© Karen Harvey

The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 opened on 13 January 2025 at Art at the ARB at Cambridge University. The exhibition, which runs until 21 March 2025, brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition promoting the future of photography through diverse and creative imagery – taking over four floors of the ARB building at Cambridge University, transforming the space and covering the walls with hundreds of images printed by our favourite newspaper print partners Newspaper Club.

“I love this exhibition for its democratic style, its striking and playful curatorial decisions, the environmental credentials of its printers and venue, and its warm and welcoming atmosphere. We are all equal on the ARB walls – everyone’s work is printed the same size and is given equal attention. This absence of hierarchy is what makes it so special. 

I love the way the exhibition is curated. Karen Harvey MBE made the images come to life and talk to one another. What a delight to find these connections when visiting the exhibition!

It feels like home when you are there, it’s totally stress-free and the range of work exhibited there is inspiring. At the opening event, I had many insightful conversations with friendly people who were, like me, obsessed with photography. 

Thank you Shutter Hub for including my works in OPEN Cambridge 2025 and for all your support. I am happy to be part of this wonderful community…”

– Anna Sellen, OPEN 2025 exhibitor

© Judith Weik

© Karen Harvey

© Judith Weik

© Karen Harvey

© Judith Weik

© Karen Harvey

© Judith Weik

© Karen Harvey

The exhibition launched with a ‘private view’ event on 18 January, and will be celebrated by a second edition of the Shutter Hub Book & Zine Fair on 01 March. We’ll be bringing along books from our Shutter Hub Editions series, including our new releases FOOD STORIES and AUTO PHOTO 03, and will be joined by photographers and independent publishers showcasing their work too. More details coming soon!

The selected photographers exhibiting in the Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 are:

Kim Aldis, Wendy Aldiss, Rachel Hope Allan, Richard Alton, Vijay Sankar Anil, Robert Barcia, Marcus Bastel, Madina Baymirzaeva, Debby Besford, Kathleen Bishop, Caroline Black, Phillipa Bloom, Nicola Borkmann, Zillah Bowes, Stonewall Burk, Tyler A.W. Burke, Tiina Burton, Sarah Callow, Anne Campbell, Zara Carpenter, Anthony Carr, Alison Carter, Hanne Castein, Gary Rex Catlin, Stephen Chan, Ishmael Claxton, Kristel Collison, Ben Conley, Stefi Cottle, Roger Coulam, Anne Coveney, Quin de la Mer, Alec Dent, Cesca Diebschlag, Amanda Eatwell, Mark Eden, Steve Ferrier, Dean Forbes, Caroline Fraser, Ieva Gaile, Dylan Garcia, Gettons, Monica Glerean, Duncan Godfrey, Nikki Goldup, Neil Goodwin, M. Collins, Tracey Halladay, Phil Harvey, Tamar Haytayan, Westley Hennigh-Palermo, Nicholas Hodgson, Brian Human, Lauren Irving, Naomi James, Sarah Ketelaars, Ben Lapierre, Anton Roland Laub, Ellie Laycock, Ky Lewis, Hilde Maassen, Dayana Sharon Marconi, Kit Martin, Frankie McAllister, Kathryn McGeary, Rosita Mckenzie, Sheila McKinney, JBE Mclean, Galit Meushar, Paul Morris, Janet Murphy, Becky Mursell, Helge Nareid, Trevor Nicholls, Jordan Nicholson, Rachel Nixon, Jonny Nolan, Irina Petrova Adamatzky, Kathryn Polley, Colleen Rauscher, Robert Richardson, Clair Robins, Emma TS Robinson, Grant Simon Rogers, Jane Ross, Ann Russell, Fred Sansone, Kai Sawicki, Daphne Schnitzer, Anna Sellen, Brittany Severance, Vin Sharma, Nic Shuttleworth, Jo Stapleton, Nik Taylor, Amy Trainum, Marina Tsaregorodtseva, Carolina Valero Maestre, Kate Weybret, Dominic Whiten, Rob Williams, Jake Williams, Louise Wiseman, Terence Wright, and Ronggang Yan.

Shutter Hub OPEN 2025

13 January – 21 March 2025

Art at the ARB, University of Cambridge,
Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road,
Cambridge CB3 9DT

9am – 5pm, 13 – 20 January 2025
9am – 7pm, 21 January – 21 March 2025
Monday – Friday. Closed weekends.

Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 is printed by: Newspaper Club.