Abstract. Cross sections, beam asymmetries, and recoil polarisations for the reactions γp → K + Λ; γp → K + Σ 0 , and γp → K 0 Σ + have been measured by the SAPHIR, CLAS, and LEPS collaborations with high statistics and good angular coverage for centre-of-mass energies between 1.6 and 2.3 GeV. The combined analysis of these data with data from π and η photoproduction reveals evidence for new baryon resonances in this energy region. A new P11 state with mass 1840 MeV and width 140 MeV was observed contributing to most of the fitted reactions. The data demand the presence of two D13 states at 1870 and 2170 MeV.