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Woman sitting by a window in a dark room, chiaroscuro black and white portrait by BFO Photographie
05 / 07

Black & white Black and white photography

When colour fades, only light remains.

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  • 18 photos
  • On land
  • World 05 of 07

When colour fades, the essential takes all the light. With BFO Photographie, black and white reveals the strength of a gaze, the softness of a gesture and the depth of an emotion. In Nouméa and throughout New Caledonia, I create timeless images where contrasts, shadows and textures form a language of their own. Portrait, scene of life or landscape: each photograph sheds the superfluous to leave room for a raw, elegant and deeply human story.

Gallery · Black & white

18 photos
Mount Fuji and its reflection in a lake, black and white landscape by BFO Photographie
Fuji and its double, in the silence of black and white.
Black and white portrait of a technician in a cap cleaning a boat hull, by BFO Photographie
Black and white brings out the effort and the gaze.
Close-up of a spotted eagle ray, black and white underwater photo by BFO Photographie
The eagle ray brushes past the lens.
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (3)
Black and white landscape of trees perfectly reflected in still water, by BFO Photographie
Perfect symmetry, in black and white.
Zebra shark resting on the sandy bottom, black and white underwater photo by BFO Photographie
The zebra shark's spots, revealed by black and white.
Woman sitting by a window in a dark room, chiaroscuro black and white portrait by BFO Photographie
The light from a window is enough to tell the story.
Silhouette of a tree facing snow-capped Mount Fuji, Japanese landscape in black and white by BFO Photographie
A tree keeps watch over Fuji.
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (2)
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (5)
Spotted eagle ray gliding over the reef, black and white underwater photo by BFO Photographie
A silent flight above the reef.
Dark urban wall bearing the words “How to be an artist?”, black and white street photo by BFO Photographie
A question written on a wall, an invitation to look differently.
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (4)
Black and white close-up of the eye and spotted skin of a zebra shark, by BFO Photographie
A gaze, a texture: the zebra shark up close.
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (6)
Sky streaked with clouds above a shoreline, vertical black and white photo by BFO Photographie
A graphic sky, in portrait format.
Clean Yacht technician seen from behind on a boat gangway, monochrome photo by BFO Photographie
The trade seen from behind, in monochrome.
Black and white – BFO Photographie, Nouméa (1)
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