LensCulture is thrilled to return to host an expansive group exhibition during Photo London at the fabulous Somerset House. LensCulture New Discoveries at Photo London 2025 is a group show celebrating the richness and diversity of new contemporary photography in many forms, featuring prints by 68 award-winning photographers from 24 countries. In addition to the printed exhibition, we will have a digital slideshow featuring the work of 34 photographers who were selected in the Critics’ Choice Awards 2024.

We’re delighted to have the opportunity to share this noteworthy work with new and influential audiences, and we hope to meet many members of the LensCulture community in London. Please join us! Open to the public: May 15-18, 2025.

Here’s a brief preview of just a few of the images you can discover at the group show.

Portrait of Resilience. A rider in Sabria, Tunisia, stands for a portrait amidst the town’s landscape, where sand encroachment steadily reshapes the environment, challenging the local community. © Skander Khlif
Portrait of Resilience. A rider in Sabria, Tunisia, stands for a portrait amidst the town’s landscape, where sand encroachment steadily reshapes the environment, challenging the local community. © Skander Khlif
A royal fan wearing a white glove and Union Jack-themed bracelets hands over flowers to a friend from inside a tent erected along the Mall in London on May 5, 2023 on the eve of the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. © Benjamin Cremel
A royal fan wearing a white glove and Union Jack-themed bracelets hands over flowers to a friend from inside a tent erected along the Mall in London on May 5, 2023 on the eve of the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. © Benjamin Cremel
Cherie © Morganne Boulden
Cherie, from the series, When Flies Sit Still © Morganne Boulden. This project is the winner of the LensCulture x MPB Discovery of the Year Award.
“मेरी हद्द” (The premise of my existence). Someone brought a marriage proposal and the family liked me. The boy came to visit. When I saw him I started to cry because he was much older than me. 22 years older. But my family told me “You will have a lavish life. If he is older then he will obviously love and respect you.” We got married and I moved countries for him. I remember the words of my mother-in-law: “बच्चे बनाने वाली मशीन आ गई है। अब जीतने बनाने हैं बना लो।” (The machine to produce children has arrived. Now make as many as you want.) Now his family has the custody of my children. I only get to see them for a few hours every week. © Sujata Setia
“मेरी हद्द” (The premise of my existence). Someone brought a marriage proposal and the family liked me. The boy came to visit. When I saw him I started to cry because he was much older than me. 22 years older. But my family told me “You will have a lavish life. If he is older then he will obviously love and respect you.” We got married and I moved countries for him. I remember the words of my mother-in-law: “बच्चे बनाने वाली मशीन आ गई है। अब जीतने बनाने हैं बना लो।” (The machine to produce children has arrived. Now make as many as you want.) Now his family has the custody of my children. I only get to see them for a few hours every week. © Sujata Setia


From the series, Characters © Vladimir Khorev
From the series, Characters © Vladimir Khorev
At Home. Atziry in the courtyard of her home. The streets are not safe for women in Juarez. And although the home is considered a safe place, Jatziry is calmed by the presence of the seven dogs. © Jana Margarete Schuler
Atziry in the courtyard of her home. The streets are not safe for women in Juarez. And although the home is considered a safe place, Jatziry is calmed by the presence of the eight dogs. © Jana Margarete Schuler
Shanghai, Anting, 2016 / 2020 © Daniel Postaer
Shanghai, Anting, 2016 / 2020, from the series, Mother’s Land © Daniel Postaer
Salvage03 © Kyosei Yoshiike
Salvage © Kyosei Yoshiike
From the series, The Remains of the Day. Enghelab Street, Tehran, Iran © Sina Shiri
From the series, The Remains of the Day. Enghelab Street, Tehran, Iran © Sina Shiri
Another brick in the wall. People working in a brick kiln in the suburbs of Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 2024. © Nicolas Monnot
Another brick in the wall. People working in a brick kiln in the suburbs of Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 2024. © Nicolas Monnot
From the series, Insects, Architects of a Sustainable Future. A scientist collects black soldier fly eggs to examine them in an aviary inside the Agronutris factory in FRANCE. They specialize in black soldier fly farming and producing flour and oil for animal feed. Insect protein is gaining significant traction due to its superior environmental footprint compared to fishmeal and Brazilian soy. The technologies are ready, and producers are investing in huge factories. The stakes: a market estimated to be worth several billion dollars by 2030, as well as significant ecological gains in terms of deforestation and intensive aquaculture. © Maud Delaflotte
From the series, Insects, Architects of a Sustainable Future. A scientist collects black soldier fly eggs to examine them in an aviary inside the Agronutris factory in France. They specialize in black soldier fly farming and producing flour and oil for animal feed. Insect protein is gaining significant traction due to its superior environmental footprint compared to fishmeal and Brazilian soy. The technologies are ready, and producers are investing in huge factories. The stakes: a market estimated to be worth several billion dollars by 2030, as well as significant ecological gains in terms of deforestation and intensive aquaculture. © Maud Delaflotte
O Último Verão 3. Set photography for the movie O Último Verão by João Nuno Pinto © Isabel Pinto
Set photography for the movie O Último Verão by João Nuno Pinto © Isabel Pinto
Holding Pattern #1 © Arrayah Loynd
Holding Pattern #1, from the series, All Roads Lead to Salvation © Arrayah Loynd
Khan Younis Vanishes Under Fire. When the Horizon Turns to Ash. In this tragic moment, thick plumes of smoke rise from the city of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, following a brutal airstrike that turned entire neighborhoods into ruins. The bombings spared neither homes, schools, nor hospitals, as if the city itself is being erased from existence under the weight of the bombs. The horizon, once a symbol of life, is now covered in ash and smoke, as if the sky bears witness to the ongoing annihilation. This image captures the sheer brutality of the relentless war, where cities are left to disappear in the face of global silence. It is a silent scream from beneath the rubble, unheard amid the smoke of war, yet throbbing with pain and the will to survive. © Abdelrahman Alkahlout
Khan Younis Vanishes Under Fire. When the Horizon Turns to Ash. In this tragic moment, thick plumes of smoke rise from the city of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, following a brutal airstrike that turned entire neighborhoods into ruins. The bombings spared neither homes, schools, nor hospitals, as if the city itself is being erased from existence under the weight of the bombs. The horizon, once a symbol of life, is now covered in ash and smoke, as if the sky bears witness to the ongoing annihilation. This image captures the sheer brutality of the relentless war, where cities are left to disappear in the face of global silence. It is a silent scream from beneath the rubble, unheard amid the smoke of war, yet throbbing with pain and the will to survive. © Abdelrahman Alkahlout
Life of Lights. During the 10 days when “Himebotaru” flies, there is a peak period when many fireflies fly around most actively. The sight you see that day is the most beautiful. However, it is a day when the end of life of fireflies is approaching. The fireflies continue to shine to connect their descendants to the future with their lives. It is the lights of life. © Kazuaki Koseki
Life of Lights. During the 10 days when “Himebotaru” flies, there is a peak period when many fireflies fly around most actively. The sight you see that day is the most beautiful. However, it is a day when the end of life of fireflies is approaching. The fireflies continue to shine to connect their descendants to the future with their lives. It is the light of life. © Kazuaki Koseki
Untitled Self Portrait © Ariana Gomez
Untitled Self Portrait, from the series, My Mother Speaks of Land as Memory © Ariana Gomez
Shadow Child. A child working in the boat industry. The photo was taken in Sudan, Port Sudan © Hozifa Mahmmed
Shadow Child. A child working in the boat industry. The photo was taken in Sudan, Port Sudan © Hozifa Mahmmed
TikTok © Philippa James
TikTok © Philippa James


