  In these proceedings we present the latest results from ALICE on direct
photon and light neutral meson production in p$-$Pb and Pb$-$Pb collisions. The
direct photon excess ratio $R_{\gamma}$ in different charged particle
multiplicity classes of p$-$Pb collisions at
$\sqrt{s_{{\tiny{NN}}}}=5.02\,\mathrm{TeV}$ is shown. In addition, we present
the direct photon elliptic flow coefficient $v_2$ in central and semicentral
events of Pb$-$Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{{\tiny{NN}}}}=2.76\,\mathrm{TeV}$. An
outlook on ongoing and future measurements is given.
