"Colorful" Black and White photographs

Are black and white colors?
This is one of the most debated issues about color.
Ask a scientist and you'll get a reply based on physics: “Black is not a color, white is a color.”
Ask an artist or a child with crayons and you'll get the opposite answer: “Black is a color, white is not a color.”

As photographers we tend to fall in between those two extremes. For us, black as well as white are definitely colors. Putting aside the cold un-emotional scientific explanation above, we can color BW pictures with the subject matter and the emotions they can evoke.

Look at these BW photos by 1x artists and feel the colors: rich, interesting, brilliant, intense, vivid, vibrant, lively and characterful.

by Lidia Vanhamme

by Eric Drigny

by Ross Oscar

by Ben Goossens

by oguz ipçi

by Andre du Plessis

by Dmytro Sobokar

by Ursula Abresch

by Kapuschinsky

by Elena Gromova

by trijoko

by Keisuke Ikeda

by Yvette Depaepe

by Kim Scianghetti

by Hengki Lee

by Paul Apal'kin

by Desislava Ignatova

by Roswitha Schleicher Schwarz

by Osher Partovi

by Jack Hoier

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Sophie Pan

Thank you so much for showing us such a great selection of B&W images, dear Yvette!

Ben Goossens PRO

Thanks dear Yvette, you have gift to select the strongest images: a pleasure to look at! Best , Ben

Yan Zhang CREW

Dear Yvette, Thanks for sharing this article with beautiful 1x BW photos with us. BW images are just as rich as color images to be able to ignite people's emotional response, and most of times, even stronger. Very enjoy this reading.

Yvette Depaepe CREW

Thanks for your appreciation, Yan! I'm glad you enjoyed this short article. Looking forward to read about your adventures and photograpic experiences, my friend. Cheers, Yvette

Desislava Ignatova PRO

Thanks so much, Yvette! I feel wonderful ! regards :)

Yvette Depaepe CREW

Glad you like the article and this beautiful compilation of images. It was my pleasure to pick out yours. It was in a playlist of mine since it has been published ;-) Cheers, Yvette

Hengki Lee

Thank you dear Yvette for selecting one of my works, I am so honored to be in this great compilation!

Yvette Depaepe CREW

Thanks for your appreciation, Hengki!

Graham Daly

Great collection of images. Lovely tonality across the images.

Yvette Depaepe CREW

Thanks for your kind comment, Graham!

Greetje van Son PRO

A beautifull serie of b&w work Yvette. Well choosen photographers with each of them great work. Thank you for this special! warm regards, Greetje

Yvette Depaepe CREW

Thank you, Greetje! I enjoyed a lot making this selection ;-) Cheers, Yvette