All of the participating photographers in LensCulture New Discoveries at Photo London 2025 have been recognized through our annual program of awards. We hope you will be inspired by their work. This year’s featured photographer are:

Abdelrahman Alkahlout, Alexander Iglesias, Andrei Furnea, Ariana Gomez, Arrayah Loynd, Aurelien Bayo, Austin Quintana, Beata Zawrzel, Benjamin Cremel, Brad Jones, C.P. Plunkett, Chiao Su, Chiara Wettmann, Constance Jaeggi, Daniel Postaer, Didier Vanderperre, Emmanuel Rosario, Erçin Ertürk, Gloria Oyarzabal, Hozifa Mahmmed, Irma Mauro, Isabel Pinto, Jana Margarete Schuler, Jordan Conway, Kairo Urovi, Kalum Ko, Kazuaki Koseki, Kenneth Cook, Kyle Lui, Kyosei Yoshiike, Lauren Kaigg, Leon Nevill Gallagher, Louis Roth, Luis Sandoval, Luuk Van Raamsdonk, Lys Arango, Makoto Oono, Maria Abranches, Mark Zilberman, Martina Holmberg, Maud Delaflotte, Max Miechowski, Melissa Oshaughnessy, Morganne Boulden, Nadia Bautista, Nicolas Monnot, Noor Kaur Randhawa, Philippa James, Praskovia Malinka, Raman Maisei, Ramona Jingru Wang, Scott Rossi, Sina Shiri, Skander Khlif, Slava Lyu-fa, Stephanie O’Connor, Sujata Setia, Syndi Pilar, Taewook Noh, Tim Fisher, Tom Zimberoff, Tung Lin Tsai, Vincent Duluc-David, Vladimir Khorev, Wei Zhang, Zayira Ray, Zhu Gaocanyue, Zihan Wei (子涵 魏)

The digital slideshow includes:

Adra Pallón, Aimee McCrory, Andrew Borowiec, Annette Lemay Burke, Benjamin Kis, Blandine Soulage-Rocca, Chen Liang, Chenglong Zhang, Christine Erhard, Claudia Fuggetti, Debdatta Chakraborty, Edwin Carungay, Eirini Androulaki, Gert Motmans, Gil Bartz, Hanna Wolf, Hiroyuki Negishi, Homa Qobadi, Ivo Danchev, James Rosen, Jan Banning, Jesse Clark, Jinchun Wei, Jonathan Jasberg, Katya Kalyska, Laura Bäcker, Marcus Desieno, Marina Planas, Martina Dimunova, Matthew Renew, Nico Froehlich, Ruth Vanherwegen, Séverine Lenhard, Stefan Kleinowitz

EXHIBITION LOCATION:

Photo London
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom

EXHIBITION TIMES:

Wednesday, May 14: VIP Opening
Thursday, May 15: 13:00 - 20:00
Friday, May 16: 13:00 - 20:00
Saturday, May 17: 12:00 - 20:00
Sunday, May 18: 12:00 - 18:00

LensCulture Reception: Friday May 16, 18:00 - 20:00 — You are welcome to join us and to meet many of the participating artists. RSVP here.

Save 20% on the entry fee to Photo London with the discount code PL2520.

Special thanks to all of the expert jurors who helped throughout the year to select all of these award-winning photographers. And very special thanks to MPB for sponsorship of the LensCulture x MPB Discovery of the Year Award.