Les Rencontres d’Arles offers a rich programme of exhibitions, but more direct comment on the parlous current state of the world is left to off-piste events and pop-ups
“As photographers, we always have so much to prove,’ says Mitchell, “that we are not just guns for hire or documentarians of a moment – but we are creating and shaping culture through images”
At Bishopsgate Institute in London Stefan Dickers is amassing an archive dedicated to records of queer sexual pleasures and LGBTQIA+ community engagement
Made on a residency with the Lee Ufan Arles x Guerlain Art & Environnement Prize, Pooya Abbasian’s Soli-Sombre responds to our attempts to control nature, the bombing of Iran and – most of all – how images intersect with both. BJP caught up with him during the opening week of Les Rencontres d’Arles.
Caring for his grandmother, Naseem, as she lived with Alzheimer’s, Aman Alam initially took photographs to comfort himself. But as her condition progressed, the images became a more profound exploration of perception, illness, and love
Rooted in the counterculture, Sam Hutchinson blurs the boundaries between documentation, intervention and fiction in his series Ethereal Serotonin Climax
Cultural institution Ibraaz in London extends art beyond conventional boundaries with conversation, community and education to highlight stories from marginalised voices
David Ellingsen uses archival imagery to confront urgent environmental and ecological threats after centuries of exploitation and hunting
Deciding to photograph herself every day for a year, Marie Tomanova embarked on a journey that became a revelation
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