Photo London

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Photo London is an annual photography event held at Somerset House in London in May.[1][2] Galleries[3] and publishers show and sell work by photographers, and there are curated exhibitions and talks.[4] Awards are also given.[4]

It was established in 2004 and ran until 2006 at the

Old Billingsgate in 2007, then stopped.[5] It was relaunched in 2015 and has since been held at Somerset House.[1]

Details

Photo London was established in 2004 by Daniel Newburg and held at the

Old Billingsgate and then stopped.[5][6][7] Photo London was re-launched in 2015 by a company Candlestar, led by Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad.[1][7][8][9] It took place from 9 to 12 September 2021.[10][11]

At Photo London, galleries[3] and publishers show and sell work by photographers, and there are curated exhibitions and talks.[4]

Awards

The following awards are given as part of Photo London:[12]

Simultaneous events

Other photography events held at the same time in London include the

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery, the Peckham 24 photography festival in south-east London, and Offprint, an independent photobook publishers' fair at Tate Modern.[4][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Photo London". Somerset House. Accessed 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ Brown, Mark (6 November 2014). "Photo London 'to utterly transform the photography audience'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Gleadell, Colin (16 May 2017). "Can Photo London attract the world's photography collectors to the capital?". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Photo London 2017". Financial Times. London. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Mark Westall, "photo-london". FAD, 4 April 2007. Accessed 9 February 2018.
  6. ^
    Antiques Trade Gazette
    , 19 March 2007. 9 February 2018
  7. ^ a b c d Cripps, Charlotte (22 May 2015). "London is back in the frame with its first international photography fair in eight years". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Directors". Photo London. Accessed 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ Sheard, Karen (4 May 2016). "Photo London 2016 – our must-see highlights of this year's fair". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Elevate your weekend by exploring the highlights of Photo London at Somerset House". Tatler. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Awards 2017". Photo London. Accessed 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Sebastião Salgado: 'I had travelled to the dawn of time". British Journal of Photography. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  14. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  15. ^ Tierney, Ger. "War photographer Don McCullin: 'I don't weep over lost friends'". British GQ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  16. ^ London, Photo. "2017 Round-Up | Photo London Master of Photography Taryn Simon". Photo London. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  17. ^ Fidler, Matt (5 February 2018). "Edward Burtynsky: 2018 winner of Master of Photography – in pictures". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Photo London 2019: Stephen Shore and Vivian Maier star in the public programme". British Journal of Photography. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Photo London 2021 - Photo London". Photo London. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  20. ^ Fairclough, Steve (25 March 2022). "Photo London 2022 to exhibit iconic photography". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  21. ^ "The Very Best Things to Look Out for at Photo London 2023". AnOther. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  22. London Evening Standard
    . London. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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