Cities look amazing in black and white. A lack of color adds definition to cityscapes, making the straight lines of roads and skyscrapers appear crisp and distinct. Black and white photography does more than simply mirror the greyness of the urban jungle landscape, it brings urban morphology and architecture into clear focus, while capturing the sense of isolation one can feel in a city, even when surrounded by thousands, even millions of people.
Below you’ll find 29 stunning black and white photographs taken in cities around the world, from Paris to New York, London and Tokyo. These fantastic images capture the world’s major cities as you’ve never seen them before. Hopefully they’ll inspire your own creative endeavors!
1. Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Image: ajagendorf25
2. Vancouver, Canada
Image: kennymatic
3. Vancouver, Canada
Image: kennymatic
4. Mumbai, India
Image: objetpetitm
5. Mumbai, India
Image: objetpetitm
6. Manhattan, New York
Image: Morgadu
7. Place Vendome, Paris
Image: Jean Michel Berts
8. Tower Bridge, London
Image: Photo-Visible.com
9. Seattle, USA
Image: KM Photography
10. Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Image: photoserge
11. Hong Kong
Image: Chi King
12. Zamora, Spain
Image: ajgelado
13. Frankfurt, Germany
Image: wecand
14. Taipei, Taiwan
Image: Shenghung Lin
15. Lake Union, Seattle
Image: striatic
16. Mumbai, India
Image: objetpetitm
17. Queensborough Bridge, New Westminster
Image: hall.chris25
18. Chicago, USA
Image: christopherdale
19. Bockenheimer Warte, Frankfurt
Image: wecand
20. Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Image: dani-santana
21. Manhattan, New York
Image: kennymatic
22. Edmonton, Canada
Image: bulliver
23. San Francisco, USA
Image: Striatic
24. Bangkok, Thailand
Image: rudenoon
25. Perth, Australia
Image: Ole Reidar Johnson
26. Big Ben, London
Image: Photo-Visible.com
27. Green Park, London
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Image: CGP
28. Helsinki, Finland
Image: Jukka Vuokko
29. Tokyo, Japan
Image: Jukka Vuokko
