Having trouble deciding on the best spots for photography in London?
Then check out the fantastic events in the London and Watford area this month. These events are more geared towards photography, fashion and art.
Welcome to my December newsletter! Another year is passing, and looking back, it has been a very productive year for me, with over 250 events and over 130,000 photos shot. Plus, there is still one month to go!
Last Updated: 1st December
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Crystal Palace Subway Open Day – 1st
Following the completion of the major restoration project to the Victorian Subway, Crystal Palace Park Trust is thrilled to be able to open this incredible space to the public once again, just in time for its 160th anniversary in 2025.
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Trafalgar Square Christmas tree – 5th
A special lighting ceremony involving carol singing and poetry readings traditionally takes place on the first Thursday of December. In 2024, that’s 5 December, 5.30 pm-6.30 pm. Anyone can attend, and it’s free.
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Greenland Dock Festival – 6th
Every year, the Greenland Dock Festival transforms South Dock Marina and its surroundings into a mesmerizing spectacle of lights. It brings together a fascinating array of light displays, sculptures, and installations to brighten up winter evenings.
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Festive Fayre at Hampton Court – 6th to 8th & 13th to 15th
Visit to experience a stunning festive food lover’s wonderland, full of delicious artisan food and drink and perfect gifts to shop from. Eat, drink, shop and be merry, all whilst soaking up the atmosphere and spirit of the season, with festive entertainment from the East Front bandstand.
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Yokimono Japanese Christmas Market at Dalston – 6th till 8th
Explore traditional and contemporary Japanese Arts & Crafts, Food and culture, and unique and authentic gifts for Christmas!
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Christmas Independent Ceramics Market at Peckham – 8th
This event brings together a community of over 150 ceramic artists, that include current students, up-and-coming graduates, as well as established ceramicists from various ceramic studios both within the UK, and Europe, making it the ideal location for discovering a new clay wave of early career, and some more established ceramic artists.
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Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami at Gagosian Gallery – 10th til 8th March 2025
Gagosian is pleased to announce Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami, an exhibition of new paintings by Murakami at its Grosvenor Hill gallery in London. In this presentation, the artist pursues his fascination with the narrative of Japanese art by offering his interpretations of historical paintings.
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Winter Photographic Walk in Cassiobury Park – 11th
Take a guided walk through Cassiobury Park nature reserve, led by Andrew Lalchan (a local photographer). We will explore the park in early winter; there may be snow or fog.
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Christmas Light Shoot Tour – 13th
After sunset, we will use the park as our canvas, starting with the Lion King Tree and working our way down to the river. We will use spinning LED light orbs, wire wool (weather dependent), and a model for some LED light shots.
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Geminid meteor shower in Cassiobury Park- 14th
The Geminid meteor shower occurs every winter and can be pretty spectacular. The peak display is between the 14th and 15th of December, and there could be around 100 meteors per hour.
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Christmas Hyde Park Sausage Walk – 15th
A festive gathering of sausage dogs in Hyde Park! This event is good to photograph. It starts at 11 a.m. with the meeting point at the Italian gardens in Hyde Park. After about 20 minutes, they will walk to the Physical Energy statue, where the dogs can play and show off their festive outfits for the best-dressed competition.
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Colour Walk Meetup at Spitalfields Market – 19th
It is an informal gathering of colourful, creative souls who meet, dressed in their finest, to walk, talk, and strut their stuff. It is excellent for photography.
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London Fireworks – 31st
The last lot of tickets for the fireworks in London go on sale on 2nd December.
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Last chance to see
Haegue Yang: Leap Year at Hayward Gallery – till 5th January 2025
A world of inventive, immersive and multisensory installations and sculptures that weave connections between disparate histories, cultures and traditions.
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Imaginary Institution of India at the Barbican – till 5th January 2025
A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years. Featuring artwork by over 30 Indian artists, this major exhibition is bookended by two transformative events in India’s history: Indira Gandhi’s declaration of a state of emergency in 1975 and the Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998.
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Francis Bacon: Human Presence at Portrait Gallery – till 19th January 2025
Featuring more than 55 works from the 1950s onwards, this exhibition will explore Francis Bacon’s deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional genre definitions. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists, to large-scale paintings memorialising lost lovers, works from private and public collections will showcase Bacon’s life story. Accompanied by the artist’s self-portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne and lovers Peter Lacy and George Dyer.
