, Intimate
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 ‘ Caroline ‘
Signed by Ian Sanderson lo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
$2,979 Sale Price
20% Off
Sea Duet
Ballet for Still Photography, Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of 'Sea Duet', a ballet for still photography created by Mitchell to celebrate his love of dance, 1983. Si...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Ocean pearl - analogue black and white floral photography, Limited edition 5
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ocean pearl'
London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
The photograph is signed front and back ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Pine Trees at Dusk, Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Penny Farthing Bugle" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Penny Farthing Bugle" by Fox Photos
17th October 1932: Edwin Davey, riding a penny farthing bicycle over Lambeth bridge in London, and blowing...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Daniel Craig Contact Sheet (Limited Edition of 25) - Celebrity Photography
Located in New York, NY
This is a 2002 contact sheet (a positive print of all the negative images from a roll of 35mm film or medium format film) of youthful-looking Daniel Craig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,653 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Gate Bridge, fort point rock, San Francisco, b&w landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 15. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
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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