Shades of Grey: Showcase of B&W Photography
- By Angie Bowen
- Posted in Inspiration, Photography
- 8 comments
Photography is such a vast field filled with so many amazing techniques and tricks for taking the world around us and stealing moments from it with often breathtaking results. One easy way for photographers to add emotion and impact to their captures is to strip them of color. B&W photography has such a knack for delivering such impactful pieces simply by taking them down to more basic levels and allowing the tone to be set in a much more subtle, yet evocative way.
Today we take a look at some truly inspiring images that use this raw energy that a B&W composition can instill. The artists’ work that we have turned our spotlight onto is devoid of colors, but in these stirring shades of grey you will find some powerful pieces speaking boldly to their viewers. We hope you enjoy.
The Gallery
Shanghai Jin Mao by angelreich
inn .. by Mastowka
A Distant Figure by TheTragicTruth-Of-Me
It’s time by TomWasilewski
winter by the lake by torobala
Mono Square Series VIII by insolitus85
Kangaroos Pose by Rems84
just a little boy by zznzz
Lonely Pine by flop404
In the Wild by kojotcement
P A C I F I C O by HuseyinKaRa
puppet by andreapun
Old, Older… by Invi51bleAlice
Chicago CXXI by RogueSamus
Mystique by ssoltan
Wheat by xbastex
Sweet Diamond by DragonofLust
XX by lukaspecterec
Last morning kojotcement
WHERE by whoskipbob
Seventh Street by OmegaMoth
466 by dienutza
orloj by miguelazevedo
unforeseen by fieldeee
Fog by Ethio
Spike by fistfullofneurons
It Will Rain by KsouthV2
… by I-IONZA
Manzoni by gabyhenri
Straight Circles by Nonel
Fly by debagger
morming by rasto1893
Flower Power by Toolbazar
Perfect Reflection by voogac
Sway by bittersweetvenom
Spider Web by JesssssT
winxx by sth22art
Transitory Glory by Capturing-the-Light
Network I by torobala
After the Rain by that-moody-artist
Back to Black by FeliDae84
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About the Author
Angie Bowen is a freelance artist, designer and developer as well as a founding member and editor of Arbenting.
Christian, 21 December 2011
Thanks for this beautiful collection of pictures :)
Johan, 21 December 2011
Beautiful and inspiring. Makes we want to pick up my camera!
Robin Bastien, 21 December 2011
Wow, Love the one with the dog and the light shining through. I wonder how much post-processing there was in these!
Samuel Collazo, 21 December 2011
Wonderful work of art my friend, congrats!!!!
Sean Christians, 22 December 2011
I really love “Perfect Reflection” but I do wonder what the colour version would’ve looked like…
Seba, 22 December 2011
Simply beautiful!
DesignMock, 23 December 2011
Nice work of art my friend, Thanks to Share….
gil, 26 January 2012
Wow Awesome!
Just Beautiful!