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.
Categories: hep-ex nucl-ex