Photography in Central London

If you are bored of the plethora of paintings in the world, there are several alternative art exhibitions to be seen in London. Photography is a very popular form of art and you will find a selection of diverse and entertaining displays on in London this summer. Take a look at a few: The Royal Geographical Society's Travel Photographer of the Year is a yearly photography competition held by the Royal Geographical Society as well as IBG. This year, the event includes the winners of 2014 prizes, in which professional and amateur photography enthusiasts from over one hundred countries around the world competed. The exhibition is set up in the terrace, the pavilion and down into the garden of the Society. The overall winner of the 2014 awards, British professional photographer Philip Lee Harvey, also has a private display of his own work in the exhibition, delivering yet another choice of fantastic, modern day travel photos for viewers to peruse. The Museum of London Docklands is showcasing Soldiers and Suffragettes, which is an exhibit of photos by renowned photographer Christina Broom. Featuring many images never before seen on public display, this is the first ever exhibition committed solely to Broom, highlighting prints and original glass plate negatives, as well as the postcards of London which allowed her major commercial income until her death in 1939. From WW1 parades of soldiers and Suffragette protests to royal occasions and sporting events, view life in London through the lens of the artist. The Docklands Museum is a popular, not-for-profit establishment, funded by a assortment of organisations and individuals like GLA and The City of London. The Audrey Hepburn, Portrait of an Icon exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is a stunning celebration of the motion picture icon, dancer and also muse for Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn. In addition to being a world symbol, she was also a Unicef ambassador from the year 1988 until she died in the year 1993. This exhibition chronicles the screen legend's surge to fame with family snaps of her when she was a dancer, portraits by photographic greats which include Cecil Beaton, Richard Avedon together with Norman Parkinson together with behind-the-scenes images from the set of Sabrina by Mark Shaw. Nigerian Centenary Photography Exhibitions at Bonhams Auctioneers is run by Ayo Adeyinka, founder and principal consultant at TAFETA and also co-curated by SOAS senior lecturer Charles Gore. The project charts the development in photography as an art in Nigeria. The very first images show some of the most valuable African members of Lagos society, upon whom the British depended. The Kola Aluko Foundation supported the exhibition.