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The 2012 festival is taking place throughout June with a focus in King's Cross, Bloomsbury, Euston & Fitzrovia.



THE 2012 FESTIVAL

In June 2012, London's most celebrated venues (Museum of London, British Library, British Museum, Tate Modern, the V&A and more...) will play host to a world-class, city-wide celebration of photography as the London Festival of Photography returns for its second year.

Encompassing street, documentary and conceptual photography, the festival includes 18 exhibitions and 30 satellite events including workshops, talks and screenings.

Exhibitions will vary in style and format, presenting a comprehensive mixture of disciplines with work from both established and emerging photographers. Content will be curated around the theme, Inside Out: Reflections on the Public and the Private.

The festival opens to the public on 1 June 2012 (many exhibitions are open during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend 2, 3, 4 & 5 June). Press events and private views will take place on 31 May 2012. If you'd like to receive exclusive updates and advance tickets to festival events and invites to private views, please consider becoming a Best Friend or Industry Friend.



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Festival highlights include:

EXHIBITIONS

The Great British Public
Contemporary images from photographers working the length and breadth of the British Isles. John Angerson, Peter Dench, Arnhel de Serra, Liz Hingley, Zed Nelson, Martin Parr, Simon Roberts, Chris Steele-Perkins, Homer Sykes, Giulietta Verdon-Roe...

Dog Eared Gallery, 1 to 24 June
St Pancras International 1 to 30 June

 


 

Gaddafi Archives - Libya Before the Arab Spring
From the Human Rights Watch photographic archive, an exclusive view of never-before-seen images documenting the recent history of Libya from the King Idris period and throughout the rule of its most infamous dictator.
The Warburg Institute, 21 to 29 June (9 DAYS ONLY!)

 

 




Beneath the Surface

Steve Bloom
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Steve Biko's death, Steve Bloom's photographs capture a critical moment in 1970s apartheid-era South Africa.

Guardian Gallery (King’s Place), 1 to 28 June

 




Let This Be a Sign


Simon Roberts

New work from Simon Roberts looking at the physical, political and social effects of the recent UK recession.
Swiss Cottage Gallery, 25 May to 1 July 
 

 


 




The Queen, The Chairman & I

Kurt Tong
A new body of work by Kurt Tong, The Queen, The Chairman and I is a collection of photographs and writing that retrace and bring to life Tong's ancestral roots from more than a century ago to the present day.
Horse Hospital, 1 to 23 June
 


 



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EVENTS



All content is curated by the festival team and guest curators. The festival produces content that will appeal to a wide audience - newcomers and die-hard photography enthusiasts alike.