FAD NEWS: Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 Shortlist Revealed
10 August 2026 • mark westall
James Clifford Kent, Marcie Docherty, Katie Hitchcock-Smith and Max Pattenden have been shortlisted for the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026
PHOTOGRAPHY
Contemporary Photography is not specifically about photographs taken in the present day. Contemporary Photography is not the same as Modern Photography, the latter being photography of the recent past, whereas, if anything, Contemporary Photography points to the future.
Contemporary photography today now readily includes abstract, landscape, architectural, and even cameraless photography to name a few. Photo documentary and photojournalism are two sub-genres that are arguably the most popular as these depict image and subjects that are both pressing and in the now.
Review: ICONS at In The Pink
10 August 2026 • Piers Bourke
In The Pink is one of the leading fine art photography galleries in Portugal since 2022. Founded by photography collectors… Read More
Tate Modern to reframe the history of photography with major Pictorialism exhibition
27 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern’s Light & Magic reconsiders Pictorialism as a global movement through 200 rare vintage photographs from around the world.
Is Digital Retouching the New Drawing? How Edited Photography Became Original Art
13 July 2026 • Gaston La-Gaffe
Drawing and photography were once treated as separate forms. Drawing showed the artist’s hand, while photography seemed direct: the camera… Read More
Albumen Gallery to represent photographer Markus Klinko, beginning with David Bowie works
24 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Markus Klinko is an internationally recognised artist whose images have become part of the visual memory of our era
Artist Grows What Could Be the Largest Photograph Ever Made in a Field Near Toulouse
29 May 2026 • Mark Westall
Almudena Romero transforms a field into a monumental living image, created through crops, photosynthesis and ecological processes.
Paul’s Fairs: Photo London 2026
15 May 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Conversations at this year’s Photo London (14th-17th May) often started with evaluation of the 11th edition’s move from the characterful… Read More
Steven Meisel at Photo London 2026
13 May 2026 • Meike Brunkhorst
As this year’s ‘Master of Photography’, Steven Meisel’s monumental black and white prints dominate the gallery floor overlooking the main fair below.
FAD News: Marisol Mendez wins 2026 Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize
12 May 2026 • Mark Westall
MADRE, a layered exploration of Bolivian identity, folklore and matriarchal memory.
Peckham 24 Marks 10 Years with Time-Focused Anniversary Edition
23 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Peckham 24 returns to Copeland Park for its 10th anniversary, bringing together emerging photographers and new commissions exploring time and memory.
Nominees for the 2026 Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize announced
7 April 2026 • Mark Westall
The Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize returns to Photo London 2026, showcasing emerging female photographers and global perspectives.
Photo London returns with Steven Meisel Spotlight and new Olympia home.
17 March 2026 • Mark Westall
A new home at Olympia in Kensington, marking the start of what organisers describe as a new phase for the event.
Forget Me Not Photography Exhibition Explores Memory and Displacement
7 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Forget Me Not brings together the work of five photographers whose practices reflect on a world in flux.
Zanele Muholi Wins 2026 Hasselblad Award for Photography
6 March 2026 • Mark Westall
widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious prize in photography.
Alan Chapman ‘Unfiltered’ Photography Exhibition Opens at Cramer St Gallery
6 March 2026 • Mark Westall
a solo exhibition of black-and-white photography by British photographer Alan Chapman.
Seeing Desire, a group show featuring eight lens-based artists.
20 February 2026 • Rayya Fadlo Khuri
The show investigates how various female & non-binary presenting artists explore femininity & deconstruct gender through photography
Review: William Eggleston, The Last Dyes
17 February 2026 • Rayya Fadlo Khuri
At David Zwirner (Chelsea location), The Last Dyes explores William Eggleston’s last analogue run of photographs from the 1970s. There’s… Read More
Deutsche Börse Prize 2026 Explores Truth, Memory & Identity
13 February 2026 • Mark Westall
The exhibition brings together work by Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika G?sicka, Amak Mahmoodian and Rene Matic
Aleksei Komoza on the new professional culture of working with film
13 February 2026 • Mark Westall
Aleksei Komoza operates at the intersection of technological innovation and artistic practice.
Noorderlicht Appoints Musoke Nalwoga as Co-Curator for 2026–2027
6 February 2026 • Mark Westall
Nalwoga will play a key role within the artistic programme and will be jointly responsible for three closely interconnected trajectories
What Makes Us British? Adam Docker’s Portrait of Liela for Portrait of Britain
12 January 2026 • Meike Brunkhorst
Docker took the portrait of ‘Liela’ as she gathered her thoughts during a break while filming a short documentary for the humanitarian charity Waging Peace.
In the Studio with Robert Charles Mann
22 December 2025 • Paige Miller
Robert Charles Mann is ducking under a 3 meter long, 400 year old oak beam in his Loire Valley studio.
Gagosian to exhibit rare works from Richard Avedon’s “In the American West”
15 December 2025 • Mark Westall
Exhibition Features Rare Works from In the American West, Forty Years Since the Renowned Series’ Debut
30 Years of Photoworks – new Annual out now
8 December 2025 • Mark Westall
Photoworks is 30 in 2025 and as part of the celebrations its latest Annual takes a look both backwards and forwards.