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RPS International Photography Exhibition 2017

Winners of the Royal Photographic Society's 160th International Photography Exhibition

The RPS has named four award winners in its 160th International Photography Exhibition, the world's longest running photographic exhibition.

Sep 29, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures

'My p***y, my copyright': Performance artist bares her genitals in front of the Mona Lisa

Deborah de Robertis has been dubbed the "Serial Flasher".

Sep 29, 2017

By Claire Toureille

See inspiring early entries in the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world's leading photography competitions, are now open for entries.

Sep 26, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures

New home for the photos that showed the British what we're really like

Over a 40-year career, Martin Parr has used humorous details to highlight a sense of hopelessness in British society.

Sep 18, 2017

By David Sim

Arts pictures

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 winners revealed – and they're out of this world

Spectacular space images from the winners of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 competition.

Sep 15, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures

Soviet Bus Stops Christopher Herwig VOLUME II

Christopher Herwig's Soviet Bus Stops Volume II: More surprising sights behind the Iron Curtain

After the popular and critical success of his first book, Soviet Bus Stops, Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more.

Sep 14, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures

British Museum faces Twitter backlash after curator calls Asian names 'confusing'

A Twitter Q&A didn't go so well for the British institution.

Sep 13, 2017

By Claire Toureille

Twitter

RSC Royal Shakespeare Company jumble sale

Over 10,000 costumes on offer at Royal Shakespeare Company jumble sale

The stock includes a variety of period costumes such as doublets, cloaks, helmets, uniforms, codpieces and bum rolls.

Sep 13, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures

Roald Dahl kept sharpening pencils in his shed to avoid writing

It's Roald Dahl Day 2017: "A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men."

Sep 13, 2017

By Claire Toureille

First look at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 finalists

A snarling tiger cub, playful brown bears and a tiny seahorse clinging to a cotton bud are among the beautiful photos on this year's shortlist.

Sep 12, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures Animal and Wildlife Pictures Travel pictures

Cloud Chamber: House of Cards actor's New York street photography

Dan Ziskie's first book, Cloud Chamber, features photographs taken on the streets of Manhattan between 2013 and 2016.

Sep 11, 2017

By David Sim

New York Arts pictures

Getty Images awards five photojournalists $10,000 grant to pursue projects

The five winning projects cover a wide range of topics, from the deepening crisis in Venezuela to sperm smuggling in Gaza.

Sep 7, 2017

By David Sim

Conflict Pictures

$No Man\'s Sky screenshot space$

London's V&A museum to hold major video game exhibition in 2018

Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit will 'explore the design and culture of videogames since the mid-2000s'.

Sep 6, 2017

By Oliver Cragg

London No Mans Sky

The Last Testament by Jonas Bendiksen: Meet seven men who believe they are the Messiah

Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen has travelled the world tracking down men who claim to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Sep 5, 2017

By David Sim

Religion Picture Galleries Arts pictures

From Selfie to Self-Expression #SelfExpression Competition

Revealed: Winners of Saatchi Gallery and Huawei #SelfExpression competition

Paola Ismene from Mexico, whose entry Daydream in Blue was chosen from among more than 9,000 entries, will be awarded a solo exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.

Sep 5, 2017

By David Sim

London Arts pictures

Magazine covers link Donald Trump to Nazis or Ku Klux Klan

The latest issue of Time Magazine, The Economist, The New Yorker, Stern and Der Spiegel all reference Trump's handling of Charlottesville.

Aug 24, 2017

By David Sim

Donald Trump Black Lives Matter Alt-right Politics Pictures

Spying on Moscow: Drone photography of the Russian capital

Russian photographer Denis Esakov presents Moscow from a different perspective – from above.

Aug 24, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures Arts pictures Russia

From Pokémon to pussyhats: The 2017 Beazley Designs of the Year shortlist

Nominees include a wheelchair that can climb stairs, the world's first translating earpiece, ink made from air pollution, and a robot that carries your stuff while rolling along behind you like R2-D2.

Aug 16, 2017

By David Sim

Pokemon Go

Pittsburgh 1950: Previously unseen images by Elliott Erwitt, a giant of American photography

Many of the images he took as a 22-year-old aspiring photographer lay forgotten until a history student chanced across them in 2011.

Aug 10, 2017

By David Sim

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