Olivia Locher highlights humanity’s unrealistic expectations, depicting daily regimes to comedic effect, where candles literally burn at both ends.

Ulaş Kesebir and Merve Türkan work as a duo to redefine the parameters of fashion imagery, with bold colour schemes and alluring environments.

Michel Lamoller’s photographic reliefs highlight the alarming rate at which humanity is expanding, depicting high-rises as markers of infrastructure.

Over 12 years, Gillian Laub produced a major documentary project in Montgomery County, Georgia, a series sparked by one written letter.

Andrea Lohmann’s compositions are inspired by the built environment: structures from the post- war period complemented by passing clouds.

At the Royal Photographic Society exhibition, we find a moment to think about where we are headed, and how we feel about the destination.  

Telephones hovering in mid-air. Half full glasses of water. Clouds reflected in pitch-dark rooms. Zane Priede is a self-taught photographer based in Riga.

Spanning the globe, these creatives address some of the most pressing issues facing us right now: climate crisis, inequality and new technology among them.

Samantha Cavet focuses on “portraying the human abyss, loneliness and melancholic feelings,” often depicting lone figures within expansive landscapes.

In 2019, a United Nations report stated that single parents have been hardest hit by austerity in the UK. Polly Braden highlights their stories.

Colourful vines growing from gallery walls. Woven blobs reaching towards the ceiling. These are works by iconic textile artist Sheila Hicks.

Artists Larry Achiampong and Sutapa Biswas join photographers Poulomi Basu, Hannah Starkey and Jamie Hawkesworth at our annual symposium.

“An artist makes art, but they are also a spectator of art,” says Elina Brotherus, best known for crafting self portraits steeped in visual history.

German artist Natalie Truchsess has an extensive background in analogue documentary,  landscape and portrait  photography. In her current work she uses abstract photographs to explore the depiction of the subliminal, the unspeakable and the ephemeral.

Adriana Mora constructs 3D buildings within idyllic waterscapes. The visual language of Brutalism is counterpointed with memories of childhood.

Clarissa Bonet pushes beyond the traditions of candid photography: producing staged works that complicate notions of representation and reality.

It’s estimated that we will take 1.5 trillion images worldwide in 2022. The Sony World Photography Awards Open shortlist offers a snapshot of this.

Here are five artists who offer a fresh take on the collage tradition: cutting, pasting, crumpling and overlaying to create new configurations.

“My favourite moments are those which create coincidences and contradictions in the city,” says Berlin-based urban photographer Andrea Lohmann.

Jyll Bradley’s latest sculpture is a space for rest, recuperation and inspiration, adding a sense of human warmth to the visual language of minimalism.

Los Angeles-based photographer Djeneba Aduayom’s mixed-media portraits see abstract forms cut and paste into new, eye-catching configurations.

Rune Guneriussen inserts luminous objects – for the most part, lamps – into forest aisles, rocky slopes and creeks, stretches of coastlines and trees.

National Gallery of Victoria looks anew at one of the country’s major collections, uncovering myriad untold tales about queer identity through the ages.

On 8 March, International Women’s Day marks a call to action for women’s equality. We select five shows which reflect on the lives of women and girls globally.

Faces obscured by flowers. Rooms adorned with floral wallpaper and patterned rugs. Diana Sousa creates contemplative and symbolic portraits.

Humans and animals are intertwined. The relationship between the two has long fascinated photographer and filmmaker Charlotte Dumas.

The idea of the “metaverse” has dominated recent technology headlines. BJP launches a platform for NFTs from emerging and established artists.

Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) showcases the work of Danish photographer Torben Eskerod, an artist who explores memory and transience.

Berlin is a city fundamentally shaped by the regeneration projects of the post-WWII decades. A new book chronicles its residential buildings.

Through intimate portraits and eye-catching street photography, a new book takes stock of life in Cuba today – whilst looking to its past and future.

Andreas Mühe is one of Germany’s best-known photographers, recognised for cinematic explorations of sociology, history and politics.

2022’s Sony World Photography Awards Professional shortlist responds to tensions between humanity and nature – occupying a complex space.

The creative industries bring £10.6 billion to the UK economy, contributing to social change and overall wellbeing. What does the future look like?

Swiss-born Cristina Rizzi Guelfi plays on a “widespread obsession” with selfies, replacing faces with 1950s and 1960s archival images.

Derrick Breidenthal is an award-winning American artist based in Kansas City. He uses painting to communicate themes of peace, power, struggle and renewal. The artist is currently participating in the group exhibition Fresh Perspectives at Walker Fine Art, Denver until 12 March and his work has been longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2022.

“Non-places” and “any-space-whatevers” are anonymous locations people pass through. Five artists explore these ideas through photography.

Martin Parr Foundation’s latest photography exhibition considers how people, the environment and its resources are tightly interwoven.

Lydia Panas photographs women and girls amongst lush foliage. Lying surrounded by grass, leaves and branches, they stare back into the lens.

Mexico City-based artist Rodrigo Chapa draws on the legacy of colour theory, producing scenarios which explore its psychological implications.

Craig Easton’s new photobook confronts the media misrepresentation of communities in Blackburn, England, through nuanced black and white portraits.

“I see one function of the museum as being a space for experimentation.” Artist Carsten Höller presents acclaimed installations and relational aesthetics.

Roy DeCarava took up photography in the 1940s as an information-gathering tool to help with his painting. The results were groundbreaking.

February is LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. From protest photography to untold stories, here’s our pick of key shows and digital resources to explore.

Are there too many images in the world? A new show explores mass media excess and image over-saturation spanning from the 1920s to today.

How do we imagine the future? Designers, visual artists and researchers respond to the experience of living in the anxiety of the present.

Bill Brandt’s photography has often been perceived as “sinister”, capturing dark scenes across turbulent decades of the 20th century.

New Contemporaries continues to play a key role in art from the UK: a story of towering medicine cabinets and potent portraits of identity.

From close-up photography to digital world-building, contemporary artists are always building on the legacies of minimalism and abstraction.

The new print issue of Aesthetica is all about points of view: idea generation and a developing a greater sense of perspective. Read a preview here.

Laura Perrucci and Matteo De Santis demonstrate a fresh take on collage. Bubble wrap and printed words lie over cloudless blue skies.