M A Andrew Black and White Photography Blog » My Work http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog Black and White Photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:23:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Barcelona Church – Black and White http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/barcelona-church-black-and-white/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/barcelona-church-black-and-white/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:46:28 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=751 Took this photograph in 2002 in Barcelona.  Barcelona is the capital and the most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid.

Barcelona Black and White

Barcelona Black and White

]]> http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/barcelona-church-black-and-white/feed/ 0 Bryant Park New York Black and White http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/bryant-park-new-york-black-and-white/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/bryant-park-new-york-black-and-white/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:25 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=746 In 1686, when the area was still a wilderness, New York’s colonial governor, Thomas Dongan, designated the area now known as Bryant Park as a public space. George Washington’s troops crossed the area while retreating from the Battle of Long Island in 1776. Beginning in 1823, Bryant Park was designated a potter’s field (a graveyard for the poor) and remained so until 1840, when thousands of bodies were moved to Wards Island.

The first park at this site opened in 1847 as Reservoir Square. It was named after its neighbor, the Croton Distributing Reservoir. In 1853, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations with the New York Crystal Palace, featuring thousands of exhibitors, took place in the park.

The square was used for military drills during the American Civil War, and was the site of some of the New York Draft Riots of July 1863, when the Colored Orphan Asylum at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street was burned down.

In 1884, Reservoir Square was renamed Bryant Park, to honor the New York Evening Post editor and abolitionist William Cullen Bryant. In 1899, the Reservoir building was removed and construction of the New York Public Library building began. Terraces, public facilities, and kiosks were added to the park. This photograph was taken in 2009.

Bryant Park, New York Black and White

Bryant Park, New York Black and White

]]> http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/bryant-park-new-york-black-and-white/feed/ 0 Black and White Copacabana Beach http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/black-and-white-copacabana-beach/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/black-and-white-copacabana-beach/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:01:53 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=741 The locals are known as Cariocas and spend their time relaxing on the Copacabana Beach.

Copacabana Beach, Rio Black and White

Copacabana Beach, Rio Black and White

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  • This photograph was taken in the middle of Central Park, in 2009. Apparently New Yorkers cleared acres and acres of swampland to put in this oasis of calm in the middle of one of the worlds busiest cities.

    New York Central Park Black and White

    New York Central Park Black and White

    • ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/central-park-benches-black-and-white/feed/ 0     Singapore Raffles Black and White http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/singapore-raffles-black-and-white/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/singapore-raffles-black-and-white/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:32:52 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=734 One thing that everyone who goes to Singapore says you must do is visit the world famous Raffles hotel. This pictures was taken in 2006

    Singapore Raffles Black and White

    Singapore Raffles Black and White

    ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/singapore-raffles-black-and-white/feed/ 0     Wall Street New York Sepia http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/wall-street-new-york-sepia/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/wall-street-new-york-sepia/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:20 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=732 This photograph was taken at the end of Wall St in 2009. Wall Street gets its name from the fact that it used to denote the end of Manhattan island when the first Europeans settled there. After this wall, the rest of Manhattan was aswampy mess

    wall street new york

    wall street new york

    ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/wall-street-new-york-sepia/feed/ 0     Street performer Montmartre Paris Black and white http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/street-performer-montmartre-paris-black-and-white/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/street-performer-montmartre-paris-black-and-white/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:42:15 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=730 Montmarte, in Paris, is full of street performers showing off their ma talents. This guy was juggling a fotball and climbin

    Black and white Paris street performer

    Black and white Paris street performer

    g any kind of fence, lamppost etc. This photograph was taken in 2008

    ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/street-performer-montmartre-paris-black-and-white/feed/ 0     Black and white Paris scene http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/black-and-white-paris-scene/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/black-and-white-paris-scene/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:34:12 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=728 This photograph was taken in Paris in 2008 and shows the Pompidou centre.

    Black and white Paris

    Black and white Paris

    ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/black-and-white-paris-scene/feed/ 0     Manchester Oxford Rd Black and White http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/manchester-oxford-rd-black-and-white/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/manchester-oxford-rd-black-and-white/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:54:32 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=725 The footage and firkin is an old picture house on Oxford Rd, Manchester. Today, it is a student pub but it still retains many charming features from another time, both inside and out.

    Footage and Firkin Black and White Manchester

    Footage and Firkin Black and White Manchester

    ]]>     http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/manchester-oxford-rd-black-and-white/feed/ 0     Blue Mosque Colour Photograph http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/blue-mosque-colour-photograph/ http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/2011/08/blue-mosque-colour-photograph/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:23:26 +0000 admin http://www.picturesforwalls.com/blog/?p=718 Taken in Istanbul in 2004. This shot shows the Blue Mosque, Istanbul. The Blue Mosque gets its name from the blue tiles that adorn its roof. They come from Izmir, I believe.

    Blue Mosque

    Blue Mosque

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