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Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year celebrates the world’s finest food photography and film, showing every aspect of food and its place in society. The exhibition, now in its tenth anniversary year, will open for the very first time outside of London at The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol. The exhibition, drawn from thousands of entries from almost 80 countries, showcases images from the 'World Food Programme Food for Life' category, showing the humanitarian aspect of food, and 'Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture Award' spotlighting food photography and styling. Other category highlights include 'Champagne Taittinger Wedding Food Photographer', 'One Vision Cream of the Crop' and 'Fujifilm Award'. The show also includes the 'Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year' and 'Winterbotham Darby Food for Sale', as well as 'Production Paradise Previously Published' focusing on the very best previously published photograp...

 Lucy Bell Gallery is happy to be  re-opening on 3rd May with an exhibition of photographs of British Folklore Customs and Traditions by Homer Sykes. Homer Sykes (b.1949)  is a celebrated British documentary photographer whose work has been widely exhibited including at The Tate, The Arnolfini and The V&A. His career includes long term personal projects, many based on the customs and traditions of the British. Homer’s early interest in photography started at school and in 1967 he went to  study at The London College of Printing. In the early 1970's Homer started his research into documenting traditional British folklore customs and annual events, which has become the largest long-term project of his career. Homers’ unique survey on British customs is an iconic series which contrasts age old traditions with the modernity of  every day life. “Rather than dealing in the perhaps easy absurdity of these events, Sykes’ images work to situate these customs within t...

© Sirli Raitma 7 November 2019 – 16 February 2020 £6/ £5 (concessions) £3 tickets for under 25s on Fridays £3 tickets for concessions and over 60s Monday - Wednesday 10:00-11:00am Free for Members The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 is the leading international competition, open to all, which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world. Showcasing talented young photographers, gifted amateurs and established professionals, the competition, showcases a diverse range of images and tells the often fascinating stories behind the creation of the works, from formal commissioned portraits to more spontaneous and intimate moments capturing friends and family. The selected images, many of which will be on display for the first time, explore both traditional and contemporary approaches to the photographic portrait whilst capturing a range of characters, moods and locations. The exhibition of fifty-seven works features all o...

Although the area of Soho is relatively small (one square mile) and bordered by some of London’s richest and most commercialised streets, it has remained a complex place of unorthodoxy, diversity, tolerance and defiance. Shot in Soho is an original exhibition celebrating Soho’s diverse culture, community and history of creative innovation as well as highlighting its position as a site of resistance. John Goldblatt Untitled, from the series ‘The Undressing Room’, 1968 © John Goldblatt Courtesy of the artist’s estate Through a range of photographs, ephemera and varied presentations, the project reflects the breadth of life in a part of the capital that has always courted controversy and celebrated difference. It comes at a time when the area is facing radical transition and transformation with the imminent completion of Cross Rail (a major transport hub being built on Soho’s borders) set to make a landmark impact on the area.    This is a rare opportunity to see outst...

Exploring the rich history of food photography through some of the leading figures and movements within the genre including: Nobuyoshi Araki, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, Wolfgang Tillmans and Weegee. Encompassing fine-art and vernacular photography, commercial and scientific images, photojournalism and fashion, the exhibition looks at the development of this form and the artistic, social and political contexts that have informed it. Weegee Phillip J. Stazzone is on WPA and enjoys his favourite food as he’s heard that the Army doesn’t go in very strong for serving spaghetti, 1940 © Weegee/International Center of Photography, Food has always been a much-photographed and consumed subject, offering a test ground for artistic experimentation and a way for artists to hone their skills. But even the most representative images of food have rarely been straightforward or objective. Food as subject matter is rich in symbolic meaning and across the history of art, has...

The Photographs Department is one of the most active areas of collecting within the National Portrait Gallery. Within a remit that covers both contemporary and historic periods, an important area of new acquisitions aims to respond to recent political, social and cultural events. Such photographs not only celebrate the achievement of individuals who are making contributions to Britain and the world, but also are part of considerations about ideas of British identity that are increasingly relevant, such as ‘Who are we?’ or, ‘How does portraiture represent us and our stories?’  In working towards our major transformation project, Inspiring People, the Gallery’s biggest ever development, these questions have taken on particular significance. They have challenged our thinking about the strengths and the limits of the Collection; of who is seen and who is not represented. Maisie Williams by Miles Aldridge 2017 Alongside contemporary musicians and politicians, the display include...

 Do not miss Cindy Sherman's first UK retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery in London This major new retrospective will explore the development of Sherman’s work from the mid-1970s to the present day, and will feature around 150 works from international public and private collections, as well as new work never before displayed in a public gallery. Focusing on the artist’s manipulation of her own appearance and her deployment of material derived from a range of cultural sources, including film, advertising and fashion, the exhibition will explore the tension between façade and identity. Find out more © Cindy Sherman. Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York.

