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Mimi Plumb:
Quiet Resilience

High Museum of Art presents the photography of Mimi Plumb, bringing together five decades of quiet observations of life in the western United States.

Between Art and Fashion:
Photography Shows in 2026

These five exhibitions push fashion photography into new realms, using it as a means of investigating culture, history and identity across the world.

Jo Ractliffe:
Land as Witness

Jeu de Paume traces forty years of artistic creation, from the start of Jo Ractliffe’s career to her recent series, documenting South African landscapes.

Nan Goldin: Forty Years
of Unflinching Intimacy

Gagosian presents an exhibition of all 126
photographs from Nan Goldin’s genre-defining photobook The Ballad of Sexual Dependency.

The Music is Black: 
A British Story at V&A

V&A Museum East present a bold and multisensory celebration of the profound and enduring impact of Black artistry on British music, culture and beyond.

Documenting
Contemporary Life

Two Temple Place’s latest exhibition brings mental health to the fore, positioning it as a universal experience that can shape creative expression.

Reimagining the Art
of Being in a World in Flux

Fotografiska Tallinn explores the concept of “play” as a way to find joy, resilience, rebellion and connection in a contemporary world that is in constant flux.

The Face of Music

Fotografiska Tallinn presents the work of Anton Corbijn, a photographer who has authentically documented music legends for more than 50 years.

PhotoBrussels 2026:
Resonant Photography

PhotoBrussels returns for its 10th edition with 52 exhibitions across galleries, art centres, home spaces and museums, taking place throughout the city.

Reframing History

International Center of Photography presents a new series that sees two artists put Côte d’Ivoire at the heart of their work, reimagining their shared history.

Gen Z: Shaping a
New Gaze at Photo Elysée

Photo Elysee presents the work of 66 artists born between the mid‑1990s and early 2010s, each navigating the currents of contemporary life.

Expanded Histories

A new exhibition at Griffin Museum of Photography sees contemporary artists respond to the popular mythology of Manifest Destiny in American history.

From the Aesthetica Art Prize:
Between Reality and Imagination

We look back at the Aesthetica Art Prize long listed artists who photograph beyond the documentary, exploring the line between the real and fictional.

Graciela Iturbide:
Photography as Witness

C/O Berlin presents the work of Graciela Iturbide, a photographer who spend decades capturing the life of Indigenous communities across Mexico.

Richard Avedon:
More to the Picture

Forty years on from its creation, Gagosian presents Richard Avedon’s In The American West, a bold series helped to redefine contemporary portraiture.

Portrait of Britain:
Winners Announced

January sees the UK’s high streets, rail stations and shopping centres transform into a national art gallery, as digital screens light up with faces.

A Lens on the Desert

Zhang Kechun captures tourists in the Gobi Desert – reminding viewers of the ever-encroaching ubiquity of human presence in even the most remote spaces.

From the Aesthetica
Art Prize: Surreal Scenes

Glitched landscapes. Paper fish. Echoes of René Magritte. These longlisted artists from the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize create bold and surreal works.

Expanding Narratives

Mexican photographer Alejandro Cartagena uses the camera to examine the most pressing social, urban and environmental problems across the globe.

Jessica Backhaus:
Colour As Language

Jessica Backhaus strips photography back to its fundamentals: light, shadow, colour. A new retrospective celebrates her 25 year career.

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