Ink pen, watercolor and digital layers _ Fátima Seehagen
     • Original idea : Sylvie D.
     • ​​​​​​​Organizers : Pietro Asproni & Fátima Seehagen & Sylvie D.
     • Title idea, creation of the intro image and icons: Fátima Seehagen
     • Text : Pietro Asproni
     • ​​​​​​​Choice of colors : Fátima Seehagen
     • All the co-owners chose the order of their photos.
​​​​​​​     ​​​​​​​• ​​​​​​​Layout : Sylvie D.
BLaCK and WHiTE a RECoRDiNG
in LiGHT aND iNK

Let's  think  in  black  & white!
25 Authors:
Diane Quee  -  Gamze Altıntaş  -  Pietro Asproni  -  Victoria Kováts  -  Zbig Wolowiec
André Breton  -  Guy Levesque  -  Marvin Heinzel  -  Rock Kauser  -  Philip Grimes
Ricardo Rycko  -  Paola Bottoni  -  T.dex Photography  -  Alec Stewart  -  Teodora Oniceanu
Rivail .  -  Waldemar Seehagen  -  Fátima Seehagen  -  Yves Jacob  -  Javier Molina B.
Michel Duquesnoy  -  Oleg Hrytsenko  -  Oleg Leshtaev  -  Philippe Lemoine  -  Christian Barthold.

From 18 countries:
Australia  -  Turkey  -  France  -  Hungary ​​​​​​​ -  Poland  -  Canada  -  Germany
United States of America  -  Brazil  -  Italy  -  Spain  -  Scotland  -  Romania  -  New Zealand
United Kingdom  -  Chile  -  Ukraine  -  Russian Federation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
The B&W


“I don’t think that it exists a contrast between black & white and color, in photography as well as in any other form of art. B&W and color represent different forms of visual expression that we can intentionally chose to propose our point of view on a specific scene or moment. 

Summarizing the opinions of some eminent photographers, as Elliot Erwitt and Joel Meyerowitz, the use of color is suitable for descriptive works, while the B&W better fits with interpretative photography. To me, this means that the B&W lets the observers use their imagination to develop their own story just looking to an image, thus the B&W offers a larger range of freedom than color. The use of colors gives an important amount of information that makes the image more legible and quickly comprehensible for the observer ; on the other hand, B&W images need more time to be read and to try to obtain some information that, because of the absence of colors, are often inaccessible, thus obliging the reader to develop his/her own interpretation of the scene. The aim of our B&W projects is not to state that B&W is better or more artistic than color, which was a common opinion in 60’s and early 70’s. 

The aim of our projects is just to put in light a form of visual expression that recently has been partially neglected, with the diffusion of social networks and smartphones that have contaminated the visual language with rapidity and consumerism germs.”                                                                                                                                                                            ~ Pietro Asproni
From Australia ✧​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​Diane Quee
Sleeping Koala

