British Journal of Photography

Be part of our new nationwide exhibition, Portrait of Britain

BJP invites submissions to Portrait of Britain, a nationwide exhibition showing the face of modern Britain
BJP #7847: Shooting on Assignment

Our latest issue look at the image-makers doing creative commissioned work for smart brands using photography in innovative ways
Cristina de Middel: Lady Isn’t Waiting

Cristina de Middel, one of the most famous, and prolific, photographers in the world, reflects on a remarkably fertile year after the “explosion” of Afronauts, as she joins the revered INSTITUTE roster.
Breakthrough’s past winners explain how the award propelled them to the next level

Thinking of entering Breakthrough? Last year's winners tell us how the award has advanced their career and give tips to prospective entrants
Arrested Development in Thomas Mailaender’s Man Cave

Inspiration for Thomas Mailaender’s new photobook and exhibition Gone Fishing came from finding himself on the cusp of fatherhood, confronted by obligations of an adult kind, the cult artist tells BJP.

After Libya, understanding war

Centered around the 2011 Libyan Revolution, Libyan Sugar is a road trip through a war zone, detailed through photographs, journal entries, and written communication with family and colleagues.

1 April 2016

Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

A landmark exhibition of photographs by 12 contemporary women artists from Iran and the Arab world is about to go on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C.

1 April 2016

Be part of our new nationwide exhibition, Portrait of Britain

BJP invites submissions to Portrait of Britain, a nationwide exhibition showing the face of modern Britain

1 April 2016

John Brockliss celebrates sea at North Contemporary Fine Art Brighton

Created over a period of five years, in all weathers and seasons, John Brockliss' new series Restless is a photographic documentary of the ever-changing vistas of Britain's seascapes.

31 March 2016

Moises Saman on Iraq’s civil war

In February, new Magnum photographer Moises Saman returned to Iraq to continue documenting the effects of the country's ongoing civil war. On assignment for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), he visited displaced Iraqi families in Tikrit, Baghdad, and Anbar Province where relief organizations are challenged by increasing demands for aid and support with improving sanitary conditions.

31 March 2016

BJP #7847: Shooting on Assignment

Our latest issue look at the image-makers doing creative commissioned work for smart brands using photography in innovative ways

31 March 2016

Infinite spaces: How architectural escapes can endlessly extend into the landscape.

In a new book, James Silverman documents some of the world’s most spectacular houses - from the remote mountain dwellings of northern Europe to the palatial villas of South America.

31 March 2016

ICONS – Works by Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger

In 2012, Swiss based artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger gave themselves a challenge; to recreate, in their studio, some of the world’s most iconic images "to outwit the documentary aspect of photography."

31 March 2016

Cristina de Middel: Lady Isn’t Waiting

Cristina de Middel, one of the most famous, and prolific, photographers in the world, reflects on a remarkably fertile year after the “explosion” of Afronauts, as she joins the revered INSTITUTE roster.

30 March 2016

World Famous Photographers meet near the Arctic Circle at Nordic Light International...

A remarkable collection of world-famous photographers are meeting to exhibit in Kristiansund, the tiny city in northernmost Norway, for the Nordic Lights Festival.

29 March 2016

Muhammad Ali – Fighter’s Heaven

"The fight is won or lost away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out on the road, long before I dance under those lights." So said Muhammad Ali, great heavyweight boxer of all time, a quote that formed the inspiration for Peter Angelo Simon's photostudy of the fighter as he prepared for the biggest night of his career.

29 March 2016

Carl De Keyzer’s Cuba – From Communist to Capitalist Country

In photographing Cuba just before the American trade embargo is lifted, Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer shows us the residue of a bygone era, as well as a population ready to open a new chapter in its history.

24 March 2016

Leading Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota wins Foam Paul Huf Award 2016

Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota, one of the rising stars of the international photography scene, and the leading name in a new generation of Japanese artists, has been chosen as the winner of the tenth Foam Paul Huf Award.

24 March 2016

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium

Five years after Patti Smith’s bestselling book uncovered the inside story of Robert Mapplethorpe’s self-discovery, two Los Angeles County institutions pay tribute to the artist in concurrent retrospective exhibitions

24 March 2016

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s photographic maps of the Milky Way

Polyhedra, a solo exhibition of new work by Johannesburg-based artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, merges time-lapse photography of the Milky Way with Sunstrum’s own watercolour paintings and the work of Tempest Anderson, an early 20th-century explorer and pioneer in volcanic photography.

23 March 2016