Considered a veteran gallery at the forefront of Toronto's fine photography scene, this Dundas West spot has an inventory of around 15,000 photographs. The founder, Stephen Bulger, was one of the founders of the Contact Festival.

An extension of Ryerson University's Image Arts program, this gallery offers resources for both students and the public, with an impressive international exhibition schedule, a student gallery, and free exhibition tours daily.

One of the more diverse photo-centric gallery spaces in the city, this artist-run centre in 401 Richmond puts on exciting exhibitions revolving around non-traditional and developmental photography featuring primarily up-and-coming talent.

Located across the street from the AGO on Dundas, this gallery focuses strictly on traditional photography. It tends to get neglected by everyday art observers in favour of the AGO, but this commercial gallery is where real art heads go to check out the latest in fine photography.

This gallery on Sterling Road sits at the intersection of photography and music history. Selling works that document eras of rock and roll, Analogue was opened in 2009 as a place where art collectors can find the best shots of legends like Jimi, The Beatles and Diana Ross.

One of Toronto's best-known spaces for photo work, this Distillery District gallery has been around forever. Corkin offers some of the most big-name work Toronto has to offer, and hosts large-scale shows from their roster of established international and Canadian artists.

Dedicated to showcasing work from Black artists in Canada and worldwide, this gallery and event space in Parkdale isn't restricted to photography, but it does have an overall goal of developing emerging artists (predominantly photographers) in the Black community. The gallery also runs a Quarterly Canadian Culture Series, hosting dialogues which break down what it means to be Black in Canada.

Both an art gallery and a publishing house, Prefix has been a well-respected venue for contemporary photography and arts since 2003. Located in the 401 Richmond building, the award-winning gallery consists of three spaces, with its main room dedicated mostly to photography, running three to five exhibitions a year.