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Home » Collections » A Collection of Black and White Photos to Wow You
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 20, 2018

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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.

Photograph thunder by awphototales on 500px

thunder by awphototales on 500px

Photograph Farewell, dear friend! by Victoria Ivanova on 500px

Farewell, dear friend! by Victoria Ivanova on 500px

Photograph y by Philipp Richert on 500px

y by Philipp Richert on 500px

Photograph *A Twisted Straight* by Manita Goh on 500px

*A Twisted Straight* by Manita Goh on 500px

Photograph Winter's Wedding Kiss B&W by Tracy Parker on 500px

Winter's Wedding Kiss B&W by Tracy Parker on 500px

Photograph StreetBall by La Mo on 500px

StreetBall by La Mo on 500px

Photograph Foggy path by Jose Ramon Santos Mosquera on 500px

Foggy path by Jose Ramon Santos Mosquera on 500px

Photograph Isa by Jack Høier on 500px

Isa by Jack Høier on 500px

Photograph Leafs Portrait by Shihya Kowatari on 500px

Leafs Portrait by Shihya Kowatari on 500px

Photograph The breath by Claudio L'Estremo Montegriffo on 500px

The breath by Claudio L'Estremo Montegriffo on 500px

Photograph Striplight by Richard Schnabler on 500px

Striplight by Richard Schnabler on 500px

Photograph author by Hegel Jorge on 500px

author by Hegel Jorge on 500px

Photograph Deep inside by Alex Bykov on 500px

Deep inside by Alex Bykov on 500px

Photograph Sharing love story by KVlion Photo's on 500px

Sharing love story by KVlion Photo's on 500px

Photograph The Beauty Of Hindsight by Wiebke Haas on 500px

The Beauty Of Hindsight by Wiebke Haas on 500px

Photograph Hearing Dog Puppy "Guy" by Paul Wilkinson on 500px

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

Photograph Blowball by RW Creative Studio on 500px

Blowball by RW Creative Studio on 500px

Photograph Alpine Church  by Daniel Řeřicha on 500px

Alpine Church by Daniel Řeřicha on 500px

Photograph Clearing Storm by Chaluntorn Preeyasombat on 500px

Clearing Storm by Chaluntorn Preeyasombat on 500px

Photograph Galactic Exploration by Michael Shainblum on 500px

Galactic Exploration by Michael Shainblum on 500px

Photograph sheikh zayed mosque by Ronny Behnert on 500px

sheikh zayed mosque by Ronny Behnert on 500px

Photograph Manhattan by Fernando Vicente on 500px

Manhattan by Fernando Vicente on 500px

Photograph BASEMENT by Aurèle Taillard on 500px

BASEMENT by Aurèle Taillard on 500px

Photograph Darkness by Cristi Jora on 500px

Darkness by Cristi Jora on 500px

Photograph Light on Urban Photography by Frederic Ansermoz on 500px

Light on Urban Photography by Frederic Ansermoz on 500px

Photograph Sydney Harbour Bridge by Olov Samuelsson on 500px

Sydney Harbour Bridge by Olov Samuelsson on 500px

Photograph Into Darkness by Sergio Valverde Pérez on 500px

Into Darkness by Sergio Valverde Pérez on 500px

Photograph At The End by Chris Turton on 500px

At The End by Chris Turton on 500px

Photograph Film Noir Collection 05 by Manda Kempthorne on 500px

Film Noir Collection 05 by Manda Kempthorne on 500px

Photograph Mirror by Emmanuel LE GUELLEC on 500px

Mirror by Emmanuel LE GUELLEC on 500px

Photograph Sailing Stone by Dave MacVicar on 500px

Sailing Stone by Dave MacVicar on 500px

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

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

Photograph Imago In Lucem by Enzo Tarallo on 500px

Imago In Lucem by Enzo Tarallo on 500px

Photograph Bane, The Dancer by Ramzey Staples on 500px

Bane, The Dancer by Ramzey Staples on 500px

Photograph Valentina by Photographyves  on 500px

Valentina by Photographyves on 500px

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

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

Photograph Lulù by M © on 500px

Lulù by M © on 500px

Photograph Persistence by Jens Kv on 500px

Persistence by Jens Kv on 500px

Photograph Silent Hill by Slaven Janđel on 500px

Silent Hill by Slaven Janđel on 500px

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