We spotlight five new releases that are coming to shelves this summer. Each publication investigates the most pressing topics in contemporary art.

MEP, Paris looks back at two hundred years of photography with an exhibition that takes viewers from A to Z celebrating art form’s incredible range.

This free, open-air exhibition brings a world bursting with kaleidoscopic colour and emotion to the streets of Soho, with large-scale images of blooming flowers.

We spoke to renowned artist Greg Girard ahead of a major retrospective opening at The Polygon Gallery, which celebrates 50 years of documentary work.

Photo Museum Ireland assembles a group of artists whose practices test the boundaries of what it means to produce a photograph in today’s digital age.

Five photographers from the Aesthetica Art Prize who evoke a haunting and tense atmosphere, where familiar scenes take on new, unexpected meaning.

A new show at PoMo is the culmination of Catherine Opie’s attempt to chase the special Norwegian blue light and the singularities of the beautiful landscape.

Against the Tide is a new exhibition by documentary photographer Polly Braden, created in collaboration with young people growing up in UK coastal towns.

The expansive show brings together two Japanese artists, creating a dialogue across generations to examine the nation’s ever-evolving identity.

This summer, Tate Modern will stage the UK’s first show of Ana Mendieta in a decade, who challenged popular notions of sculpture, photography and film.

Xiaohan Luo’s work shows that it is possible to understand the world through more than sound: vibration, movement and the behaviour of people.

Jill Edelstein is best-known for documenting South Africa at the end of Apartheid. A major retrospective of her work is now on display at Stills, Edinburgh.

Inferno & Paradiso at Photo Elysee presents 40 photographs taken by 20 photojournalists that distill the complexity of humankind in the modern era.

We spoke to Ella Murtha, daughter of renowned photographer Tish Murtha and curator of the latest show at Baltic, which celebrates the iconic artist.

Sunil Gupta’s photography has been instrumental in raising awareness around the fight for queer rights. Kettle’s Yard’s latest show celebrates his activism.

Another Japan captures the cultural diversity and authentic spirit found in Japan’s rural and regional communities, and the artwork created within them.

We spotlight five longlisted artists who turn still life photography on its head, creating playful scenes that highlight the absurdity of modern life and society.

Clare Hewitt documents a circle of 12 oak trees, reflecting on what humanity can learn from nature’s ability to communicate and build solid communities.

The Royal Photographic Society’s annual exhibition is is the world’s longest running photography show. This year, it presents the work of 48 talented artists.

Xinyue Tao’s practice is shaped by intuition, rooted in photography whilst extending effortlessly into performance, installation and experimental forms.