Photography
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10 Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, from piña coladas to Pipilotti Rist
The most memorable Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, courtesy of our esteemed photo desk
By Holly Hay • Published
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Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek’s 2023 calendar is filled with flamboyant dog portraits
For his 2023 calendar, photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek turns his lens on flamboyantly preened, catwalk-ready dogs, and we’re barking mad for it
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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The best photography books for your coffee table
Flick through, mull over and deep-dive into the best photography books on the market, from our shelves to you this Christmas 2022
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Photographer Maisie Cousins on nostalgia, impulsive making and ‘collecting useless things’
Explore the vision of British artist Maisie Cousins in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Kiana Hayeri wins Leica photography award for series on Afghan women
Leica has awarded its annual photography prize, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022, to Iranian-Canadian Kiana Hayeri for her series Promises Written on the Ice, Left in the Sun
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Two South London Gallery shows explore selfhood and subcultures
Running concurrently at South London Gallery, exhibitions by Simeon Barclay and Rene Matić explore the complexities of cultural identity utilising film, photography and construction
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Gregor Sailer’s surreal photography: architecture at the margins of civilisation
In a new exhibition, ‘Unseen Places’ at Kunst Haus Wien, Gregor Sailer looks back at 20 years of working in inaccessible landscapes, sealed-off territories and restricted military areas.
By Petra Loho • Last updated
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Amsterdam photography exhibitions: what not to miss
We spotlight the best Amsterdam photography exhibitions to visit this Autumn
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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A tribute to William Klein (1928-2022), legendary photographer of urban life
William Klein, the American-French artist responsible for transforming the worlds of fashion photography, street photography and cinema verité, has died in Paris aged 96
By Tom Seymour • Last updated
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Objects of desire: the seductive exchange between fine art and advertising photography
At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) ‘Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising’ explores how contemporary artists have imitated, appropriated and exploited the language of commercial photography
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Emerging photographers: a lens on the global rising stars
Explore Wallpaper's directory of emerging photographers and exciting new talent in international photography
By Holly Hay • Last updated
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Incarceration, interrogation and power: Joanna Piotrowska and Formafantasma’s ‘Sub Rosa’
Now on view at Arch Athens, a collaborative project by photographer Joanna Piotrowska and design duo Formafantasma sees ethereal photography transformed into provocative objects inspired by interrogation-room architecture
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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Photographer Tina Tyrell: ‘people can become almost symbolic of themselves’
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that spotlights photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore the vision of American photographer Tina Tyrell
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Could NFTs spark a photography revolution? Meet the innovators
As Web3 platform Fellowship brings world-class photography to the blockchain, including newly minted work by Joel Meyerowitz and Pieter Hugo, we explore how NFT photography is changing how we buy, sell, authenticate and experience art
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Daragh Soden: ‘I may be gagged, bound and naked under the heel of a queen, but I am in control of the image’
Photographer Daragh Soden discusses his compelling series Ladies & Gentlemen, now on show at PhotoIreland
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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‘Site Unseen’ explores viewing and documenting architecture through photography
The Center of Contemporary Photography in Melbourne invites us to ‘Site Unseen', an exhibition about different ways of viewing and documenting architecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Rencontres d’Arles 2022: five photography exhibitions not to miss
We took a trip to Les Rencontres d’Arles, the world’s premier photography festival, to scout out the best photography exhibitions under the sun this year
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Dior Beauty photography prize asks young creatives to come ‘face-to-face’ with the future
Dior Beauty’s fifth annual Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents celebrates the work of 14 creatives at Arles Photo Festival, with London-based photographer Rachel Fleminger Hudson recently announced as this year’s winner
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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Sensuality and strength: Olivia Arthur photographs Saint Laurent for new exhibition
Olivia Arthur is one of six photographers taking part in the latest chapter of Saint Laurent’s ‘Self’ project – this time, an exhibition in collaboration with Magnum Photos. Here, she tells Wallpaper* more
By Jack Moss • Last updated
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Desert bloom: Qatar’s cultural transformation in pictures
Our visual essay by Wallpaper’s photography editor Sophie Gladstone explores Qatar’s rapidly evolving cultural and creative scene
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Thomas Struth on the day he photographed the Queen and Prince Philip: ‘It was an experiment’
To mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, German artist Thomas Struth looks back on the moment he created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: ‘It’s an exotic part of my oeuvre because of who they are’
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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‘Open for Business’ spotlights seven decades of commercial photography by Magnum artists
‘Open for Business: Magnum Photographers on Commission’ at Foam Amsterdam explores the hidden stories behind Magnum photographers’ commercial projects
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Chris Levine on creating his iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I was the wild card’
For the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we spoke to artist Chris Levine about the making of his iconic hologram portraits of Her Majesty. He reflects on two years of preparation, that fateful day in Buckingham Palace, and Lightness of Being, the outtake that almost outshone the original
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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Photographer Massimo Vitali on swapping blissful bathers for outdoor furniture
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali’s vision
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Mag.a.sin explores the science of shopping through photography
A new retail project by Wallpaper* photography director Holly Hay uses imagery to start a conversation about how and what we buy
By Nuray Bulbul • Last updated
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Guy Bolongaro on animals, book swaps, and photography as therapy
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore Guy Bolongaro’s vision further
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Hopping mad: fluffy bunnies meet office politics in Nicolas Haeni’s new photo series
In an Easter-themed mode, join us down the rabbit hole of Swiss photographer Nicolas Haeni’s hopping mad photography series, where mischievous bunnies infiltrate the humdrum of corporate life
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated