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[email protected] +44 (0)20 7087 9300 www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk The Photographers' Gallery was founded in London’s Covent Garden in 1971 and was the first public gallery in the UK dedicated to the medium. Over the years it has introduced such international photographers as Juergen Teller, Robert Capa, Sebastião Salgado, Andreas Gursky and Taryn Simon to British audiences, whilst championing

the work of home based practitioners including Martin Parr, Zineb Sedira, Nick Knight and Corinne Day. �

In May 2012, after an ambitious two-year redevelopment to offer new and enhanced spaces for exhibitions, learning, retail and social activities, The Photographers’ Gallery re-opened in its new home in Ramillies Street, Soho, London. It continues to present a diverse and critically acclaimed public-programme of exhibitions, events, talks, workshops and courses that encourage deeper engagement with, and learning through the photographic medium.

We're entering the last week of our Print Sales show, Sayuri Ichida: Playing the Piano Upstairs!Playing the Piano Upstai...
05/09/2026

We're entering the last week of our Print Sales show, Sayuri Ichida: Playing the Piano Upstairs!

Playing the Piano Upstairs, centres on Ichida’s relationship with her sister, which she describes as distant when they were young. After losing their mother in their late teens, the sisters slowly built a fragile but enduring closeness. Photographing her sister became a way for Ichida to trace the emotional transformation of their bond.

Ichida creates quiet, atmospheric images in which the figure of her sister appears alongside natural and sculptural forms. Set against the landscape of their hometown of Niigata, Japan, this work draws on the region’s long winters of heavy snowfall.

Sayuri Ichida: Playing the Piano Upstairs closes Sunday 13 September!

https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/sayuri-ichida-playing-piano-upstairs

Prices start at £675 + VAT. For more info on buying, contact [email protected]

All proceeds from print sales support The Photographers’ Gallery’s education and public programmes. Finance options available with .art


Join artist Ellen Kydd on Thursday 10 September as they present their new publication London D**e Deck in the Café and B...
03/09/2026

Join artist Ellen Kydd on Thursday 10 September as they present their new publication London D**e Deck in the Café and Bookshop!

Ellen will be in conversation with Gemma Rolls-Bentley, signing copies of the publication, and will be inviting folk to make .london portraits on the night.

The London D**e Deck is a performative publication featuring 54 photographic portraits of the city’s q***r community.

Following the path of the iconic Catherine Opie, whose original card deck documented the San Francisco scene in 1995, El has brought together today’s d***s of various ages, genders, races & social backgrounds. Cathy and El both feature as the Jokers in the deck, whilst the card suits are split into four indicators of identity: femme, butch, trans & non-binary.

https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/publication-launch-talk-live-portrait-making-ellen-kydd-london-dyke-deck


03/09/2026

Looking to put together your own archive collection?

We sat down with TPG Archivist, Kathryn Tollervey as she shared some advice for those managing an archive collection they've built or inherited.

Our Starting an Archive course (starting Tuesday 15 September) is a six week practical course that explores what it means to archive material today — whether you're working with physical and/or digital material. Visit our website to book your place on the online course now!

Explore the archive courses, workshops and one-to-one sessions we have on offer on our website and sign up to our newsletters to receive info about the events to your inbox!

For further information and advice, contact [email protected]

Visit our digital archive collection at www.tpg.org.uk/archive

Autumn is approaching and we've got three new shows launching from 14 October! Head to our website to book advance ticke...
02/09/2026

Autumn is approaching and we've got three new shows launching from 14 October! Head to our website to book advance tickets now!⁠
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🟡 Sanlé Sory: Colour Years⁠
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One of West Africa’s most prolific photographers, Sanlé Sory took an estimated one million portraits, over six decades, showing the profound social and political changes in Burkina Faso. Colour Years brings together never seen before colour photographs for the first time in the UK capturing daily life, youth culture and fashion in Burkina Faso.⁠
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With thanks to Florent Mazzoleni and the Sanlé Sory Archive () for the generous loan of the works and to Sanlé Sory for his collaboration. Two new books Sanlé Sory (Phaidon ) and Volta Colour (GOST ) will be published in October 2026 and available to buy in our bookshop. ⁠
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🟡 William Eggleston: All That Goes Unnoticed⁠
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Marking the 50th anniversary of William Eggleston’s groundbreaking exhibition and book William Eggleston’s Guide(1976), this exhibition explores the period in which Eggleston developed the visual language that would make him one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century.⁠
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William Eggleston: All That Goes Unnoticed is organised by The Photographers’ Gallery, in partnership with the Wilson Centre for Photography ⁠
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🟡 Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers⁠
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Snap Happy! celebrates the creativity, curiosity and distinctive perspectives of generations of young photographers. From post-war camera clubs to magazines and photobooks designed for young people, this exhibition traces photography’s movement from elite pastime to accessible and popular hobby.⁠
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Snap Happy! is curated by Annebella Pollen (), Professor of Visual and Material Culture at University of Brighton, UK. Whippersnappers: How Children Became Photographers by Annebella Pollen will be published in September by Four Corners Books.

