BLACK and WHITE on canvas, poster, wallpaper and ArtFrame by Silva Wischeropp

Black and white photography (also called monochrome photography) is an art form in which images are represented exclusively in varying tonal values ​​from black to white (grayscale), without any color information. By omitting color, it deliberately directs the viewer's attention to other design elements such as contrasts, textures, shapes, lines, and the interplay of light and shadow. Photography began exclusively as black and white in the 1820s, as the materials of that time did not allow for color reproduction. Today, black and white photography is achieved either through special cameras, monochrome image settings in digital cameras, or post-processing conversion of color photos. Successful black and white photography requires a conscious perception of grayscale. Photographers pay attention to high contrasts and the composition of light and dark areas. While it was once the only option, black and white photography is now primarily used in artistic photography, astrophotography, certain scientific fields, and long-term archiving. Many famous photographers have mastered the medium of black and white photography, including icons such as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Sebastião Salgado. Their works demonstrate the diversity and emotional depth that can be achieved without color.

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  1. Snowy, wintry pasture in the Oderbruch

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  2. The freedom of the fisherman

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  3. Amsterdam Centraal - Central Station

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm




  4. Innocence

    1 479 kr ArtFrame™, 45x70 cm


  5. A summer rainy day in East Berlin

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  6. Mysterious, lost East German cow's milk factory

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  7. The Chapel of Reconciliation at the Berlin Wall

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  8. Mysterious market alley in the heart of Valencia

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  9. Sicilian baroque city of Catania

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 50x75 cm


  10. The Sicilian rhythm in Catania

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  11. Fish auction hall in Hamburg-Altona

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  12. Skateboarding in Palermo

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  13. Berlin city panorama City West

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  14. Last exit Palermo

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  15. Fantastic view of the Spree and Jannowitz Bridge

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  16. When music touches the sky in black and white

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  17. Vietnamese children at the giant tree in Kon Tum

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  18. Elegant strolling at the market in Palermo

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  19. Headless Sardinian Figure

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  20. Graphic elegance of the willow tree

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  21. Broken poetry after the storm

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm






  22. Cloud drama just before the storm

    1 576 kr ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  23. Church of Reconciliation in Berlin-Mitte

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  24. Winter at the Jannowitzbrücke in East Berlin

    1 538 kr ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm