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Aperture Foundation has rounded up eleven must-see photography exhibitions this spring, with a strong emphasis on work engaging landscape, ecology, and social transformation. The selection spans Kyotographie in Kyoto, Martin Parr's 'Global Warning' at Jeu de Paume in Paris, Catherine Opie's 'To Be Seen' at London's National Portrait Gallery, Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage at Moderna Museet in Malmö, and Under the Sunlight, There is No True Intimacy at Fotografiska Shanghai. Several shows remain open through May and June, offering a rich season of photography engaging with environment, identity, and the built world.

PhMuseum has published its monthly guide to the world's most significant photography festivals and exhibitions in May 2026. Highlights include Les Boutographies in Montpellier — a three-week festival showcasing European talent at the Pavillon Populaire — and the 7th biennial Fotofestival Lenzburg in Switzerland, themed 'Forever Happy,' exploring the gap between societal pressure and genuine wellbeing. The guide also covers Photography and Belonging in Turin (through 25 May), examining photography's role in defining and challenging community across borders.

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the winners of its 2026 Environmental Photography Award, with British-German wildlife photojournalist Britta Jaschinski taking the grand prize for 'Handprint on Sea Turtle' — an image made under UV light that reveals a forensic fingerprint used to identify and prosecute wildlife traffickers. The work transforms scientific crime-fighting into striking visual art, foregrounding the intersection of justice, conservation, and photography. The winning photographs will be exhibited on Monaco's Promenade du Larvotto from 28 May to 30 July 2026 before touring internationally.