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Celebrating 50 years of powerful photography

The Association of Photographers is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibition by some the world's most respected photographers.

News imageRory Carnegie Photograph of a rare white rhino in a field named Alan by Rory Carnegie in 2013Rory Carnegie
A one-day-old rare white rhino calf named Alan was photographed by Rory Carnegie in 2013. Alan is the fourth rhino to be born at the Cotswold Wildlife Park since it opened in 1970.
News imageBarry Lategan Portrait photograph of the supermodel Twiggy taken by Barry Lategan in 1966Barry Lategan
Twiggy, the world's first supermodel, was photographed by Barry Lategan in 1966. He said: "I looked through my camera and this face looked back at me and I turned round to Leonard [the hairdresser] and just went, 'Wow.'"

Photographs that will be on display include portraiture, advertising campaigns, and images that have documented wars, famine and humanitarian disasters.

News imageAnderson & Low Photograph of a Danish gymnast in the air by Jonathan Anderson and Edwin LowAnderson & Low
Photographers Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low collaborated with the National Danish Gymnastic Team from 1998 to 2002 to take a series of photographs based on the four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Here, a gymnast is suspended in the air.
News imageJillian Edelstein Jillian Edelstein's portrait of Nelson Mandela taken in 1997 at the Presidential houseJillian Edelstein
Jillian Edelstein spent four years photographing participants in South Africa's truth and reconciliation hearings. She took this portrait of Nelson Mandela in 1997 in a 10-minute sitting at the presidential house.
News imageAdam Woolfitt Men in boats float on a blood stained sea during the annual whale hunt in the Faroe IslandsAdam Woolfitt
Faroe islanders drive whales into the shallows and slaughter them at the annual Grindadrap. Adam Woolfitt's photograph, published in National Geographic in 1966, caused some controversy.

The exhibition will feature work by Nadav Kander, Duffy, Tim Flach, Tessa Traeger and John Claridge.

News imagePAul Wakefield A frozen Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada, with show capped mountains in the distance. Photographed by Paul Wakefield 2011.PAul Wakefield
The frozen Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada, was photographed by Paul Wakefield in 2011.
News imageAlan Brooking Photograph of a man holding his pregnant stomach for an advertising campaign designed to promote the use of contraceptive. Photograph by Alan Brooking taken in 1970 (The Pregnant Man).Alan Brooking
The Pregnant Man by Alan Brooking was used in an advertising campaign in the 1970s by the Family Planning Association to remind men of the risks of unwanted pregnancy and promote the use of contraception at a time of sexual liberation.

The association was formed in 1968 by leading advertising and fashion photographers.

News imageTim Flach A monkey looking down the lens of the camera at photographer, Tim Flach. (Monkey Eyes, 2001)Tim Flach
Tim Flach's Monkey Eyes, taken in 2001, captures an inquisitive monkey looking down the lens of the camera. Flach's photography explores the impact that humans have had on the natural world.
News imageTessa Traeger Photograph by Tessa Traeger of vegetables that have been arranged to recreate a painting by Monet of a bridge over a lily pond (Hommage to Monet, 1989).Tessa Traeger
British photographer Tessa Traeger is known for her still life and food photography. Here, she recreates Monet's Bridge Over A Pond Of Water Lilies painting, using vegetables.
News imageAdam Hinton Portrait of a heavily tattooed inmate at the Centro Preventivo y de Cumplimiento de Penas Ciudad Barrios taken by Adam Hinton in 2013.Adam Hinton
Adam Hinton photographed a tattooed inmate at the Centro Preventivo y de Cumplimiento de Penas Ciudad Barrio in 2013. The prison holds only members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, one of the largest in El Salvador. There are no guards at the prison, which is run by the inmates.

The exhibition will be on display in the lobby of One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, and will be open daily from Monday 16 April to Friday 1 June 2018.

News imageTom Murray Princess Margaret, Lord Snowdon and their children David and Sarah in an open top car taken by Tom Murray in 1969Tom Murray
Tom Murray was the youngest photographer to receive a commission to photograph the Royal Family. Here, he captures Princess Margaret, Lord Snowdon and their children David and Sarah in 1969.
News imagePaul Wenham-Clarke Portrait of sisters Hattie & Charlotte stood with horses from the on-going project, Our Human Condition, by Paul Wenham-Clarke in 2017.Paul Wenham-Clarke
Paul Wenham-Clarke's project, Our Human Condition, documents the positive and negatives aspects of being human, and explores the relationship between siblings where one or more has a genetic condition. Sisters Hattie and Charlotte were photographed in 2017.

All photographs courtesy Association of Photographers.