• Max Pinckers wins the 2018 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

    The Belgian photographer was awarded the prize for Red Ink, a series on North Korea that emphasised the highly artificial scenes he was presented with there at the height of the propaganda war with the US

  • Shahidul Alam denied bail in Bangladesh

    The well-respected photographer, gallery director, and educator has been held in jail since 05 August, after sharing videos on social media and giving an interview with Al-Jazeera critical of the Bangladeshi government's crackdown on protests

  • Dr Yasufumi Nakamori is Tate Modern’s new photography curator

    Previously heading up the photography departments at Minneapolis Institute of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Nakamori fills the gap left by Simon Baker in January

  • Arles is urged to include more work by women

    Rencontres d'Arles says it's "working on it" as an eminent group of photography specialists publish an open letter in Libération urging the festival director to include more women in the official programme. Plus War Primer 2 - an outstanding book for this year or 2011?

  • Looking to the future at Unseen Amsterdam

    Now much more than a 'fair with a festival flair', Unseen returns with Futures, bringing together talents selected by 10 international partners, including BJP

  • Unseen Dummy Award shortlist announced

    Just over 30 books have made the final cut, and the winner will be announced on 21 September at Unseen Amsterdam

  • Issue #7876: The Portrait Issue

    For the magazine’s latest issue, we shift our focus to portrait photography, with a round-the-world trip by way of France, Nepal and New Zealand, focusing on different approaches to portraiture and representation

  • Seven photofestivals to see this September

    Seven European festivals make the best of their locations and the late-summer timing to show off al fresco programmes this September - Visa Pour l'Image, Getxophoto, BredaPhoto, Festival Images Vevey, Landskrona Foto Festival, Guernsey Photo Festival, and Brighton Photo Biennial

  • Announcing OpenWalls, Your Invitation to Arles

    1854 Media and British Journal of Photography are welcoming entries to our first ever OpenWalls award, responding to the theme 'Home & Away'