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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Minimalist
Style: Post-War
Two Samburu Warriors Stand on an Overlook and Survey Their Land
Located in US
"Kingdom Come" Two Samburu warriors stand atop this popular overlook surveying their ancestral land. As warriors, it is their job to look after the needs of their community. These...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black & White Image of a Water Flowing Through a Gorge, Classic, Minimalist
Located in US
"Into the Gorge" Over many, many years, the waters of Oregon have delicately and precisely formed their own path as captured in this intimate vignette of the Columbia River Gorge. ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Underwater Image of a Dark Horse, Otherworldly, Design-Inspired, Equestrian
Located in US
"Power and Rhythm" ⁠Through this minimalist environment, you can completely immerse yourself in the beauty of the horse’s form with no distractions to take away from the subject’s ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Underwater Image of a Dark Horse, Otherworldly, Design-Inspired, Equestrian
Located in US
"Power and Rhythm" ⁠Through this minimalist environment, you can completely immerse yourself in the beauty of the horse’s form with no distractions to take away from the subject’s ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Profile of a Dark Horse Swimming Underwater, Light Coming Through the Surface
Located in US
"Underwater Rhythm" This dark horse against lighter water feels buoyant and weightless, while the tail adds softness in contrast with the sharper contours of the horse's body. The...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

One Wild Horse Running on the Beach on Sable Island
Located in US
"Triumph" In this image, you can feel the remoteness of a place man has failed to conquer, and you can see the wildness of the horses on full display. ⁠ This is an award-winning, ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Single Wild Horse Looking at the Camera on Sable Island
Located in US
"Silent Grace" The gracefulness of the horses of Sable Island is only intensified by their steadfast, silent gaze that draws you in and embrac...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

All-White Horse Swimming Underwater with Surreal Light, Otherworldly
Located in US
"Symphony of Light" From the angelic light streaming in from the ocean's surface to the minute movements of the horse's hooves as she swims, each element...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate Portrait of a Mountain Gorilla, Black & White Photography, Iconic
Located in US
"Unyielding Giant" This intimate and iconic portrait of a mountain gorilla in Rwanda highlights the bold beauty of these animals. Exceptional Cre...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate Portrait of a Mountain Gorilla, Black & White Photography, Iconic
Located in US
"Unyielding Giant" This intimate and iconic portrait of a mountain gorilla in Rwanda highlights the bold beauty of these animals. Exceptional Cre...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Surreal, Fashion-Inspired Portrait of a Mountain Gorilla
Located in US
"Noir" This image of a mountain gorilla is a fashion-inspired look at one of our world's most incredible, endangered animals. Exceptional Creatur...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Minimal Portrait of a Lion in Kenya
Located in US
"Steady" A lion walks in the confident, rhythmic gait symbolic of the grace and power of these big cats. With the minimal, sunbaked backdrop of the Maasai Mara behind him, he remain...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Minimal Portrait of a Lion in Kenya
Located in US
"Steady" A lion walks in the confident, rhythmic gait symbolic of the grace and power of these big cats. With the minimal, sunbaked backdrop of the Maasai Mara behind him, he remain...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Group of Zebras Running in Formation Against a Minimal Backdrop in Kenya
Located in US
"Swift" During the perfect confluence of luck and mother nature, everything finally came together when capturing this formation of zebras harmoniously running as one cohesive shape. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited edition archival prints are carefully inspected, signed, and numbered by the artist. Custom sizes are available upon request. Shared Edition of 15 Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For your convenience, all images are printed with a 3” paper border; this is not included in the listed sizes. ABOUT DREW: Photographer & filmmaker Drew Doggett creates print series featuring the extraordinary stories of diverse cultures and communities seen through a fashion-inspired lens. Through both intimate and expansive perspectives, he reveals his subjects in vivid detail. Drew's work is in public and private collections around the world, notably the Smithsonian Institute. He has received over 100 awards and honors for his photography and short films; in 2020, he was named number one in the US and fourth globally for black and white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Wildlife, Animals, Black and White, Big Cats, Tiger...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Group of Zebras Running in Formation Against a Minimal Backdrop in Kenya
Located in US
"Swift" During the perfect confluence of luck and mother nature, everything finally came together when capturing this formation of zebras harmoniously running as one cohesive shape. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited edition archival prints are carefully inspected, signed, and numbered by the artist. Custom sizes are available upon request. Shared Edition of 15 Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For your convenience, all images are printed with a 3” paper border; this is not included in the listed sizes. ABOUT DREW: Photographer & filmmaker Drew Doggett creates print series featuring the extraordinary stories of diverse cultures and communities seen through a fashion-inspired lens. Through both intimate and expansive perspectives, he reveals his subjects in vivid detail. Drew's work is in public and private collections around the world, notably the Smithsonian Institute. He has received over 100 awards and honors for his photography and short films; in 2020, he was named number one in the US and fourth globally for black and white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Wildlife, Animals, Black and White, Big Cats, Tiger...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surreal Portrait of an Elephant with Dust in Kenya, Minimal, Fashion-Inspired
Located in US
"Plume" As the elephants toss the dirt, it rises in an arc- like a firework- above their heads, creating a temporary marriage of modern art and our natural world. Exceptional Creat...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surreal Portrait of an Elephant with Dust in Kenya, Minimal, Fashion-Inspired
Located in US
""Plume" As the elephants toss the dirt, it rises in an arc- like a firework- above their heads, creating a temporary marriage of modern art and our natural world. Exceptional Crea...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rails, Japan
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 10
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Another Tranquility", photography by Antoine Gaussin (27x67'), 2020
Located in Paris, France
"Another Tranquility", photography by Antoine Gaussin. Antoine Gaussin is a French photographer who studied journalism and photography. As a journalis...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

