About
Photo London
Photo London brings the finest international photography to the British capital every year. The Fair presents the best historic and vintage works while also spotlighting fresh perspectives in photography. Along with a selection of the world’s leading photography dealers and galleries, Photo London’s Discovery section is dedicated to the most exciting emerging galleries and artists. In addition, each edition sees a unique Public Programme including special exhibitions and installations; and several Awards announced, headlined by the Photo London Master of Photography Award.
In Memoriam: Robert Hershkowitz (1944–2026)
Ways of Collecting: A Corporate Art Collection with Barbara Staubli
Exhibitors Announced for Photo London 2026
Photo London announces details of first edition at Olympia
The Gift of Photography 2025
Introducing Source – an innovative new section for solo presentations
Beyond The Fair
Photo London regularly hosts Pre-Fair Talks engaging with the craft, market and knowledge of photography and acts as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community, with major institutions, auction houses, galleries and the burgeoning creative communities in the East End and South London presenting a series of Satellite Events.
Team
Photo London is produced by Candlestar, an internationally renowned cultural consultancy with an outstanding reputation within the field of photography and the arts. Candlestar specialises in the creation and development of major new international cultural initiatives including Condé Nast College of Fashion and the Prix Pictet, the global photography prize. In 2015, Candlestar inaugurated the first edition of Photo London and in five years, the Fair has established itself as a key event in the international art world calendar.
Michael Benson & Fariba Farshad
Founders
Sophie Parker
Director
Mathilde Le Coutour
Head of Design
Shameer Kuzhiyil
Finance Officer
Alexandra Rosca
Head of VIP Relations
William Worth
Partnerships & VIP Manager
Advisory
Committees
Photo London works closely with several advisory committees that play key roles in shaping the direction and programming of the Fair. These committees bring together experts from diverse fields within the photography and art worlds, contributing to the Fair’s vision, curatorial direction, and engagement with new audiences.
Members of the Advisory Board play a key role in encouraging the development of the various networks on which Photo London depends. The Advisory Board is committed to maintaining Photo London’s status as a major event in the international art world calendar.
Honorary President | Michael G. Wilson, OBE
Anne-Pierre d’Albis-Ganem
Alia Al-Senussi
Anne-Marie Beckmann
Simon Bishop
Pierre Brahm
Beverley Buckingham
Subash Chulani
Hazel Collins
Beth Colocci
Tim Delaney
Diana Donovan
Emmanuelle de l’Ecotais
Maryam Eisler
Camilla Grimaldi
Leo Johnson
David Knaus
Harriet Logan
Scott Mead (Chair)
Lady Hayat Palumbo
Simon de Pury
Isabelle von Ribbentrop
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Andy Simpkin
Maria Sukkar
Shamani Surendran
Lara Veroner
Artur Walther
Photo London’s Curatorial Committee comprises some of some the field’s most esteemed curators and advisors, and are committed to ensuring Photo London is a destination for collectors to encounter the most innovating emerging artists, new work by established masters and rare vintage pieces.
Philippe Garner (Chair) – Former Director at Christie’s and International Head of Photographs and 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design
Renee Mussai –Independent curator, scholar, and writer – former Senior Curator / Head of Collection at Autograph, and Artistic Director of The Walther Collection
Simone Klein – Photography Advisor and Appraiser
Sofia Vollmer de Maduro – Director of Programs, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, collector and Curator Emeritus of the Alberto Vollmer Foundation collection
Martin Barnes – Senior Curator, Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Tristan Lund – Art Consultant, Dealer and Collection Curator of The Incite Project, a UK based collection of photojournalism and documentary photography. Tristan also represents a select group of emerging photographic artists
Brandei Estes – Photographs Specialist, Curator and Advisor
The Young Collectors Circle is formed by young photograhy collectors and contemporary art collectors, interested in including photography in their collections. It advises on introducing new collectors to the Fair, with the intention of creating and educating a generation of young collectors for Photo London.
Teesta Bhandare
Daniela Bianco-Duppen
Katherine Finerty
Madeleine Haddon
Yulia Kondakova
Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein
Leo Maduro-Vollmer
Aurore Pasquet
Clare Reid
Harsch Sood (Chair)
Partners
Photo London is proud to work closely with brands and organisations who share our passion for photography, the imagination to develop outstanding projects and the desire to create impactful experiences for a diverse global audience.