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

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  2. The freedom of the fisherman

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  3. Amsterdam Centraal - Central Station

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm




  4. Innocence

    129,- ArtFrame™, 45x70 cm


  5. A summer rainy day in East Berlin

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


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

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  7. The Chapel of Reconciliation at the Berlin Wall

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  8. Mysterious market alley in the heart of Valencia

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  9. Sicilian baroque city of Catania

    137,- ArtFrame™, 50x75 cm


  10. The Sicilian rhythm in Catania

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  11. Fish auction hall in Hamburg-Altona

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  12. Skateboarding in Palermo

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  13. Berlin city panorama City West

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  14. Women bathing on the beach at Nha Trang in Vietnam

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  15. Last exit Palermo

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  16. Fantastic view of the Spree and Jannowitz Bridge

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  17. When music touches the sky in black and white

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm



  18. Vietnamese children at the giant tree in Kon Tum

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  19. Elegant strolling at the market in Palermo

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  20. Headless Sardinian Figure

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  21. Graphic elegance of the willow tree

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  22. Broken poetry after the storm

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  23. Magical sand dunes on the Baltic Sea in Warnemünde

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm





  24. Cloud drama just before the storm

    137,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  25. Church of Reconciliation in Berlin-Mitte

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  26. Winter at the Jannowitzbrücke in East Berlin

    134,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm