Black and White

"Casting Winds" - this black & white displays the classic monochrome look, as well as the use of simulated optical filtering (wratten #25) to enhance or diminish the rendering of certain light wavelengths.

All photography was originally monochrome, or black-and-white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its "classic" photographic look. In modern times, black-and-white has mostly become a minority art form, and most photography has become color photography.
Many photographers continue to produce some monochrome images. Some full color digital images are processed using a variety of techniques to create black and whites, and some cameras have even been produced to exclusively shoot monochrome.