The Atlas Gallery in London is pleased to present the exhibition Reflecting Bauhaus: Photographs & Paintings by renowned Bauhaus artist Florence Henri (1893–1982). The showcased works, which will also be for sale, are on view from 28. March to 18 May 2019. Portrait Composition, 1930 Gelatin silver print. ©Martini & Ronchetti courtesy Archives Florence Henri     More information: HERE More about exhibitions: HERE

Where: National Portrait Gallery When: March 7 - May 27, 2019 This major new exhibition brings together works by one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers, Martin Parr. Including recognisable photographs alongside works never before exhibited it will focus on one of his most engaging subjects – people. The exhibition will include portraits of people from around the world, with a special focus on Parr’s wry observations of Britishness, explored through a series of projects that investigate British identity today. Find out more: HERE

5 February – 6 May 2019 Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG This exhibition showcases some of the most impactful photographs captured over the last 60 years. It includes many of his iconic war photographs – including images from Vietnam, Northern Ireland and more recently Syria. But it also focuses on the work he did at home in England, recording scenes of poverty and working class life in London’s East End and the industrial north, as well as meditative landscapes of his beloved Somerset, where he lives.​ Sir Don McCullin was born in 1935 and grew up in a deprived area of north London. He got his first break when a newspaper published his photograph of friends who were in a local gang. From the 1960s he forged a career as probably the UK’s foremost war photographer, primarily working for the Sunday Times Magazine. His unforgettable and sometimes harrowing images are accompanied in the show with his brutally honest commentaries. With over 250 photographs, all printed by McCullin hims...

A major new exhibition of works by Martin Parr, one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers. Only Human: Martin Parr, brings together some of Parr’s best known photographs with a number of works never exhibited before to focus on one of his most engaging subjects – people. The exhibition will include portraits of people from around the world, with a special focus on Parr’s wry observations of Britishness, explored through a series of projects that investigate British identity today, including new works which reveal Parr’s take on the social climate in Britain in the aftermath of the EU referendum. When: 7 March - 27 May 2019 Wolfson and Lerner Galleries at National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE   More information  

For the first time ever, I'm exhibiting my best-known work in London in collaboration with the Ingrid Deuss Gallery. The exhibition will run from 12 to 22 April @TheBrickLaneGallery-TheAnnexe and will showcase some of the work from my latest book: The Sweetest Taboo, published by Lannoo. I've always been fascinated by taboo. My images explore some of these taboos in photo series such as Smoking Kids, Your Last Shot and Dianas, all on display at the exhibition. Key dates: 12 April 5-8pm: Opening of the exhibition Location: 93-95 sclater street, London, E1 6HR I'd love to see you all there (and feel free to share this facebookevent among your friends) For your diary 18 April 7pm: Book Launch Location: 5 Cheshire street, London, E2 6ED Artist's talk and book signing at Caravanserail book store Please register: Caravanserail

This major new exhibition brings together, for the first time, the works of four of the most celebrated figures in art photography, Lewis Carroll (1832–98), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–79), Oscar Rejlander (1813–75) and Clementina Hawarden (1822-65). These four artists would come to embody the very best in photography of the Victorian era. Their experimental approach to picture-making and radical attitudes towards photography have informed artistic practice ever since. Featuring striking portraits of sitters such as Charles Darwin, Alice Liddell, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas Carlyle, George Frederick Watts, Ellen Terry and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1 March - 20 May 2018 Porter Gallery National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE   edith liddell by lewis carroll

ILFORD PHOTO support for National Media Museum Artist in Residence Programme ‘Double Exposure: A Tale of Two Planets in Darkness and Light’ Light Fantastic is part of a year-long Festival of Light at The National Media Museum in Bradford celebrating the UNESCO International Year of Light. It includes an Artist in Residence programme supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. From 18th July to 4th September 2015 the museum will host artists Cherry Kino and Alchemy as they create ‘Double Exposure: A Tale of Two Planets in Darkness and Light’ This artwork presented by Martha Jurksaitis (Cherry Kino, based in Portugal) & Christian Hardy (Alchemy Studio, based in Bradford) will create two fictional worlds – one permanently bathed in daylight and the other in constant dark. It is the first time the National Media Museum has appointed artists-in-residence to a temporary gallery. Christian Hardy said, “For our exhibition we have envisioned as...

 13 May, 2015 - 13 June, 2015 James Hyman Gallery is delighted to present André Kertész in Europe, a new exhibition of images selected from works in the estate of André Kertész. Andre Kertesz, Cecil Beaton’s studio, 1948. Copyright the Estate of Andre Kertesz, courtesy James Hyman Photography, London The exhibition - the first of its kind to focus on Kertész’s European work alone - spans the photographer’s whole career and features well known images as well as several unknown photographs which have never before been exhibited or published, including a previously unknown image of Cecil Beaton's studio. Born in Hungary in 1894, Kertész was one of the most internationally significant photographers of the 20th century, influencing figures such as Brassaï and Henri Cartier- Bresson and laying the foundations for photojournalism as it is known today. André Kertész in Europe begins with the artist’s earliest photographs, made in Hungary in the 1910s, moves on to his pioneer...