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.
8 November 2023 • Mark Westall
The RankinLIVE experience is coming to Carnaby Street for Christmas and you can get your own Rankin photoshoot & portrait for just £500.
6 November 2023 • Mark Westall
Alexandre Silberman’s portrait Diena wins the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023.
1 November 2023 • Mark Westall
The four international artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2024 are today revealed as VALIE EXPORT, Gauri Gill & Rajesh Vangad, Lebohang Kganye and Hrair Sarkissian.
19 October 2023 • Gaston La-Gaffe
Boudoir photography is an empowering form of art that can perfectly capture the very essence of a woman. If you’re… Read More
18 October 2023 • Mark Westall
Magnum Photos has partnered with the World Press Photo Foundation for their Square Print Sale: Written by Light.
20 September 2023 • Gaston La-Gaffe
From the mesmerising act of pulling a rabbit out of a hat to the mind-boggling vanishing acts, illusionists have always… Read More
10 September 2023 • Tabish Khan
Colonialism, prayer, plastics, photography and a dead poet.
5 September 2023 • Mark Westall
A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of the legendary German-Australian photographer Helmut Newton (1920-2004) will open in A Coruña, Spain this autumn.
21 August 2023 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has revealed the five photographers that have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2023
19 July 2023 • Mark Westall
Isaac Julien and Andi Galdi Vinko Win the 2023 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards- The two winning titles of the 2023 Kraszna-Krausz… Read More
19 June 2023 • Mark Westall
Capturing the Moment at Tate Modern explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography.
14 June 2023 • Meike Brunkhorst
With Reflections, Olga Karlovac presents a visual journal of her inner worlds as a series of experimental self-portraits alongside timeless and nameless landscapes.
24 May 2023 • Mark Westall
The exhibition Rankin – Zeitsprünge (Leaps in time) will open at the Ernst Leitz Museum Wetzlar offering a fascinating and unexpected insight into Rankin’s exceptional oeuvre.
17 May 2023 • Toby Upson
Across two museological sites—the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art Ghent (S.M.A.K.) and The FOMU Fotomuseum of Antwerp (FOMU)—Grace Ndiritu takes up something of the poetic sentiment flowing beneath Borges’ softly spoken words.
10 May 2023 • Mark Westall
Photo London 2023 opened to previews today and runs until Sunday 14th May featuring 125 exhibitors from 56 cities from across the globe. To help you on your visit FAD has chosen 10 Artists you just have to search out.
9 May 2023 • Mark Westall
In the week of Photo London 2023, Phillips unveils its latest offering: SPOTLIGHT: A Private London Collection. A remarkable, exclusive… Read More
5 May 2023 • Mark Westall
Photo London returns to Somerset House for its 8th edition, presenting 125 exhibitors from 56 cities from across the globe…. Read More
4 May 2023 • Mark Westall
Photo London 2023 opens next week from Wednesday 10th May and 29 Arts in Progress Gallery has a great lineup of photographers
28 April 2023 • Mark Westall
The Courtauld Institute of Art has completed a major five-year project to open up its internationally-renowned collection of photographs to the public for free, working with 14,000 volunteers to digitise over one million images from The Conway Library as part of the biggest public inclusion project in The Courtauld’s history.
24 April 2023 • Mark Westall
Brynley Odu Davies posted the first few images on Instagram, and was inundated with requests from other artists – suddenly, he realised he had hit on something rather magical and a monumental new project was born.
18 April 2023 • Mark Westall
For the first time in the Magnum sale’s nine-year history, Magnum photographers have invited a diverse group of artists, filmmakers, and fellow photographers to join them and contribute an image of their own to the Square Print Sale
17 April 2023 • Mark Westall
Aries has opened its first-ever store in 4,000 sqft of space over two floors on Great Pulteney Street in the… Read More
3 April 2023 • Mark Westall
This year’s Master of Photography is the legendary British photographer Martin Parr, who will present an exhibition of new images… Read More
30 March 2023 • Mark Westall
Opening in June 2023, Capturing the Moment will explore the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography.
