The Essence of Childhood: Cinematic Black & White Family Portraits

My family galleries are a true testament to my love of black & white photography.

There is something about cinematic black & white that dilutes everything to its most important parts - composition, expression, light. When colour is stripped away, these aspects are not only seen but felt.

I always include black & white photos in all my my family photography galleries, whether a simple child portrait, an in home newborn session or a Fly On The Wall documentary scene with an unfolding narrative.

Many of my favourite portraits of my own children are black & white.

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boy in kitchen with dramatic light spot over one eye. award winning black and white child and family photographer dublin

B & W Gallery

My black & white family portraits are not just conversions from colour, they are carefully hand created by layering different black & white tones together for a timeless, cinematic feel.

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beautiful young woman with freckles and long hair streaming as she lies on carpet by window light surrounded by scattered flowers

Black & White Nostalgia That Looks And Feels Like Film

two sisters lying on lawn in garden with smaller sister's arm draped across big sister's face so can only see one eye

Award Winning Portraits: Black & White

From Abu Dhabi to Dublin, many of my portraits of my own children are in black & white – and all a reminder of how quickly time flies! I love honest expressions and gestures (don't get me started on hands!), that will make a child instantly recognizable to any parent...

I want my black & white child portraits to look and feel like film. That's achieved through a "million shades of grey" and selective sharpening. In every one of my family galleries, I make sure to include black & white and these are often a favourite. I recommend professional Giclée pigment prints to being out the gorgeous texture.

My personal black & white pictures of my own child. They have my heart.

young boy eating spaghetti from fork straight out of a pan with greek staue beside him

black & white family portrait of boy with kitten on a bed, kitten winking with one eye closed

family portrait of girl in a white dress curled up in an egg shaped playground equipment

award winning child portrait showing boy holding a wine glass at dinner table, covered in plasters that look like tatoos

boy in a fake fur winter coat by a window,

boy lying on carpet with white tulips arranged around his head, featured in Iconic Artist

boy with raised face laughing, holding bougainvillea in a garden

young woman with freckles lying on carpet with scattered flower petals

family portrait of boy in bath as a cat crosses, partially obscuring his face

family portrait showing boy under an apple tree holding an apple in his hand

boy next to vase holding slice of melon with a knife in a kitchen

candid family portrait of boy having a bath with Lego and cat drinking bath water from his hands

boy sitting in a rusty wheelbarrow in a meadow

child with dog, award winning portrait, Nepal

boy in fig tree, lying curled along a branch, award winning child portrait

child portrait, boy looking through antique picture frame

family portrait of a boy with garden hose. Sprinkling water covering his face like a mask

award winning portrait boy looking into a magnifying glass

award winning family portrait boy playing with a kitten on the side of a bath

boy gazing out from an antique picture frame featured in iconic artist Milan, Italy

boy jumping into a swimming pool in Sri Lanka