Medium-specific art fairs have gained increased momentum and attention over the past several years, attracting discerning collectors who seek to explore a medium more comprehensively. The Photography Show presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) has continually championed the galleries and artists that have moved photography forward—long before it was a trend. Now, returning to New York’s iconic Park Avenue Armory April 22–26, 2026, the Photography Show is set to return for its 45th edition, welcoming 77 local, national, and international galleries.
Matt Eich, Sisters at Rivanna, Charlottesville, Virginia (2020). Courtesy of JDC Fine Art.
Compared to other modes of artmaking, photography’s history is comparatively brief, particularly its standing as a fine art rather than a mode of journalistic documentation. Serious scholarship, collectorship, and events such as the Photography Show, however, have together propelled the photography market forward. Underscoring the evolution of the medium’s past as well as future, the selection of exhibitors presenting at the 2026 edition of the fair offers an incisive look at how the field continues to develop today—and offers a glimpse at possible future.
Julia Le Park, Autoportrait devant Cloison à lames réfléchissantes (1969). Courtesy of Vasari.
Alongside long-term AIPAD members, a cohort of newer and emerging galleries and dealers is slated to present as guest exhibitors, generating new intergenerational and cross-market dialogues. Some of the first-time exhibitors of the Photography Show include Galerie Sophie Scheidecker, Paris; Central Server Works, Los Angeles; and Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, just to name a few.
Highlights of returning exhibitors include New York’s Edwynn Houk Gallery of New York, which has participated in the fair for more than four decades, and specializes in vintage photography dating from 1917 to 1939, as well as contemporary works that have significantly shaped the canon of the medium. Additionally are JDC Fine Art, San Diego, which is dedicated to “content-driven” art by both established and emerging artists; Vasari, Buenos Aires, which focuses on both historic and contemporary Argentine voices; and a new AIPAD member as of 2024, Marshall Gallery, Los Angeles, focusing on contemporary lens-based art with an emphasis on experimental and conceptual processes and printmaking.
Albarrán Cabrera, The Indestructible #70031 (2025). Courtesy of Marshall.
Beyond the main exhibitor section, a new sector will make its debut in the forthcoming edition of the fair: Focal Point. Platforming both galleries and artists devoted to lens-based photography, the sector is devoted to solo presentations that illuminate the malleable and evolving collective understanding of the medium, and allude to what it can become. Focal Point also reaffirms AIPAD’s commitment to fostering and supporting new generations of galleries and photographers, as well as showcasing the creative voices that are shaping the medium.
Complementing the fair presentations, AIPAD Talks offers visitors yet another way to engage with the medium of photography.
Lydia Melamed Johnson, executive director of AIPAD and the Photography Show, noted, “This year’s AIPAD Talks program highlights photography’s power to question history, shape identity, and inspire new ways of seeing. From groundbreaking artists to visionary curators and scholars, these conversations reflect the depth, diversity, and dynamism that define the photographic community today.”
Together, the Photography Show promises a multifaceted exploration of the unique medium and its development, for both new and seasoned followers of photography.
The Photography Show presented by AIPAD will be held April 22-26, 2026.
