Zofia Kulik, Light Rose I (Smokes), 2000 © the artist, courtesy: Persons Projects

Photo London 2025 Talks | Fri 16 May

The 2025 Talks Programme features a strong line-up of speakers and is curated by Thames & Hudson, with contributions from Photo London partners Nikon and FT Weekend.

The talks provide listeners with unique insights from some of the world’s most vital photographic voices, so expect to hear lively, dynamic debates and in-depth discussions to broaden and deepen your understanding of photography.

Talks tickets do not include admission to the Fair. You must purchase a Day Pass ticket for the same day as the talk is taking place. Talks are in The Screening Room (South Wing via Embankment) and each event has a limited capacity, so we advise arriving five minutes before the scheduled start time to avoid disappointment. Please note that latecomers may only be admitted at the discretion of Visitor Experience staff in a suitable break.

Schedule

15.30 - 16.30 | Discovery Presents: PHOTOGRAPHING THE LANDSCAPE: HEALING, NATURE & THE CAMERA
In a conversation led by Alona Pardo, Discovery exhibiting artists Polina Piëch (Roman Road), Daniel Tchetchik (Form Gallery and Virginia Damtsa), and Lucia Pizzani (Victoria Law) discuss their innovative approaches to photographing landscapes and nature, their immersive, analogue, processes and[delete comma] the purpose of capturing the world around us with the camera today.

17.00 - 18.00 | Thames & Hudson presents: CALLING THE SHOTS: QUEER SPACES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Join Zorian Clayton, V&A curator and co-author of Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography (2024), in conversation with featured artists Ajamu X, Bex Wade, Rosy Martin, and Jake Elwes on depicting queer bodies and desire, documenting the fight for liberty, and being at the vanguard of the experimental.

18.30 - 19.30 | Thames & Hudson presents: DENNIS MORRIS: ART + LIFE
Following the recent launch of Dennis Morris: Music + Life, Dennis Morris and Shoair Mavlian discuss Dennis’s entry into music photography, his time touring with Bob Marley and The Sex Pistols, and his explorations of race and cultural identity in 1970s Britain.