Seeing Now follows the BMA's 2008 exhibition Looking Through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960 with powerful examples of how photographers have used the medium since 1960 to engage with a broad spectrum of technical, visual, and social issues. During this period, artists began presenting complex and often critical views of contemporary life that challenged viewers with their frank subject matter. They also explored the medium from a conceptual perspective, probing notions of time and reality. A greater use of color photography and an  interest in experimental ways of producing images further extended photography's creative possibilities.  

The exhibition's images are organized in five broad themes that show how photography is inextricably linked to how we see and understand people, places, and events today. For more details, please click on the links below: