You find the good, the bad and the downright ugly on Flickr and then some..

The best way someone ever described Flickr to me was Edward Khoo:

You find the good, the bad and the downright ugly on Flickr. Also, regular Flickr contributors upload the latest pictures of the latest activities in their geography. So, if I’m looking for quasi realtime shots taken by real people, Flickr is my top photo sharing site (post).

Yes, Flickr is art and creativity by real people and that’s the real beauty of it.

This post is dedicated to searching Flickr for black and white photography and illustration: get inspired by black and white creativity!

Multicolr

Multicolr is an awesome Flickr-based tool that allows to search Flickr by color as well as limiting your choice to only black and white photos. Just choose between white, grey and black colors in the last row.

Here are a few examples:

Strictly black and white photos:

Black and white photos with shades of grey:

Black and white photos with only one color:

Retrievr

Retrievr is a Flickr-based search engine that searches images by the sketch you create. To find only black-and-white photos, all you need is a black and white sketch:

Flickr Groups

General:

Image by by Carl Chapman

• B&W: one of the most popular black-and-white photography groups on Flickr. here you will be able to find images on any topic, creative photography as well as active forums. Example of interesting forum discussions: Self Portrait in B&W
• Black and White Photo Award: very high-quality selection of black and white photography.
• Black and White: another very popular Black&White photography group with lots of great images in any category.
• Best of Black & White: another active black and white photography group.
• Black & White Passion: an active group awarding its most creative members.

Topical:

• New Black and White: a moderated group that is aimed at showcasing new trends in black and white photography.
• Fine Art Classic Black and White Landscape: a group focusing on B&W landscape photos.
• Animals in Black & White: beautiful black-and-white photography featuring animals;
• Black and White CHILDREN’s Portraiture: B&W photos featuring cute children and babies;
• Black & white portraits: the name says it all, this is a collection of black and white portraits.
• Scotland Black and White: no other country better suits black-and-white photography than cloudy and windy Scotland.
• Black and White Artwork: a creative collection of black-and-white illustrations and drawings (non-photography).
• Macro In Black & White: the group dedicated to black and white macro-photography.
• Nature in Black and White: the group featuring nature and landscape shots in black and white.
• Sports in Black and White: features sports photography.
• Black&White in the Night : black and white photos featuring night landscapes and scenes.
• the Flora in Black and White: what can be more colorful than flowers and what can look more beautiful in black and white?

The post is by Jessy Troy who loves and blogs on   social media.