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Black and White Photography For Sale
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Untitled V. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled V, ( nc-18-S2-0004). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Elephant Cathedral, Maasai Mara, 2007 – Nick Brandt, Animal, Africa, Documentary
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England) Elephant Cathedral, Maasai Mara, 2007 Archival Pigment Print Sheet 109,2 x 96,5 cm (43 x 38 in.) Edition of 15 (#12/15) print only Nick Brandt is a cont...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mick Jagger, New York City, 1989 – Albert Watson, Art, Black and White, Portrait
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Mick Jagger, New York City, 1989 Vintage silver gelatin print Sheet 50,8 x 40,64 cm (20 x 16 in.) Unique Print only Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He currently lives and works in New York. A student of the famous Royal College of Art in London Albert Watson (born 1942) is a Scottish photographer well known for his fashion, celebrity, and art photography, having shot over 200 Vogue and 40 Rolling Stone covers since the mid-1970s. His photographs are signature, classical, and bold, and in our world of manipulation, Watson prefers the enlargers and the trays; an artist who greatly enriches our perception with his unique photographic view. Photo District News named Watson one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, among others. Presented in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide Watson has won numerous awards, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, the Hasselblad Masters Award, and three ANDY Awards. He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2010. – Photography, Black and White, Mike Jagger...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ancient Page Angel, Book of Faith, Ancient Page, Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ancient Page Angel, Book of Faith, Ancient Page (Triptych), 2017 by Shine Huang From the Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Overall size: 3...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Circus
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Printed later. Signed on the back of the print with date in pencil. Camera Obscura label on back of mat. Overmatted to 20 x 16 inches so frame-ready. Provenance: Camera Obscura Galle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pathos – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Monkey
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Pathos, from the series 'Boarding House', 2005 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 45 x 45 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Sheet 50 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) AP 3/3 Signed a...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Metamorphosis – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage, Nude, Animal
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Metamorphosis, from the series 'Boarding House', 2006 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 45 x 45 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Sheet 50 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) Edition ...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled VI. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled VI, (nc-31-S3-0008). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Giggles – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage, Smiley, Wall, Flower
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Giggles, from the series 'Boarding House', 2006 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 45 x 45 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Sheet 50 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) Edition of 10 ...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Materia VI, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia VI, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed _____________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Materia V, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia V, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed ______________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Colette, Paris
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Printed later. Signed on the back of the print with date in pencil. Camera Obscura label on back of mat. Overmatted to 18 x 22". Provenance Camera Obscura Gallery (Denver) 1980s to p...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled IV. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled IV, (c-5-S1-0002). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 50 H cm x 50 W cm. Image size: 45 H cm ...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Charis, Santa Monica
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Charis, Santa Monica" is a photograph by Edward Weston. It has the artist stamp on verso, “Negative by Edward Weston print by Cole Weston”. The framed photograph measures 15 1/4 x 1...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Materia III, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia III, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed ____________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Untitled III. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled III, (c-3-S1-0003). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H ...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Untitled II. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled II, (c-4-S4-0010). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 50 H cm x 50 W cm. Image size: 45 H cm ...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

#14 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe / Bob Holbert, Daytona 2000 Kilometer race
Located in Dallas, TX
#14 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe/Bob Holbert, Daytona 2000 Kilometer race by Al Satterwhite is an 11 x 14 inch archival pigment print. This photograph features a racecar with the numbe...
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1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Materia IV, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia IV, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed _____________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Untitled I. From the Series Chiromorphose. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled I, (nc-30-S1-0003). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H ...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

