The Photographers' Gallery was founded in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 that was devoted entirely to photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész , born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition...

, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon is an American photographer. She is a graduate of Brown University and a Guggenheim Fellow. She was born in New York.Her photography and writing have been featured in numerous publications and broadcasts including the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, CNN, BBC, Frontline, and NPR...

, Ori Gersht

Ori Gersht

Ori Gersht is an Israeli fine art photographer. He is a professor of photography at the University for the Creative Arts in Rochester, Kent, England. Gersht lives and works in London.- Work :...

, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The Gallery hosts the annual Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize is a prize that annually rewards a photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the photographic medium in Europe, during the past year....

. Originally based in Great Newport Street near Leicester Square

Leicester Square

Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...

, The Photographers' Gallery moved to Ramillies Street Soho

Soho

Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...

, in December 2008.

External links

• Photographers' Gallery web site
• Photographers' Gallery on Artabase
• "Chris Steele-Perkins presents England, My England: the Host recording". Foto8.com, 18 June 2010. Steele-Perkins
  Chris Steele-Perkins
  Christopher Horace Steele-Perkins is a British photographer and member of Magnum Photos, best known for his depiction of Africa, Afghanistan, England, and Japan.-Life and career:...
  
  talks about the gallery's activities and funding.