Female in Focus: “Willingness for change, and honesty, will move the...
Our next Female in Focus is Ngadi Smart. Her portraits, often of subjects with a striking sense of style, examine how people express their identity through both fashion and their surroundings....
View ArticleGet inspired, get seen and get paid with our new 1854 Access membership
We are delighted to unveil our new memberships platform, 1854 Access. For the first time, photography lovers will have the opportunity to become fully involved with every aspect of 1854 Media. With...
View ArticleFemale in Focus: “Dominance is often a characteristic associated with men”
Alice Mann is a South Africa-born, London-based photographer, who was awarded the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in 2018 for her photographs of all-female teams of drum...
View ArticlePortrait(s) festival returns to Vichy
From the star-studded hills of Hollywood, to Ukraine’s military camps, Russia’s Caucasus region, and the gloomy streets of Thatcher-era England, the programme for this year’s Portrait(s) festival...
View ArticleFemale in Focus: Kourtney Roy deconstructs the male gaze
A rosy-cheeked cheerleader clad in red, clutching pom poms, gazes into the lens. Behind her, a kitsch backdrop depicts dense forest and snow-capped peaks. In another image, the same woman dons a white...
View ArticleFemale in Focus Editor’s Pick: Breaking a routine
Our online editor has selected the best entries from last month’s applications to Female in Focus. Juliette Cassidy is the BJP team’s favourite of the Editor’s Pick selection, winning a feature on...
View ArticlePortrait of Britain: Carly Clarke on documenting a life-changing journey
Documentary photographer Carly Clarke has shot a remarkable array of subjects. One of her projects explores the modern epidemic of India’s ‘forgotten elders’, a generation neglected and abused by their...
View ArticleThe Pink and Blue Projects by JeongMee Yoon
“The Pink and Blue Projects were initiated by my five-year-old daughter, who loved the colour pink so much that she wanted to wear only pink clothes and play with only pink toys and objects,” writes...
View ArticleAndy Warhol’s Polaroid Pictures
In 1971 Polaroid introduced the Big Shot camera; featuring an integrated flash, viewfinder and fixed focus lens, it was aimed at shooting portraits – and was enthusiastically taken up by artist Andy...
View Article“Incredible and inspiring”: stories of success from Portrait of Britain
Portrait of Britain 2019 is open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the groundbreaking award has grown an enormous following both at home and abroad; last year, it was featured across international...
View Article“Men are interested in Power. Women are more interested in Service.”
This article was originally published in issue #7892 of British Journal of Photography. As a free gift to our community during the coronavirus lockdown, we are offering it as a free digital edition...
View ArticleMe, Myself & I
This article was originally published in issue #7892 of British Journal of Photography. As a free gift to our community during the coronavirus lockdown, we are offering it as a free digital edition...
View ArticleAdi Nes on “challenging stereotypical masculine imagery”and “allowing my...
This article was originally published in issue #7892 of British Journal of Photography. As a free gift to our community during the coronavirus lockdown, we are offering it as a free digital edition...
View ArticleAneta Bartos’ Family Portrait
This article was originally published in issue #7892 of British Journal of Photography. As a free gift to our community during the coronavirus lockdown, we are offering it as a free digital edition...
View ArticleElina Brotherus, I’ve been meaning to ask you…
For 20 years, Elina Brotherus has employed her own body as a subject, exploring both personal and universal experiences — from the presence and absence of love, to her continued exploration of the...
View ArticleEndia Beal: Am I What You’re Looking For?
This article was originally published in issue #7869 of British Journal of Photography: Female Gaze. As a free gift to our community during the coronavirus lockdown, we are offering the issue as a...
View ArticleOliver Chanarin’s new installation inspired by Amazon’s distribution centres
Oliver Chanarin and Fiona Jane Burgess make a portrait every morning — after sunrise, and before their two sons wake – an instinctive image created in the liminal space between sleep and waking. Later...
View ArticleGeorgie Wileman: “I want the vulnerability of men to be shown”
This article was originally published in issue #7894 of British Journal of Photography. Visit the BJP Shop to purchase the magazine here. Boys Do Cry is the latest project by Brooklyn-based British...
View ArticleExhaustion and emptiness: Faces of those on the frontline
A disconcerting silence pervades San Salvatore hospital in Pesaro, Italy. The deserted lower floor sits below two temporary critical care units heaving with those suffering from COVID-19, and in the...
View ArticleEvidence of Work: Jodi Bieber’s playful images of her husband in lockdown
She began her career during South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, shooting stories for The Star newspaper, having attended just a handful of short courses at the legendary Market...
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