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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1930s
George Best by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
George Best
by Arthur Steel
George Best – Just released from Ford Prison, 1985 (photo Arthur Steel) Arthur recalls: “I photographed George Best having his first bath following his...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catfight V by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight V
by Arthur Steel
Catfight – Female Bikini Mud Wrestlers, Hollywood Tropicana, Los Angeles 1985 – Set of 6 prints.
Arthur recalls:
“I was in Los Angeles with the British c...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Platinum Palladium print over silver, Limited Edition, Still-life - Brighton 27
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Brighton 27 - Platinum Palladium print over silver on vellum paper - Edition 1 of 8 , plus 2 AP ( size 1 )
An old Harley Davidson motorcycle in front of a gas station garage in Br...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver, Platinum
Catfight III by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight III
by Arthur Steel
Catfight – Female Bikini Mud Wrestlers, Hollywood Tropicana, Los Angeles 1985 – Set of 6 prints.
Arthur recalls:
“I was in Los Angeles with the British...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris International Exhibition w Eiffel Tower Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris 1937. The International Exhibition Construction, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Features:
O...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Horseshoes by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Horseshoes
by Arthur Steel
IRELAND 1981
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 37 " / 137 x 94 cm
signed and n...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Super Mac by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Super Mac
Super Mac – John McEnroe, Wimbledon Tennis Championships 1984
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 24 x 1...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Party’s Over by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
High Roller
by Arthur Steel
The Party’s Over -Kevin Keegan hangs up his football boots and retires after his last ever game playing for Newcastle United. 1984
Arthur recalls: “Be...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Short Back And Sidespin by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Short Back And Sidespin
by Arthur Steel
London 1983
Punk Martin Gale is so potty about Snooker he’s let it go to his head.
All prints are hand signed ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
What Do You Think Of It So Far by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
What Do You Think Of It So Far
by Arthur Steel
Eric Morcombe at home, England, 1981
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bone Idle by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Bone Idle
by Arthur Steel
Bone Idle – Gracious the bloodhound, Sussex, 1986
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 16 ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Baby Love Bug by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Baby Love Bug
by Arthur Steel
Baby Love Bug – Volkswagen Owner’s Meet, Great Britain 1980
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
pa...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fallen Angel by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fallen Angel
by Arthur Steel
Fallen Angel – London, 1982
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Figurative photo, nude print, Black white, Large, Contemporary- Morning
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Morning ‘ who was captured on film in ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Morocco 93 by Aaron Siskind, 1982, Photogravure
Located in Dallas, TX
Morocco 93 by Aaron Siskind presents an abstract image, a close up of a textured rock slab. Small dark square holes scatter across the rock. The subject is cropped, emphasizing the t...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Def Leppard by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Def Leppard
Joe Elliott, Def Leppard on stage
1983
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Clash, Top of the Rock, NYC 1981
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, NYC 1983
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joe Strummer and Gaby, NYC, 1981
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon sitting at control board, Hit Factory, NYC 1980
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Zarina -Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Woman portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Zarina - Limited edition archival pigment print, 1987 - Edition 2 of 5
Provenance : Ian Sanderson’s Estate
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creat...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Figurative photo, Nude fine art print, Contemporary black white Analogue - Katia
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Katia ‘ who was captured on film in 20...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Black and White, Photograp...
John Lennon and Sean Lennon, Hit Factory, NYC, 1980
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Figurative photo, Portrait fine art print, Contemporary, Black white - Morgane
Located in Barcelona, 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, ...
Pistol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol began using the big-shot Polaroid camera in 1971 and continued using it religiously until his death in 1987. Despite the camera being discontinued in 1973, he continued t...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Brigitte Bardot at a young age
Located in Cologne, DE
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, born 28 September 1934, often referred to by her initials B.B. is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portra...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Three nudes in masks
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American), "Three nudes", Black and White print on Harmon paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century
Hand signed by Lucille Khornak
Available sizes:
Paper Size 11 x 14, Im...
Category
1980s Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Yosemite" - Black & White Landscape Photograph AP
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful black and white landscape photograph titled "Yosemite," by Jeff Nixon (American, 20th Century). A mountain range stands high against a cloudless sky and above a forest reflected in a pond below. Signed "Jeff Nixon AP, Yosemite '87," on verso. Presented in a new white mat, 16"H x 20"W.
Jeff Nixon began photographing in the late 1960's, and by the end of the millennium had acquired an impressive list of credentials; many years as a year round resident of Yosemite Valley, noted instructor in the techniques of black and white photography which he gleaned from his years of working with Ansel Adams, and learning the Zone System from the master himself. Jeff has been an instructor for two California Junior Colleges, Modesto and Columbia, has led extension courses for UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, and taught and lectured in numerous seminars and classes. He has taught workshops and has had many showings nationwide, working with Morley Baer, Chris Rainier, Rod Dresser, and John Sexton as either field or darkroom assistant. He was also the production and research assistant for the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, Carmel Highlands...
