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![Photography, Poissons, Raynald Najosky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198108_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Temple II, Raynald Najosky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198107_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Who will fly you there, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194112_1_grid.jpg)
Who will fly you there
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$280
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![Photography, Over Water, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209719_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, 1978, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202628_1_grid.jpg)
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, 1978
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Phonebooth Silhouette (XS), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200515_1_grid.jpg)
Phonebooth Silhouette (XS)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 38.1 x 50.8 cm Photography - 15 x 20 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Two Swans (XS), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200497_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Lady and the Lion (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200207_1_grid.jpg)
The Lady and the Lion (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Girls Night Out Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199003_1_grid.jpg)
Girls Night Out Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 38.1 x 50.8 cm Photography - 15 x 20 inch
$2,500
![Print, L 1977-3, Hans Hartung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/389612_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Premières vacances, Sud de la France, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195242_1_grid.jpg)
Premières vacances, Sud de la France
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Digestion, Paris, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195241_1_grid.jpg)
Digestion, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Premiers bouchons, Nice, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195237_1_grid.jpg)
Premiers bouchons, Nice
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Même combat, New York, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195218_1_grid.jpg)
Même combat, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Jardin Suspendu, Singapour, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195209_1_grid.jpg)
Jardin Suspendu, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Surfer en roulant, Singapour, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195207_1_grid.jpg)
Surfer en roulant, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Photography, Au bout de l'horizon, Kenya, Christelle Yambayisa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195200_1_grid.jpg)
Au bout de l'horizon, Kenya
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,124
![Print, N°78/90, Pierre-Luc Poujol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202489_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Totem, André Masson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/651951_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, X is for Xylophonist, Peter Blake](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203645_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 22.08.2019, Prisca Lobjoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190715_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Earth and Water series, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209748_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Earth and Water series, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209746_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Stone Window, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209745_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, xx series, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209743_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, xx series, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209742_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, xx series, Jenny Owens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209734_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (III), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203995_1_grid.jpg)
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (III)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (II), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203994_1_grid.jpg)
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Dwight Yoakam - San Antonio, Texas, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202638_1_grid.jpg)
Dwight Yoakam - San Antonio, Texas
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Martin Scorsese - 2006, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202631_1_grid.jpg)
Martin Scorsese - 2006
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202629_1_grid.jpg)
Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202621_1_grid.jpg)
Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, The Cramps lead guitarist Poison Ivy (II), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202047_1_grid.jpg)
The Cramps lead guitarist Poison Ivy (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Back Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200863_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Umbrella Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200504_1_grid.jpg)
Umbrella Silhouette (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Umbrella Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200503_1_grid.jpg)
Umbrella Silhouette (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The Kiss Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200203_1_grid.jpg)
The Kiss Silhouette (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, The Kiss Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200202_1_grid.jpg)
The Kiss Silhouette (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The Bunny and the Man (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200197_1_grid.jpg)
The Bunny and the Man (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, The Anonymity of Shape (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200192_1_grid.jpg)
The Anonymity of Shape (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, The Anonymity of Shape (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200191_1_grid.jpg)
The Anonymity of Shape (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Soldier Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200185_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soldier Silhouette (XS), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200184_1_grid.jpg)
Soldier Silhouette (XS)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 38.1 x 50.8 cm Photography - 15 x 20 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Mystery of The Dancing Twins (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200168_1_grid.jpg)
Mystery of The Dancing Twins (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Match Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200163_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Match (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199364_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lipstick Cigarette II (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199359_1_grid.jpg)
Lipstick Cigarette II (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Hat Tu Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199337_1_grid.jpg)
