Portraiture is a time-honoured genre. We select five artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize who redefine the style for the 21st century.

Shows open 18-19 August navigate private and public worlds, demonstrating the  power of photography to communicate personal messages.

A new series by Todd Hido looks to the darkness of Northern Europe for inspiration, drawing audiences into unfamiliar yet curious worlds.

British painter and printmaker Tess Jaray RA is one of the inspiring female artists exhibiting in the ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2018.

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai returns for 2018, showcasing contemporary and classic photography from Asia and around the world.

A new cultural hub brings the latest developments in Japanese art and design to the heart of London; Japan House launches with work from Sou Fujimoto.

On Common Ground at Goodman Gallery positions work by two of South Africa’s most renowned photographers side-by-side. 

With two weeks to go until our call for entries closes, we reflect on the responsive works of 2016 Aesthetica Art Prize winner Rachel Ara.

Two exhibitions celebrate the versatile and deeply affecting oeuvre of Roman Vishniac, who captured a changing social landscape.

The escalation of the creation, interaction and circulation of images is highlighted by Foam Talent at The Frankfurt Art Association.

My Nights are brighter than your Days by Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny records the metropolis and surrounding suburban landscapes after dark.

A new exhibition at Hayward Gallery, entitled DRAG​: Self-portraits and Body Politics, explores notions of identity, gender, class, politics and race.

 A major exhibition of interactive works by Japanese creative studio TeamLab marks the opening of Amos Rex, Helsinki.

Edmund Clark’s Control Order House explores detention through photographs, architectural representations and handwritten documents,

Aesthetica collates five of 2018’s must-see photography events, each providing a platform for the next generation of talent.

Reuben Wu is a photographer, filmmaker and music producer whose visual work is driven by the urge to explore new places as if they were unknown.

Ahead of our call for entries closing this month, we foreground a selection of visually compelling and thought-provoking photographers from 10 finalists.

Recording ephemeral housing structures and their surroundings, Antoine Bruy’s series, Scrublands, reveals an alternative way of life.

Must-see exhibitions running 11-12 August push the boundaries of art by questioning media imagery and using drones to replicate nature.

We select five practitioners from previous editions of the Aesthetica Art Prize who engage with new technology and digital culture.