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Light-driven phenomena in soft materials provide a rich environment for studies of fundamental light-matter interactions and the development of light-driven functional materials and devices. This Collection assembles original research articles reporting the design of light-responsive soft materials, the characterization of light-fuelled phenomena, and the use of such material systems for photo-patterning, photo-alignment and photo-actuation.