Established in 1852 by three brothers, the Alinari firm produced many of the oldest photographs of Italy and has left behind a vast archive in Florence
Hettie Judah is captivated by the photographer’s seriously thoughtful approach to adolescence
The photographer, who has died at the age of 73, always insisted that he was capturing his subjects as they really were
Vintage prints by the photographer are scarce, but one unearthed recently in a French archive sheds fresh light on her artistry
The ‘ghost’ photographs that proliferated in the late 19th century rely on tricks but say much about science, belief and mortality in the period
The British photographer’s images of a country on the cusp of great change combine insider knowledge with the urge to make the familiar alien
The photojournalist endured death threats to capture the turmoil of the Sicilian capital during the 1970s and ’80s
The photographer’s first and most famous book quickly became a classic, but he would become sceptical about the power of still images
George Hoyningen-Huene took cues from classical statuary to make his subjects into untouchable ice queens
An ambitious new event features several photographers seeing colonial histories through a contemporary lens
Juxtaposing the Nobel Prize-winner’s writing with images of daily life shows that images can be read as well as looked at
Herve Guibert’s ‘photographic novel’ of 1980 about his great aunts, Suzanne and Louise, is a masterpiece of love and obsession
It was the pioneering photogapher’s dedication to botany that made her determined to record her samples in such memorable fashion
Whether transforming existing images or taking photographs of her own, the socially engaged artist has never stopped experimenting
Located on the tiny island of San Giorgio, Le Stanze della Fotografia hopes to become a landmark in Italy
A trip through the Condé Nast archives now owned by François Pinault suggests that wit is no longer in vogue
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
In the early 20th century, Albert Kahn dispatched photographers to more than 50 countries – and the magical results can be found in the Paris museum that bears his name
The nature of modern conflicts and the demands of today’s media has led to a shift in the images produced by photojournalists
The photographer recorded life in New York for 70 years without receiving the same acclaim as her male contemporaries, but that seems to be changing
What goes up inevitably must come down – but for a fleeting moment some photographers have tried to suggest otherwise
Photographers and film-makers have long added colour to their images – but does the current craze for colourisation create a false impression of olden times?
With nightclubs in crisis, photographs of clubbers leave Peter Scott feeling nostalgic for the ’90s rave scene
With an eye for ritual, the photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews celebrates an unfamiliar vision of the river
Catherine Opie’s powerful portraits of innocence
Hettie Judah is captivated by the photographer’s seriously thoughtful approach to adolescence
Martin Parr was Britain’s greatest documentary photographer
The photographer, who has died at the age of 73, always insisted that he was capturing his subjects as they really were
Looking for Lee Miller
Vintage prints by the photographer are scarce, but one unearthed recently in a French archive sheds fresh light on her artistry
The Victorians who captured the spirits of the age
The ‘ghost’ photographs that proliferated in the late 19th century rely on tricks but say much about science, belief and mortality in the period
Local colour – Peter Mitchell’s photographs of a bygone Britain
The British photographer’s images of a country on the cusp of great change combine insider knowledge with the urge to make the familiar alien
Letizia Battaglia’s photographs bring you up close and personal in Palermo
The photojournalist endured death threats to capture the turmoil of the Sicilian capital during the 1970s and ’80s
Robert Frank’s doom-laden images of America
The photographer’s first and most famous book quickly became a classic, but he would become sceptical about the power of still images
The photographer who turned women into goddesses
George Hoyningen-Huene took cues from classical statuary to make his subjects into untouchable ice queens
Turin’s new photo festival takes a wide-angled view of the world
An ambitious new event features several photographers seeing colonial histories through a contemporary lens
The photographs worth a thousand words, even if those words are by Annie Ernaux
Juxtaposing the Nobel Prize-winner’s writing with images of daily life shows that images can be read as well as looked at
The weird sisters immortalised in an even weirder novel
Herve Guibert’s ‘photographic novel’ of 1980 about his great aunts, Suzanne and Louise, is a masterpiece of love and obsession
Anna Atkins, queen of cyan
It was the pioneering photogapher’s dedication to botany that made her determined to record her samples in such memorable fashion
How Carrie Mae Weems keeps making her presence felt
Whether transforming existing images or taking photographs of her own, the socially engaged artist has never stopped experimenting
The grand ambitions of Venice’s new centre for photography
Located on the tiny island of San Giorgio, Le Stanze della Fotografia hopes to become a landmark in Italy
When did fashion photography stop being fun?
A trip through the Condé Nast archives now owned by François Pinault suggests that wit is no longer in vogue
Do photography collections in the UK need more focus?
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
The Frenchman who wanted to photograph the world
In the early 20th century, Albert Kahn dispatched photographers to more than 50 countries – and the magical results can be found in the Paris museum that bears his name
The changing face of war photography
The nature of modern conflicts and the demands of today’s media has led to a shift in the images produced by photojournalists
Street wise – how Helen Levitt turned a cool eye on life in New York
The photographer recorded life in New York for 70 years without receiving the same acclaim as her male contemporaries, but that seems to be changing
Up in the air – the photographs that defy the laws of gravity
What goes up inevitably must come down – but for a fleeting moment some photographers have tried to suggest otherwise
Does the past look better in black and white?
Photographers and film-makers have long added colour to their images – but does the current craze for colourisation create a false impression of olden times?
An elegy for sweaty nights of drum & bass
With nightclubs in crisis, photographs of clubbers leave Peter Scott feeling nostalgic for the ’90s rave scene
From baptisms to boat burnings, life along the Thames is full of surprises
With an eye for ritual, the photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews celebrates an unfamiliar vision of the river