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Photo London is the UK’s leading international fair for photography and image-based art. Each year it brings together the world’s most acclaimed photographers, galleries and curators alongside a new generation of emerging talent.
Photo London brings the finest international photography to the British capital every year. The Fair presents the best historic and vintage works while also spotlighting fresh perspectives in photography. Along with a selection of the world’s leading photography dealers and galleries, Photo London’s Discovery section is dedicated to the most exciting emerging galleries and artists. In addition, each edition sees a unique Public Programme including special exhibitions and installations; and several Awards announced, headlined by the Photo London Master of Photography Award.
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Catherine Just, Dreaming Awake, 2024–2026 / 3C Gallery
Daniel Rapley, Drift 668, 2024 / Beam Editions
Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea, The Ephemeral Island, 2025 / Atelier EXB
Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, Lonely Series: Volga
Photo London will move to Olympia for its eleventh edition, which will take place from 14 to 17 May 2026, with a VIP preview on 13 May. The move follows the fair’s tenth anniversary and signals an intention to extend its reach and influence in the coming decade.
Olympia is in the final stages of a £1.3 billion redevelopment co-designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC. The fourteen-acre site in Kensington is being transformed into a cultural and entertainment district that combines preserved historic architecture with new theatres, performance spaces, hotels and public areas. Its location places Photo London near leading institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Design Museum and the Serpentine and remains accessible for international visitors through Heathrow.
Emma Hardy, Sally, 2022 / 10 14 Gallery
Halit Can Uzun, Trance, 2020 / Ambidexter
Janet Delaney, Dad in the Bath, 1980 / EUQINOM Gallery
Ilona Langbroek, Veiled, 2025 / Bildhalle
Jessie Chaney, Division, 2024 / Fabrik Projects
“Throughout its first decade, Photo London has earned a reputation for innovation as the photography art fair of the future, and we are proud to have played our part over the past ten years in contributing to the evolution of Somerset House as a cultural powerhouse for London.
Our chapter at Somerset House has been one of shared ambition and creative success, and we thank the team for being such a valued partner.
It is within this tradition for innovation and cultural leadership that we have decided to make our new home at Olympia in the heart of Kensington, a destination with an ambitious vision focused on renewed cultural identity.
This exciting move places Photo London firmly in the vanguard of one of the most significant cultural developments to take place in London in over a decade.
We very much look forward to welcoming visitors to Olympia for the eleventh edition of Photo London in May 2026, which is set to be another powerful celebration of photography in all its forms.”
–Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad, Photo London Founders
Joseph Rodriguez, Mythic Village El Barrio, Spanish Harlem, NY 1987, 1987 / Galerie Bene Taschen
Justine Tjallinks, Nocturnal, 2026 / Galerie Sophie Scheidecker
Lake Verea, Porte Ouverte, 2011-2013 / Bendana-Pinel Art Contemporain
Maryam Eisler, Melted Dreams, 2025 / ANTIDOTE
Laura Pannack, Moesheida, Project Hope, Cape Town, 2023 / David Hill Gallery
Nadim Asfar / Courtesy of the Artist
Beyond The Fair
Photo London regularly hosts Pre-Fair Talks engaging with the craft, market and knowledge of photography and acts as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community, with major institutions, auction houses, galleries and the burgeoning creative communities in the East End and South London presenting a series of Satellite Events.
Discover Photo London’s 2026 Exhibitors
Photo London 2026 will bring together a focused international selection of new and returning exhibitors for the Fair’s first edition at Olympia. Across the main fair and expanded curated sections, visitors will encounter ambitious gallery presentations, solo projects, emerging voices and artist films, reflecting the breadth of photography today.
Master of Photography: Steven Meisel
Photo London 2026 will present Steven Meisel as Master of Photography, with a rare exhibition of portraits made during his first professional assignment in London. One of fashion photography’s most influential figures, Meisel’s work brings a major focal point to the Fair’s first edition at Olympia.
Philip Sinden, David (Shot in Bow, London), 2021 / CLOSE Gallery
Oksana Omelchuk, Strelitzias / Form. gallery
Rosalind Fox Solomon, Girl with Curlers, First Mondays, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1975-1976 / Galerie Julian Sander
Tom Johnson, Untitled, 2025 / 10 14 Gallery
Sal Taylor Kydd, And There I Fine Myself Waiting, 2025 / Alta Vista Arts
Walter Rudolph, Sunburnt, Ses Salines, Ibiza, 1976 / Agony + Ecstasy
Positions: A Platform for New Voices in Photography 2026
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.
Photo London is produced by Candlestar, an internationally renowned cultural consultancy with an outstanding reputation within the field of photography and the arts. Candlestar specialises in the creation and development of major new international cultural initiatives including Condé Nast College of Fashion and the Prix Pictet, the global photography prize. In 2015, Candlestar inaugurated the first edition of Photo London and in five years, the Fair has established itself as a key event in the international art world calendar.
Photo London 2026 / 11th Edition
May 14–17, 2026 / Photo London
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