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A Collection of Black and White Photos to Wow You

A Collection of Black and White Photos to Wow You

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: December 30, 2021

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Light is everything in photography, in fact it’s even part of the meaning of the actual word from its Greek roots:

Photography – drawing with light

In learning to see light I often recommend that you try shooting in black and white mode on your camera for a while. It limits what you see to tones and light and dark only. Taking away the color and all the other distracting elements can be helpful in learning about light. Try it!

Here are some great black and white photos I found that make fabulous use of light. Enjoy!

Note: these are not my images and are shared here from the 500px site using the 500px license. So get more information about any of the images just click them to go to the original where you can comment directly to that photographer.


thunder by Antonia Weber on 500px.com


Farewell, dear friend! by Victoria Ivanova on 500px.com


y by Philipp Richert on 500px.com


StreetBall by La Mo on 500px.com


Foggy path by Jose Ramon Santos Mosquera on 500px.com


Leafs Portrait by Shihya Kowatari on 500px.com


The breath by Nero by Claudio Montegriffo on 500px.com


Striplight by Richard Schnabler on 500px.com


author by Hegel Jorge on 500px.com


Deep inside by Alex Bykov on 500px.com


Sharing love story by KVlion Photo's on 500px.com


The Beauty Of Hindsight by Wiebke Haas on 500px.com


Hearing Dog Puppy "Guy" by Paul Wilkinson on 500px.com


Alpine Church by Daniel Řeřicha on 500px.com


Clearing Storm by Chaluntorn Preeyasombat on 500px.com


Galactic Exploration by Michael Shainblum on 500px.com


sheikh zayed mosque by Ronny Behnert on 500px.com


Manhattan by Fernando Vicente on 500px.com


BASEMENT by Aurèle Taillard on 500px.com


Darkness by Cristi Jora on 500px.com


Light on Urban Photography by Frederic Ansermoz on 500px.com


Sydney Harbour Bridge by Olov Samuelsson on 500px.com


Film Noir Collection 05 by Manda Kempthorne on 500px.com


Mirror by Emmanuel LE GUELLEC on 500px.com


Sailing Stone by Dave MacVicar on 500px.com


Backbend en pointe (Dalar Ghanbari) by Allen Parseghian on 500px.com


Imago In Lucem by Enzo Tarallo on 500px.com


Bane, The Dancer by Ramzey Staples on 500px.com


Valentina by Yves Bosmans on 500px.com


Portrait of pretty young woman in retro style by Jaroslav Monchak on 500px.com


Persistence by Jens Kv on 500px.com


Silent Hill by Slaven Janđel on 500px.com

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About Darlene Hildebrandt

Darlene is an educator who teaches aspiring amateurs and hobbyists how to improve their skills through her articles here on Digital Photo Mentor, her beginner photography course, and private tutoring lessons. To help you at whatever level you're at she has two email mini-courses. Sign up for her free beginner OR portrait photography email mini-course. Or get both, no charge!

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