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Black and White Photography For Sale
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Mussolini At 13th Anniversary of Fascism - Vintage Photo - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini At 13th Anniversary is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized on 29 October 1935.
In the photo,...
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1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Occupational Portraits in Seto Islands is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Heather Watts
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Heather Watts joined the New York City Ballet in 1970 at the age of 17, and was made a principal dancer in 1979. She is a contributing editor at Vanity F...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Mussolini in Sanatorium - Vintage Photo 1934
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini In Sanatorium' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper, the stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, here Mussolini participated in the inaugurat...
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1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Waterway in Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Waterway in Osaka is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27
Yokohama School print (Yokohama Shas...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Rolling Stone Magazine, Natalie Merchant", New York, NY, 1994
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper.
The price is for an unframed photograph.
11" X 14" Edition of 25.
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaroids, a new exhibit by Jose Picayo. The opening reception will be held Wednesday, November 7th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The exhibit will run through January 6, 2019.
In this exhibition, Picayo seeks to revive the concept of unadulterated beauty captured as a single moment in time. An unapologetic user of film, Picayo prides himself on his avoidance of digital processing for personal work. When asked why it remains his preferred medium, Picayo answers, “Digital is so overpoweringly real; photography is more magical to me.” For Picayo, Polaroid film is a medium where he can capture something as is – a moment in time. Just to hold the photograph in his hands is enough.
25 Years of Polaroids showcases Picayo’s most iconic work. This exhibit includes personal photographs of Cuba from 1994, Polaroid image transfers showcasing his impressive use of visual texture and his eye for fashion. Also included are his Atget-esque tree portraits from a New Jersey public arboretum in 2012. Additionally, a selection of 8” x 10” Polaroids from Mugshots 2008, will be included, exploring how a person’s soul can be captured in what appear to be basic photographs. The main questions at the heart of Picayo’s photography stem from the mystery of human perception and the precious things that are lost to time.
The invitational image, Rotating Doll, 1997, features a multi-paneled display of polaroids which cover an entire length of a wall. These 20” x 24” Polaroids appear larger than life and were given much praise in Picayo’s recent exhibit Polaroids 2016 at The Erie Museum in Erie, PA. This series stems from a collection of children’s dolls Picayo has found over the years, each one with its own strange and authentic story to tell. By cultivating a deteriorated look reminiscent of antique fresco painting, Picayo examines time using the inanimate faces of broken dolls, reflecting on the objects we hold dear and how they fall apart as we try to hold onto them.
Picayo speaks of his own influences, crediting photographers Eugène Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Curtis, Michael Disfarmer, and Torkil Gudnason with impact on both his fine and commercial art. He is well known for his work in fashion, but for Picayo his personal and commercial work are interrelated, each extensions of one another. Born in Cuba, Picayo immigrated to Puerto Rico during his childhood and settled in New York City by the early 80s. After receiving his BFA from Parsons School of Design, Picayo began his professional career as a commercial photographer, shooting for magazines such as Vanity Fair, Sassy, Taxi, and Connoisseur. Picayo’s work has since appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, L.A. Style, New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, NY Magazine, HG, and Elle Décor. Picayo has held nine solo exhibits to date at the Robin Rice Gallery.
portrait, Natalie Merchant...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Temples of Japan is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5
Yokohama School...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Japanese Country Women - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Country Women is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27
Yokohama School print (Yokohama...
Category
1880s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled 20266 - lith silver gelatin print
By John Casado
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20266 figurative black and white, male body nude, figurative photograph.
2002 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print.
image = 20 x 24 or 50.8 x 61 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Priests in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Priests in Kyoto is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover.
Very good conditions, slightly faded shade, perfectly legible details . Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Prin...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Owl VI, Great Horned, ed. 2/50
Located in Denver, CO
This is an unframed photographic print. Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dalel Tangour, Tunisian artist photographer, Portrait diptyque black & white
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait diptyque, technique print from Negative Black & White treated in the laboratory on Lith film to obtain a solarization effect. Signed in pencil by the artist on the plate.
