PhotoMonth 2026 Brings Photography Festival to London Through October
Running until 30 October 2026, PhotoMonth 2026 is a photography festival taking place in London, showcasing exhibitions, tours, and a symposium. The open call titled "Unity and Community" will be hosted at the Arts Pavilion from 14 to 25 October 2026. Among the featured artists are Kevin You, Megan Taylor, Barry Lewis, John Hartley, Seamus Murphy, Lou Melchior, Ravi Madan, Edmund Clark, Tahmineh Monzavi, Sanlé Sory, and Mamu Unu. Sanlé Sory's exhibition, Colour Years, is currently on display at the Photographers' Gallery until 21 February. The festival emphasizes diverse perspectives and communities, with insights from Amit Chaudhuri, Barry Lewis, and Edmund Clark, reinforcing the idea that photography is accessible to everyone.
Key facts
- PhotoMonth 2026 runs until 30 October 2026 at various London locations.
- The open call exhibition "Unity and Community" is at the Arts Pavilion in Mile End Park from 14-25 October 2026.
- Sanlé Sory's exhibition Colour Years is at the Photographers' Gallery until 21 February.
- Featured artists include Kevin You, Megan Taylor, Barry Lewis, John Hartley, Seamus Murphy, Lou Melchior, Ravi Madan, Edmund Clark, Tahmineh Monzavi, Sanlé Sory, and Mamu Unu.
- Amit Chaudhuri wrote commentary on Seamus Murphy's Para (পাড়া) Kolkata, 2026 series.
- Edmund Clark's series Guantánamo: If the Light Goes Out, a Geography of a Siege includes Camp 1, isolation unit, 2009.
- Tahmineh Monzavi could not travel to London; her work Grape Garden Alley, 2011 shows women in southern Tehran.
- Sanlé Sory took an estimated one million portraits over six decades in Burkina Faso.
Entities
Artists
- Kevin You
- Megan Taylor
- Barry Lewis
- John Hartley
- Seamus Murphy
- Amit Chaudhuri
- Lou Melchior
- Ravi Madan
- Edmund Clark
- Tahmineh Monzavi
- Sanlé Sory
- Mamu Unu
Institutions
- PhotoMonth
- Arts Pavilion
- Photographers' Gallery
- The Guardian
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Mile End Park
- Blackpool
- Kolkata
- India
- Guantánamo Bay
- Cuba
- Tehran
- Iran
- Bobo-Dioulasso
- Burkina Faso