photos by Luis Monreal, 2005
For the last Archnet update I chose black and white photographs by Luis Monreal of the Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, and the Great Mosque in Djenné, Mali. Most of the black and white or monochrome images in Archnet are historical taken before the dawn of color photography, but these are relatively recent, taken in 2005. I chose those images in part because using monochrome photographs in the background of Archnet homepages really helps to highlight content on the tiles sliding across the screen, but also because I find them particularly appealing.
In general, I find black and white photography of architecture quite compelling. Black and white images highlight form and interaction with light in a manner that can get lost in color photography, particularly if the structure is elaborately decorated. This is certainly true of the two photographs in the background of Archnet this week.
Black and white photography is probably less ideal for capturing people and conveying a sense of movement, yet both of these images do it successfully. The photograph of the Jama Masjid shows a relatively tranquil scene with a boy and pigeons in the courtyard, but the photograph of the mud mosque in Djenné captures frantic movement of community members rushing with fresh mud to resurface the façade of the mosque.
Below are some links to black and white photography in Archnet. The photographs associated with these collections and authority records account for only a small percentage of these images, but they are some of my favorites, listed in no particular order.
Tangier in the early 20th century.
- Mughal Architecture in India
- K.A.C. Creswell
- Byron’s Iran and Afghanistan
- International Tangier (NB. This collection is a complete catalog of images in the glass negatives collection of the Tangier American Legation Museum. Most of the images appear here “as is.”
- Kamil and Rifat Chadirji Photographic Arc hive
- Mud Mosques: the B&W Prints
- Josephine Powell
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