Category
1980s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Original Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph of Poet Allen Ginsberg in Yoga Pose
By Jan Herman
Located in Surfside, FL
Jan Herman, journalist, writer and photographer is an old-school journalist who got his start in San Francisco’s counterculture scene in the 1960s. A Brooklyn native and Queens College graduate.
While working at City Lights Books as the poet-publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti's assistant, Jan Herman founded Nova Broadcast Press and the little magazine San Francisco Earthquake (1967-1971), which published Beat, post-Beat and Fluxus writers and artists. Chief among them were William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, Carl Weissner, Wolf Vostell, Norman O. Mustill, Mary Beach, Claude Pélieu, Ferlinghetti, Ed Sanders...
Category
1980s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Panoramic View of San Francisco 1939, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph was distributed by American Information Services in Paris.
Panoramic view of San Francisco circa 1939.
Features:
Original silver...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan)
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido"
1987/2021
Silver gelatin print, later print
Sheet 34 x 26.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
not p...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beastie Boys and DJ Hurricane, NJ 1987
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Andy Warhol, hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Makos, Andy Warhol
Portrait of Andy Warhol taken by photographer Christopher Makos
(Hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos), 1986
Gelatin Silver Print, hand signed and annotated by Andy Warhol, Hand signed by Christopher Makos with studio stamp and copyright
Hand signed and annotated "Xtra" by Andy Warhol; hand signed, dated and stamped by Christopher Makos with copyright
Frame included: elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass; there is a die cut window on the back to reveal the signatures, annotations and copyright stamp
A rare proof hand signed by both photographer and subject:
Hand signed and annotated "Xtra" by Andy Warhol on the back; hand signed, dated and stamped by Christopher Makos with this copyright
Measurements:
Frame:
19 x 16.75 x 1.75 inches
Photograph:
12.25 x 10.25 inches
About Christopher Makos:
Christopher Makos was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, grew up in California, and moved to New York after high school. He studied architecture in Paris and briefly worked as an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol, Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject, called Makos "the most modern photographer in America." His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Tate Modern in London, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the IVAM in Valencia (Spain) and the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. His pictures have appeared in magazines and newspapers, including Paris Match and Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several important books, like the volumes Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Pencil
Black Dune, Oceano California
By Brett Weston
Located in Carmel, CA
Considered one of Brett Westons most beautiful dunescape. Denise Bethel of Sothebys remarked it was the greatest dune of Brett she had ever seen.
Vintage Photograph printed...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones, NYC 1980
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Prince, Long Island NYC 1985
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bruce Springsteen, Toronto 1984
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Boy George, NYC 1983
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Bon Jovi, Moscow 1989
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alfred Stieglitz, in front of Georgia O'Keefe painting by Imogen Cunningham
Located in Brookville, NY
Imogen Cunningham was an influential American Photographer, best known for her detailed portraits and floral still lives. Cunningham brought a distinctly West Coast influence to mainstream photography. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area group f/64, along with Ansel Adams and Willard Van Dyke. The Museum of Modern Art NY held several solo exhibitions and the Dallas Art Museum. Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography along with dozens of other Museums worldwide.
Cunningham, in this photograph, captures her contemporary photographer Alfred Stieglitz in front of his longtime partner Georgia O'Keefe's 1926 painting...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
FELA KUTI photograph collection
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fela Kuti: A rare vintage collection of:
2 darkroom publicity photos circa ealry/mid 1980s. Each measuring 5x7 inches.
15+ 35mm transparencies of Fela performing live circa early/...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Waters Baltimore 1985 (John Waters photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985:
Medium: Silver Gelatin print in Agfa darkroom paper.
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches.
Condition: Fair overall vintage condition; scattered...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 5 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 5
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lorin Maazel Vintage Photo - Vintage Photo 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Director Lorin Maazer at the "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan, 1980s.
Very good conditions.
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
George Best Bath By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
George Best Bath
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note other print sizes...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Warhol in Cookieland
Located in New York, NY
Debi Szarkowski-Effron
Warhol in Cookieland, 1987
Limited Edition offset lithograph poster
Bears the photographer's copyright stamp and pencil numbered 138/190 on the lower left fron...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 3 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 3
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liza Minelli with husband
By Adam Scull
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Careless Whisper By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Careless Whisper
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes an...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Protective Pooch By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Protective Pooch
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 20
note other print sizes ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kevin Keegan By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Kevin Keegan
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note other print sizes and...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ronnie Kray Wedding 1 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Ronnie Kray Wedding 1
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 20
note other print s...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fallen Angel By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fallen Angel
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86 x 66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes and fr...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vivienne Westwood By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 64 x 48.5" / 162.5 x 123 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 10
note other print s...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eric Morecambe By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Eric Morecambe
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86 x 66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes and...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Horseshoes Pile Luck Of The Irish By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Horseshoes Pile Luck Of The Irish
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1981 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note...
Category
1980s Modern 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.
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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.
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