Abstract Photography In Focus

Here are five exhibitions that ripple with innovation and experimentation, celebrating contemporary and 20th century approaches to abstraction and the lens.

Viewed in Context

C. Rose Smith presents an evocative collection of black and white self-portraits that revolve around one garment: the white cotton shirt.

Affecting Landscapes

Carnegie Museum’s exhibition spotlights contemporary landscape photographers who explore colonial legacies, environmental anxiety and memory.

The Realities of War

Tim Hetherington’s legacy is marked in an IWM show that asks: “what is the role and responsibility of the photojournalist when documenting conflict?”

Cultivating Equality

We interviewed documentary photographer Sophie Gerrard to learn more about her work spotlighting women-led farming initiatives across Scotland.

Space, Colour, Form

Connor Daly depicts liminal spaces where lurid green, blue and purple shapes emerge from stark black backgrounds, delineated by white borders.

Expressive Portraits

Faces have fascinated us since the dawn of art. This summer, Portrait(s) Festival returns for its annual celebration of face-focused photography.

Among the Waves: Kevin Cooley in Conversation 

Kevin Cooley has spent more than two decades exploring humanity’s relationship with the five classical elements – earth, air, fire, water and aether.

UK Shows to See This Summer

The mid-to-late 20th century was defined by social and political change. This summer, art encourages us to think about society and those who shaped it.

Organic Viewpoint

‘Imagine Another Perspective’ is a group show featuring outstanding environmental work from Mandy Barker, Caleb Charland and more.

Tangible Memories

Lydia Goldblatt shares her personal series ‘Fugue’ in photo book form, inviting us to witness her honest emotions, daily experiences and core memories.

Fragments of Nature

Miko Okada visits and revisits, takes and retakes, in order to develop repeated exposures of the same location. The result is a series of dreamlike collages.

Being Observed

The “female-identifying gaze” underpins the work of award-winning British photographer Hannah Starkey and her new show at Maureen Paley Gallery.

Life After Dark

A new photo book explores how our nocturnal habits can be ones of protest and resistance, pleasure and connection, or fraught with danger and fear.

10 Questions With… George Byrne

George Byrne presents a brand new interpretation of New Topographics, using analogue film, collage and layering to reframe urban LA and beyond.

The Dynamics of Photography

Curator Katherina Ehrl highlights the seven projects exhibiting in Museum der Modern Salzburg’s group show that explores the concept of positioning.

Flourishing in Adversity

Photographer Coco Olakunle makes empowering portraits in collaboration with those living in refugee camps in Kalobeyei, Kenya and Lesbos, Greece.

Galvanising Campaigns

Baltic shares a retrospective dedicated to Franki Raffles’ pioneering documentary photography, which shines a light on womens’ lived experiences.

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Reframing the Landscape

Salt extraction sites. Marble quarries. Dry lake beds. Burning gas wells. These are the backdrops for Liz Miller Kovacs’ striking and surreal self-portraits.