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Photo London is the leading fair for celebrating the past, present, and future of Photography. Created to give London an international photography event befitting the city’s status as a global cultural capital, Photo London has established itself as a world-class photography fair and as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community. Based in the grand surroundings of Somerset House in London’s West End, Photo London takes over the entire site every May to bring together many of the world’s leading galleries, dealers, artists, curators, and collectors, as well as providing a platform for emerging galleries and artists pushing the boundary of the medium. Each edition of the Fair sees a unique Public Programme including special exhibitions and installations; and several Awards announced, headlined by the Photo London Master of Photography Award. Beyond the Fair, Photo London regularly hosts Pre-Fair Talks with major institutions, auction houses, galleries and the burgeoning creative communities in the East End and South London, presenting a series of year-round Satellite Events. Photo London is produced by Candlestar, an internationally renowned cultural consultancy with an outstanding reputation within the field of photography and the arts. Candlestar produces the Prix Pictet on behalf of the Pictet Group.

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Check out our latest Book Club: Photo London’s favourite photography books for this month. Anastasia Samoylova’s first monograph, Adaptation, is a vital – and gently humorous – meditation on environmentalism, consumer culture and our disorientating times. Edited by David Company and published by Thames & Hudson, it makes it to the top of our list as our Book of the Month. © Courtesy of Thames & Hudson Robbie Lawrence has travelled throughout Scotland and the United States for the past five years photographing the Highland Games. His highly anticipated new book Long Walk Home examines the cultural significance of the traditional community tournament and questions the very notion of what it is to be from a place. Published by STANLEY/BARKER © Robbie Lawrence, ‘Long Walk Home’, Published by STANLEY/BARKER Japan | A Love Story by Michael Kenna published by Nazraeli Press, to coincide with a major 2024 travelling exhibition in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London, this gorgeous new monograph presents 100 of Michael Kenna’s most iconic photographs of the Japanese landscape, many published here for the first time. © Courtesy of Michael Kenna and Nazraeli Press / Image: Cikisani Kamuy, Study 1, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023 © Michael Kenna Between 2022 and 2024, Alec Soth visited twenty-five undergraduate art programmes across the United States. Advice for Young Artists comprises work he made there. Published by MACK. © Alec Soth, from ‘Advice for Young Artists’. Courtesy of MACK and the artist. I’m Com’un Home In The Morn’un by Elaine Constantine published by RRB Photobooks: Photographs of the UK's northern soul scene in the 1990s by Elaine Constantine are the subject of the new book and an exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol. © Courtesy of RRB Photobooks Head to our website for more details: https://lnkd.in/dfpupzD.#photolondonfair #photolondon #photolondonacademy #photolondonbookclub #photographybooks #bookofthemonth #bookclub
Photo London Agenda BOOK SIGNING THIS SATURDAY 28 SEP: Japan | A Love Story by Michael Kenna We hope you can all visit the opening weekend of Michael Kenna’s exhibition in London, with a book signing on Saturday 28th September, 11:00 - 13:00. Free entry, no booking required 100 silver gelatin photographs Books also available 📍Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP Exhibition opening hours are Monday to Sunday 10am - 6pm 25 September - 20 October, 2024 Closest tube stations are Regents Park and Oxford Circus Image: Cikisani Kamuy, Study 1, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023 © Michael Kenna .#photolondonfair #photolondon #photographyagenda #michaelkenna #petterfettermangallery #exhibition #london
Founded in 2009 by Florencia Giordana Braun in Buenos Aires, Rolf Art is Argentina's only gallery specialising in technical images. Focusing on contemporary Latin American visual arts, it represents artists who push the boundaries of image-making. With a global program including exhibitions, research, international fairs, and collaborations, Rolf Art promotes and elevates Latin American art on the world stage. At Photo London 2024 Rolf Art presented works from Roberto Huarcaya’s series ‘Amazogramas’. Developed over two years during his studies at the biodiversity of the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park in southeastern Peru, Huarcaya captured endangered tropical forests using photograms, an early photographic technique where objects are placed on light-sensitive paper and exposed to light. These photograms were captured at night in the Peruvian jungle, using 30-metre-long photosensitive paper stretched between dense foliage. These were then exposed with a flashlight and moonlight and the images were developed using river water. Image Credit: Rolf Art at Photo London 2024 © Graham / Finn Carlow .#picoftheweek #photolondon #photolondonfair #photolondon2024 #rolfartgallery