USA, New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
USA, New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Ava...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Unmade Bed
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"The Unmade Bed" is a photograph by Imogen Cunningham. The photograph is signed in pencil, lower right, "Imogen Cunningham, 1957". The framed piece measure...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Abandoned Flower – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Abandoned Flower, 2001 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 36 x 36 cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Sheet 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Edition of 10 (#5/10) Signed and dated ...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Materia II, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia II, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed _____________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Lion Before Storm V, Maasai Mara, 2006 – Nick Brandt, Africa, Animal, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England) Lion Before Storm V, Maasai Mara, 2006 Platinum Print Sheet 55.9 x 69.8 cm (22 x 27 1/2 in.) Edition of 8 plus AP's (from sold out edition) Print only ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Materia I, From The Series Materia, Abstract Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Materia I, 2023 by Mikael Kenta From the Series Materia Archival Pigment Print with a 1 cm white border. Image size: 75 cm. H x 60 cm. W Edition of 15 + 1AP Unframed ______________...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Dress Up – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Cat
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Dress Up, 2002 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 36 x 36 cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Sheet 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Edition of 4 (#2/4) Signed and dated verso in p...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lion Before Storm II, Maasai Mara, 2006 – Nick Brandt, Africa, Animal, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England) Lion Before Storm II, Maasai Mara, 2006 Platinum Print Sheet 71.1 x 91.4 cm (28 x 36 in.) Edition of 15 plus AP's (from sold out edition) Print only Ni...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Interstellar, II and III. Triptych. Abstract. Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Interstellar, II and III (Triptych), 2019 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Overall size: 42 in. H x 126 in. W Individual size: 42 in. H x 42 in. W ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Caged Cat – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Cat
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Caged Cat, 2003 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 36 x 36 cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Sheet 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Edition of 5 (#2/5) Signed and dated verso in ...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Naples #287 by Jed Fielding, 1983, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Naples #287 by Jed Fielding is a silver gelatin print. This photograph depicts a baby face looking at the viewer with a woman on the phone passing in the bac...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Naples #910 by Jed Fielding, 1978, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Naples #910 by Jed Fielding, 1978 is a silver gelatin print. This photograph depicts a man holding a statue of Bottecelli's The Birth of Venus. The image size is 19 x 12.87 inches an...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps, Diptych. Landscape B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps Diptych, by Luca Artioli Archival print cotton rag paper Overall size: 40 H x 54 W inches. Image size: 40" x 27" inches with 5" each side ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 733.
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 733. Elephant; walking. 14 x 20 inch original vintage collotype print from 1887 (image size 8.125 x 14.875 inches)
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hide and Seek – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Dog
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Hide and Seek, 2003 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 36 x 36 cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Sheet 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Edition of 5 (#2/5) Signed and dated verso...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Unexpected – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Dog
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN Unexpected, 2004 Vintage silver gelatin print Image 36 x 36 cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Sheet 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Edition of 5 (#2/5) Signed and dated verso in...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 211.
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 211. Stooping and lifting handkerchief; parasol in left hand. 14 x 20 inch original vintage collotype print from 1887 (image size 7.75 x 13.75 inch...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Orchid Paphiopedilum and Orchid Paphiopedilum Callosum, B&W Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Orquídea Paphiopedilum and Orquídea Paphiopedilum Callosum (Diptych), by Miguel Winograd Selenium-Toned Gelatin Silver Prints From the series "Matas" Overall size: 14 in H x 22 in W Individual size: Orquídea Paphiopedilum, 2021 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Orquídea Paphiopedilum Callosum, 2017 14 in H x 11 in W Edition 2/7 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales ---------------------------------------------- Miguel Winograd is a Colombian photographer. After years of graduate study in Latin American History, he completed the documentary photography program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. His personal work explores the relationship between people and their environment, narratives of social conflict, and the dense interconnections of the Colombian landscape. Occasionally, he prefers to make portraits of trees. His work has been exhibited in New York, Berlin, Mexico City, and Bogotá, and published in different media, including The New York Times and The New Republic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

