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Untitled - (High heel shoe with Eiffel Tower)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art
Category

1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lisbon Pipes - Framed - Ltd Ed of 10
By Keith Ramsdell
Located in New York, NY
Black and white. Dye sublimation on aluminum. Floats in sleek white contemporary wooden frame
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Driftwood - Framed - Ltd Ed of 10
By Keith Ramsdell
Located in New York, NY
Driftwood at beach. Black and white. Dye sublimation on aluminum. Floats in sleek white
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Georgica Jetty in Winter Storm - Framed - Ltd Ed of 10
By Keith Ramsdell
Located in New York, NY
Getty at beach. Black and white. Dye sublimation on aluminum. Floats in sleek white
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

8 - Framed - Ltd Ed of 10
By Keith Ramsdell
Located in New York, NY
Pilings at beach. Black and white. Dye sublimation on aluminum. Floats in sleek white
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Sign 82, San Francisco
By Nenad Samuilo Amodaj
Located in Hudson, NY
created a counter-shape to the hoop, a white sphere (the Ball) made from plaster strips, to match the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rêverie
By Julia Beyer
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shifted more and more from making music to instant photography and it grew into something much more
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Rêverie
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Cactus, Madrid
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still
Category

1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cultural Portrait of a Young Boy in South Sudan Amidst the Mundari Cattle Camps
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Sudan In these scenes of life from South Sudan, experience the surreal, roving camps of the Mundari
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cultural Portrait of a Young Boy in South Sudan Amidst the Mundari Cattle Camps
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Sudan In these scenes of life from South Sudan, experience the surreal, roving camps of the Mundari
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled, Madrid (drain)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled, Madrid (Sandals w/ Grass)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art
Category

1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Testarossa
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
some surreal days ahead in the field. However, it may be a long time before we can beat the thrill of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Arco de Libros, Madrid (books)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art history at Universidad
Category

1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Picture of Mountain on String)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art history at Universidad
Category

1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cuchillo, Madrid (knife-ruler)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art
Category

1990s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sombrero, Madrid (hat with film)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-lifes. He studied art
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peace, Williamsburg, NY, 1995
By Tina West
Located in Hudson, NY
, Silhouette, Blur, Curtain, Sepia Tone, surreal
Category

1990s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Storm over Sierra Nevada, limited edition photograph, signed, archival ink print
By Mitch Dobrowner
Located in Sante Fe, NM
here well beyond the time we leave it. It’s real, at times beautifully surreal, powerfully haunting
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

A vision you can t Capture (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
blackand-white, the photographs of Stefanie Schneider evince a soft, sometimes seemingly pictorial visual
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Game of Pistols
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled based on an original Polaroid, 20th Century, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
seventies are characterized by a cool, objective mode of representation in historicizing blackand-white, the
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Piano Ursula. Digital Collage. Limited Edition Color Photograph
By Paloma Castello
Located in Miami Beach, FL
surreal stories. Her work arises from these experiences; They are evidence of her “autofiction.” Paloma
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Living Without Borders
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Musing (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Raincloud
By Mitch Dobrowner
Located in Sante Fe, NM
surreal, powerfully haunting and alive all at the same time. While photographing, the world gets quiet
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tornado Over Plains
By Mitch Dobrowner
Located in Sante Fe, NM
surreal, powerfully haunting and alive all at the same time. While photographing, the world gets quiet
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vortex Over Field
By Mitch Dobrowner
Located in Sante Fe, NM
surreal, powerfully haunting and alive all at the same time. While photographing, the world gets quiet
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pons Aemilius - Disappeared Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
steel and cast iron, gives a sense of chronological vertigo. A surreal scenario of the Eternal City
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rosemary Ellis Windows Gelatin Silver photograph Print for book: Windows
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Windows Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XI Surrealist Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Published
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis Windows XI Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Still Life - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century, Color
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, loss and healing. As a member of the instant photography community, her kindness is palpable, cutting
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Memento Mori - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century, Color
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, loss and healing. As a member of the instant photography community, her kindness is palpable, cutting
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Circle of Life- Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century, Color
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, loss and healing. As a member of the instant photography community, her kindness is palpable, cutting
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Reawakening - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century, Portrait
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-taught artist from Pittsburgh, USA using mostly Polaroid photography. Her work explores self-portraiture
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Rosemary Ellis Pipes II Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print 1975 for book
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
(1910-1988) Pipes II Original photography for Pipes and Wires in the Outlooks and Insights series
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Dam III Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for Bodley Head
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
(1910-1988) Dam III Original photography for Pipes and Wires in the Outlooks and Insights series
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows IV Gelatin Silver Photograph Print Gothic Ruin
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
(1910-1988) Windows IV Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows III Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
Ellis Windows III Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Heaven
By William Chua
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for nature's conditions to be perfect before capturing this surreal image in a timeless photograph
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Privacy - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-taught artist from Pittsburgh, USA using mostly Polaroid photography. Her work explores self-portraiture
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Echo - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century, Portrait
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
from Pittsburgh, USA using mostly Polaroid photography. Her work explores self-portraiture and the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Negative Space - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
self-taught artist from Pittsburgh, USA using mostly Polaroid photography. Her work explores self
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Rosemary Ellis Windows X Silver Gelatin Photograph Print architectural machinery
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
create a glorious surreal impression, with the everyday items taken out of context and providing strong
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XIII Gelatin Silver Photograph Print horse stable
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
create a glorious surreal impression, with the everyday items taken out of context and providing strong
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Dam (detail) Gelatin Silver Photograph Print mid century modern
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
books for the Bodley Head. These photographs of everyday scenes combine to create a glorious surreal
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows II Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
surreal impression, with the everyday items taken out of context and providing strong geometric images
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XVII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Windows Mid Century
By Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
books for the Bodley Head. These photographs of everyday scenes combine to create a glorious surreal
Category

1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Ship Called Dignity
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Minimal and surreal black and white capture of the world s largest iceberg, A23a
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Balance" Minimal and surreal black and white capture of the world's largest iceberg, A23a Unique
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

An iceberg with organic, angular features in this surreal black and white photo
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"""Sea Sculpture"" An iceberg with organic, angular features in this surreal black and white photo
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Promenade BNW (black and white, hot air balloon, surreal landscape, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Surreal black-and-white landscape of pedestrians walking among illuminated hot-air balloons. Archival
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

An ethereal white horse running over volcanic black sand in this surreal moment
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
An ethereal white horse running over volcanic black sand in this surreal moment Against the black
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surreal Black White Landscape Photograph Nature Wildlife India Trees Clouds
By Aditya Dicky Singh
Located in Norfolk, GB
. Dark palm leaves become pale white, clouds become black and a leopards spots are reversed
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Surreal World, Skyscraper, Megacity, Dubai, black white cityscape photo print
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white cityscape photo. City skyline viewed from a railway track, with
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Otherworldly capture of an iceberg in black and white
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"""Phantom"" Otherworldly capture of an iceberg in black and white Unique photograph of an
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ethereal black and white image of a white horse swimming underwater
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Ethereal black and white image of a white horse swimming underwater Portrait of a radiant white
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

Questions About Surreal Black And White Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Black and white photography refers to imagery that only consists of different tones of grey. 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. Find black and white photography today on 1stDibs.