The best photography exhibitions of 2016
Strange and Familiar: Britain as revealed by international photographers
Where: Barbican
Address: Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS
Until: June 19
In a nutshell: An enormous. Martin Parr curated exhibition of Britain seen through the lenses of international photographers from the Thirties to today: from iconic images by established greats such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Paul Strand to previously unseen images by Japanese artist Shinro Ohtake, who roamed Seventies Britain without a word of English.
Read our review of Strange and Familiar
Where: Barbican
Address: Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS
Until: June 19
In a nutshell: An enormous. Martin Parr curated exhibition of Britain seen through the lenses of international photographers from the Thirties to today: from iconic images by established greats such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Paul Strand to previously unseen images by Japanese artist Shinro Ohtake, who roamed Seventies Britain without a word of English.
Read our review of Strange and Familiar
Performing for the Camera, Tate Modern
Where: Tate Modern
Address: Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Until: June 12
In a nutshell: Selfies, marketing, early ballet films and school photographs all feature in this intriguing Tate exhibition. An impressive array of artists including Marcel Duchamp, Cindy Sherman, and Yayoi Kusama back up the thesis that performance is essential to photography.
Read our review of Performing for the Camera
Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century
Where: V&A
Address: Exhibition Road, London SW7 2RL
Until: July 3
In a nutshell: A beautifully put-together retrospective: Paul Strand’s images of timeless Americana – clapboard shopfronts and New Mexican adobe churches – are among the defining works of modernist photography.
Read our review of Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century
Vogue 100: A Century of Style
Where: National Portrait Gallery
Address: St. Martin's Pl, London WC2H 0HE
Until: May 22
In a nutshell: Visiting this extraordinary journey back in time through the fashion bible's archives is like flicking at random through a copy of Vogue that you’re physically walking through. A knockout exhibition about storytelling, image-making and personalities
Read our review of Vogue 100: A Century of Style
Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System
Where: Natural History Museum
Address: Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Until: May 15
In a nutshell: Curated by artist and writer Michael Benson and featuring original music by Brian Eno, Otherworlds explores the beauty of the solar system. Art and science combine in the 77 composite images on display.
Nick Danziger: Eleven Women Facing War
Where: Imperial War Museum
Address: Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
Until: April 24
In a nutshell: The first UK display of Eleven Women Facing War, an exhibition of photographs and film following the stories of eleven women in different conflict zones from 2001 to 2011, by award-winning British photographer Nick Danziger.
Lee Miller: Women at War
Where: Imperial War Museum
Address: Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ
Until: April 24, 2016
In a nutshell: Showcases Lee Miller's startling photographs of women involved in the war effort.
Read The Telegraph's interview with Miller's son, Antony Penrose, on the subject of the exhibition.
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