That's just capital

For no good reason other than to promote London's 'rich cultural diversity' and 'vibrant creative scene', 12 photographers have been invited to produce a single image to launch Mayor Livingstone's Capital Strategy.

But though there may be a lot to celebrate, how much do we need to be rallied round for a dose of enforced cheer? Luckily, there are some decent photographers at hand, so this exhibition isn't as bad as it sounds.

Juergen Teller surprises an urban fox at dawn on a quiet pavement in Notting Hill; Martin Parr shows a suburban street near Hanger Lane: pink blossoms and a surreally blue sky frame a blur of 1930s semis.

But in such good company, it's Tom Hunter who shines with a photograph of an old East End pub, untouched by developers.

Hunter is attracted by urban decay, transformed by his lens into pure down-at-heel romanticism: grubby parts of Hackney often act as backdrops to scenes alluding to pre-Raphaelite paintings. Here a woman stands in the manner of Manet's coolly poised barmaid in A Bar At The Folies-Bergeres. Off to the side a stripper is encased in ostrich feathers.

There's a lot to make you smile in this small, unassuming show, yet Greg Williams hits a perverse note: a photo of the film set of Bridget Jones's Diary shows the street behind Borough Market where the lonely heroine lived on her secretary's wages: a pure vision of ersatz London sent to us with a little help from Hollywood's dream machine.

Photo London is showing until Sat, Photographers' Gallery, 5 Great Newport Street, Mon to Sat 11am to 6pm, Sun midday to 6pm, free. Tel: 020 7831 1772. www.photonet.org.uk Tube: Leicester Square