A celebration of photography

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A bunch of flowersImage source, Nobuyoshi Araki / Hamiltons Gallery
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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.

A young coupleImage source, Helen Levitt / Thomas Zander Gallery
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Helen Levitt's street photographs catch intimate scenes such as this one of a New York couple from 1978.

An elderly coupleImage source, Larry Sultan / MACK
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A homage to his parents living in 1980s southern California, Larry Sultan's photographs capture the colour of his home life.

A model of a plane taking offImage source, Cortis & Sonderegger / East Wing
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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.

Japanese mountainsImage source, Asako Narahashi / IBASHO
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Tokyo based photographer Asako Narahashi's camera remains half submerged underwater, creating dreamlike landscapes.

Women holding handsImage source, Andrea Grützner / Robert Morat Galerie
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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.

A model and a houseImage source, ARTHUR ELGORT / ATLAS GALLERY
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Known for his work for Vogue, Arthur Elgort's portrait of Christy Turlington was taken in New Orleans in 1990.

A girl in a swimming poolImage source, Martin Essl / Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
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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.

Fashion models fightingImage source, Guy Bourdin / Louise Alexander Gallery
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French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin's image of jousting models embodies his distinctive style of working.

Two hands in black and whiteImage source, Robert Mapplethorpe / Alison Jacques
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Finally, Robert Mapplethorpe's portrait of hands will also be on show at Photo London in Somerset House, 18-21 May 2017.