Women Behind the Lens:
Exhibitions Redefining Documentary
This winter, exhibitions across Europe, the UK and USA showcase influential documentarians, past and present. This list offers a snapshot of what’s on.
This winter, exhibitions across Europe, the UK and USA showcase influential documentarians, past and present. This list offers a snapshot of what’s on.
Italian artist Sof creates works that invite audiences to interact, shaping and moving the piece to create something that is always in the process of creation.
This show traces how photographers across mid-20th century Africa and its diaspora contributed to broader movements for Pan-African solidarity.
The inaugural Togo Photo Festival provides an international platform for new and emerging photographers from across Togo and West Africa.
Jack Smith discovered more than 80,000 of his grandfather’s photographs in the family garage, beginning a project to bring the works to light.
In a new immersive installation, renowned artist Hito Steyerl explores multiple narratives united by the recurring and unpredictable element of flooding.
We’re celebrating the final installment of our MPB: The Next Shot series, looking back at four stories of what it means to pass on your old camera.
Liz Miller Kovacs’ bold self-portraits draw parallels between ongoing environmental destruction and the societal objectification of the female body.
A new exhibition at NGV International spotlights the pioneering contribution of women to photography, featuring more than 300 works by over 70 artists.
Introducing a season of ambitious shows that push the boundaries of experiential art, from the 20th century to today’s technology-driven innovations.
The winner of the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize is Tobi Onabolu. We spoke to the artist about his practice and what it means to receive the award.
A landmark immersive exhibition, part of Bradford 2025, explores how British South Asians carved out new space in society using the power of music.
Michael Kenna draws on ‘shin shin’ – the quiet stillness of falling snow – in a new exhibition of Japanese landscapes at The Photographers’ Gallery.
Brooke DiDonato’s images stretch the boundaries of what is possible, asking us to look at domestic settings, landscapes and everyday objects again.
Ingrid Weyland harnesses scrunched-up paper as a metaphor for humanity’s impact on nature, overlaying forest scenes with twisted print-outs.
Jordan Diomandé shows a masterful command of natural lighting, shooting at golden hour to capture sunlit reflections and dramatic shadows.
The imaginative contemporary photography of Dublin-based Sarah Doyle plays with shapes and colours, to offer up a joyful viewing experience.
Cig Harvey engages all five of our senses, with pictures that bring together bright floral motifs, domestic interiors and figures in the landscape.
Charting one artist’s journey from Florida, all the way to Maine, whilst examining the US landscape, as a site of mythmaking, nostalgia, fracture and longing.
