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Black-and-white photography

Scope note

The art or practice of taking and/or processing photographs whose images are composed of gray tones, black, and white, and sometimes one hue, which may result from toning or aging.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

3000162056

Broader Terms used

photographic techniques

Created

12yrs ago

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