We are delighted to announce Steffi Reimers as the winner of the 2026 Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer Award. Steffi Reimers, winner of the 2026 Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer Award Selected by the Photo London Curatorial Committee from a shortlist of 8 outstanding emerging photographers, the winner was announced as Steffi Reimers (represented by Contour Gallery, Rotterdam)…
Spiky Bush from Twilight Island series, Leslie Hakim Dowek 2016-22 As Photo London enters a new chapter at Olympia, Positions returns as a dedicated platform for artists without gallery representation, bringing new voices in contemporary photography into direct dialogue with collectors, curators and institutions. Curated by Maria Sukkar, Positions was introduced to support unrepresented photographic talent within a serious curatorial…
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlisted artists for the 2026 Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer Award. Launched in 2015, the Emerging Photographer Award, presented in partnership with Nikon, was set up to nurture and enable the career development of emerging photographic artists, placing their work within the public programme of one of the world’s most celebrated fairs championing the…
Photo London is pleased to announce the four students shortlisted for the 2026 award. This year, more than 80 students were nominated by course tutors at UK universities, with the final shortlist selected by a judging panel comprising Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at The Guardian; Lisa Springer, Curator of Photography at the V&A; photographer Mimi Mollica; and Kimberly Hoang,…
Photo London has announced its 2026 Talks Programme, bringing together leading artists, collectors, curators, publishers, editors and cultural figures for a series of conversations at the Fair’s new home at Olympia. Taking place from Wednesday 13 May to Saturday 16 May 2026, the programme reflects the breadth of contemporary photographic culture, with discussions spanning collecting, portraiture, fashion, photojournalism, feminist collage,…
Maria Sukkar is curator of Positions at Photo London, the section dedicated to unrepresented photographic talent. Introduced for the Fair’s tenth edition, Positions was created to give early-career artists visibility within a serious curatorial framework, bringing them into direct dialogue with collectors, curators and institutions. You began curating Positions for the tenth edition of Photo London. It was conceived as…
Photo London is saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Hershkowitz, a distinguished dealer, scholar and longstanding contributor to the fair, who died aged 81. Hershkowitz was a central figure in the field of nineteenth-century photography, with a career spanning more than five decades. Working alongside his partner Paula Hershkowitz, and later with their daughter Kate, he developed a…
Barbara Staubli is Head of the Art Department at Julius Baer and curator of the Julius Baer Art Collection, overseeing more than 5,000 works by contemporary Swiss artists. How did the Julius Baer Art Collection begin in 1981, and what belief about art in the workplace was guiding it from the outset? The Julius Baer Art Collection was founded in…
Photo London has announced further details of its eleventh edition, which will take place at Olympia, Kensington from 14–17 May 2026, with a VIP Preview on Wednesday 13 May. The 2026 edition marks an exciting new chapter as the UK’s leading photography fair launches in its new home at Olympia in the heart of Kensington. The historic venue, currently undergoing…
Photo London will open its eleventh edition at Olympia, Kensington, from 14–17 May 2026, with a Preview on Wednesday 13 May 2026. The move marks a significant new chapter for the Fair as it enters its second decade in a reimagined West London setting. Currently undergoing a £1.3 billion redevelopment led by Heatherwick Studio, Olympia sits close to major cultural…