I am a critic and write mostly about photographs. I have thirty years of expertise and have worked with all sorts of influential institutions and artists .

I am one of the founders of the Prix Pictet and still very involved with that.  I was head of the Print Room at the London Photographers’ Gallery and head of the photography department at Sotheby’s. I started the Photographic Collections Network, which is an Arts Council-funded Subject Specialist Network. I also founded the talks programme which accompanies the PhotoLondon art fair.

I am an educator, a writer, and an art adviser. I advise on many aspects of collections (public and private).

I offer consultancy on :

Building a Collection

Developing a Career in Photography

Buying and Selling Photographs and the Wider Art Market

Academic Approaches to Photography

E-mail francis@francishodgson.com to discuss how I can be of value to you or if you want to commission a text.