British Journal of Photography

Female MPs by female photographers – the 209 Women project

"There is no one way to be a woman artist, to be a woman politician, to be a woman," says Alison McGovern - MP for Wirral South and one of those involved in an all-female portrait takeover of Parliament
My home is my castle – earthquake damage in Juchitán, Oaxaca

Colombian photographer Andres Millan shot a community whose homes were destroyed by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico, using otherworldly lighting inspired by police lights
Q&A: Climate change in Iran by fast-emerging photographer Hashem Shakeri

Once famed for its agriculture, Sistan has suffered from drought, famine, and depopulation for years; BJP catches up with young Iranian photographer Hashem Shakeri on his images of the crisis, and on the Iranian photography scene
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
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
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'

Organ Vida: Engaged, Active, Aware – Women’s Perspectives Now

Organ Vida brings together a roster of Croatian and international photographers to examine, discuss, and show work relating to the theme Engaged, Active, Aware - Women’s Perspectives Now

21 September 2018

Intimacy and art embrace in Barbican’s Modern Couples

An expansive exhibition at the Barbican interrogates the power of romantic relationships to propel artistic output, including work by creatives such as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso, and the PaJaMa menage a trois

21 September 2018

Martin Barnes on the V&A’s new photo centre

The Victoria and Albert Museum's senior curator of photographs gives BJP a walk-through of the new centre, as it prepares to open on 12 October

21 September 2018

Female MPs by female photographers – the 209 Women project

"There is no one way to be a woman artist, to be a woman politician, to be a woman," says Alison McGovern - MP for Wirral South and one of those involved in an all-female portrait takeover of Parliament

20 September 2018

Robin Maddock’s pre-Brexit Britain

“I'm always open to what happens in life, because it tends to be more interesting than anything you can imagine," says Robin Maddock, whose latest project is a look at England after the Brexit vote which goes on show at Brighton Photo Biennial on 28 September

20 September 2018

Europe’s biggest photo fair returns – Paris Photo, 08-11 November

Paris Photo is back, with a section devoted to erotic photography and a tour focusing on work by women as well as the usual talks, exhibitions, and events

19 September 2018

Portrait of Humanity: Marc Moitessier’s photographic revolution

Marc Moitessier shot his project, 36 Poses, in Beijing in 2007, using one role of 36 exp film, and allowing himself to shoot just a single photograph each day

19 September 2018

Unseen Amsterdam announces the full details of its 2018 programme

The full programme of Unseen Amsterdam has been released, hosting a series of events, exhibitions and live discussions centred on the future of photography

18 September 2018

My home is my castle – earthquake damage in Juchitán, Oaxaca

Colombian photographer Andres Millan shot a community whose homes were destroyed by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico, using otherworldly lighting inspired by police lights

18 September 2018

Ones to Watch: Rose Marie Cromwell

As Rose Marie Cromwell publishes her first book, El Libro Supremo de la Suerte, we revisit our article on her work from the Ones to Watch article in June 2017

18 September 2018

Q&A: Climate change in Iran by fast-emerging photographer Hashem Shakeri

Once famed for its agriculture, Sistan has suffered from drought, famine, and depopulation for years; BJP catches up with young Iranian photographer Hashem Shakeri on his images of the crisis, and on the Iranian photography scene

17 September 2018

Maxim Dondyuk: Culture of the Confrontation

“I am now an absolute opponent of any propaganda or romanticisation of war or revolution, both in the media and in art. There is nothing worse than war – both sides always lose," says the Ukranian photographer

17 September 2018

No man is an island: Michael Novotny’s depiction of rural Iceland

Photographer Michael Novotny discusses finding a sense of community in the most surprising of places - the Icelandic countryside

14 September 2018

Architectural gems by Ezra Stoller on show in Moscow

Trained in architecture, Ezra Stoller dismissed the idea that photography was an art - but raised architectural photography to an art form anyway, as a new exhibitions at the Lumiere Brothers Center shows

14 September 2018

Cecil Beaton and more star at the Fashion and Textile Museum

Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs features a special display devoted to Beaton plus images by pioneering photographers such as Paul Tanqueray, Madame Yevonde and Dorothy Wilding

14 September 2018

Tabitha Barnard’s cult of sisterhood

In Sisterhood, Tabitha Barnard photographs her three younger sisters, all on the cusp of womanhood, exploring sexuality, ritual, and the forbidden nature of the occult

14 September 2018

Mexico – Between Life and Death

Harvey Stein's new book is published on Mexico Independence Day, celebrating the culture and contrasts of small town life there

14 September 2018

Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy at The Met Breuer, New York

Featuring 70 works by 30 artists, and starting from the JFK assassination and ending just before Trump's election, The Met Breuer's new show investigates alternative truths and how they're depicted in photography and art

13 September 2018

The Black Image Corporation on show at Fondazione Prada

The archives of two stellar magazines championing black women in America in the 1940s and 50s are opened up in Milan

13 September 2018

Sarah Christianson highlights the stark realities of fracking in North Dakota

“Even though it seems like this is happening in a tucked away corner of the world, it does have implications for the rest of us. Fracking could potentially happen in your backyard”

12 September 2018