Photography
Immerse yourself in London’s living history through our photographic archive, capturing the city's evolving landscape, diverse communities and social fabric
Blogs-And-Stories
Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst & her ‘militant’ strategy
Interview: Often maligned by historians, feminist and Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst’s story needs much exploration
The candid street photography of Margaret Monck
Capturing the energy of 1930s Londoners
Henry Grant photographed London from every angle
Countless London stories in black and white
Photographs of Stratford before the 2012 Olympics
The communities and industries that called the Olympic Park site their home
Teddy boys: Britain’s first youth subculture
Sporting long jackets and quiffs, the Teds were born in London
Meet the mods, a sharply dressed London subculture
Photographs from a stylish, scooter-riding 1960s scene
Memories of a demolished Hoxton estate
Capturing the Longbow House community in the midst of east London regeneration
Lockdown in Stamford Hill
Grey Hutton’s photos of a north London Haredi Jewish community
Through the lens of Charlie Phillips
One of the most talented, but long overlooked, photographers of 20th-century Britain
The vivid photography of Bill Brandt
An influential photographer whose work spanned documentary images and Surrealist portraits
How 3 women artists captured London’s landscape
How three contemporary artists have employed unconventional techniques to capture London
An introduction to Christina Broom
The pioneering photographer who captured the Suffragettes in action
Of gunpowder, vinegar & photo negatives: Conservation & care
Conservator Mathilde Renauld shares the challenges of preserving photographic history in our collections
London’s Blitz: A city at war
The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London
