Black-and-white photography

"Casting Winds" - this black & white displays the classic monochrome look, as well as the use of simulated optical filtering (wratten #25) to enhance or diminish the rendering of certain light wavelengths.

All photography was originally monochrome, or black-and-white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its "classic" photographic look. It is important to note that some monochromatic pictures are not always pure blacks and whites but contain other hues depending on the process. The Cyanotype process produces an image of blue and white for example. Many photographers continue to produce some monochrome images. Some full color digital images are processed using a variety of techniques to create black and whites, and some cameras have even been produced to exclusively shoot monochrome which was called the Monochrome Photography.