A selection of the best photographic exhibitions around England this summer. Compiled by Natalie Brierley and Ruth Hollinger
Ikon Gallery, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 (0121 248 0708). Open Tues-Sun and bank holidays, 11am-6pm. Admission free
"Birmingham": Francis Alys, Rafael Ortega, Pierre Huyghe, Beat Streuli, Gillian Wearing (18 July to 2 September)
Five contemporary artists represent Birmingham on film. The renowned street photographer Beat Streuli concentrates on the city's youth community.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2 (020 7306 0055). Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Sat and Sun, 10am-6pm; Thurs and Fri, 10am-9pm. Admission free
"Philippe Halsman: a retrospective" (23 May to 2 September)
Portraits by the Latvian-born Philippe Halsman (1906-79) have appeared on magazine covers worldwide. Bogart, Churchill, DalI, Louis Armstrong and Einstein are included in the 70 photographs here.
"The Beautiful and the Damned: the creation of identity in 19th-century photography" (6 June to 7 October)
More than 100 works examine the rise of social and celebrity portrait photography in the 19th century. Featuring Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Rejlander, Atget and Roger Fenton.
The Lowry, Salford Quays, Salford (0161 876 2000). Open Sun-Wed, 11am-5pm; Thurs-Sat, 11am-8pm. Admission free
"On Home Ground: photographs by Denis Thorpe" (5 May to 22 July)
Spanning Thorpe's 50-year career as a staff photographer with the Guardian, this exhibition records Britain's shift from an industrial to a techno- logical age.
"Unseen Landscapes: artists and wilderness" (12 May to 22 July)
Contemporary landscape art, including work by the late Raymond Moore, Tim Macmillan and Gerhard Stromberg.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2 (020 7638 8891). Open Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat, 10am-6pm; Wed, 10am-8pm; Sun and bank holidays, 12 noon-6pm. Admission: £7/£5 concessions (for both exhibitions)
"Reporting the World: John Pilger's great eyewitness photographers" (26 July to 30 September)
An exhibition bringing together the work of the campaigning journalist John Pilger and some of the great documentary photographers with whom he has collaborated.
"Fay Godwin: landmarks" (26 July to 30 September)
One of Britain's most outstanding landscape photographers, Fay Godwin has also photographed well-known literary figures such as Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes.
Photographers' Gallery, Great Newport Street, London WC2 (020 7831 1772). Open Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, 12pm-6pm. Admission free
"YR.1: A snapshot of Britain in the 21st century" (8 June to 22 July)
How do the British see themselves today? The YR.1 competition was open to both amateur and professional photographers. Divided into five categories - Home, Work, Play, Beauty and Fame - it offers different representations of Britain at the beginning of the new millennium.
"Ed van der Elsken" (3 August to 23 September)
Introducing experimental work by the acclaimed Dutch documentary photographer to a British audience.
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