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Four photographers win Birmingham's big commission

Reference Works is the largest photography commission ever undertaken in Birmingham, and it has enlisted Brian Griffin, Michael Collins, Andrew Lacon and Stuart Whipps to document the birth of a new library...

Commercial 04 Apr 2012

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Better by Design: The role of design in the making of five modern photobooks

Jörg Colberg focuses on an overlooked aspect of the photobook, discussing the role of design in the making of five modern classics.

Books 21 Mar 2012

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World Press Photo announces Multimedia contest winners

Dutch photographers and videographers Elles van Gelderen and Ilvy Njiokiktjien have won first prize in the second edition of the World Press Photo Multimedia contest for "Afrikaner Blood"

Awards 15 Mar 2012

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From photography to web-documentaries: Samuel Bollendorff's Nowhere Safe

As Samuel Bollendorff releases his latest web-documentary - Nowhere Safe - the French photographer tells BJP how he uses his images to tell interactive stories online.

Documentary 14 Mar 2012

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Jasper White: Barcelona birds

Jasper White explores owners' relationships with their pet birds.

Documentary 07 Mar 2012

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Brent Stirton on winning two World Press Photo awards

This year one photographer won two prizes - Brent Stirton, who picked up first prize in the Nature Stories and Contemporary Issues Singles categories.

Documentary 17 Feb 2012

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Rob Hornstra on the importance of winning at WPP

Dutch photographer Rob Hornstra has decided to go it alone to document the Russian city of Sochi - which makes winning first prize in the Arts and Entertainment Stories category of World Press Photo all...

Documentary 13 Feb 2012

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Crowdfunding platform Emphas.is launches publishing arm

Emphas.is, the crowdfunding platform dedicated to documentary photographers and photojournalists, has now launched a publishing arm

Business 01 Feb 2012

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New photographic grant launched for women photographers

To finance the establishment of a new photographic grant dedicated to European women photographers, the founder of the Firecracker online platform has released an exclusive 2012 diary featuring the work...

Documentary 27 Jan 2012

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Gui Machiavelli: I Will

Gui Machiavelli started out as a journalist but got more and more interested in graphic and interactive design at college, and these days puts his focus firmly on technology.

Documentary 25 Jan 2012

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Jason Larkin: Cairo Divided

Divided is a two-year investigation into Cairo’s social and architectural changes, self-published for the first time in its entirety in newspaper form.

Documentary 25 Jan 2012

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Toni Greaves: Radical Love, The Promise

Art director-turned-photographer Toni Greaves follows a young woman as she makes her journey into sisterhood.

Documentary 25 Jan 2012

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Gypsy Blood: Behind the scenes with photographer-turned-director Leo Maguire [update]

Channel 4's True Stories: Gypsy Blood premiered last night, and has since been trending on Twitter, drawing commendations and criticism for its truthful look at two Gypsy families in the UK. We speak with...

Documentary 20 Jan 2012

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Musée de l'Elysée confirms Lacoste excluded artist from photography prize [update 2]

An artist and photographer has accused Lacoste and the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne of censoring her work after she was nominated for the Lacoste Elysée Prize.

Fine Art 21 Dec 2011

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Spotlight on crowdfunding: Behind the Smokescreen

Rocco Rorandelli has been documenting the tobacco industry for the last three years, ever since he asked himself what lay behind a cigarette.

Documentary 24 Nov 2011

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Fish Bar: A new photography gallery opens

A former chip shop in London has been transformed by Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling into a photography gallery. And, finds Diane Smyth, they are relishing the independence it offers them.

Documentary 15 Nov 2011

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