Hat Tu Silhouette (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Hat Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199333_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gunslinger Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199021_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gunslinger Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199020_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grace with Hammer, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199011_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dress Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198987_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dress Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198986_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dancing Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198981_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dancing Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198980_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Contact Sheet 12, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198975_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Contact Sheet 6, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198970_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Contact Sheet 4, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198682_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Contact Sheet 4, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198681_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Champagne Pour Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198658_1_grid.jpg)
Champagne Pour Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Champagne Pour Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198657_1_grid.jpg)
Champagne Pour Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Bunny Silhouette III, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198653_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunny Silhouette III, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198652_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Disorder, Cécile Baldewyns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1252860_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La misurazione dello spazio, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/676029_1_grid.jpg)
La misurazione dello spazio
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$145
![Fine Art Drawings, Un été pas comme les autres, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/831924_1_grid.jpg)
Un été pas comme les autres
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 13.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$660
![Fine Art Drawings, Le vœu à l'Univers, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011372_1_grid.jpg)
Le vœu à l'Univers
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 57.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 22.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,130
![Fine Art Drawings, Le Salut, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011360_1_grid.jpg)
Le Salut
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 69 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
$5,031
![Fine Art Drawings, Tarifa, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1047546_1_grid.jpg)
Tarifa
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 17 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$436
![Fine Art Drawings, Réminiscence, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/785385_1_grid.jpg)
Réminiscence
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$436
![Photography, Une nuit en Espagne, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1222182_1_grid.jpg)
Une nuit en Espagne
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$391
![Fine Art Drawings, Esprit de la nature, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1104216_1_grid.jpg)
Esprit de la nature
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$280
![Fine Art Drawings, Deux hommes et un criquet, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1006881_1_grid.jpg)
Deux hommes et un criquet
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$212
![Fine Art Drawings, Calle Betis, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1001334_1_grid.jpg)
Calle Betis
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$436
![Photography, HeartBeat, Selfportrait, Chiara Mazzocchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155880_1_grid.jpg)
HeartBeat, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
![Fine Art Drawings, Le grand chien, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835764_1_grid.jpg)
Le grand chien
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 13.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$134
![Fine Art Drawings, Perroquet, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/812958_1_grid.jpg)
Perroquet
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$391
![Fine Art Drawings, Japonaise, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/812883_1_grid.jpg)
Japonaise
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$101
![Fine Art Drawings, Forêt de Barbizon, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/812745_1_grid.jpg)
Forêt de Barbizon
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$224
![Fine Art Drawings, Impossible fuite - Dessin du confinement 1, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/812484_1_grid.jpg)
Impossible fuite - Dessin du confinement 1
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 13.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$212
![Fine Art Drawings, La rencontre, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/782562_1_grid.jpg)
La rencontre
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$894
![Photography, Métal IV, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2220495_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Océan, Valérie Abadie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1001400_1_grid.jpg)
Océan
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$335
![Photography, Bunnies Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198644_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunnies Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198642_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 8th Position Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198636_1_grid.jpg)
8th Position Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
Black and white
Before the arrival of photography – with the exception of some etchings and lithographs – all the images we consumed were in colour. Quite simply, because no one would ever have thought to do anything else – why paint in black and white when colour was so readily available?
Yet despite this, today many photographers still choose to work in black and white – such as Pauline Théon, Kadir Von Lohuizen or Joh Lowenstein – even though their photos are taken in colour by the camera itself. Is the black and white trend a fleeting effect of fashion, or a symbolic return to the roots of the photography movement? Black and white photography has something that colour photos, despite recent innovations and the extraordinary quality of images today, cannot quite access. The use of black and white lends significant force to the composition: the contrasts, the shadows and the figures all stand out more strongly. People simply feel differently when faced with a colour photo versus a black and white image.
Colour is a distraction of sorts, a disturbance: colour is a nuisance.
And yet, some photographers still prefer colour to black and white, whilst others merge touches of colour with otherwise monochrome compositions. But in the end, all agree that both styles impose a totally different way of looking at a photo: from researching the shot to post production work, when artists develop or retouch the image. The use of colour is therefore something of a process in its own right, relating to two different ways of viewing the world and showing it others. The question, then, is what is being told, and why is it being in the way that it is?
The symbolic value of putting black and white together is a good starting point for reflecting on the fascination that they generate even today. There could not be a more fascinating, more striking ambivalence than when black, the 'colour' of darkness and burnt coal, considered a non-colour, is placed alongside white – representing light, and the result of all the colours merged together.
The problem faced by photographers today is that black and white still carry strong connotations of the past, of an era before the popularisation of colour and its massive cultural recovery amongst the press and photo journalists. In fact, it is rare now that contemporary subjects are photographed in colour, but we still associate black and white images with a retro feel.
So what does contemporary art have to say about it all? Discover Artsper's selection of black and white works: on the border of past and present, of the real and the imaginary… let us guide you!