Photopoetry - Display at V&A South Kensington · V&A

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This display considers how photography and poetry can create new meanings when paired in the pages of books. Selected by collector and photopoetry advocate David Solo, the books are available for visitors to handle, read and enjoy.

Display

Closes Sunday, 20 September 2026
V&A South Kensington

Cromwell Road
London, SW7 2RL
Photography Centre, Room 98
Free

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Fragile Beauty - exhibition book — SPECIAL V&A PRICE

Fragile Beauty - exhibition book

£35

Calling The Shots: A Queer History of Photography — V&A PUBLICATION

Calling The Shots: A Queer History of Photography

£40

LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory — LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory

£32.50

Grime: Documenting the scene’s rise and reign — Grime: Documenting the scene’s rise and reign

£30

STYLE: Photographs for Vogue — STYLE: Photographs for Vogue

£40

Dennis Morris: Music + Life — Dennis Morris: Music + Life

£40

Making It Up: Photographic Fictions — V&A PUBLICATION

Making It Up: Photographic Fictions

£24.95

Colour Mania: Photographing the World in Autochrome — V&A PUBLICATION

Colour Mania: Photographing the World in Autochrome

£45

Helmut Newton: One-off — Helmut Newton: One-off

£49.95

Renegade: Photography in the Life of Lisette Model — Renegade: Photography in the Life of Lisette Model

£15

Reverses: Verso works on paper from the V&A Collection — V&A PUBLICATION

Reverses: Verso works on paper from the V&A Collection

£30

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things - exhibition book — V&A PUBLICATION

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things - exhibition book

£30

Cameraless Photography — V&A PUBLICATION

Cameraless Photography

£24.95

Word & Image - Art Books and Design from the National Art Library — V&A PUBLICATION

Word & Image - Art Books and Design from the National Art Library

£25

Industrial Sublime: Photographs by Maurice Broomfield — Industrial Sublime: Photographs by Maurice Broomfield

£30

Julia Margaret Cameron - Arresting Beauty — V&A PUBLICATION

Julia Margaret Cameron - Arresting Beauty

£25

Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits — V&A PUBLICATION

Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits

£35

Synthesis — Synthesis

£40

The Devouring Eye : Photography and the Mouth — The Devouring Eye : Photography and the Mouth

£13

Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive — Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive

£25

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Europeans — Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Europeans

£40

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Photopoetry display. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London