Photography
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Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur on ‘culture, people and machines’
The Photography Show 2021 at the NEC Birmingham hosts a discussion forum where visual talent views the world via the prism of humanity and technology, imagination and reality
By Simon Mills Last updated
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Antwaun Sargent curates genre-defying photography exhibition in St. Louis
At projects+gallery, St. Louis, critic, curator and author Antwaun Sargent has conceived an exhibition of young photographers who are turning their gazes to a new, genreless mode of photography
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Daragh Soden: ‘I may be gagged, bound and naked under the heel of a queen, but I am in control of the image’
Photographer Daragh Soden discusses his compelling series Ladies & Gentlemen, now on show at PhotoIreland
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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Wolfgang Tillmans: 3 vols
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Candid camera: unseen Polaroids by Warhol, Mapplethorpe and more come to light
By Grace Banks Last updated
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Photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher's iconic industrial scenes go on show at Sprüth Magers London
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Artist Sophie Calle on love, loss and 125 years of lonely hearts ads
French artist Sophie Calle’s work spans imagined lives and actual death. Here, she talks about exhibitionism and intimacies, love and loss, and more than a century’s worth of lonely hearts ads that inspired her latest project and a 20-page portfolio for Wallpaper's November 2020 issue
By Amy Serafin Last updated
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’Dreams’ by Koto Bolofo
By Apphia Michael Last updated
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What 15 objects have got you through the pandemic?
Designer Paula Zuccotti asked the question: ‘What 15 objects got you through lockdown?’. Over a thousand people responded. These are the results of her expansive, global, year-long collective research project.
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Winners of #CreateCOP26 announced ahead of UN Climate Change Conference
As COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, gets ready to kick off in Glasgow, we spotlight the winners of #CreateCOP26, an award for young artists confronting themes of climate change
By Nuray Bulbul Last updated
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A tactile approach: Paula Zuccotti photographs a world of objects
To begin with, it just sounds impossible. But ethnographer and trend forecaster Paula Zuccotti has proved that, in fact, taking an inventory of every thing a person touches in 24 hours is not just doable, but also can yield beautiful and enlightening results. Her book, Every Thing We Touch: a 24-hour inventory of our lives is published by Viking next month and, in a series of meticulously arranged photographs, she shows how simply and unexpectedly a series of objects can tell extraordinary stories about our existence.
By Henrietta Thompson Last updated
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Emerging talent at Amsterdam's Unseen Photo Fair 2013
By James Reid Last updated
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Book club: 'Chromes' explores William Eggleston's love affair with colour
By Apphia Michael Last updated
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Preston is my Paris: a new book reveals the unlikely allure of a Northern England city
The final chapter in Adam Murray and Robert Parkinson’s decade-long project celebrates the role that photography and culture can play outside of major British urban centres
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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The grand-père of photojournalism: Henri Cartier-Bresson
By Nick Compton Last updated
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Photographer Mona Kuhn reflects on mysticism and modernism in Joshua Tree
The Brazilian artist ventures into the desert for a new series, She Disappeared into Complete Silence, capturing her muse in Robert Stone’s golden Acido Dorado house
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Soviet style: Frédéric Chaubin puts cosmic Communist constructions in the frame
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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In pictures: the W* photography desk’s 2015 digest of visual inspiration
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Sensuality and strength: Olivia Arthur photographs Saint Laurent for new exhibition
Olivia Arthur is one of six photographers taking part in the latest chapter of Saint Laurent’s ‘Self’ project – this time, an exhibition in collaboration with Magnum Photos. Here, she tells Wallpaper* more
By Jack Moss Last updated
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New print sale raises funds to resettle eight Afghan photography students
‘Hope’ is selling €80 prints from 100 photographers, including Alec Soth, Elaine Constantine, Jamie Hawkesworth, and more, in an effort to evacuate eight Afghan photography students at risk of genocide in Taliban Afghanistan
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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‘What would beyonce do’: an unconventional portrayal of Italian life
Photographer Leone Balduzzi captures suburban Italian life in a new book of self-portraits, titled What would beyonce do
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Crime, corruption, and sin: the dark underbelly of Los Angeles in the 1920s-1950s
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Thomas Struth on the day he photographed the Queen and Prince Philip: ‘It was an experiment’
To mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, German artist Thomas Struth looks back on the moment he created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: ‘It’s an exotic part of my oeuvre because of who they are’
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Photographer Massimo Vitali on swapping blissful bathers for outdoor furniture
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali’s vision
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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Rencontres d’Arles 2022: five photography exhibitions not to miss
We took a trip to Les Rencontres d’Arles, the world’s premier photography festival, to scout out the best photography exhibitions under the sun this year
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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Photographer Mahmoud Mfinanga: ‘eBay is still one of the purest places on the internet’
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that spotlights photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore the vision of Mahmoud ‘Mo’ Mfinanga
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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Desert bloom: Qatar’s cultural transformation in pictures
Our visual essay by Wallpaper’s photography editor Sophie Gladstone explores Qatar’s rapidly evolving cultural and creative scene
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated