A celebration of photographyPublished7 March 2017Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Nobuyoshi Araki / Hamiltons GalleryImage caption, From its home in Somerset House, Photo London is a four-day event celebrating everything related to photography. This image of flowers by Nobuyoshi Araki is one of the pieces that will be exhibited.Image source, Helen Levitt / Thomas Zander Gallery Image caption, Helen Levitt's street photographs catch intimate scenes such as this one of a New York couple from 1978.Image source, Larry Sultan / MACKImage caption, A homage to his parents living in 1980s southern California, Larry Sultan's photographs capture the colour of his home life.Image source, Cortis & Sonderegger / East WingImage caption, Swiss artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger recreate the world's most iconic photographs. The one is inspired by Toshihiko Sato's image of the Concorde crash of 2000.Image source, Asako Narahashi / IBASHOImage caption, Tokyo based photographer Asako Narahashi's camera remains half submerged underwater, creating dreamlike landscapes.Image source, Andrea Grützner / Robert Morat GalerieImage caption, Part of a project called Tanztee, meaning "tea dance" in German, Andrea Grutzner's colourful photographs illustrate the companionship of a rural eastern German community.Image source, ARTHUR ELGORT / ATLAS GALLERYImage caption, Known for his work for Vogue, Arthur Elgort's portrait of Christy Turlington was taken in New Orleans in 1990.Image source, Martin Essl / Galerie Esther WoerdehoffImage caption, This image is from a series titled Le Chateau Rouge – N° 1 after the Parisian metro station and is typical of Martin Essl's work by focusing on colour and light to tell a fictional story.Image source, Guy Bourdin / Louise Alexander GalleryImage caption, French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin's image of jousting models embodies his distinctive style of working.Image source, Robert Mapplethorpe / Alison JacquesImage caption, Finally, Robert Mapplethorpe's portrait of hands will also be on show at Photo London in Somerset House, 18-21 May 2017.