Part of the fascination with all photography is that the medium is firmly grounded in the documentary tradition. It has been used as a record of crime scenes, zoological specimens, lunar and space exploration, phrenology, fashion and importantly, art and science. It has been used as ‘proof’ of simple things such as family holidays and equally of atrocities taking place on the global stage. Any contemporary artist using photography has to accept the evidential language embedded in the…

The Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to announce our summer show - 'A Gallerist's Choice'. Delving into our substantial holdings of rare photographs at the gallery, we have selected a stunning array of beautiful and rarely seen images to savour and enjoy. This is a rare opportunity to buy these seldom seen images.Works by Abelardo Morell, Peter Beard, William Klein, Alexander Rodchenko, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Roger Mayne, Desiree Dolron, Sarah Moon, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Fern…