Koalas  are  native  animals  of  Australia.  They  live  in  eucalyptus  forests  and  woodlands,  and  feed  mostly  on  eucalyptus  leaves.  Koalas  spend  a  lot  of  time  sleeping  to  conserve  their  energy.  They  have  been  listed  as  an  endangered  species  because  of  major  threats  like  habitat  loss  from  land  clearing,  bushfires,  drought,  and  disease,  as  well  as  from  car  collisions  and  dog  attacks  when  they  climb  down  from  trees.​​​​​​​
From Turkey ✧ Gamze Altıntaş
From France ✧​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Pietro Asproni
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From Hungary ✧ Victoria Kováts
Morning vibes
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Jazz
From Poland ✧ Zbig Wolowiec
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I  was  inspired  to  create  my  works  by  a  certain  photograph  of  Audrey  Hepburn.  I  planned  to  create  a  portrait  in  the  style  of  Detective  Noir.  Whether  I  succeeded  or  not,  I  leave  to  the  judgment  of  the  viewers.
From France ✧ André Breton
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From Canada ✧ ​​​​​​​Guy Levesque
Photo parc Valcourt, dessin sur la neige en patin.
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Un bouleau glacé de verglas. 
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Neige et Glace - dessin 2015
From Germany ✧​​​​​​​ Marvin Heinzel
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From United States of America ✧ Rock Kauser
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From United Kingdom ✧ Philip Grimes
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From Brazil ✧​​​​​​​ Ricardo Rycko
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From Italy ✧ Paola Bottoni
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Mamme e bambini / Mothers and children
From Spain ✧ T.dex Photography
Nothing  Happens
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A  series  of  photographs  that  offer  a  glimpse  into  everyday  life  in  Madrid  city,  scenes  of  ordinary  people  going  about  their  daily  lives.  Here,  I  want  to  express  the  value  of  those  moments  in  life  when  nothing  is  happening;  that's  what's  special  in  the  world  we  live  in  today.
From Scotland ✧​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Alec Stewart
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From Romania ✧​​​​​​​ Teodora Oniceanu
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From New Zealand ✧ Rivail .
Albert Park - New Zealand
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Māori woman with fish                             Kingdom Come                             Dracula
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Sandringham Avenue - Auckland -NZ
From Brazil ​​​​​​​​​✧ Waldemar Seehagen
            Arriving                                                                  Grindelwald, Switzerland
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Seeds
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The bath


'The  black  and  white  version  of  the  photograph  allows  me  to  reveal  the  silent  poetry  of  the landscapes  and  creatures,  honoring  the  delicate  rituals  of  life  and  the  silent  truths  carried  by  the  ight.  It's  as  if  I  were  listening  to  the  breath  of  the  photographed  elements.'
From Brazil ✧ Fátima Seehagen​​​​​​​
Who sees me? - Ink pen, watercolor and digital layers
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Bird - India ink wash and ink pen                       What is this? - India ink and digital
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Peace  -  Negative space with ink pen and digital layers


''When  we  move  away  a  little  from  the  intoxication  of  colors,  what  remains  is  black  and  white  -  without  illusions,  and  in  it  we  can  see  with  more  focus,  without  subterfuge  -  however,  after  seeing  reality  in  this  way,  the  soul  can  flow  with  the  colors  of  its  own  intuition,  even  if  they  are  not  visible  to  the  eye."
From France ✧​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Yves JACOB
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From United Kingdom ✧ Javier Molina B.
No  animal  can  learn  that  which  his  heart  has  no  way  to  hold.
When  you  strip  a  photograph  of  colour,  you  will  show  its  true  nature  and  worth.
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​​​​​​​https://molinajavier.myportfolio.com
https://www.instagram.com/molinajavierbarrios/
https://javiermolina.blog/
https://glass.photo/javiermolina
From Chile ✧​​​​​​​ Michel Duquesnoy
Violoniste  du  trio  huapanguero  lors  de  la  Réunion  du  comité  communautaire  de  Huitzitzilingo, Huasteca  hidalguense  (Mexique) 
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Vue en soirée sur Puerto Gala, Aysén (Chili)
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1. Ruelle de nuit à Sucre, Bolivie / 2. Chinchinero sur la place de Castro, Chiloé (Chili) / 3. Catrina de la fête des morts à Xico, Veracruz, (Mexique)​​​​​​​
From Ukraine ✧ Oleg Hrytsenko
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From Russian Federation ✧​​​​​​​ Oleg Leshtaev
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From Canada ✧​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Philippe Lemoine
1. Nounouche     2. Mallard duck Inktober 2022     3. The dark lord of the whiteness
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​​​​​​​Biceps  practice  by  philippel​​​​​​​
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What is it? by philippel
The old women in charcoal technique was commissioned by ProAlter magazine (mag title).
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The 2 b&w guys in pencil were part of a series: Bearded men (for Psychologie Heute).
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