Ilona Szwarc joins Institute
The Polish-American photographer Ilona Szwarc is Institute's newest member
Industry concerned about Getty Images’ free-for-all approach
Representatives organisations around the world, including the American Society of Media Photographers and the National Press Photographers Association in the US, have condemned Getty Images' decision to offer 35 million images at no cost for all non-commercial uses
Bronx Documentary Center launches appeal to support exhibitions
The Bronx Documentary Center is appealing for funds to finance a 12-month programme of exhibitions and talks
Getty’s move is cynical but inevitable, says British Press Photographers’ Association
Getty Images' decision to make 35 million of its images free was inevitable, says Jeff Moore of the British Press Photographers' Association, yet it will cost photographers their jobs. He speaks to BJP
10 facts about Getty Images’ embed feature
Everything you should know about Getty Images' new embed feature, which will make 35 million of its images free for all non-commercial uses
Getty Images makes 35 million images free in fight against copyright infringement
Getty Images has single-handedly redefined the entire photography market with the launch of a new embedding feature that will make more than 35 million images freely available to anyone for non-commercial usage. BJP's Olivier Laurent finds out more
Roger Ballen unveils latest daring film, Asylum of the Birds
Roger Ballen has made a short film to accompany his new book, Asylum of the Birds, which is provocative, graphic, and unlike anything else you're likely to have seen
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Exhibition of Eastern European photography opens in The Netherlands
Sputnik Photos – a collective of documentary photographers from Central and Eastern Europe – holds an exhibition of work in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The exhibition marks the opening of a new headquarters for documentary photography organisation Fotodok.
Nikon unveils the D4S – its ‘ultimate imaging machine’
Nikon is calling its D4S a "true master of the dark", offering photographers an ISO range extendable to a record 409,600
‘A Day Without News?’ campaign marks first anniversary
A year since the launch of a worldwide campaign to highlight the risks journalists and photographers face when working in conflict zones, there's still more to do, says Aidan Sullivan of A Day Without News?
Samuel Aranda joins Panos Pictures
Former World Press Photo winner Samuel Aranda has joined London-based agency Panos
Magnum Photos Workshop Showcase: Irina Sokolova
Photographer Irina Sokolova, who attended Gueorgui Pinkhassov's workshop in Paris, is featured as part of BJP's Magnum Photos Workshop partnership
‘The gunmen were willing to do anything to get their message across,’ says World Press Photo winner Tyler Hicks
Tyler Hicks of The New York Times won Second Prize in the Spot News Stories category for his coverage of the Nairobi Westgate massacre in Kenya. He speaks to BJP
Julie McGuire on drawing international attention to the plight of street dogs – and winning a WPP award for doing so
This year, four British photographers won World Press Photo awards – Marcus Bleasdale, Nadav Kander, Abbie Trayler-Smith and Julie McGuire. It's fair to say that McGuire is the least familiar, but she's picked up one of photography's biggest accolades nonetheless – third prize in the Daily Life Singles category.
WPP winner Rena Effendi on National Geographic, responsible storytelling and Transylvanian agrarian culture
National Geographic supports in-depth documentary photography, says Rena Effendi – then ensures the image-maker is involved in the editing and layout process to tell their story to maximum effect
New perspectives on familiar issues – WPP judge Hideko Kataoka on the future of documentary photography
The same stories recur but, says Hideko Kataoka, globalisation and new ways of looking mean that photographers can still engage their audiences
‘These awards show the consequences of a lack of resources in the industry,’ says World Press Photo’s chair Gary Knight
Gary Knight, who presided over this year's World Press Photo jury, speaks to BJP about judging the prestigious awards for the fourth time, noting the evolution of an industry that is struggling to find proper resources
Eight percent of final World Press Photo entries were manipulated and disqualified, say judges
World Press Photo was forced to disqualify about eight percent of the images that reached the final round of judging after they were found to have been manipulated
‘I see this as a launching point,’ says Sara Naomi Lewkowicz of her World Press Photo first prize win
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz wins first prize in the Contemporary Issues Stories category for her project documenting domestic violence