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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Minimalist
Style: Conceptual
"Verdure" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Verdure" 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 with a BFA in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Grip" (FRAMED) 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 Comes in frame and plexiglass Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State Univ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

"Removal 93" (FRAMED) Unique mixed media photography 47" x 47" inch by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal 93" (FRAMED) Unique mixed media photography 47" x 47" inch by Ben Cope 2013 Photo on deconstructed paper with oils and paint pigments Comes in a white frame Size: 47” X 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment, Mixed Media

"DRIP 2" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"DRIP 2" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Comes in frame and plexiglass Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

"Tangle" (FRAMED) Photography 18" x 24" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tangle" (FRAMED) Photography 18" x 24" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Comes in white frame and plexiglass Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black & white image of brown bear running with water splashing around him
Located in US
Black & white image of brown bear running with water splashing around him Incredible photograph of a brown bear running, captured mid-stride with water splashing around him Each...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Needle" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Needle" Photography 40" x 30" 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 with a BFA in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The beautiful, delicate, and strong neck of an all-white Camargue horse with a b
Located in US
The beautiful, delicate, and strong neck of an all-white Camargue horse with a branded number Surreal photograph of a Camargue horse's pristine coat, despite that these horses spend...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The racing yachts Northern Light sailing across the Atlantic Ocean
Located in US
The racing yachts Northern Light sailing across the Atlantic Ocean The billowy, light-filled sail gives way to the dark hull of the boat and waters below in this action-packed image...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

An intimately-detailed portrait of the braided neck of a speckled white horse
Located in US
An intimately-detailed portrait of the braided neck of a speckled white horse Beautiful and exquisitely detailed portraited of the braided mane of a white horse framed against a sum...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Blade" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Blade" 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 with a BFA in c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

William S Burroughs, by Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in London, GB
Gelatin silver print 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in 24.9 x 20.1 cm Printed by Radar Publikationen and Edition K.L.A.G. credit stamps verso. Photographers credit stamp verso.
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20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Adato, a young Rendille woman, is featured in this fashion-inspired portrait
Located in US
Adato, a young Rendille woman, is featured in this fashion-inspired portrait A young Rendille woman named Adato walks over the salt flat with fabric trailing behind her The print s...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

A young woman looks out over the Northern Kenyan desert, her ancestral home
Located in US
A young woman looks out over the Northern Kenyan desert, her ancestral home Adato, a young Rendille woman, is the next generation of her tribal community nestled deep in the desert ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

A young woman takes a moment to herself in the desert landscape she calls home
Located in US
A young woman takes a moment to herself in the desert landscape she calls home Adato, a young Rendille woman, is an icon of youthfulness in this fashion-inspired portrait of life in...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Adato, a young Rendille woman, is a vision of calmness and tranquility.
Located in US
Adato, a young Rendille woman, is a vision of calmness and tranquility. The young Rendille woman Adato draped in a wrap of fabric typical for the region The print series Desert Son...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Rendille woman looking out over her ancestral territory in Kenya
Located in US
Portrait of a Rendille woman looking out over her ancestral territory in Kenya A Rendille woman dressed in traditional cultural beaded jewelry looks over her native homeland in East...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Misty morning on the Lake, Jetty, Pier, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

Beach of Silencio Panarama, Spain, minimalsm art, black and white photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

Koylia, Finland (Two Kittens Playing in a Field)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti was born in 1950 in Helsinki, Finland. Sammallahti was surrounded by works from his grandmother, Hildur Larsson, who was a photographer in the early 1900s. Sammallahti has been photographing the world around him with a poetic eye since the age of eleven. At the age of nine, he visited "The Family of Man...
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1970s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Giraffes walking across a dry lake bed in Amboseli with Kilimanjaro in backdrop
Located in US
Two giraffes walk across the plains with Kilimanjaro in the backdrop and dense cloud cover Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Needle" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Needle" 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 with a BFA in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Blade" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Blade" Photography 40" x 30" 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 with a BFA in c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Foliate" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Foliate" 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 with a BFA in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elephants Walking Across Dry Lakebed with Mount Kilimanjaro as the Backdrop
Located in US
A group of elephants of all sizes walks across a day lake bed in Amboseli with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A mother gorilla with her infant looking at the camera
Located in US
A mother gorilla holds her offspring in a delicate embrace Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. The...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ethereal portrait of a leopard in a tree
Located in US
A leopard looks out from around a tree in Kenya Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A leopard stands in the tall grass of Kenya looking at something out of sight
Located in US
A leopard stands in the tall dry grass of the Kenyan plains with its tail in a perfect curve Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordina...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Intimate, close up portrait of a silverback gorilla in Rwanda
Located in US
Close up black and white photography of a silverback gorilla in the jungles of Rwanda making eye contact with camera Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series document...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Arches on Catedrais Beach, Galicien, black and white art photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Black and White, Digital, Digital Pigment,...

