40 Spectacular Black And White Photographs

The black and white mono-chromatic world is full of unique and interesting visuals. It inspires you to look beyond colors to explore the shades of gray. Black and white photographs portray the classy timeless images yet with a surreal minimalism and sophistication. The language of grays is not only classy, timeless, moody and artistic; it is captivating as well.

Black and white photographs are an excellent medium of expression in photography. It is in fact a complete new world and is the best step to start with. Start with visualizing the beauty of black and white, get involved into the basic elements of composition like leading lines, revealing patterns, realistic textures, eye-catching contrast, tonal gradations which predominates the world of black and whites and then see how you can utilize the power of colors for excellent shots. We already have a series on black and white photography. Check it out the series here and have a look at some practical tips to shoot black and white images. Here we share some inspiring shots to help you make a difference with your black and white photography.

1. Love Cinta BW
   
2. Rainbow In Black CD
   
3. B/W Autum 2005
   
4. Frets in BW
   
5. The Odd Couple
   
6. Staircase BW
   
7. Signs BW
   
8. Regarder L’arbre Viellir
   
9. Amazon Lily
   
10. April Rain(B&W)
    
11. Misty Lepelenburg
    
12. Hope
    
13. Grape Hyacinths In B&W
    
14. B&W Branches
    
15. Morning Deperession In B&W
    
16. BW Shot of the flower
    
17. BW QAlace More
    
18. B&W Lamp
    
19. Benched
    
20. BW Bar
    
21. Christmas & ShangHai
    
22. Cruise Ship Hallway BW
    
23. For Ashley
    
24. Moray Place
    
25. O+OOOO
    
26. Hacienda Alberca B&W (Redux)
    
27. A sunset in Berlin
    
28. Sunset
    
29. Sunset
    
30. Sunset in B&W
    
31. Boat
    
32. Pakiri Beach
    
33. Pakiri Beach
    
34. Sunset in B&W
    
35. Morning Smooth (Beautiful seascape shot, check out more here)
    
36. Tranquilida
    
37. The Beach Huts
    
38. Reading
    
39. Winter Leaves
    
40. Tree In The Fog02
    

Bonus

Check out the following articles to create awesome black & white shots:

1. The Art Of Taking Classy Timeless Pictures
2. Learn To Visualize In B &W
3. Tips For Shooting Ultimate Black And White Images
4. 9 Techniques For B & W Conversion In Photoshop