With today’s technological advancement in digital photography, black and white photos would often evoke a feeling of nostalgia of the bygone era. During those times, producing a photo takes a long and difficult procedure that involves chemical process to produce photos in print. During those times, posters, logos and flyers were drawn without the aid of powerful graphic software and newspapers appear in black and white as well.

Yet, even today, after a long time and a mind-boggling breakthroughs in technology, black and white photography still has not disappeared inspite of the powerful capabilities of today’s digital cameras. Why it survives is because of its distinctly unique power to bring up the old times and reminisce the past by its sheer appearance. Indeed, black and white photography, like lomography is still popular these days because it adds a feeling of elegance, timelessness, classicism and mystery.

In this article we are sharing with you some of the great examples of black and white photography for you to be inspired to capture similarly monochromatic shots. Black and white photos are great as backgrounds for online portfolios and fit will into many photography website templates. See how they are taken and share with us your thoughts. You are also welcome to share your own black and white photos which are remarkably captured. Enjoy!

Esso Black and White

Photo used under Creative Commons from Beadmobile

Toni Frissell

Photo used under Creative Commons from trialsanderrors

Even More Slices of Silence

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Wirth

Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge

Photo used under Creative Commons from ajagendorf25

365 Days – Day 212

Photo used under Creative Commons from SMercury98

Neglected Bug in Black and White 5070

Photo used under Creative Commons from CatDancing

Garden of the Gods – Black and White

Photo used under Creative Commons from dixie_law

Grey Boats, White Sand

Photo used under Creative Commons from besar bears

B&W Square Minimalism

Photo used under Creative Commons from Geoffry Gilson

Bridge Black and White

Photo used under Creative Commons from Neil Kremer

sitting black and white people

Photo used under Creative Commons from danielMitD

Lanzarote I

Photo used under Creative Commons from Giacomo Magnani

Dubai Fish Market

Photo used under Creative Commons from Khalid Aziz

Mare01

Photo used under Creative Commons from Alessandro Puccinelli

hardware

Photo used under Creative Commons from (nz)dave

Pretty White Peacock in Black & White

Photo used under Creative Commons from ClaraDon

The Favourite Place

Photo used under Creative Commons from Martin Gommel

Kirieleison

Photo used under Creative Commons from Funky64

Winter-Central Park, NYC

Photo used under Creative Commons from Raymond Castro

da perderci la testa

Photo used under Creative Commons from Funky64

Fisherman’s beach

Photo used under Creative Commons from dans le grand bleu

St. Mary The Virgin (Black & White)

Photo used under Creative Commons from H2O Alchemist

Camino

Photo used under Creative Commons from Berenice Decados

Family day out

Photo used under Creative Commons from Etrusia UK

Disagio

Photo used under Creative Commons from Funky64

Fire Dept. LA

Photo used under Creative Commons from zilverbat

Fagus sylvatica

Photo used under Creative Commons from spodzone

Saved by B&W (192)

Photo used under Creative Commons from frank3.0

Black sand and cresting waves

Photo used under Creative Commons from Matt Benton

gang

Photo used under Creative Commons from pierofix

Hope

Photo used under Creative Commons from Funky64

uea 1

Photo used under Creative Commons from tim caynes

White pelicans of Lindo Lake

Photo used under Creative Commons from Bill Gracey

Black Hole Sun

Photo used under Creative Commons from pfaff

Idaho fence

Photo used under Creative Commons from vambo25