"Evasion 2", photography by Antoine Gaussin (35x75'), 2020
Located in Paris, France
"Evasion 2", photography by Antoine Gaussin. Antoine Gaussin is a French photographer who studied journalism and photography. As a journalist, he trav...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

"Grip" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grip" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships rolled in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

1248 – René Groebli, Black and White, Nude, Photography, Body, Woman, Erotic
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 1248, 1956 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Image 17 x 20.2 cm (6 3/4 x 8 in.) Unique Framed Signed and date...
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1950s Post-War Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bowling Ball Beach - Black and White - Nature Photography - Contemplative
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Suspended Flora" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Suspended Flora" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a BFA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bobcat II ed. 1/40
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed photographic print. Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Huangshan Mountains, Study 42, Anhui, China: 21st Century - Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Huangshan Mountains, Study 42, Anhui, China: 21st Century - Michael Kenna Signed, dated and numbered on mount Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vietnam 5 - Black and White Photography - Plexiglas
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5 Alexandre Manuel explores the natural tension between absence and presence, the man and his place in nature and between the evolution of the landscape and the permanenc...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Owl VI, Great Horned, ed. 2/50
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed photographic print. Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw a ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Needle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Needle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Reindeer 1 ed. 1/50
Located in Bozeman, MT
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

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Archival Pigment

Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke", black and white portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This black and white portrait of actor Paul Newman was taken by Lawrence Schiller in 1967 on the set of the movie "Cool Hand Luke". A silver gelatin photograph by Post War artist Larry Schiller. This celebrity photograph...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Owl VI, Great Horned ed. 1/20
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a 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

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Archival Pigment

"Suspended Flora" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Suspended Flora" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Verdure" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Verdure" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Frond" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eight Piles
Located in New York City, NY
Ediition of 15
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Solitude" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Solitude" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black and White Photograph "Water, 76" Minimalist Waterscape, Silver Gelatin
Located in New York, NY
edition of 5, hand signed by the artist on the reverse. silver gelatin print, depicting water and waves, taken with a large format camera in Arctic Alaska. This minimalist waterscape...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

