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 2023 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 2023
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year, National Maritime Museum
- Bird Photographer of the Year 2023, touring
- How Great Thou Art, 50 Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London by Charlie Phillips
Centre for British Photography - Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective, The Photographers’ Gallery
- Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee, RPS Gallery Bristol
- Photie Man: 50 Years of Tom Wood, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
- Capturing the Moment, Tate Modern
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59, Natural History Museum
- Taylor Wessing Photography Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery
- Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
- Sony World Photography Awards
- Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream in, National Portrait Gallery
- Landscape Photographer of the Year, touring
- Travel Photographer of the Year
- International Photography Exhibition 165, RPS 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
Andromeda, Unexpected © Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty. Galaxies category winner and Overall Winner. Taken with a Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, 382 mm f/3.6, multiple exposures between 1 and 600 seconds, 111 hours total exposure
Bird Photographer of the Year 2023
- Nature in Art – Gloucestershire – 18th December 2023 – 22nd January 2024
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – Florida (USA) – 5th Jan 2024 – 30th Apr 2024
An exhibition of 70-80 of the winning images will go on an international tour.
More dates and venues to be confirmed.
How Great Thou Art, 50 Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London by Charlie Phillips
Centre for British Photography
- 5 October – 17 December 2023
- 49 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6LX
- Wednesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-4pm
- Free entry
The first of the of the lead exhibitions is a sensitive photographic documentary of the social and emotional traditions that surround death in London’s African Caribbean community. It will be the first time that the Centre for British Photography’s main space will present a solo exhibition.
Charlie Phillips. How Great Thou Art
Clinton ‘Eastwood’ Jones at Cassidy’s funeral, Kensal Rise, 1972. Photo credit: Charlie-Phillips
Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective
The Photographers’ Gallery
- 6 October 2023 – 11 February 2024
- 16-18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW
- Monday-Wednesday and Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-6pm, Thursday and Friday 10am – 8pm.
- Tickets: Advance Booking Online: £6.50 / £4 Concession. On the door: £8 / £5 Concession (Free for Members).
For more than sixty years, Daido Moriyama has used his camera to interrogate and revolutionise the way we look at the world with his dense, grainy images. Even today, Moriyama’s pioneering artistic spirit and visual intensity remain groundbreaking. The exhibition traces the path of a photographer who transformed the way we see photography and questioned the very nature of photography itself.
Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee
RPS Gallery Bristol
- 16 September – 19 November 2023
- Monday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Free entry
- The Royal Photographic Society, RPS House, 337 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AR
September 2023 sees the opening of Aneesa’s solo exhibition at RPS awarded after her success in the 163rd edition of the RPS International Photography Exhibition. The work featured in the IPE 163 from her series The Fighting Spirit of South London also earned her the RPS Fellowship. The images of martial artist and combat sports athletes from gyms near Aneesa’s home reveal strength, resilience, fortitude and hope to overcome life’s challenges.
Aneesa was awarded AP’s Power of Photography Award at the 2023 AP Awards.
Photie Man: 50 Years of Tom Wood
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
- 20 May 2023 – 7 January 2024
- Tuesday – Sunday, and Bank Holidays, 10am-4pm
- Tickets: £2-9
- William Brown St , Liverpool, United Kingdom, L3 8EL
In the first major retrospective of Tom Wood in Liverpool, ‘Photie Man’ celebrates the internationally-acclaimed Irish artist by showcasing his iconic images of Liverpool and bringing together his work from across all decades. Including some never seen before photographs and film work.
Photie Man: 50 Years of Tom Wood
Capturing the Moment
Tate Modern
- 13 June 2023 – 28 January 2024
- Monday to Sunday 10am – 6pm
- Bankside, London SE1 9TG
- Tickets: £20, concessions available
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59
Natural History Museum
- 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
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize
National Portrait Gallery
- 9 November 2023 – 25 February 2024
- Open Daily: 10:30am – 6pm, Friday & Saturday 10:30am – 9pm
- St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE
- Tickets: £8.50 / £9.50
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 2023
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year
Location: London TBC
- June 2024 dates TBC
- Free
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year
The Candy Man. © Jon Enoch | Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023
Sony World Photography Awards
Somerset House
- 2024 exhibition information to come
- Weekdays: 11:00am to 9:00pm, Weekends: 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
Doris Maria Lara Caballero, age 31, is a migrant from Department Cortés, Honduras. She takes a portrait of herself at the Enrique Romero Municipal Gymnasium in Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico on 30 April 2021. Series Name: Migrantes. © Adam Ferguson, Australia, Photographer of the Year, Professional, Portraiture, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream in
National Portrait Gallery
- Opening in Spring 2024
Landscape Photographer of the Year
- 2023-2024 tour dates TBC.
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
- 165 exhibition dates to be announced
- Monday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- The Royal Photographic Society, RPS House, 337 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AR
- Free
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