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The 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Winners Showcase
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A celebration of contemporary global photography featuring a variety of styles and subject matter.
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27 Apr20 May From Apr 27, Mon–Sun 10am–6pm, last amd 5.30pm, ends May 20 Somerset House, London WC2R
Adam Ritchie: Flashback
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Photographs of the bands Velvet Underground and Pink Floyd taken in New York and London during the 1960s.
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9 Mar24 Mar From Mar 9, Wed–Sat 11am–5pm, ends Mar 24 Artisan80, London NW10
Adrian Barber: England 'Till I Die
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Photographs documenting the emotions experienced by local football fans following the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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9 Jun15 Sep From Jun 9, Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, closed Bank Hols, ends Sep 15 Bolton Museum, Art Gallery And Aquarium, Bolton
Akiko Takizawa: Over the Parched Field
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Photography documenting the traditions and beliefs of a close-knit Japanese community based in the volcanic mountain region of Osorezan, Aomori.
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19 Jan1 Mar From Jan 19, Mon–Fri 9.30am–5pm, ends Mar 1 The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London NW1
Alan Dimmick: Photographs from the last 15 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland
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Photographs documenting years of exhibitions, openings and parties on the Scottish arts scene.
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17 Feb13 May Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Alastair Cook: How the Land Lies
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Analogue photography, film and glass work drawing together work from various recent projects, including a residency at North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster.
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10 Feb24 Feb Mon–Sat 10am–5pm Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Alex Boyd: Sonnets
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Large format landscape photos featuring a solitary figure, inspired by the late Edwin Morgan's Sonnets from Scotland.
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30 Jan20 Feb Mon–Sun 9am–5pm House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Alice Carfrae: Tin Girls
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Photographs documenting human trafficking in North-Eastern Nepal, exploring the phenomenon of familial sacrifice.
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8 Mar10 Mar Mar 8–10, 7.30pm The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
All About Eve: The Photography Of Eve Arnold
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Over 100 photographs on display, including images of China, Russia and Afghanistan, political and cultural photographs, and an accompanying book, charting the career of the late American photographer. Curated by Brigitte Lardinois.
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2 Mar27 Apr From Mar 2, Tue–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 11am–5pm, ends Apr 27 Art Sensus, London SW1P
Allan Sekula: Ship of Fools
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A photography exhibition documenting the voyage of the MV Global Mariner, a cargo ship that toured the world from 1998 to 2000 carrying in its holds a travelling exhibition of working conditions at sea.
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21 Jan18 Mar Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sun 11am–6pm Stills, Edinburgh
Alternative Angles
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The winning and shortlisted images from Norwich HEART's fourth annual photography competition, celebrating the city and its heritage.
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5 Mar15 Mar From Mar 5, Mon–Sun 9am–5pm, ends Mar 15 The Atrium at The Forum, Norwich
Anderson & Low: Manga Dreams
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Photographs of subjects who tailor their look towards that of characters featured in Manga cartoons.
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4 Feb24 Jun From Feb 4, Tue–Sun 10am–5pm, ends Jun 24 Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts, Norwich
Andrew Lanyon
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Contemporary photography.
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3 May9 Jun From May 3, Wed–Sat 11am–5pm, or by appointment, ends Jun 10 Art Jericho, Oxford
Anja Niemi: Do Not Disturb
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A display of images which further explore the Norwegian artist's relationship with interiors.
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27 Mar21 Apr From Mar 27, Mon–Fri 11am–6pm, Sat 11am–4pm, ends Apr 21 The Little Black Gallery, London SW10
Anna White: Worktown: The Everyday
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Photographs documenting everyday life in Bolton, re-interpreting Humphrey Spender's Worktown project of the 1930s.
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31 Dec 201118 Feb 2012 Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, closed Jan 2, ends Feb 18 Bolton Museum, Art Gallery And Aquarium, Bolton
Another London
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Around 150 20th-century photographs that focus on London as a key subject featuring images by leading international photographers, including Bill Brandt, Henri-Cartier Bresson and Bruce Davidson.
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31 Jul16 Sep From Jul 31, Mon–Sun 10am–6pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Sep 16 Tate Britain, London SW1P
Art Of Arrangement: Photography And The Still Life Tradition
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Pictures from the National Media Museum Photography Collection, by photographers including Ansel Adams, Harold Edgerton, Roger Fenton, Edward Steichen, William Henry Fox Talbot, Madame Yevonde, Chris Killip and Don McCullin.
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11 Feb7 May Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun, Bank Hols 11am–5pm Holburne Museum Of Art, Bath
ARTIST ROOMS: Robert Mapplethorpe
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Moving, arresting and truly significant work by prolific American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Featuring ground-breaking portraiture of his contemporaries - Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Patti Smith - and his iconic self-portraits. Highly recommended.
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24 Mar7 Jul Sat 10am–4pm Burgh Hall, Dunoon
Augustus John: A Life In Portraits
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Photographs from the gallery archives from one of the most celebrated 20th-century artists.
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24 Nov 201118 Mar 2012 Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 10am–6pm, Thu & Fri 10am–9pm, closed Dec 24–26, ends Mar 18 Room 31 at National Portrait Gallery, London WC2H
Avi Gupta: There Is Here
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Contemporary photography documenting the domestic interiors of homes in Washington DC and Kolkata, India, commenting on issues of globalisation and cultural hybridity.
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4 Feb1 Jul From Feb 4, Tue–Sun 10am–5pm, ends Jul 1 Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts, Norwich
The Ballet Dancer
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Photographs of ballet dancer Joan Kent who came to the fore in the 1920s, including images by Angus McBean.
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14 Feb18 Mar From Feb 12, Mon 2pm–8pm, Tue–Thu 10am–8pm, Fri & Sat 10am–10pm, Sun 10am–3pm, ends Mar 18 Pegasus Theatre, Oxford
Barbara Moffatt: A Snapshot In Time
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Photographs capturing the atmosphere of Godolphin.
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18 Feb16 Mar From Feb 18, Mon–Sun 10am–4pm, ends Mar 16 National Trust: Godolphin Estate, Breage, Helston
Barbara Probst
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Contemporary photography.
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20 Jan19 Feb From Jan 20, Wed–Sat 11am–6pm, Sun 12noon–6pm, ends Feb 19 Wilkinson Gallery, London E2
Beginners Online Portfolio Course
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A four-week journey to effective and stylish online display of your photographic talents. Computer experience is required. Price is for the full four-week course.
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22 Feb14 Mar Wed 6–9pm Stills, Edinburgh
Black & White Photography 2 -– Fine Printing and Alternative Processing
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For those with some knowledge of analogue photography, or who have completed the beginners' course, this course offers a chance to extend your developing and printing skills and to learn a bit more of the technical lingo. Some darkroom experience is required. Price given is for the full six-week course.
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5 Mar9 Apr Mon 6–9pm Stills, Edinburgh

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