  A review is given on photon-hadron and photon-photon collisions in the ALICE
experiment. The physics motivation for studying such reactions is outlined, and
the results obtained in proton-lead and lead-lead collisions in Run 1 of the
LHC are discussed. The improvement in detector rapidity coverage due to a newly
added detector system is presented. The ALICE perspectives for data taking in
LHC Run II are summarised.