White Landscape
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monochromatic #03, Black + White Contemporary Minimalist Art, Brutalist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Cristian Stefanescu Monochromatic #03 Black and White Abstract Geometry, Limited Edition Digital Photograph Edition of 30 Artists Proofs 3 Ultra HD Photo Prints On Aluminium Dibond developed on matte Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima photo paper. The matte surface prevents glare; surfaces are laminated with a UV protective film that makes them resistant to light. Image Size: 60 cm x 90 cm x 2 cm Sold Unframed Arrive Ready to Hang (integrated wall-mounts on the back using aluminium rail rectangle) Free Shipping Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Monochromatic #03 is part of a series of photographs entitled Monochromatic by Cristian Stefanescu. This black and white abstract geometry series is presenting a dialogue with the elements of perceptions and space. Seeing is unconscious using our senses, our intellect and our emotions in order to interpret the world around us according to our own personality, frame of reference or system of beliefs. I like to use as starting point the elements already created in our reality, fragments of nature or made by human hand. I like to restructure the images I am taking, by altering the angles and relative lengths, joining structures or spatial symbols into a combined representation of matter, just as I like to reorganise my thoughts, in order to be able to change my interpretation, or better say my perception and while doing so I add new forms or perspectives to each thought. Cristian Stefanescu, artist, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Oxford based artist Cristian Stefanescu was born in 1968 in Bucharest. He obtained an MSc degree in 1992 at the Technical University of Construction Bucharest, specialisation in Water and Wastewater Treatment followed by the second MSc in 1994 obtained at University of Liège, specialisation in Groundwater Engineering. After having spent more than a decade of his life teaching at the Technical University of Construction Bucharest, Cristian moved from academia to photography working in fashion industry. The passion for photography developed in the early years of college and became a constant element of his life. After long and constant collaborations with fashion brands in Romania, in 2018 Stefanescu moved to London to open his own studio. Photography was born black and white and he chose to continue this tradition, while working on evolving the visual aesthetics of this raw art form rendering his believes. Cristian Stefanescu’s distinctive monochrome photographs are an exploration into the psychological and metaphysical. He captures nature or buildings in specific moments in time – through highly visual heartbreakingly dark images often overlapped with low-contrast minimal landscapes – to create works that stretch the idea of a hypothetical time. His photo installations exist in dialogue with the elements and perceptions of space and time. “Seeing is unconscious using our senses, our intellect and our emotions in order to interpret the world around us according to our own personality, frame of reference or system of beliefs.” he has said. “I like to use as starting point the elements already created in our reality, fragments of nature or made by human hand. I like to restructure the images I am taking, by altering the angles and relative lengths, joining structures or spatial symbols into a combined representation of matter, just as I like to reorganise my thoughts, in order to be able to change my interpretation, or better say my perception and while doing so I add new forms or perspectives to each thought. This is perhaps why I love photography, because it is simply a visual capture of something already created in the world and is always changing through our interpretation, it is more like a reflexion of our thoughts.” Always preferring to focus on the space rather than its subjects Stefanescu is obsessive about the contrast of his photography, in order to channel the intensity of light and texture of the storied buildings or nature elements. He documents concrete buildings, using the subject as representative for its physical referents, while considering metaphorically the world as the concrete representation of our emotions. Concrete thinking requires facts and representation about everyday life, palpable objects in a tree dimensional world. Stefanescu uses his photographs to deconstruct and alter reality in order to obtain abstract images, since by definition the abstract thinking involves a mental process and an abstract object does not exist in time or space, but rather exists as a thought, as an idea. “I use art in a reversed process of creation. I believe thought forms what our eyes can see, so I take what was already created by the thought of another and I try to place it back into what is known forever in the mind” he has said. Cristian Stefanescu believes in the energy of every being, of each object or nature element. He upholds that photography renders the ineffable combination of the object’s energy and the photographer’s one while taking a picture. And what is the energy of a photograph? Is it the energy of the space that is framed in the viewfinder, is it the energy of the photographer? I think it is an ineffable combination of the photographer’s energy when he pressed the shutter button and everything that forms the energy of the photographed space...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Metal

Breakwater Remains
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Tangle" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tangle" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a BFA in cer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"DRIP 2" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"DRIP 2" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Contender 2" Black & White Photography Edition 1/6 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Contender 2" Black & White Photography Edition 1/6 by Giuliano Bekor "Contender 2" 40" x 120" inch Limited edition 1/6 Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Ra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Rag Paper

1247 – René Groebli, Black and White, Nude, Photography, Body, Woman, Erotic
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 1247, 1956 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Sheet 19.7 x 21.2 cm (7 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.) Unique Framed Signed an...
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1950s Post-War Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Water, 62" Minimalist Waterscape, limited edition photograph, framed & mounted
Located in New York, NY
edition of 5, hand signed by the artist on the reverse. archival pigment print, taken with a large format camera in Arctic Alaska. This photograph is 40"x55" and is framed in a hardw...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"DRIP 1" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"DRIP 1" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"DRIP 3" Black and White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"DRIP 3" Black and White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Water, 45" Minimalist Landscape Black and White Photograph 40"x55"
Located in New York, NY
Sasha Bezzubov, “Water 45” 40"x55", edition of 5, available unframed, hand signed by the artist on the reverse. Please inquire about framing options. large scale photograph, taken w...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"DRIP 1" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"DRIP 1" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black and white artistic photograph of a woman standing, called 'Penelope #3'
Located in Oostende, BE
Number 2 from 3 prints (3 identical original pieces). Fine art print epson matt enhanced, mounted on dibond panel, with a black wooden frame.
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Panel

Black and white artistic photograph of a woman lying down, called 'Penelope #2'
Located in Oostende, BE
Number 1 of a total of 3 copies. Fine art print epson matt enhanced, mounted on dibond panel, with a black wooden frame.
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Panel

Bobcat II ed. 1/50
Located in Bozeman, MT
Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw a giraffe poking its head over a fence ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Owl VI, Great Horned, ed. 2/50
Located in Bozeman, MT
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

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Archival Pigment

"Frond" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Classic
Located in New York City, NY
Mac Oller Classic 12 x 12 inches Edition of 29 Archival Pigment Print 20 x 20 inches Edition of 19 Archival Pigment Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 9 Archival Pigment Print 40 x ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Breakwater II
Located in New York City, NY
Mac Oller Contemplations Breakwater II 12 x 12 inches Edition of 29 Archival Pigment Print 20 x 20 inches Edition of 19 Archival Pigment Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 9 Archival...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Shop Black and White Photography

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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