London photography season: Photo London moves to Olympia, Peckham 24 turns 10
Photo London relocates from Somerset House to Olympia's Grand Hall (14–17 May), as the venue undergoes a £1.3bn redevelopment by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC. Charlotte Jansen returns to curate the Discovery section, and Tristan Lund launches Source, a solo-presentation trail for underrepresented artists. Early highlights include Ute und Werner Mahler (Peter Sillem, Frankfurt) and Shen Wei (Bacqueville, Lille). Peckham 24 celebrates its first decade at Copeland Gallery, featuring past participants and guest curators. WePresent hosts 'On Belonging' (7–10 May) in Peckham with Chad Mclean, Hidhir Badaruddin, Silvia Draz, Julien Rahmani, and Keerthana Kunnath. The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize exhibition runs 6 March–7 June at The Photographers' Gallery; the £30,000 winner is announced 14 May. Shortlisted: Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka, Amak Mahmoodian, and Rene Matić. Offprint moves from Tate Modern to 180 Studios on The Strand. A Bigger Book Fair also features at Peckham 24.
Key facts
- Photo London moves to Olympia, Grand Hall, 14–17 May 2026
- Olympia undergoing £1.3bn transformation by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC
- Charlotte Jansen curates Discovery section; Tristan Lund curates Source
- Source focuses on underrepresented artists and expanded photography
- Ute und Werner Mahler presented by Peter Sillem, Frankfurt; Shen Wei by Bacqueville, Lille
- Peckham 24 celebrates 10 years at Copeland Gallery, supports over 200 artists
- Vivienne Gamble is co-founder of Peckham 24, now director of Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh
- WePresent's 'On Belonging' runs 7–10 May 2026 at Copeland Gallery, Peckham
- WePresent editor-in-chief: Holly Fraser
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery, 6 Mar–7 Jun 2026
- Prize winner announced 14 May 2026; £30,000 award
- Shortlist: Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka, Amak Mahmoodian, Rene Matić
- Rene Matić also nominated for Turner Prize; shortlisted for 'AS OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH' at CCA Berlin
- Amak Mahmoodian nominated for 'One Hundred and Twenty Minutes' at Bristol Photo Festival
- Weronika Gęsicka shortlisted for 'Encyclopaedia' published by Blow Up Press
- Jane Evelyn Atwood shortlisted for 'Too Much Time/Trop de Peines', reprint by Le Bec En L'Air, Marseille
- Offprint moves to 180 Studios on The Strand, backed by LUMA Arles
- A Bigger Book Fair at Peckham 24
Entities
Artists
- Chad Mclean
- Hidhir Badaruddin
- Silvia Draz
- Julien Rahmani
- Keerthana Kunnath
- Ute und Werner Mahler
- Shen Wei
- Jane Evelyn Atwood
- Weronika Gęsicka
- Amak Mahmoodian
- Rene Matić
- Lewis Bush
- Mark Duffy
Institutions
- Photo London
- Heatherwick Studio
- SPPARC
- WePresent
- Faces Galerie
- ICA London
- BJP
- Galerie Huit Arles
- Peckham 24
- Copeland Gallery
- Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh
- The Photographers' Gallery
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
- CCA Berlin
- Bristol Photo Festival
- Blow Up Press
- Le Bec En L'Air
- LUMA Arles
- Offprint
- Tate Modern
- 180 Studios
- The Underground Cinema
- A Bigger Book Fair
- Peter Sillem
- Bacqueville
- Olympia
- Somerset House
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Olympia
- West London
- Peckham
- Copeland Gallery
- Marseille
- France
- Paris
- Berlin
- Germany
- Frankfurt
- Lille
- Edinburgh
- The Strand
- Rouen