One of the best ways to gain inspiration for your photography and exploring different styles is by experiencing and viewing the work of other photographers and artists. We’ve put together a selection of the best exhibitions on around the UK during 2024 to see photography; including exhibitions that present photographs alongside other disciplines.
Below, you’ll find the information you need including dates, location and ticket details to plan your trips.
We will be updating this page with the latest information regularly, so be sure to check back!
Best Photography Exhibitions to see in 2024
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year, National Maritime Museum
- Bird Photographer of the Year 2023, touring
- Capturing the Moment, Tate Modern
- Saturday Town: Casey Orr, Open Eye Gallery
- Liverpool Through the Lens by Leroy Cooper, Museum of Liverpool
- BURTYNSKY: EXTRACTION / ABSTRACTION, Saatchi Gallery
- Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World, MK Gallery, Milton Keynes
- World Press Photo Exhibition
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59, Natural History Museum
- Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World, Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee
- Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
- Sony World Photography Awards
- Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream in, National Portrait Gallery
- Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Landscape Photographer of the Year, touring
- Travel Photographer of the Year
- International Photography Exhibition 165, RPS Gallery
- Joel Meyerowitz display, Tate Modern
- Taylor Wessing Photography Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15
National Maritime Museum, London
- Now open
- Open daily 10am – 5pm
- Tickets: £10 adults, £6.50 concessions
- Park Row, London, England SE10 9NF
Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual exhibition showcasing the world’s greatest space photography.
The exhibition at the National Maritime Museum will feature over 100 photographs including this year’s winning images alongside a series of shortlisted photographs on brilliant lightbox displays.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition
Bird Photographer of the Year 2023
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – Florida (USA) – 5th Jan 2024 – 30th Apr 2024
- Minnetrista Museum – Indiana (USA) – 11th May 2024 to 13th October 2024
- The Oxfordshire Museum – Woodstock (UK) – 11th January 2025 – 23rd February 2025
An exhibition of 70-80 of the winning images will go on an international tour.
More dates and venues to be confirmed.
Capturing the Moment
Tate Modern, London
- 13 June 2023 – 28 April 2024
- Monday to Sunday 10am – 6pm
- Bankside, London SE1 9TG
- Tickets: £20, concessions available
Saturday Town: Casey Orr
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
- 11 April – 18 May 2024
- Open Eye Gallery, 19 Mann Island, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 1BP
- Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
Since 2013 Casey has travelled throughout the UK with her pop-up portrait studio photographing young people on Saturday afternoons. The project explores fashion, identity and the self-expression of young people on Saturday afternoons on the high streets and public spaces of towns across the country.
This is the largest show of Saturday Town and Casey Orr’s first retrospective show. See more about Casey’s work in our interview.
Liverpool Through the Lens by Leroy Cooper
Museum of Liverpool
- On now until 16 June 2024
- Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool, United Kingdom, L3 1DG
- Open daily 10am – 5pm
‘Liverpool Through the Lens’ by Leroy Cooper
BURTYNSKY: EXTRACTION / ABSTRACTION
Saatchi Gallery, London
- 14 February – 6 May 2024
- Monday to Sunday 10am – 6pm
- Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY
- Tickets from £10, concessions available
This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky, who has dedicated his practice to bearing witness to the impact of human industry on the planet.
BURTYNSKY: Extraction / Abstraction
Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes
- 17 February – 2 June 2024
- Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, MK9 3QA
- Tickets: from £5.75- £11.50
Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World – MK Gallery
World Press Photo Exhibition
Borough Yards, London
- 3 – 27 May 2024
- Monday – Sunday, 10am-5:50pm
- Borough Yards, Dirty Lane, London, SE1 9AD
- Tickets: from £5
The World Press Photo Contest is the world’s most prestigious photo competition, and the exhibition will showcase the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography from around the world. The exhibition is returning to London for 2024, for the first time in seven years.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59
Natural History Museum, London
- 13 October 2023 – 30 June 2024
- Monday – Sunday, 10am-5:50pm
- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
- Tickets: from £15
Discover the natural world in all its wonder and diversity at the newly redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, where 100 remarkable photographs illustrate the precious beauty of our planet.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World
Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee
- On now until 20 October 2024
- V&A Dundee, Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ
- Free entry
Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
- June 2024 dates TBC
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year
Sony World Photography Awards
Somerset House, London
- 19 April – 6 May 2024
- Open daily 11:00am to 8:00pm, Bank Holiday (1 May): 11:00am to 6:00pm
- Strand, London WC2R 1LA
- Standard ticket: £15, Children under 12 and disabled companions: Free. Concessions available
Sony World Photography Awards exhibition
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream in
National Portrait Gallery, London
- 21 March – 16 June 2024
- Open Daily: 10:30am – 6pm, Friday & Saturday 10:30am – 9pm
- St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE
- Tickets: £8.50 / £9.50
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In
Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Opens 18th May 2024
- V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
- Tickets available soon
Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
Landscape Photographer of the Year
- Glasgow Central Station – 5 February 2024 to 18 February 2024
- Edinburgh Waverley Station – 19 February 2024 to 4 March 2024
- Leeds Station – 5 March 2024 to 23 March 2024
- London Bridge Station – 24 March 2024 to 13 April 2024
- Waterloo Station, London – 14 April 2024 to 4 May 2024
Landscape Photographer of the Year celebrates the wonder of the British landscape and showcases the work of many talented photographers.
Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition
Travel Photographer of the Year
- 2024 exhibition information to come
International Photography Exhibition 165
RPS Gallery, Bristol
- On now until 5 June 2024
- Thursday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- The Royal Photographic Society, RPS House, 337 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AR
- Free
Joel Meyerowitz
Tate Modern, London
- Ongoing display
- Monday to Sunday 10am – 6pm
- Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
- Free
Joel Meyerowitz – Display at Tate Modern
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
National Portrait Gallery, London
- 14 November 2024 – 16 February 2025
- Open Daily: 10:30am – 6pm, Friday & Saturday 10:30am – 9pm
- St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE
- Tickets: TBC
The Gallery’s annual Photographic Portrait Prize will be renamed the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize to mark the exhibition’s return to the Gallery after two years at Cromwell Place. As one of the leading photography awards in the world, the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases the work of some of the most exciting and cutting-edge contemporary photographers.
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize
Featured image: Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition, Hayward Gallery. Image: Jessica Miller
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- Best photography competitions to enter
- Best photography events and festivals
- 22 ways to spark your creativity
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