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20 inspiring examples of monochrome portrait photography

By Marius Waldal on 20 Jan ’10

Portrait photography is exciting. It’s about capturing a mood. Or creating one. It is fun and challenging. I hope you will find these examples inspiring. And if you’re curious to read more about black & white photography, check out the article “Introduction to digital black & white photography“.

(Every image is linked to the photograph’s page on Flickr. Do click to see other photos!)

possession

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

India Portrait

Jaíme

5 Steps to my streets - Step 3

Homework *sigh*

Giving a bit of help. Getting so much more in return.

Bruce Recrop

The Don

Újév / New year

The Model

In Focus I

Cute...

ashlin

A Portrait In Darkness

Portrait

Mali - January 2007

Small thoughts

(yes, I actually had the nerve to include one of my own… ;-) )

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Marius Waldal

Marius is a photography enthusiast and founder of framed reality.

  • Very nice collection...

  • Most of them are Post Processed already am I right? Ashlin I think is not processed I can see that it's from a film developed and scanned. Monochrome photography specially on film base are breathtakingly awesome!

    -Val

  • Alan Shapiro

    Marius,
    Totally flattered at being included and surrounded by so many inspired and inspiring photographers. Many thanks to you for curating such a stunning and powerful gallery and also providing passionate amateurs like myself with so much guidance and information through your site. It is officially bookmarked.
    Regards from New York
    Alan

  • Alan, thank you so much for the kind words, for letting me use your photo and for subscribing to my blog! I hope you will continue to be inspired by it in the future as well :-)

  • Awesome, thanks for including one of my shots!

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In hidingframedreality.com is founded by Marius Waldal, long-time photo enthusiast.

I am 36 years old, living in Horten, Norway with my wife and two kids, and our little Jack Russel Terrier "Mimmi".

I created this blog to inspire and to help you become a happier (and better) photographer.

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