Photography
Irving Penn’s radical formalism
The Met emphasises the quantity and variety of Penn’s photographs, but what really stands out is the unity of his vision
How Henri Cartier-Bresson bore witness to Gandhi’s death
The photographer met with Gandhi just hours before his assassination – and recorded an event that shook the world
Do UK museums take photography seriously?
The transfer of the Royal Photographic Society’s collection from Bradford to London raises questions about the past, present and future of photography in museums
One photographer’s spiritual struggle in Jerusalem
In 1853 Auguste Salzmann went to Jerusalem to photograph religious sites. The results, on show at the Metropolitan Museum, are an insight into his own faith
‘If I could describe a photograph entirely in words, why bother making it?’
Dayanita Singh discusses her work and the pointlessness of taking ‘beautiful’ pictures ahead of an exhibition in London
One of the world’s oldest photography studios is closing down
The Bourne & Shepherd studio in Kolkata has a long history, but fire and the advent of the digital age have closed it down. Thankfully, its legacy lives on
Dreams caught on camera in New York
‘Dream States’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a thought-provoking exhibition, and a great survey of some of the most influential modern photographers
Five photography shows to see in New York this week
There are some great, focused shows open at the moment, from office-block abstraction to a difficult look at the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Baldessari, Burtynsky and a lot of David Bowie at Photo London
It’s the variety and range of photographs on show that will ultimately come to define the fair
Photographing ‘vice’ on the Varna Road
Janet Mendelsohn’s photographs at Ikon gallery capture the human face of Birmingham’s most notorious district
Photography as a medium seems richer than ever
It’s important that photography retains its social, human edge as we enter another turbulent year
Not even Stalin could snuff out the legacy of early Soviet photography and film
The Jewish Museum’s exhibition reveals the importance of formal innovation to freedom of expression
In and Out of Vogue: Irving Penn’s Fashion and Art Photography
Penn’s interest in fashion permeates his work, but doesn’t restrict it
Public helps Tate identify mystery landmarks in John Piper photographs
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Photo London preview
This is the week to see top photography in and of London – but don’t confine yourself to the main fair at Somerset House
Gallery: ‘Revolution of the Eye’ at the Jewish Museum, New York
Can television be art? Warhol, Lichtenstein and Dalí certainly thought so
Gallery: ‘Colour Photography before the Great War’ at Martin-Gropius-Bau
A haunting series of photographs is about to go on show in Berlin
Gallery: ‘Lichtbilder’ at the Städel Museum
A few photographic highlights from ‘Lichtbilder’ at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.
‘Consumption’: The Fifth Prix Pictet Shortlist
Eleven photographers have been shortlisted for this year’s Prix Pictet on the theme of ‘Consumption’
Gallery: Photographs at Play
We asked the curator of ‘A Collective Invention’ to select nine photographs from The Morgan’s upcoming show
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography
A selection of photographs from the Getty Center’s latest exhibition
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