25 Great Examples of Black & White Street Photography

Written by Oli on October 26, 2011 in Photography Examples - 7 Comments

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I love street photography, it’s my favourite style of photography and it takes a brave photographer to go out and shoot people candidly but the rewards are definately worth it. I also think that black and white suit this style really well, so that will be the subject of today’s roundup post – as always thankyou to all the photographers who made their work available under a creative commons license on Flickr.

Soho ghostly meetup

Soho ghostly meetup by gaspi *yg

Ode to Cartier Bresson

Ode to Cartier Bresson by Thomas Hawk

Sadness

Sadness by Nwardez

for his future

for his future by Barry Yanowitz

Hitchcock

Hitchcock by 85mm.ch

He asked me to take his picture.

He asked me to take his picture. by Susan NYC

Untitled

Untitled by Martin Gommel

Untitled

Untitled by Nick-K (Nikos Koutoulas)

Boom Box – Montreal 1987

Boom Box – Montreal 1987 by Mikey G Ottawa

Candid is the Candy…

Candid is the Candy… by 85mm.ch

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms by ~FreeBirD®~

Running into the light…

Running into the light… by 85mm.ch

Behind You

Behind You by an untrained eye

|||||||| [Explored]

|||||||| [Explored] by 85mm.ch

Power to the braves… [Explored]

Power to the braves… [Explored] by 85mm.ch

Quartier gitan – Perpignan

Quartier gitan – Perpignan by Ivan Constantin

She Smiles in the Snow

She Smiles in the Snow by Chris JL

Mother and child

Mother and child by Chris JL

On a bench…

On a bench… by 85mm.ch

oo

oo by 85mm.ch

Quartier gitan – Perpignan

Quartier gitan – Perpignan by Ivan Constantin

Double Brass [Tequila!]

Double Brass [Tequila!] by Chris JL

Sguardi ad Oriente

Sguardi ad Oriente by Fabio Trifoni

Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon by Professor Bop

Man Walking By

Man Walking By by PJOnori

About the Author

Oliver Dale has been taking photos since he bought his first SLR at the age of 12: an Olympus OM10. He currently runs a web-based company, Kooc Media, where he blogs and builds websites & online communities.

7 Comments on "25 Great Examples of Black & White Street Photography"

Jane cu October 26, 2011 at 3:26 pm · Reply

There’s some beautiful people out there and this is a nicely curated gallery of good street photography I think.
- Oli October 26, 2011 at 4:50 pm · Reply
  
  Cheers Jane,
  indeed there is – I love this style of photography
Mike G October 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm · Reply

Nice page Oliver with some terrific B&W photos. I am very pleased to be included here with my ’80s image, “Boom Box”. Thanks much & Best Wishes to You & Yours. Peace.
- Oli October 27, 2011 at 9:12 am · Reply
  
  No probs Mike – Great shot!