Landmark: The Fields of Photography at Somerset House
Overview
A wide-ranging and ground-breaking exhibition featuring more than 70 of the world's most highly regarded photographers from North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia, with many of them showcasing previously unseen and recently completed works. Focusing on the rapidly changing planet, the exhibition features more than 170 original works of art taken by enterprising photographers employing technology ranging from 19th-century plate-camera techniques to the use of planes, drones, robots and even satellites to capture vivid images of earth's varied terrain and even distant planets. Many of the major names in photography are represented including Mitch Epstein, Nadav Kandar, Ryan McGinley, Robert Adams, Simon Norfolk, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lee Friedlander, Simon Roberts, Toshio Shibata, and Robert Polidori.
- Featured Artist:
- Mitch Epstein, Nadav Kandar, Ryan McGinley, Robert Adams, Simon Norfolk, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lee Friedlander, Simon Roberts, Toshio Shibata, Robert Polidori, Pieter Hugo, Susan Evans, Raphael Dallaporta, Penelope Umbrico, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
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