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Monet and London. Views of the Thames at Courtauld Institute of Art – till 19th January 2025
Claude Monet (1840—1926) is world-renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France but in London. They depict extraordinary views of the Thames, which had never been seen before. It has an evocative atmosphere, mysterious light, and radiant colour.
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Mars in the Painted Hall, Greenwich – till 28th January 2025
Luke Jerram’s astonishing installation Mars is coming to the Painted Hall this winter. Following the sell-out success of Gaia and Museum of the Moon, Mars will complete the trilogy of Jerram’s out-of-this-world installations at the iconic Old Royal Naval College.
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Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: The Call at Serpentine North Gallery – till 2nd February 2025
A collaboration between artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst and Serpentine Arts Technologies, The Call proposes new cultural, legal, and technical rituals for art in the age of AI.
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Hew Locke – what have we here? at British Museum – till 9th February 2025
Join renowned Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke as he turns his lens on the British Museum collection in a collaborative exhibition exploring histories of British imperial power.
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Shokuhin Sanpuru at Japan House – till 16th February 2025
This vibrant exhibition offers a rare opportunity outside Japan to see these skilfully created models up close. It explores the craft’s history, materials, processes, and future potential.
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Turner Prize 2024 at Tate Britain – till 16th February 2025
Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain from 25 September 2024, and the winner will be announced on 3 December 2024.
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Barbie®: The Exhibition at Design Museum – till 23rd February 2025
A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®. Journey into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day.
Silk Roads Exhibition at British Museum – till 23rd February 2025
Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these images come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this. Rather than a single trade route from East to West, the Silk Roads comprised overlapping networks linking communities across Asia, Africa and Europe, East Asia to Britain and Scandinavia to Madagascar.
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Emajendat, by Lauren Halsey at Serpentine South – till 2nd March 2025
For the past decade, Lauren Halsey (b. 1987, Los Angeles, USA) has developed a distinct visual language deeply rooted in South Central Los Angeles, where her family has lived for generations. Through objects and installations, Halsey archives and remixes her environment’s changing signs and symbols, gathering physical and graphic material from her neighbourhood.
Find out more here.
Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit at Tate Modern – till 9th March 2025
Discover the elaborate, provocative and imaginary worlds of experimental artist Mike Kelley. From the late 1970s to 2012, Kelley made a diverse body of work using drawing, collage, performance, found objects, and video.
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Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London at Fashion & Textile Museum – till 9th March 2025
Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibition centres around the legendary nightclub Taboo, opened by designer and performance artist Leigh Bowery in 1985.
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Hyundai Commission Mire Lee at Tate Modern Turbine Hall – till 16th March 2025
Mire Lee will create an exciting new artwork for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.
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The world of Tim Burton at Design Museum till 21st April 2025
Delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton in this major exhibition, exploring his remarkable creations and key collaborations with designers.
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Vogue Inventing the Runway at Lightroom, Kings Cross – 13th till 26th April 2025
VOGUE: Inventing the Runway is a spectacular new immersive exhibition exploring the history of the fashion runway show, from the intimate couture salons of the early 20th century to the unforgettable pop-culture events of the present.
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THE 80s: PHOTOGRAPHING BRITAIN, Tate Britain – 19th till 5th May 2025
Explore one of the UK’s most critical decades, the 1980s. This exhibition traces the work of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications –creating radical responses to the turbulent Thatcher years. Set against the backdrop of race uprisings, the miner strikes, section 28, the AIDS pandemic and gentrification – be inspired by stories of protest and change.
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Electric Dreams – Art & Technology before the Internet, Tate Modern – 28th till 1st June 2025
Discover how artists used machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and the early 1990s. From the birth of op art to the dawn of the internet age, artists found new ways to engage the senses and play with our perception. Electric Dreams celebrates the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed and digital art, who pioneered a new era of immersive sensory installations and automatically generated works.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Natural History Museum – till 29th June 2025
Experience the wonder of life on Earth through the world’s best wildlife photography. Our photography exhibition is back for its sixtieth year to reveal more of nature’s stories. It’ll take you on a visual adventure through different environments and give you a window into the wildlife that calls them home.
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