Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Expand and Contract: American Documentary Photography in the 21st Century (Virtual)
Jul 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
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The wall dividing the US and Mexico at Friendship Park, Tijuana beach, Tijuana, Mexico, 2018.
Expand and Contract: Notes about American Documentary Photography in the 21st Century
Jul 25, 2026 – Sep 12, 2026
Call for Entries
The Los Angeles Center of Photography offers multiple Call for Entries each year, culminating with a in-person exhibition and/or a virtual exhibition. Most in-person exhibitions will be held at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual exhibitions will be shown via the LACP website.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Timeline: A Record of The Moment
Aug 28, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026 | Timeline is a real-time exploration of our changing world through the photographic lens—a living, evolving archive built by documentarians, photojournalists, and street photographers capturing what is happening right now in the places they call home, documenting a nation in flux and creating a visual record for next generations.
Reservoir, Year 2: Photography, Loneliness and Well Being
Feb 4, 2027 – Mar 28, 2027 | Reservoir, a new photographic generator by LACP, will create a shared repository of responses to the global crisis of loneliness through visual storytelling.
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Past Exhibitions
Thresholds 2026: Up Close and Personal
May 7, 2026 – May 31, 2026 | This juried annual open call brings together sights and visions for a virtual exhibition and a month-long projection-based exhibition at the Helms Design District in Culver City, CA, to be held every night during May 2026.
Fast Forward: Analog Photography as a Third Space
Apr 10, 2026 – Jun 13, 2026
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Atlas of the Present: Collage and Photography Today - Virtual
Feb 19, 2026 – May 19, 2026
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Ali LeRoi: Everybody Hates Exhibitions
Apr 2, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026 | LACP is thrilled to announce a solo exhibition by Ali LeRoi.