About this Event
Urban Lives Exhibition Private View is an in-person event.
Private View: Thursday 28 January 2027
Time: 2027 5:30pm till 9:00pm
Venue: The Handbag Factory, 3 Loughborough Street, Vauxhall, London SE11 5RB
Entry: Free
About the event
Cities are shaped by the people who live in them, and by the countless small moments that unfold on their streets every day.
Urban Lives brings together photographers from the Urban Photographers Club community founded by Jovis Leigh Howieson to explore the richness and diversity of city life around the world. With more than 200 photographs spanning street, street portraiture, urban architecture and documentary photography, the exhibition captures fleeting moments, unexpected encounters, quiet observations and the everyday rhythms of urban life.
From the hustle of capital cities to the slower pace of small seaside towns, each image offers its own view of how we live in, move through and connect with the places we call home. Together, they form a collective portrait of contemporary city life.
Every photographer submitted up to 12 images, and the final selection was made by a panel of award-winning photographers and respected industry experts: David Gibson, Dawn Eagleton, Dimpy Bhalotia, Ethan Parker, Melissa O’Shaughnessy and Peter Dench. The exhibition is curated by Jessica Miller, photographer and deputy online editor of Amateur Photographer Magazine.
Urban Lives also reflects our commitment to nurturing new talent. Year 13 photography students from Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, together with their teacher and UPC member Elliot Masters, are taking part in the project, and their work will appear alongside the rest of the exhibition.
Exhibiting photographers
Abbye Rose, Alex Flynn, Alun Morgan, Andreas Ierodiaconou, Ash Patel, Avneet Suneal, Barbara Wilson, Chiu Wong, Chris Bailey, Darren Fielding, Debanjan Majumdar, Doug Stratton, Elliot Masters, Eva Biankonera, Francois Louw, Gail MacIndoe, Gosia Broderick, Greg Dunlop, Jawaz Ilavia, Jessica Miller, Jovis Leigh Howieson, Juan Luis Salazar, Katie Sivier, Ken Monahan, May Erbchokchai, Mona Meyer, Nabhan Hussain, Neil Johansson, Nilanjan Mandal, Patricia Wood, Philip Brodziak, Philip Turnbull, Pietro Nastasi, Sam Boswell, Simon Kern, Steve Devane, Tobias Riedl and Valentin Porcellini.
Media Partner
Amateur Photographer Magazine
Sponsors
CEWE
DxO Labs
Chosen Charity
Noor Relief Fund
(charity number 1190503)
Join us to celebrate the people, places and moments that make our cities come alive.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Handbag Factory, 3 Loughborough Street, London, United Kingdom
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