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Photography in London

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Addicted to Instagram or permanently attached to your SLR? For photography fans, London's got plenty to get excited about. Keep up to date with the latest exhibition reviews, discover the best photography galleries to visit and see how just how good looking London is when captured in the lens. And if you're looking for inspiration, see the Top 40 Photos of London ever taken.

With our guide to the best photography London has to offer, you'll be on track in a flash. 

Must-see London photography exhibitions

Jeff Wall: ‘Life In Pictures’
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Jeff Wall: ‘Life In Pictures’

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Going to a Jeff Wall exhibition is like watching 100 films at once. The pioneering Canadian photographer has spent decades creating highly stylised, minutely...
Bermondsey
‘The 80s: Photographing Britain’
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‘The 80s: Photographing Britain’

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Like a blast of hairspray to the eyes, the Tate is about to blind you with the ’80s. This expansive, exhaustive and exhausting exhibition features dozens...
Millbank
‘Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos’
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‘Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos’

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Everyone in 1970s Lagos was cooler than you. At least they were on the evidence of this show, which collects together the best work of Abi Morocco Photos, a...
Shoreditch

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Find London's photography galleries

Photographers' Gallery
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Photographers' Gallery

  • 4 out of 5 stars
The Photographers' Gallery's six-storey premises on Ramillies Street has reopened after a full facelift. Original plans for the new site were for a striking,...
Michael Hoppen Gallery
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Michael Hoppen Gallery

Michael Hoppen Gallery, set up in 1993, exhibits exclusively fine art photography. The second floor is dedicated to high quality contemporary work from well...
Atlas Gallery
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Atlas Gallery

Atlas came of age in nineties Hoxton, when the area was still a scruffy, well-kept hipster secret but is now based in the swankier environs of Marylebone. The...
V&A Photographs Gallery
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V&A Photographs Gallery

An early pioneer in collecting and exhibiting photography, the V&A now boasts a permanent gallery dedicated to the medium. The inaugural exhibition charts...

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