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BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS FROM GETTY

You'd like to buy a vintage, black and white Getty image gift for your partner. It might be for Christmas or for a birthday gift. The classic, black and white Hollywood old movie star photos, from the archives of Getty Images appeal to many people. 'Black and white glamour photography' is an art unto itself.

But what is so interesting about black and white photos? Particularly black and white photos of people ?

Colour and black and white photography examined

Martine Franck, co-founder of Henri Cartier-Bresson foundation points out:

Facial and figure features are much more enhanced than in colour. So, the elegance and drama inherent in Hollywood stars' looks are highlighted much more in black and white photos than in colour ones.