Beauty. Fashion. Lifestyle. New York-based artist Micaiah Carter has a singular creative vision. It is rooted in core values of empathy and connection.

The story of architecture in photography is being written. Vitra Design Museum foregrounds what’s next through the lens of one key image-maker.

Justin Bettman’s colourful and retro still life images feature nostalgic Polaroid cameras, analogue alarm clocks and walkie talkies.

Simon Norfolk follows Afghanistan’s central highlands across the four seasons, watching summertime bleed into autumn and winter.

Feathers, leaves, balloons, paper cranes and butterflies. Fares Micue returns to Aesthetica with her joyous, inspiring self-portrait series.

For French photographer Anne-Laure Étienne, taking pictures is as much about shooting as it is about freedom, movement and performance.

Themes of empowerment, authenticity and play are central to Tamara Dean’s practice. In this long read, we catch up with her about what’s new – including a Thames & Hudson monograph.

Elsa Bleda turns her gaze skywards, picturing lightning as it strikes tumultuous clouds. The images are made at midnight in South Africa.

Photographer Ellie Davies presents a new book that revels in feelings of mystery provided by forests. She uses the lens to address climate issues in the UK and beyond.

What’s an idea and where does it come from? The October / November issue of Aesthetica is a love letter to ideation.

The following exhibitions display monumental sculptures as well as installations that stimulate our senses and evoke our spatial awareness.

Twelve artists at MoCP share the ways they experience powerful emotions, as they journey through poignant and affecting relationships.

The Autograph exhibition brings together works, from the Jamaican-British artist’s four-decade long career, focusing on the Black British experience.

Black creativity has had a profound influence on British culture. Now, Somerset House shows us the wide-reaching influence of fashion designers.

Now at Brooklyn Museum, Africa Fashion surveys the global impact of attire from the continent through the 1950s to the present-day.

“Naked woman, Black woman // Clothed with your colour which is life, with // your form which is beauty.” These lines have inspired Seattle Art Museum’s show.

Documentary photographer Eddo Hartmann explores the Semipalatinsk Test Site, the largest nuclear research area in Kazakhstan.

Following WWII, many countries faced a need for a affordable homes. Here are five sites that serve as examples of how architects responded to crisis.

Inspired by Ghana’s rich photographic archives, the artist’s series at Galerie Huit Arles focuses on themes of community, family, hope, love and kinship.

Andreas Gursky’s eye for the “industrial aesthetic” has taken him to humanmade structures that dominate landscapes everywhere.

The Royal Academy of Arts presents a major UK survey of the internationally acclaimed Marina Abramović, celebrating 50 years of pioneering art.

Each year, LDF provides a global platform for the city’s creative community to share their ideas and connect with audiences from around the world.

What role could gardens play in a sustainable future? And what can they tell us about history? Vitra Design Museum introduces artists addressing this question.

Snezhana von Büdingen-Dyba’s series of portraits invites us into the world of Sofie, a teenager with Down’s syndrome growing up in Eilenstedt, Germany.

The artist prompts viewers to contemplate on themes such as the ecological impact of the ongoing climate crisis in MAPh’s latest exhibition.

Securing a sustainable future is the biggest challenge we face today. It’s a complex task intricately interwoven with the multifaceted realm of design.

The new fair dedicated to photo-based and digital art explores the evolving practices of image-making. Here, we focus on five photographers to watch.

In line with his new monograph with Skira, we catch up with the artist and the book’s editor and author, Alma Zevi, for a discussion on form and sculpture.

Drawn to the Light highlights the influence of the Maine Media Workshops, showing the many ways photographers have experimented with their craft.

Brooklyn Museum’s survey of María Magdalena Campos-Pons’s thought-provoking art navigates interconnected histories, identities and realities.

Technical advancements, innovative engineering solutions and a sense of optimism are hallmarks of high-tech architectural style. Here are five to know.

Foam, Amsterdam, presents a beautiful tribute to Ara Güler, the celebrated “Eye of Istanbul” and one of Turkey’s most legendary photojournalists.

Taking place across Europe and the USA, these new shows address pressing topics such as the climate crisis, equality, sustainability, history and race.

Per Bak Jensen highlights the overlooked patterns, shapes and textures in our environment, directing our attention to details we often ignore.

Marshall Gallery’s latest show focuses on the “uncanny valley”, the point where something we first recognise as human becomes unsettling.

Allan Sekula: Fish Story is a ground-breaking research, photo and video project exploring the profound impact of the globalised shipping trade.

Elle Pérez captures the intimacies shared among friends and partners in their newest exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

Shots of family, community and tenderness. The highly anticipated exhibition returns to the newly renovated gallery for the first time since 2020.

Outdoor art offers us something special, proving how inspiring sculpture can be when shown outside gallery walls. Here are five to visit this summer.

Over decades, Ajamu has been reclaiming bondage and playing with power dynamics to examine Black masculinity and identity.

Sharp shadows. Vivid colour palettes. High contrast. Tight framing. These are hallmarks of French artist Marguerite Bornhauser’s still life compositions.

Brutalist architecture emerged in the late 1940s. The following list comprises sites from across the world; each one is a key example of the style to know.

With eye-catching colours and striking staging, Mous Lamrabat creates parallel worlds bursting with humour, empathy and playful irreverence.

What happens when we apply Colour Field to the contemporary world? How are emulsion techniques transformed when subject to digital rendering?

PHotoEspaña returns with 96 exhibitions and over 300 photographers who reflect on timely and relevant themes –from gender to the environment.

Musical Thinking explores the powerful resonances between video art, audio and popular culture, with 29 stimulating time-based artworks.

This August, Powerhouse Museum presents a programme that features Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s climate, science and technology-focused installation.

Here are five photographers who engage with ideas of truth and fiction – presenting heightening visions of landscapes and cities through skilful techniques.

Baltic’s most recent retrospective is one of the most comprehensive surveys of Chris Killip’s iconic documentary photography to launch to date.

Kew Gardens celebrates the power of trees by showcasing an array of spectacular outdoor installations across its 535-acre Wakehurst site.