Viewing Photo London at Somerset House

One of the world’s largest and most significant photography events, Photo London reaches a milestone ten years this year, as it returns to Somerset House for four days of exhibitions, talks, book signings and special events. Founded in 2015 by Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad, Photo London aims to educate and stimulate collectors of art by bringing the bleeding edge of the medium to the capital every year.

This celebratory tenth edition – led by director and The Wick Monday Muse Sophie Parker – includes more than 130 exhibitors from around the world, shown across the main sector, as well as Discovery (for emerging galleries) and an expanded new sector Positions, curated by Maria Sukkar, a book market, new for this edition.

There are also ten special partner exhibitions, as well as a major public group exhibition London Lives, in the cavernous Embankment Galleries, bringing together thirty major photographers who have shaped the city – or been shaped by it (Hannah Starkey, Mary McCartney, and David Bailey among them.) There are talks by the likes of Don McCullin and Dennis Morris, a screening of Joel Meyerowitz’s new film, and don’t forget to book a slot at Miles Alridge’s on-site portrait studio, too. Say cheese!