Rene Matić has won the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, against a strong shortlist also featuring Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka and Amak Mahmoodian
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Photography flourishes in the UK capital this spring, with Photo London helping spearhead a calendar of events including Peckham 24, two book fairs and a new early outing from WePresent
Born and brought up in the UK but returning to his parents’ homeland to make and show new work, Kalpesh Lathigra sidesteps the ‘diaspora dialogue’, says curator Veeranganakumari Solanki
The 2025 Wellcome Photography Prize highlights global health challenges through powerful images spanning domestic abuse, climate migration and microscopic disease
I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies invites new perspectives on social histories through mixed-media image making
‘Storm is the dramatic expression of nature’s wild side, yet it is also the defining characteristic of our age. We are constantly reminded that the precious ecosystems of our fragile planet are under threat as never before. At the same time our social and political systems are fracturing…”
In a time of censorship and climate denial, what is the role of photography? Now on show at V&A South Kensington alongside eleven shortlisted photographers, Alfredo Jarr reflects on feelings of hope and helplessness in the midst of environmental disaster.
Lines of Engagement, How Technology, Ethics and Trust Shape Photojournalism Today provided an urgent insight into the contemporary construction of visual narratives, hosted at the London College of Communication but open to all in person and online
The Austin-born artist engages with the Texas African-American Photography Archive to reveal a compelling portrait of kinship in the American South
The British Nigerian, Oscar-nominated photographer makes his solo debut at Hope 93, Fitzrovia, in The Purpose of Light – stories of global activism