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Philip Montgomery: American Cycles

The works by Mexican-American documentary photographer Philip Montgomery (b. 1988) are distinguished by a palpable tension between the timelessness of his dramatic visual language and the urgent contemporaneity of the America he portrays. American Cycles at PHOXXI, the Temporary House of Photography of the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, marks the artist's first major institutional solo exhibition worldwide. 

On view from 26 November 2025 until 10 May 2026, the exhibition offers a unique insight into a decade shaped by profound social and political upheaval. In addition to acclaimed stories, originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker, the exhibition presents, for the first time, previously unpublished photographs as well as Montgomery’s latest independent projects.

  • Exhibition Opening

    Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 7 pm at PHOXXI. Speakers at the opening: Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media of the City of Hamburg, Dirk Luckow, Director of the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, and Nadine Isabelle Henrich, Curator of the House of Photography. Philip Montgomery will also be present.

  • Paneldiscussion

    On Friday, November 28, 2025, starting at 6 p.m. Philip Montgomery, Brendan Embser (Senior Editor at Aperture, NYC), and Sascha Chaimowicz (Editor-in-Chief, ZEITmagazin) will discuss Montgomery’s work in the context of the current political climate in the United States, which challenges the resilience of independent documentary photography and journalism. Moderated by Nadine Isabelle Henrich.

  • About the artist

    Philip Montgomery is a regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. In 2018, he was awarded the National Magazine Award for feature photography for his work chronicling the opioid epidemic. He has also received awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, American Photography, and the National Press Photographers Association. 

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    Philip Montgomery: American Cycles

    Stand: 11.11.2025

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Philip Montgomery, The Chatman family, Ferguson, Missouri, November 2014. © Philip Montgomery Info: 5000px x 3332px / 10.67 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Piano, Hurricane Harvey, Houston, Texas 2017. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3500px x 2476px / 4.39 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Rashaad Brooks, Tubbs Fire, California, 2017. © Philip Montgomery Info: 1260px x 840px / 334 KB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, George Floyd Memorial II, Minneapolis, June 2020. © Philip Montgomery Info: 4000px x 5000px / 9.94 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Arrest, Oklahoma 2017. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3570px x 5000px / 9.36 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Dam failure II, Sanford, Michigan 2020. © Philip Montgomery Info: 2400px x 3000px / 3.46 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Otero County Prison, Chaparral, New Mexico 2018. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3000px x 2400px / 4.75 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Lovers on Florissant, Ferguson, Missouri, 2014. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3500px x 2500px / 4.06 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino, actors, London, UK, October 2019. © Philip Montgomery Info: 4928px x 6898px / 5.29 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, The Viewing, Kettering, Ohio, 2017. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3661px x 5492px / 2.98 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, MiKayla at home II, Kingsport, Tennessee, March 2025. © Philip Montgomery Info: 2250px x 3000px / 2.32 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Curfew, Lake Street, Minnesota, May 2020. © Philip Montgomery Info: 2769px x 3878px / 2.12 MB / JPEG

Philip Montgomery, Irma Landfall I, Miami, Florida, September 2017. © Philip Montgomery Info: 3516px x 4396px / 6.51 MB / JPEG

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