02/09/2026

“The feeling of my own body connecting to those of other people was an experience that literally changed my world.” – KATAYAMA Mari

KATAYAMA Mari (b. 1987) makes photographic and sculptural installations that question normative ideas of the body, emerging in the 2010s with a highly personal visual language.

Her practice involves creating hand-sewn and handmade objects, including embellished prostheses, and placing herself within carefully constructed scenes in self-portraits that invite reflection on representation and identity.

Through immersive installations filled with embroidered and stuffed objects she creates, KATAYAMA constructs a self-contained world that makes the body visible in all its complexity, challenging norms and expanding how bodies can be seen, understood and celebrated.

You can view KATAYAMA’s work in Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now (on display until 27 September).

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Exhibition organised by Aperture in collaboration with the Rencontres d’Arles with support from Kering | Women In Motion, Ishibashi Foundation, Anne Levy Charitable Trust, 1970 Japan World’s Exposition Memorial Fund, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and OKAN. Curated by Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko, and Pauline Vermare. Additional curatorial collaboration for London, by Taous Dahmani, The Photographers’ Gallery.

Summer is almost over and so is our Japanese Women Photographers: 1950s to Now exhibition! Grab your tickets for the las...
01/09/2026

Summer is almost over and so is our Japanese Women Photographers: 1950s to Now exhibition! Grab your tickets for the last three weeks of this major group exhibition reframing the history of Japanese photography through the lens of 27 women photographers ✨

September is also packed with workshops, talks, tours, open calls and new courses to get stuck into in time for Autumn!

Join two full days of artist talks and presentations at our Beyond Labels: Japanese Women Photographers and Global Photographies events.

Secure your spot on one of our online courses starting this month! Gain practical skills on Starting an Archive or bring women into focus through Japanese Photography Reconsidered.

Getting stuck in an "I miss the internet" nostalgia loop? Shake it off at a day of workshops, talks and performances that explore our web past, present and future.

And don't miss the deadline for our open call Cite the past, sight the stars - a two-month residency in partnership with The Ampersand Foundation where you will consider starting points for new exploration in photography at the juncture of the medium's 200th year anniversary!

Visit the ‘what’s on’ page on our website to explore and book upcoming events and workshops.

Sign up to our newsletter now to be the first to know when new things drop!📩

31/08/2026

Our Echoes outdoor festival was a day of celebrating the creativity of Japanese women artists and musicians.

The line-up was programmed by RIEKO, and included musical performances by RIEKO (), accompanied by cellist midori Jaeger (), Akiko Haruna (), Yumé NET (), O Yama O () (featuring Keiko Yamamoto and Rie Nakajima ), and filmmaker Umi Ishihara () with live visuals on an LED-screen truck.

There's only a few weeks left to view the Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now exhibition which closes on Sunday 27 September!

🎥Thank you to Sera Studios .sera for the videography on the day.

Supported by Westminster City Council as part of its Inside Out festival

28/08/2026

Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now is a landmark exhibition rewriting the story of Japanese photography through the eyes of women.

Curatorial consultant Kymara Akinpelumi talks us through four of the Japanese women photographers that you need to know!

The exhibition spotlights the work of 27 groundbreaking artists from the past 70 years or so, with their perspectives shaping how Japan sees itself, and how it is seen by the world.

Visit the exhibition until 27 September!

Coinciding with the publication Global Photographies (Routledge, 2026), join artists, writers, curators and educators fo...
28/08/2026

Coinciding with the publication Global Photographies (Routledge, 2026), join artists, writers, curators and educators for a discussion on how photography is produced and perceived from international perspectives on Thursday 10 September! ⁠
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This event will explore issues including cultural translation, photography’s response to climate change, decolonial practices and the role of photobooks. ⁠
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Three of the book’s contributors – Sunyoung Kim (South Korea), Svea Josephy (South Africa) and Tanvi Mishra (India) – will discuss their shared and distinct perspectives on global photographies.
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Book your tickets for the event now through the link in bio!

Special thanks to organisers & Duncan Wooldridge

Image credit: Jean Claude Nsabimana

Join photographer Lúa Ribeira as she presents her book, Agony in the Garden at The Photographers' Gallery with a talk an...
28/08/2026

Join photographer Lúa Ribeira as she presents her book, Agony in the Garden at The Photographers' Gallery with a talk and signing on Thursday 3 September!

Agony in the Garden is a series by Lúa Ribeira created in the peripheries of Madrid, Málaga, Granada and Almería. Inspired by the potential of contemporary counter-culture, she has collaborated with young people to make images that reflect on the alienation and uncertainty of the present era, resulting in a landscape suspended in time - one that appears both contemporary and ancient.

From this dystopian and sometimes absurd atmosphere, Agony in the Garden reflects on the current phenomenon of material overproduction, widespread precariousness, institutional violence, and ongoing financial, migratory and environmental crises.

Lúa will be in conversation with Head of Exhibitions, Clare Grafik and signed copies of the book will be available to purchase from our !



https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/book-presentation-talk-signing-lua-ribeira-agony-garden

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