Edition: limited 1/3
The artist Dalel Tangour...
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Film
Landscapes of Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes of Seto Islands is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5
Yokohama School print (Yokohama Shashin), realized during the Meiji dinasty (1868-1912). From a collection printed in the Shin-E-Do studio, as evidenced by the ink stamp on some copies. These prints does not show visible stamps on the front. On the lower margin of the prints some hand-written captions in black ink Italian on the cardboard.
In the lot, four landscapes...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hippocampus Barbouri (male), Platinum Iridium Print, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Munich, DE
"Creatures of the seven seas"
Series of 16 images plus cover page.
Limited Editions of 5 on Arches Platinum Rag handmade by the artist himself.
Edition 1 + 2 only available as compl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Ancient Portraits from Osaka, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Occupational portraits in Osaka is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5
...
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Portraits from Osak, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Osaka Workers and Traders is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Washington Square Arch II (New York City Sepia Toned Print on Watercolor Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Washington Square Arch
pigment print on watercolor paper
13 x 16, edition of 25 $1500
20 x 24, edition of 25 $2500
40x50, edition of 15, $6,500
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover.
Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27
Yokohama School p...
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Scatophagus Argus, Platinum Iridium Print, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Munich, DE
"Creatures of the seven seas"
Series of 16 images plus cover page.
Limited Editions of 5 on Arches Platinum Rag handmade by the artist himself.
Edition 1 + 2 only available as compl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
March 5, 2005 #1
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Designer's Homes, Dior Beige Coat, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Photographed for Dior, beige coat Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each p...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Coat with Bucket Hat, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designer's Homes Bucket Hat -- Model Monique Chevalier in a Dior creation, photographed for 1960 issue of Life in the 17th century home of Suzanne Luling, Directrice of Dior. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONLY OFFERED IN AN EDITION OF 15. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Fashion photography of Dior model Monique Chevalier. She is wearing a grey coat with four large buttons with a bucket hat. She is also wearing long black gloves. She is standing with on arm in her pocket and her other hand pointing at her chest. This is also an interior shot of Suzanne Luling home. She is standing in a room. She is framed by two sculptures of a woman holding a tree. Behind her, there is a table with a lamp with faux candlesticks. In the background, there are cream curtains...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
12 Photographies of Joan Miro by Clovis Prevost - Rare - 30 Copies
By Clovis Prévost
Located in Paris, FR
Portfolio with twelve photos depicting Joan MIRO by the photographer Clovis Prevost.
All with the stamp of the photographer at the back.
Edition of 30 copies.
Size : 24 x 30 cm wit...
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Maiden Dance (Chicks and Chicks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Maiden Dance' (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Edition 5/10, 20x20cm, 2017
Based on a Polaroid
not mounted, Artist inventory 20216.05
The 'Chicks and Chicks' series is part...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Brides Magazine, Canoe", Bedford, NY, 2003
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper.
The price is for an unframed photograph.
11" X 14" Edition of 25.
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaro...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mussolini in Libya - Original Vintage Photo - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Mussolini in Libya is an original artwork realized in 1937 and printed by Agence Trampus, Paris. B/w photograph. The hallmark of the Agency and the caption on the back. Good conditio...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
March 8, 2004
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
February 13, 2006
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shoe Form (Sepia Toned Still Life of an Antique Shoemaker's Tool from Tonga)
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia Toned Still Life of an Antique Shoemaker's Tool from Tonga
17 x 17, edition 9 of 25
Silver Gelatin Print, unframed
David Halliday's series consists of sepia-toned still lives of antique objects from Tonga, a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. He took these still lives during his trip there in 1997.
