5 Images from the Sony World Photography Awards

Spaceflight, astronomy, pollution and industrial decline. These are just some of the themes explored by this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.

Community Voices

A new exhibition at Impressions Gallery kicks off Bradford’s year as City of Culture, showcasing photography about the diversity of the UK today.

Living in Technicolour

Cig Harvey’s latest monograph presents lush tableaux of flora and domestic scenes, exploring sensory experiences through vibrant imagery.

Diasporic Experiences

A new exhibition at LACMA presents artists working throughout Africa, Europe and the Americas to expand understandings of the global Black diaspora.

The Power of Resistance

Turner Prize and Oscar-winning artist-filmmaker Steve McQueen is dedicated to acts of protest and the role of photography in documenting change.

Brutalism Reimagined 

London-based photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch takes the city’s Brutalist architecture and illuminates it to create vibrant and unique technicolour images.

On Our Radar: Photography Festivals

This list highlights some key photo festivals taking place this season, offering visual perspectives on the human experience and pressing issues of our times.

Beneath the Surface

Maya Rochat’s show at Photo Elysée immerses viewers in a sensory exploration, juxtaposing nature’s grandeur with human made confines.

Rethinking Tradition

Silvia Rosi’s photography takes inspiration from African stage portraiture, exploring issues of migration, identity and collective memory.

Unfamiliar Territory

Reine Paradis is known for a distinct aesthetic and bold colour palette, and her new series continues to explore these concepts with meticulous detail.

UK Photography Shows to See

This winter, five unmissable photography exhibitions across the UK cast new light on often overlooked and neglected people, communities and histories.

In Full Bloom: Exploring Flora in Contemporary Art

An ambitious and wide-reaching showcase at London’s Saatchi Gallery surveys the enduring influence of flowers across various art disciplines.

Enhanced Topography

Richard Mosse’s new exhibition at MMoCA immerses viewers in haunting landscapes, blending environmental decay with evocative visual poetry.

Weegee: Urban Spectacle

Iconic photographer Weegee documented the spectacle of both gritty crimes and accidents, as well as the clamour around mid-century Hollywood.

Linder: A Major Retrospective

Artist, provocateur, trailblazer. The first London retrospective of acclaimed British artist Linder opens this February at The Hayward Gallery.

Personal Narratives

Felicia Simion’s mysterious photography blurs the line between fantasy and reality, placing anonymous figures into strange and ethereal locations.

Five Art Books for February

Discover five new art and photo books from established figures and new names, each of which tell an important story of life in the modern world.

An Unfinished World

Saul Leiter is one of the most celebrated pioneers of colour photography. This winter, he is the subject of a major retrospective at Foam in Amsterdam.

Eternal Moments

Rinko Kawauchi’s exhibition at Bristol’s Arnolfini captures the beauty in everyday moments, exploring themes of care, identity as well as sustainability.

Global Perspectives 

Rijksmuseum brings the first major exhibition of American photography to the Netherlands, with an expansive show of more than 200 images.