Today, in the era of digital technology black and white often awake nostalgic feelings of the 20th century, the good old times when the television was just invented, when people read colorless printed newspapers and when people were just imagining cell phones equipped with photo cameras. But still, dozens of years later, many artists still use black and white photography for artistic purposes. It is one of the best and cheapest types of photography for the beginners to test their creativity. This showcase is a tribute to this often forgotten and underrated art of photography.
In this post we present beautiful examples of black and white photography — an update to previously featured showcase of black and white photography. The showcase below focuses more on art and creative mind of photographers. Of course, it’s not the ultimate collection. There were many more which we could not cover in a single post. All the photographs are linked to photographer’s website. Please do visit their sites to explore the skills and craft of these artists.
Beautiful Examples of Black and White Photography
Milo Alterio
Emir Ozsahin
danielsantiagosalguero
Philipp Klinger
Simon Pais-Thomas
Aneta Kowalczyk
Running Nowhere
by Julien Legrand
MustafaDedeogLu
Elliott Erwitt
MisterKey
Andrey Vahrushew
Let it Snow
by WWWest
Codrin Lupei
Lucian Olteanu
Drooper
Stefano Orazzini
LimpidD
latoday
onabibano
soleildame
Txema Rodriguez
Paused in Motion
by Dusty Wall
Yanire
borissov
Window of Happiness
by Monique
Damien Vassart
Nick
navid j
strømbërg
Freedom
by Wolfram Schubert
softspokenmc
Mikael Stålsäter
Remembrance
by Zivko Risteski
raaych1
RamonaG
etrusia_uk
Claudio.Ar
Jenna Herman
David J. Nightingale
lolla_sig
Agnès Lapin
gullevek
Jordi Troguet
cocoip
bennipi
wazari
Majordomo
Iris
Noisy Paradise
Catriona67
gilad
Keith Foster
opportunistatlarge
Mariusz Jankowski
Tim Corbeel
Amsterdamned
tainted dream
I See a Darkness
by Harald Bildner
Love Birds
by b-photo
Max
One Shoot
by fotouczniak
FilipO
tomaskaspar
Ben Heine
Unknown
Last Click
Unknown
Should SM publish more photography showcases?
Vailancio Rodrigues Vailancio Rodrigues is a web ninja who bakes semantic muffins. Apart from that he is also interested in Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, Photography and knows little bit of Physics due to his college education . He is from Goa - a beautiful tropical paradise in India.
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Wilf
September 23rd, 2009 4:59 amThis makes me feel like getting a tattoo with “Art is Fantastic” written in bold
I love art, but some things you see and they really make you think ‘My god, there are some fantastic minds out there’
“I am not alone :D’
desing
September 23rd, 2009 4:16 pmThanks.
Actually its mostly stuff from New England, but some stuff from Detroit as well.
Rk
September 26th, 2009 5:17 amRepresent all human feelings translate into classic pic,, very nice ;)
Morgan Wilson
September 28th, 2009 7:18 amI think that black and white pictures are so beautiful. They say so many things without having to use color. I love taking pictures with no color. They are amazing and unique.
lucian olteanu
September 28th, 2009 7:45 pmI am happy to be exhibited here among other great contemporary photographers!Much appreciated and a big smile on my face!
balian
September 29th, 2009 4:29 amThat was awesome.
You should get this guy’s black and white photograph here http://chacahyadi.com/2009/09/jam-session-in-black-and-white-photography/
Thanks for sharing
ankit
October 9th, 2009 8:52 amit is just outstanding
awesome keep it up !!
Mad Jayhawk
October 13th, 2009 8:40 pmBeautiful work. Bookmarked it so I can come back and enjoy this collection many more times. It is so nice to see pictures that have not been doctored by HDR which ruins more good photographs than a dirty lens.
CATRsChris
October 14th, 2009 6:33 amSuch amazing pictures! It was a trip through imagination.
Motts
October 19th, 2009 6:33 pmBeautiful pictures. thanks for the look see. :)
Adam Almendras
October 20th, 2009 12:39 amVery classic!!!
Sierra
October 26th, 2009 9:08 amweak ass shit. period.
Mane
October 28th, 2009 8:45 amLoved them!! is always great to see nice b/w pics!!!
Anthony
October 29th, 2009 11:07 amBeautiful Pictures. I’ve always had difficulty determining which photos look better in black and white than in color. This is really inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Darkmans Darkroom
October 30th, 2009 10:23 pmI Love Black and White!
Viktor Hanáček
November 15th, 2009 9:26 amNice, here is my small black’n'white gallery > http://www.viktorhanacek.cz/?galerie=cernobile
high schooler
March 2nd, 2010 12:58 pmi looked at your photos but i don’t think they have enough emotion behind them. They are too cold and impersonal i think.
enrique franco mendoza
December 4th, 2009 3:24 pmMuy bueno,
me encanta la tranquilidad de la mayoría de las imágenes
Morgan
December 8th, 2009 6:42 pmthese pictures are beautiful. every picture is worth a thousand words.
fo sho awesome!!!!
chandan kumar
December 12th, 2009 11:13 amita realy amazing photographs.these black and white picture have lots of thoughts.
Евгения
December 14th, 2009 8:42 amI admire photos! They are extraordinary. It would like to visit your exhibition in Russia)
sancho panca
December 17th, 2009 1:19 amthats some sweet shit. its hard to get black and white thats just amazing like that. lighting is just so much more evident when your dealing in shades.
