Top photography exhibitions in London

Once again you can expect to see remarkable feats of astrophotography at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition. It’s a chance to see magical views of both our own night sky and of galaxies far, far away. The winning spacey visions come from dozens of professional and amateur snappers in various categories including ‘Planets, Comets and Asteroids’, ‘Stars and Nebulae’, ‘Galaxies’ and ‘Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ for under-16s. Soar down to Greenwich to see the winners from 2025's competition on display. 

Photography fans will want to train their lenses east this October. Annual month-long festival PhotoMonth is celebrating the printed image in venues from Mile End to Clerkenwell to Hackney to Deptford. An eclectic array of spaces will exhibit photography, including big institutions like Whitechapel Gallery, indie venues including Four Corners, and unusual locations such as shops, restaurants and cafes.

The festival's hub is at Art Pavilion in Mile End, which will display a group exhibition called 'Longing'. There'll also be a new exhibition from Zed Nelson called 'The Anthropocene Illusion,' which interrogates the troubled relationship between humans and the environment. There'll also be around 50 pop-up exhibitions at locations across east London: download the fest's interactive map to find them all.