Tonga was once at the center of a vast trading empire stretching...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Paper Globe)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 16 x 12 in., Image size: 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
Printed 2011
Chema Madoz is one of the...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Landscape Photograph with Trees
By Michael Hart
Located in Houston, TX
Photography of a landscape with trees. The work is in a deep tone. It is signed in pencil by the artist. The photograph is framed in a black frame with a white matte.
Artist Biograp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Joseph Beuys
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The German artist Joseph Beuys was influential in the Fluxus movement of the 1960s. His conceptual, performance-based art practice often involved components of sculpture and installa...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
March 29, 2004
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Swimmers", New York, NY, 1995
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper.
The price is for an unframed photograph.
11" X 14" Edition of 25.
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaroi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cloth Making Tool (Sepia Toned Still Life of Tools from Tonga)
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph of Clothing Making Tools from Ancient Tonga
17 x 17 inches, edition of 25
signature on face
Tonga was once at the center of a vast trading empire stretching...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
July 30, 2004
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
August 16, 2004 #1
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
March 5, 2005 #2
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
March 15, 2005 #2
By Ion Zupcu
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
9 x 9 inches
(Edition of 50)
15 x 15 inches
(Edition of 30)
This artwork is offered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ceremony Canes (Sepia Toned Still Life of 6 Canes from Tonga)
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph of Six Ceremonial Canes from Ancient Tonga
17 x 17 inches, edition of 8/25
signature on face
Tonga was once at the center of a vast trading empire stretching...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Anniversary of the Fascist Party Foundation - Original Vintage Photo - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
The Anniversary of the Fascist Foundation is an original b/w photograph realized in 1935 by Agence Trampus (Paris). The original hallmark of the Agence Trampus (Photoreportage Trampu...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Work beginning at the 1941 Universal Exhibition - Original Vintage Photo - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Work beginning at the 1941 Universal Exposition is an original artwork realized in 1937. B/w photograph printed by Agence Trampus, Paris. The original hallmark of the agency (photore...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mussolini and Badoglio - Original Vintage Photo - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
The Duce and Badoglio is an original b/w photo realized in 1934 by Agence Trampus. The original hallmark of the agency and a piece of paper with the caption on the back are present. ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Filippo Corridoni Celebrations - Original Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Filippo Corridoni celebrations is an original artwork realized in the 1930s and printed by Agence Trampus (Paris). B/w photograph. The hallmark of the agency and the caption (date, t...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Roper at Bell Ranch) by Bank Langmore, 1973-75, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled (Roper at Bell Ranch) by Bank Langmore is a 8 x 12 inch toned silver gelatin print. This piece is framed, the frame size is 21 1/2 x 28 in. This photograph is signed in penc...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Circus trio / tumbling family / children three framed phoos
By Nina Dietzel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Three framed contemporary black and white photographs featuring tumbling children, from when the artist visited a Romanian family circus during her travels.
Dietzel’s diverse proje...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Divination by Needle
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Plegado de scompte 2
Located in New York, NY
Plegado de scompte 2, 2017
Digital photography printed on Hahnemuhle paper
8h x 40w in
Edition 3/5
Unframed
Using photography as the starting point, Viviana Zargón constructs a pic...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
Up and Away - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid, Boyhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Up and Away (It's only Me and You now)- 2017, Edition 2/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm,
Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper,
not mounted. Sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Afterglow
By Amy Friend
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In the Dare alla Luce series, I initially responded to a collection of vintage photographs, retrieved from a variety of sources both personal and anonymous. Through hand-manipulated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Homeward Bound - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Homeward Bound, 2017, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Based on an original Instant Film Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Atlantic City, 1948
By Amy Friend
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In the Dare alla Luce series, I initially responded to a collection of vintage photographs, retrieved from a variety of sources both personal and anonymous. Through hand-manipulated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
It's only You and Me now (1) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid, Boyhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
It's only You and Me now (1) - 2017, Edition 2/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm,
Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted.
Signed on ver...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Divination by Shadow
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Divination by Raindrop
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Divination by Time
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Divination by Book
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Divinations by Stranger
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
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.
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