15 Fotografiska Years

Fotografiska Stockholm’s fifteenth year culminating in a group exhibition 15 Fotografiska Years from October 18th. This exhibition offers audience favorites from 15 years of the world’s best photography, from the biggest international names to our Swedish masters. Several will be visiting Fotografiska in person for the exhibition’s premiere weekend to participate in inspiring discussions and unique signings. “This exhibition celebrates the power of photography as the most accessible and influential art form,” says Pauline Benthede, Global Director of Exhibitions and Artistic Director at Fotografiska.

120 audience favorites are coming back

Since its inauguration in 2010, Fotografiska has held 279 exhibitions in the building, and now we are revisiting nearly half of these in one of the largest group exhibitions since the museum’s inception. In 15 Fotografiska Years, which will run from October 18, 2025 to February 8, 2026, 120 audience favorites are returning with iconic works, from such international stars as Andres Serrano, Sally Mann, David LaChapelle, Zanele Muholi, Inez & Vinoodh, Robert Mapplethorpe, Shirin Neshat, Nick Brandt, James Nachtwey, Alison Jackson and Pixy Liao to such Swedish names as Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Lars Tunbjörk, Maria Friberg, Paul Hansen, Lovisa Ringborg, Anders Petersen, Olof Grind and Thomas Wågström. Several of the works in the exhibition are part of Fotografiska’s permanent collection, which currently consists of nearly 400 photographs, sculptures, and video works.

Fotografiska Stockholm will be hosting celebrations during the opening weekend, from morning to evening on October 18th, with several international and Swedish photographers on site for public talks and signings. Artists participating in the talks include James Nachtwey, Helene Schmitz, Miles Aldrige, Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez, Erik Johansson, Alison Jackson, Paul Hansen, and Jesper Waldersten.

a tribute to photography

“This exhibition celebrates the power of photography as the most accessible and influential art form of our age, through which we mirror ourselves and our surroundings. Few other mediums can both challenge us and promote understanding so effectively. This is an opportunity for fond reunions with many of the photographers and artists that our guests have met over the years, but we will also be meeting the future through four young visual artists in the parallel exhibition Meanwhile. Together, the exhibitions are a tribute to photography as a technique and art form and a unique opportunity to experience outstanding Swedish and international photography,” says Pauline Benthede, Global Director of Exhibitions and Artistic Director at Fotografiska.

All participating artists in 15 Fotografiska Years

Aapo Huhta, AdeY, Adi Nes, Aitor Ortiz, Akseli Valmunen, Albert Watson, Albert Wiking, Alison Jackson, Anders Krisár, Anders Petersen, Andres Serrano, Anja Niemi, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Arvida Byström, Åsa Sjöström, August Strindberg, Bruno Ehrs, Campbell Addy, Carli Davidson, Bryan Adams, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Cho Gi-Seok, Christer Strömholm, Christian Houge, Christopher Makos, Cig Harvey, Claude Cahun, Cooper & Gorfer, Dana Sederowsky, Dana Scruggs, David LaChapelle, David Ụzọchukwu, Diana Markosian, Eadweard Muybridge, Edward Burtynsky, Elizaveta Porodina, Ellen von Unwerth, Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez, Emma Svensson, Erick Calderon, Erik Johansson, Evelyn Bencicova, Frank Ockenfels 3, Hans Gedda, Hans Strand, Hassan Hajjaj, Helena Blomqvist, Helene Schmitz, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Inez & Vinoodh, Inta Ruka, Jacob Felländer, James Nachtwey, Jesper Waldersten, Jill Greenberg, Johan Rheborg, Jimmy Nelson, Johan Strindberg, Johan Willner, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Kenneth Gustavsson, Kirsty Mitchell, Lars Tunbjörk, László Moholy-Nagy, Lennart Nilsson, Lisen Stibeck, Liu Bolin, Lovisa Ringborg, Mads Nissen, Lars Nyberg, Magnus Wennman, Mandy Barker, Maria Friberg, Marie Hald, Martha Cooper, Martin Bogren, Martin Parr, Martin Schoeller, Mattias Klum, Miles Aldridge, Monika Macdonald, Moustafa Jano, Nick Brandt, Nygårds Karin Bengtsson, Olof Grind, Omar Victor Diop, Paolo Roversi, Paul Hansen, Pentti Sammallahti, Peter Lindbergh, Pixy Liao, Prue Stent & Honey Long, Ren Hang, Richard Avedon, Rinko Kawauchi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Roger Ballen, Ruud van Empel, Sally Mann, Sandy Skoglund, Sarah Moon, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Senay Berhe, Shepard Fairey, Shirin Neshat, Simen Johan, Snezhana von Büdingen-Dyba, Stan Honda, Terry O'Neill, Thomas Wågström, Tom of Finland, Vee Speers, Vincent Peters, Zanele Muholi and WANG Chen.

15 Fotografiska Years is presented with Japanese brand Sigma as exhibition partner. Sigma is also co-organizer of artist talks, open to the public, and events during the premiere Saturday (October 18th) and throughout the exhibition period. Highlights include specifically selected Sigma talks with Sølve Sundsbø, Julia Hetta, Anders Petersen and Stephen Gill.

About Fotografiska

Fotografiska is the contemporary museum of photography, art and culture and one of the world's leading museums dedicated to photographic art. Established in Stockholm in 2010 with the mission to inspire new perspectives and spark meaningful conversations through photography and contemporary art. Fotografiska is currently located in Stockholm, Berlin, Tallinn and Shanghai.

About SIGMA

MADE IN AIZU, JAPAN,

“The Art of engineering. Engineering for Art.”

Sigma is a Japanese manufacturer of lenses and cameras. Founded in 1961, we innovate and push the standards of optical engineering out of a deep respect for the creative ways photographers and filmmakers engage with the world. Made in Aizu, Japan is made possible by Sigma’s sole production base, the Aizu factory in Japan. This quality embodies the true essence of SIGMA—an integration of local wisdom, craftsmanship, and technology.

Supporting photographic and visual arts festivals and events is a core tenet of our corporate mission and therefore we are very happy about our sponsorship of the Fotografiska anniversary exhibition in Stockholm, says Kazuto Yamaki, CEO Sigma Corporation.

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