Photography
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In memoriam: photographer Brian Griffin (1948 – 2024)
Remembering British photographer Brian Griffin, we look back on his playful shoot for Wallpaper* May 2018
By Hannah Silver Published
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya dissects race and sexuality in intimate photography
A survey of Paul Mpagi Sepuya's recent work, ‘Exposure’, goes on view at Nottingham Contemporary, UK
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Last chance to see ‘From a Common Gesture’ at London’s 10 14 Gallery
‘From a Common Gesture’ at London’s 10 14 Gallery, curated by Wallpaper*, unites 11 contemporary photographers working at the forefront of their field
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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The Ukrainian children documenting their daily lives with disposable cameras
Ukrainian children are using creativity to overcome trauma, encouraged by non-profit Behind Blue Eyes
By Hannah Silver Published
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Unseen images by JK Bruce-Vanderpuije are a glimpse of life in 20th-century Ghana
Late Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije’s works are on show at Efie Gallery in Dubai, offering a vision of a nation across the decades
By Tianna Williams Published
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Marisol Mendez's ‘Madre’ unpicks the woven threads of Bolivian womanhood
From ancestry to protest, how Marisol Mendez’s 'Madre' is rewriting the narrative of Bolivian womanhood
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Carlijn Jacobs and Sabine Marcelis create a surreal fantasy at Foam, Amsterdam
Photographer Carlijn Jacobs has united with Sabine Marcelis on the design of her first solo exhibition, at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Photo 2024: what to expect as Australia’s largest photography festival returns
Photo 2024 International Festival of Photography will take place 1-24 March 2024 across Melbourne and Victoria
By Hannah Silver Published
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Behind the scenes: Rhona Bitner takes us into America’s performance spaces
Rhona Bitner’s evocative photographs are the subject on an exhibition at The Wellin Museum of Art
By Hannah Silver Published
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Sheila Metzner’s jewel-toned fashion photography goes on show in Los Angeles
‘Sheila Metzner: From Life’ is at the Getty Center until 18 February 2024, including her richly toned fashion photography and still lifes; the artist tells us more
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Published
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‘Don McCullin in Rome’: a major retrospective spans peace and pain
‘Don McCullin in Rome’ is showing until 28 January at Palazzo Esposizioni Roma, bringing together the photographer’s most radical experiences
By Hannah Silver Published
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Willie Christie book casts style and celebrity in a cinematic light
‘Willie Christie: a very distinctive style: Then & Now’ by ACC Art Books looks back on the glamour of the 1970s
By Hannah Silver Published
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First look at career-spanning Helmut Newton exhibition, ‘Fact & Fiction’
Major upcoming exhibition ’Fact & Fiction’ will celebrate fashion photographer Helmut Newton’s influential oeuvre this autumn in A Coruña, Spain
By Jack Moss Published
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The big sleep: a photography book captures subjects in slumber
Dorothy Sing Zhang photographs those asleep in bed for her debut book, ‘Like Someone Alive’
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Pirelli Calendar 2024: behind the scenes with Tiwa Savage, Angela Bassett and Naomi Campbell
Prince Gyasi’s Pirelli Calendar 2024 includes Angela Bassett, Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba and King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘These Americans’: Will Vogt documents the USA’s rich at play
Will Vogt’s photo book ‘These Americans’ is a deep dive into a world of privilege and excess, spanning 1969 to 1996
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents
We travel to Arles for the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents, with photographer Dexter Navy
By Mary Cleary Published
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Luis Alberto Rodriguez’s dynamic nudes explore power and purity in new photo book
Luis Alberto Rodriguez, a Dominican-American dancer-turned-photographer, combines a choreographic approach to the body with nods to heritage and family in new book ‘O’
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Last chance to see: ‘A Hard Man is Good to Find!’ at The Photographers’ Gallery, London
‘A Hard Man is Good to Find!’ – newly open at London’s Photographers’ Gallery – is a delectable survey of queer photographs of the male body created in London between the 1930s and early 1990s
By Benoit Loiseau Last updated
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Kent Andreasen on failed memories, the fear of AI, and keeping things simple
Cape Town-based photographer Kent Andreasen features in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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V&A’s completed Photography Centre opens with flames, rockets and snake-like Hoovers
The second and final phase of the V&A Photography Centre will open on 25 May 2023, becoming the largest of its type in the UK
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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How Richard Avedon brought a new flavour of glamour to photography
On the centenary of Avedon’s birth, ‘Avedon: Glamorous’ at Hamiltons gallery explores how the photographer defined a new era, of fame, glamour and sophistication
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Samuel Fosso wins Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023
Samuel Fosso is announced winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023; see his work, and that of all the nominees at The Photographers' Gallery, London
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Inside Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7, a cathedral of postmodern curiosity
A new series by architectural photographer Sebastian Weiss takes us on a tour of Walden 7, Ricardo Bofill’s majestic Catelonian apartment building – a cathedral of utopian curiosity and community
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Photo London 2023: the must-see photography shows
With Photo London 2023 about to kick off (11 – 14 May 2023), we throw a lens on the most exciting photography happenings in the city, during the fair and beyond
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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‘Avedon 100’: cultural stars reflect on the photographer’s boundary-shattering legacy
In a new Gagosian exhibition, ‘Avedon 100’, marking the centenary of Richard Avedon’s birth, leading cultural figures – from Naomi Campbell to Spike Lee – share personal stories on the photographer’s remarkable career
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Felicia Honkasalo on creative obsessions, gothic horror, and the sci-fi world of AI photography
Explore the vision of Helsinki-based artist Felicia Honkasalo in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone Published