All About Love. Paris. From do Mundo de Sombras series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
All About Love / Paris, 2011 by Guilherme Licurgo Image size: 35 in. H x 23 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP Unframed Mundo da Sombras Series "Our natural disposition is to think of photographs as snapshots, the capture of a fleeting moment. However, Guilherme Licurgo has frequently toyed with this understanding, producing images which instead condense time into a singular frame". Other sizes are available. All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales. ____________ Guilherme Licurgo was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1983 and is currently residing and working in São Paulo, Brazil. Invited to model for Terry Richardson for his book, "Terry Richardson Rio Cidade Maravilhosa" in 2008, Guilherme went on to study Photography at the Panamericana School of Art. He discovered his real passion behind the lens, creating images. He has been working as a photographer ever since. He has worked for many Brazilian and International brands/ magazines, including Lancaster Paris, Architecture Beauty Culture Design, Roberto Cavalli, Wonderland, Martha Graham Dance Company, EMI Records, Greenpeace, PIRELLI, at PIRELLI CALENDAR 2010, GQ Portugal, GQ Brazil, Vogue Magazine, Wella and others. In 2011, he was personally invited by Olivier Van Doorne, President and Worldwide Creative Director at Select NY, to work on his first major international advertising book project, side by side with Steven Klein, Johan Renck, Lori Goldstein, and Sean Spellman...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Five Presidents, The Oval Office, Washington, D.C.
By David Hume Kennerly
Located in Santa Monica, CA
David Hume Kennerly has been shooting on the front lines of history for fifty years. One of the youngest winners of the Pulitzer Prize, David Hume Kennerly’s 1972 award for Feature ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Louis Armstrong, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Louis Armstrong, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200 20x24: £2,640 30x40: £3,960 40x60: £7,500 Estate-stamped and numbered on rev...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Seoul, Korea (Three Birds)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sammallahti describes himself as a nomad who enjoys the nature of the great north: the darkness, the cold, and the sea. Sammallahti is a master craftsman, carefully toning his prints...
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 60.
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 60. Running at a half-mile gait (shoes). 14 x 20 inch original vintage collotype print from 1887 (image size 9.375 x 12.625 inches)
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Shoeshine, Mexico D.F. by Mario Algaze, 1974, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
20 x 16 inches. Gelatin Silver Print. Signed, dated and titled in pencil on verso.
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Yéyé en position
Located in New York, NY
Malick Sidibé (1935-2016) was renowned for his celebrated black-and-white photographs of the youth culture in his hometown of Bamako, Mali.
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Provence, France, 1955 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Provence, France, 1955 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Avail...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa With Harp, 1939 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa With Harp, 1939 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the standards...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 140.
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 140. Descending stairs, looking around and waving fan. 14 x 20 inch original vintage collotype print from 1887 (image size 11.75 x 9.75 inches)
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Carroll Shelby/Sebring, FL by Al Satterwhite, 1964, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 20 x 16 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 "The discovery of fast cars and auto racing rocked my world as a high school student in the early 1960s. After graduating I did everything I could to wrangle assignments to cover two of the biggest international endurance races held annually in Florida. The Daytona 24-Hour and Sebring 12-Hour races were the highlight of my early years as a photographer. Covering racing events in the Sixties was a lot different from what it is today. Access to the racers and the cars was much easier and there were far fewer photographers covering any event. As a fan and a photojournalist in search of a great story, I usually hung around Carroll Shelby’s pit. Shelby and his Cobras were always race winning contenders. “Shel” was easy to work with and to be around. He let me do what I wanted and go where I pleased to capture a story. At the 1964 Sebring race, Shel was recovering from surgery, alternating between crutches and a wheelchair. As his good friend and motor racing artist Bill Neale...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. Image size: 16 x 16 inches Paper size: 20 x 20 inches
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
Located in New York, NY
Listing is for an unframed print and includes free shipping to the continental US and 14-day return policy. Julian Wasser Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp pl...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

New York City, 1977 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1977 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Availabl...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

USA, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1947 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
USA, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1947 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed l...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Prosperity on the Corner
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print. Title, date and signature on mat margin 1980 stamp in black ink twice on mount verso
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1930s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (2 Planes Flying Over Seagrams Building)
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print. John Albok stamp in black ink on verso (John Albok 1980) Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida by the Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed, titled and dated. Image size: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in, Mount size: 20 x 16 in Lucienne Bloch was a prolific artist. Born in Switzerland, she soon moved with her family to American...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986 - Sebastião Salgado (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986 Sebastião Salgado International Shipping Available Stamped with photographer’s copyright blind stamp Signed, inscribed on reverse Undertaking projects of vast temporal and geographic scope, Sebastião Salgado (born 1944) is one of the most celebrated photojournalists working today. Whilst inescapably memorable for their beauty, Salgado’s photographs...
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1980s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.

The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.

Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.

Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.

Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.

Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.

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The famed Brazilian photographer tells us about the seven years he spent immersed in the Amazon rain forest.

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