Black & white portrait of a leopard looking to the right atop a rock in Kenya
Located in US
Ethereal portrait of a leopard sitting majestically atop a rock, looking at something to the right out of frame Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting t...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Portrait of a silverback gorilla with the background of the jungle
Located in US
Silverback gorilla with the beautiful backdrop of the dense foliage of the Virunga massif in Rwanda Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extr...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Epic portrait of a leopard sitting atop a rock, looking to the right
Located in US
Ethereal portrait of a leopard atop a rock, looking at something to the left out of frame Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A mother cheetah looks out over the plains while guarding her cub
Located in US
A mother cheetah protects her cub as they both rest in the grassy plains of Amboseli in Kenya. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordi...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elephants Walking Across Dry Lakebed with Mount Kilimanjaro as the Backdrop
Located in US
A group of elephants of all sizes walks across a day lake bed in Amboseli with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Giraffes walking across a dry lake bed in Amboseli with Kilimanjaro in backdrop
Located in US
Two giraffes walk across the plains with Kilimanjaro in the backdrop and dense cloud cover Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A mother gorilla with her infant looking at the camera
Located in US
A mother gorilla holds her offspring in a delicate embrace Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. The...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ethereal portrait of a leopard in a tree
Located in US
A leopard looks out from around a tree in Kenya Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Portrait of a silverback gorilla with the background of the jungle
Located in US
Silverback gorilla with the beautiful backdrop of the dense foliage of the Virunga massif in Rwanda Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extr...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Intimate, close up portrait of a silverback gorilla in Rwanda
Located in US
Close up black and white photography of a silverback gorilla in the jungles of Rwanda making eye contact with camera Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series document...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black & white portrait of a leopard looking to the right atop a rock in Kenya
Located in US
Ethereal portrait of a leopard sitting majestically atop a rock, looking at something to the right out of frame Exceptional Creatures is a limit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A leopard stands in the tall grass of Kenya looking at something out of sight
Located in US
A leopard stands in the tall dry grass of the Kenyan plains with its tail in a perfect curve Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordina...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Epic portrait of a leopard sitting atop a rock, looking to the right
Located in US
Ethereal portrait of a leopard atop a rock, looking at something to the left out of frame Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print seri...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dolomites No.2, Analogue Black and White Mountain Photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
Dolomites No.2, 2024 It is a black and white film photograph of Dolomite mountains, made using a 4x5 Large format camera Linhof. Ugne Pouwell does all the processing and printing in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

A mother cheetah looks out over the plains while guarding her cub
Located in US
A mother cheetah protects her cub as they both rest in the grassy plains of Amboseli in Kenya. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordi...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black & White Profile Portrait of a Young Rendille Warrior with a Spear
Located in US
"Arteti in Profile" Elegant beaded patterns adorn the warriors of the Rendille and Samburu tribes of Northern Kenya. Feathers complete the look, which is meant to signify that the ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Materials

Archival Pigment

Two Zebras Against a Minimal Backdrop, Design-Inspired
Located in US
"As One" The pattern of these two zebras together creates an entirely new design. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animal...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Otherworldly White Horse Swimming Underwater, Fashion-Inspired, Equestrian
Located in US
"Celestial Light" Ethereal in nature, this image offers a new perspective reframing a classic, enduring subject. Created completely underwater, Equus: Underwater Rhythm is a limite...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
These are vintage prints from the 1980's. The last photo shows a gallery or museum label from an accompanying piece (there were three sequence shots in this series) but is not on thi...
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1980s Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
These are vintage prints from the 1980's. The last photo shows of a label from an accompanying piece (there were three sequence shots in this series) but is not on this piece. They l...
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1980s Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Intimate Black & White Photograph of a Dark Horse Underwater, Fashion-Inspired
Located in US
"Immersion" ⁠Through this minimalist, underwater environment, you can completely immerse yourself in the beauty of the horse’s form with no distractions to take away from the subjec...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tacita Dean, Aerial View of Teignmouth Electron - Contemporary Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Tacita Dean (British, born 1965) Aerial View of Teignmouth Electron, Cayman Brac 16th of September 1998, 2000 Medium: Gelatin silver print on paper Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm (8 1/4 x 10...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"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 tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a BFA in ceramic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Frond" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" Photography 40" x 30" 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 with a BFA in c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Peony no.2 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Peony’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle phot...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Astrantia - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Astrantia’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2022. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

"Frond" Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" 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 with a BFA in c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

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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