Top photography exhibitions in London

From her pixie-cropped New York fashionista era, to traversing war-torn Europe as a daredevil journalist, all the eras of Lee Miller’s exceptional life are up on the Tate Britain’s walls for the duration of the gallery’s blockbuster exhibition, which is a a study of Miller as a woman as well as an artist. Sweeping but precisely curated, the retrospective showcases her technical and compositional skills, as well as her Bowie-like gift for professional shapeshifting. 

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. 

A second outing in five years for the trailblazing 20th century photographer, Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World presents Beaton as more than just a photographer. Younger audiences are likely to find this show more relatable, through its emphasis on his contributions to costume and set design, given their ascendant roles in contemporary fashion. From curious beginnings to his rise through the cultural upper-class, his war photography and costume designs for My Fair Lady, we get a good look at how places and periods influenced Beaton’s style.