Curator Talk - The Origins of Photography

Join us at Bowhouse on 16th August for an insightful talk with photography curator Alexander Moore. Moore will uncover the origins of photography, exploring its rich connections to nature and examining how contemporary artists are reaching back to the very beginnings of the medium to create challenging and inspiring art today.

Alexander Moore graduated with a degree in photography from Staffordshire University in 2011. Following an early career as an award-winning photographer, he joined Huxley-Parlour, one of London’s leading photography galleries, where he helped establish a programme of international contemporary exhibitions and authored Steve McCurry: Afghanistan (2014).

In 2015, he joined the studio of fashion photographer Mario Testino, leading the delivery of museum exhibitions in Berlin, Dubai, New York, Amsterdam, Lima and Copenhagen. Moore joined Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2018 where he is now Creative Producer. In 2021 he curated the gallery’s first photography exhibition: Unearthed: Photography’s Roots and in 2026 he curated Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography.