What is a good website to view professional black and white photography?

I’m not talking about Flickr or photo bucket, where most of the photos are done by people who happen to have a camera. I’m looking for sites like that (with easy to search and view options), but actual professional photographers who put a lot of thought and effort into the composition of the photos. Any ideas?

I’m learning black and white photography (portraits of people and animals), and I want to see how it is “supposed” to look, if I do things right.

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Where are good websites for black and white photography?

I am looking for tips on camera set up and light set up, and the best set up in general for natural lighting as related to Black and White photography.

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What Is A Good Non-Digital 35mm Camera To Start Experimenting In Black & White Photography With?

I WANT TO START EXPERIMENTING IN PHOTOGRAPHY, MAINLY BLACK & WHITE ARTISTIC QUALITY PRINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT BRAND AND MODEL, INCLUDING MULTIPLE LENSES, I SHOULD START WITH. CANON, NIKON, PENTAX? LENSES? ALSO, IF YOU KNOW A GREAT BOOK/MANUAL TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY OR PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THANKS TO ALL THAT RESPOND.

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Black and White Photography: No Color is Good

The world of black and white photography is considered a Fine Art form and it is done to induce an emotion of timelessness and freeze a moment at any given time. It goes without saying that a few great photographers like Ansel Adams and Steigletz have made black and white photography what it is to today and even long after their deaths keep it strong and alive. This type of a picture is a true classic form of art and extremely breathe taking. There can never be enough said about black and white photography, but the pictures themselves will speak volumes for all that are looking at them.

Black and white film comes in a few different classes. The tabular black and white film is a new and thinner emulsion film that has more of a surface area and it gives off less depth with high sharpness. Conventional film is the standard type that gives off a superior detail to highlight and was used before the tabular film was introduced in 1988. Orthochromatic film is the best for shots of people and landscapes and gives off a tone that stands above all other film types. Chromogenic film uses dyes and not the silver particles that are used by the other film types. There is no control over the development process and it is more difficult to work with.

There really is no other special equipment or camera that is needed for black and white photography, only the film. When you bring in your roll of film to a store to be developed just let the person behind the counter know what it is. Some places specialize in the development of black and white and it is best to use their services to gain the true feelings you desired to achieve and portray with the photos. Other places develop this type of film, but in return you may not get the true color, or lack of color you desired.