To celebrate 'LEE' in cinemas last week, the first feature-length film exploring the remarkable life of Lee Miller, our #PicoftheWeek is a selection of images from The Lee Miller Archives, formed when her son, Antony Penrose, found boxes of her photographs in the attic of her East Sussex home, Farleys, after her death in 1977. Lee Miller led many lives: from 1920s Vogue model to Surrealist artist, fashion photographer to Second World War correspondent, she was a daring adventurer who did not shy from reinvention. Her Surrealist images along with her pack shots, fashion work, portraits and extraordinary WWII combat photographs have earned her a key place in the history of art. At Photo London 2024 the Lee Miller Archives celebrated Farleys 75th anniversary by show-casing Lee Miller’s post war photography in Sussex and including portraits of her visitors and fashion. They also presented a series of Lee Miller’s self-portraits from throughout her life as well as portraits of her by Roland Penrose and David E. Scherman, some of which were previously unseen. We can’t wait to welcome them back in 2025! Farleys is open to the public as an artist's house, gallery and garden. Image 1: Lee Miller, Fashion assignment, Chiddingly churchyard, Chiddingly, East Sussex, England, 1950, Lee Miller in Sussex. © Lee Miller Archives, England 2024.All rights reserved Image 2: Unknown, Lee Miller wearing special helmet borrowed from U.S Army photographer Don Sykes (Sergeant), Normandy, France, 1944. © Lee Miller Archives, England 2024. All rights reserved. Image 3: Lee Miller, Fashion assignment, Model with watering can, Farley Farm, Muddles Green, Sussex, England, 1950, Lee Miller in Sussex. © Lee Miller Archives, England 2024. All rights reserved. .#photolondon2025 #photolondon2024 #photolondonfair #photolondon #leemiller #leemillerarchives #LEEmovie #LEE #KateWinslet
Call for applications Applications for Photo London’s acclaimed Discovery section are now open to galleries and organisations under 8 years old. Dedicated to creating an exceptional platform for the future of contemporary photography, this much-loved area was established to support the careers of young gallerists, artists, and photographers. Discovery’s dedicated Curator assists new galleries in their upward trajectory through daily tours, online talks and live panel discussions, and industry introductions and advice. We are delighted to be welcoming back Charlotte Jansen (@omfgnoway) as the Discovery Curator for our 10th anniversary edition - she states: "Discovery has been an instrumental part of Photo London since its inception, welcoming 25 emerging galleries and artists from around the world, many who have never exhibited work in London or in public before. We cannot wait to unveil a very special showcase for our tenth anniversary edition! More announcements will follow soon". Deadline to apply 25 October 2024 More info: photolondon.org/registerImages: © Graham / Finn Carlow @grahamcarlow .#photolondon2025 #photolondonfair #photolondon #discovery #photography #somersethouse #photographyfair
#PhotoLondonTakeover by Roland Belgrave Photography Roland Belgrave’s takeover will showcase the works of Baud Postma’s project ‘Slow Dance’ which was exhibited at the ninth edition of Photo London in May 2024. After years of working and travelling extensively with several distinguished photographers, Baud set out to find his own artistic identity. After much experimenting he has developed a unique and technical practice, shooting large format, 10x8 inch paper negatives. This challenging process results in photographs imbued with a unique texture and a distinctive colour palette. Image: Blue Anemone, 2021, Slow Dance © Baud Postma. Courtesy of Roland Belgrave Photography Unframed Price: 8 by 10 inches Edition of 12 plus 2 AP £300 (AP's are £500) 16 by 20 inches Edition of 10 plus 2 AP £1,500 (AP's are £2000) 32 by 40 inches Edition of 6 plus 2 AP £2,000 (AP's are £2500) 40 by 50 inches Edition of 5 plus 2 AP £2,850 (AP's are £4350) All prices are plus VAT. Framed work will cost more. For more information, please contact roland.belgrave@gmail.com.#photolondonfair #photolondon #baudpostma #rolandbelgrave #photography
Happy World Photography Day! Photo London is proud to present powerful photography of the very highest standard to a global audience. Today we take a moment to reflect on the limitless boundaries of photography, from the invention of the Daguerreotype process 185 years ago, to the groundbreaking contemporary experiments that we witness every year at the Fair, demonstrating the medium’s thrilling potential within future art practices. .#photolondonfair #photolondon #worldphotographyday #worldphotographyday2024
📣 Join our Team! We are now seeking to build on the successes of the last decade through the appointment of a dynamic individual as Fair Manager. Your job will be to assist the Fair Director in all aspects of delivering Photo London. You will act as the dedicated gallery liaison and will develop relationships with participating galleries and carry out all communication with exhibitors. We are looking for an exceptional candidate with sound knowledge of the international art and photography world. The successful candidate will have a positive approach, be highly diplomatic and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply: bit.ly/pl-fair-managerApplication deadline: 12 September 2024 © Graham / Finn Carlow .#photolondonfair #photolondon #artjobs #fairmanager #creativecareers #creativejobs
Imageless is an award-winning independent photobook publisher based in Shanghai, China. Specialising in limited edition photobooks, they highlight unique voices and nuanced human experiences across East Asia and its diasporas. Imageless works with East Asia’s most promising and prominent contemporary photographers, producing unique visual languages with cultural nuanced storytelling through publishing. For Photo London 2024, Imageless presented ‘Pagoda' by Lin Shu. The series documents Lin Shu’s photographic pursuit of the temple. “Photographing these pagodas brought me back to material concerns - letting go of records, maintaining contact with reality, and having a curiosity about the world”. His photographs gradually slide into abstraction and emptiness, but yet the pagoda keeps him tied to the real world. Another publication presented at the fair in May this year was ‘Impermanent Instant’ by Li Jun: This captivating series, created over four years (2008-2011) in Chengdu, explores the fleeting nature of existence. Li Jun uses paradoxical pieces like untouched everyday objects — slippers, vases, remote controls — covered in dust, to evoke a deep reflection on time's quiet erasure of worldly concerns. A beautiful blend of performance, installation, and photography. Image 1: Pagoda by Lin Shu published by Imageless, 2022 Image 2: Li Jun, Impermanent Instant, 2023 .#photolondon #photolondonfair #LiJun #linshu #imageless #publishers

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