Евгения
December 17th, 2009 10:09 amperhaps I too do not know much English, but I think you are wrong.
sometimes banal photographs is much better too pretentious
Nora
January 7th, 2010 3:45 pmit’s great. thanks
Jeetin Ghai
January 12th, 2010 9:29 amI really loved these pictures. Every single image has something unique. Please upload more. All the best…
imthihas
January 14th, 2010 2:40 amsuperb collections…………
sinsdesign
January 19th, 2010 12:13 pmAmazing! This is a great collection so much inspiration!
tabitha
February 9th, 2010 4:22 pmwow.. talk about inspired. I am! These photos are so wonderful. What creative people we have in this world.. Thanks to all.
webrasi
February 11th, 2010 10:03 pmSuch amazing pictures
high schooler
March 2nd, 2010 12:54 pmYou would think that black and white wouldn’t be able to express the kind of emotions that you want from a picture but looking at these pictures inspires me to find more emotion in the things i take pictures of. All of these pictures are really amazing.
Agnès
March 3rd, 2010 7:23 amAmazing set of photos. Interesting to see that one of mine has also be chosen to appear on this display!
Cris
April 1st, 2010 10:53 amAmazing images, and yes you should definitely publish more photography showcases like this.
bayor
April 5th, 2010 1:15 amwonderful pieces of art_wished the view would not end
pinky
April 27th, 2010 6:17 pmamazing photos i love it all !!
Asif (adna)
April 30th, 2010 1:11 amI always searching like this awesome things..
Badkiss
May 1st, 2010 7:24 amOh wow, these photos are beautiful. Must love photography!
vimal
May 7th, 2010 2:23 amevery click superb!!
Bri
May 9th, 2010 10:31 amArt like no other,
these were some amazing shots!!!
WOW!!
Sara H.
May 15th, 2010 5:19 pmAmazing.
Satya B
May 18th, 2010 3:13 amVery nice !
Umesh Katkar
May 27th, 2010 12:01 amawesome keep it up
vikendra singh rathore
June 1st, 2010 8:22 pmAmazing.
very good
Milton
June 17th, 2010 6:51 amVery inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
Jhon Frank
June 26th, 2010 6:16 amwow! great work outstanding black & white photography. All photos are awesome but i like “Yanire” Girl on beach great work. Yanire’s imagination is great good job Yanire
RealVisionPhotos
July 4th, 2010 4:07 amgreat inspiration. thank you
greetings
Moisés Mota
July 16th, 2010 9:19 amwonderful!!!
Leonardo Chaves
July 18th, 2010 12:07 pmAbsolutely wonderful! I love Black & White. I think B & W is perfect to create a different atmosphere, almost magical … enchanting. Greetings from Olinda – Brazil
gaurav madan
July 22nd, 2010 7:52 amits just an awesome man…………i heartly liked it
fantastic & i love this type of pics……
i really loved it……amazing
AnkurMahmud
July 23rd, 2010 8:14 pmgreat list………….
bluecrystaldude
August 16th, 2010 5:23 pmBeautiful! Inspiring!
artemis
September 13th, 2010 9:04 pmgorgeous and amazing. Film photography lives :-)
Ben May
September 15th, 2010 3:35 amI feel like I could never shoot color again in my life and be happy! Not one grain though in these. Where are all the grainy black and whites. Believe me I love this for not having it but mine is full of it.
jane
January 6th, 2011 11:25 amart is so pointless why does anyone care how the world looks like through other peoples eyes
Spider
September 16th, 2010 5:36 amAll awesome pics.
masood
September 25th, 2010 10:25 amthats very very fantastic
i have best wishes for you
matt86_now
September 26th, 2010 1:14 ami love u guys n your work
azbarmi
October 7th, 2010 12:46 amhello,
it’s very nice
i wish i had more pic for brag :-)
ivy awuor
December 2nd, 2010 12:50 amwow,i just love it.it made me feel relaxed.excellent job keep it up.
Sergey
December 26th, 2010 12:55 pmlast one is just awesome
jane
January 6th, 2011 11:28 amnone of them are very good so all of your comments are meaningless and stupid
Arichan
March 8th, 2011 2:09 pmJane… your are a insensitive person who doesn’t respect other peoples opinions… you need to learn how to express your feeling about things without insulting other people or being mean to them and if you feel offended I don’t care… this is what you get. I will say again, if you feel offended you got offended my a middle schooler. IN YOUR FACE!
leo
February 17th, 2011 7:30 amYou’re my power .Kim Joo Won . I love you …Kim Tae Pyeong
Arichan
March 8th, 2011 2:04 pmblack and white~ black and white~ black and white~ I LOVE IT!!!
say that 3 times fast… teeheehee… my friend could not :P
Casey
May 15th, 2011 7:25 pmSome of the most beautiful balck & white photos I have ever seen. I love b&w photos, so thank you so much for this! <3
gaur
July 12th, 2011 5:06 ambrilliant work buddy!!!! jst keep goin’….
shawky
July 13th, 2011 3:57 amis that photos taken in color and was transfare to black and white by photoshop or whatever editing program ? if yes ..how you know ? if no how you know too ? could anyone me ?
Celvin Toress
July 23rd, 2011 4:50 amThose black and white snaps blow my mind. It might be photoshop effect, but I like this. Wonderful…
novedadesesteticas
October 3rd, 2011 1:37 amFrom the earliest days pf photography color was considered the goal. I think, with black and white photography you can create more dramatic effects; dark is set against light, large against small.
amit sharma
October 7th, 2011 1:19 pmawesome photography..great job.. out of words to describe them :)
mehdi
October 18th, 2011 9:16 amnice
borek
November 7th, 2011 8:36 amB&W photography is best.
jayvee medrano
November 20th, 2011 3:23 amtheres no other than
black and white
photographies..
ali bazargani
April 14th, 2012 9:02 pmits very intreasting
and so silent