PHOTO LONDON

Posted on 2017-05-22

For the third year running Photo London, the international photography fair, took over Somerset House presenting installations, special exhibitions and a Talks Programme, bringing together photographers, curators and the public to celebrate and explore photography. With eighty-nine galleries involved from all over the world, the fair was full of rare vintage pieces, new work from emerging talent and classic images from the masters.

Work ranged from artists including William Eggleston, Bruce Weber and Helmut Newton as well as Maisie Cousins, Mona Kuhn and Miles Aldridge. Highlights included Taryn Simon’s interactive ‘Image Atlas’ that played with online image search results, Lee Friedlander’s ‘Chain Link’ series made up of 41 beautiful black and white photographs, David Hurn’s ‘Swaps’ curated by Martin Parr and Juergen Teller’s special exhibition featuring his iconic video installation, ‘Dieter.’

Teller also appeared in Photo London’s Talks Programme along with several other leading figures including Bruce Davidson, Kathy Ryan and William Klein. Teller spoke about upcoming projects with Araki and shared secrets about his past experiences. It was amazing to get up close to Teller and listen to him talk so openly and freely about himself and his work.

As the UK’s largest photography event, Photo London was once again overflowing with inspiration and ideas.

Words and Photography – Lo Harley

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