“In the midst of all the vulnerability…they tell you to ‘stay desirable’”: Andi Galdi rallies against the monolithic, romantic narratives surrounding motherhood

Lydia Garnett pays homage to the relationship between hair and Butch identity

Caroline Tompkins probes the two extremes of sex and fear

The Lams of Ludlow Street by Thomas Holton: “A photography project that has turned into my life”

Rubis Mécénat endowment fund celebrates ten years of its South African photography programme Of Soul and Joy

Latest Journal Stories

Centre Pompidou unpacks the colonialism entrenched in its own photography collection from the critical interwar period of the 1930s

Reading Time: 3 minutes Unframing Colonialism is an eye-opening exhibition curated by Damarice Amao, taking a critical look at how photography furthered the colonial project in France

29 November 2022

Living Pictures: The largest-ever show of south-east Asian photography opens this week

Reading Time: 3 minutes Covering images from the 19th century to today, National Gallery Singapore’s extensive show illustrates how the region has shaped the global history of the medium

28 November 2022

Aria Shahrokhshahi on how his OpenWalls Arles winning portrait reconciled familial wounds

Reading Time: 4 minutes “It’s a way for me and my mum to heal our relationship, for us to get closer and for me to get to know her in a different way,” says Aria Shahrokhshahi, of his OpenWalls Arles winning portrait: Mum went and Fell

25 November 2022

Behind the scenes with curator Roxana Marcoci on Wolfgang Tillmans’ MOMA exhibition

Reading Time: 4 minutes Marcoci sheds light on the considerations that shaped the show’s final form, and her relationship with the featured work and Tillmans’ practice more broadly

25 November 2022

Along the border of Poland and Belarus, Monika Orpik meditates on the boundary between peace and oppression

Reading Time: 2 minutes Travelling through the Białowieża Forest – a natural border between the two nations – at the cusp of a political revolution, Orpik sought to understand the Belarusian community

25 November 2022

Indian Photo Festival is on a mission to champion local talent

Reading Time: 3 minutes The annual festival was established in 2015 to address the lack of support for the Indian photography community. Here, we speak to the festival’s founder Aquin Mathews about its origins, and this year’s program

24 November 2022

A family portrait that explores identity, Black representation and authorship

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ryan Prince considers the importance of visualising candid, familial moments to contribute to the photographic archive and counter the monolithic perception of Blackness

24 November 2022

Greg Williams: “I never think of myself as photographing celebrities, I photograph artists”

Reading Time: 3 minutes Off the back of launching the second issue of Hollywood Authentic, we catch up with Greg Williams about his new magazine, and how he built a career photographing Hollywood’s elite

23 November 2022

A poetic ode to the pleasures of walking

Reading Time: 3 minutes Matthew Genitempo’s latest photobook captures the eerily beautiful landscapes of Marfa, Texas, in atmospheric images taken on ambling walks at the start of the pandemic

23 November 2022

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases.

Along the border of Poland and Belarus, Monika Orpik meditates on the boundary between peace and oppression

A poetic ode to the pleasures of walking

Roe Ethridge presents two decades of work in a vibrant new monograph

Fiction and absurdity: Thomas Rousset’s exaggerated explorations of rural life

Edward Thompson’s images of Bush’s America stand the test of time

Caroline Tompkins probes the two extremes of sex and fear

The photobooks not to miss this autumn

Eli Durst examines the dichotomy between the staged and the candid

Agenda

Exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales.

Centre Pompidou unpacks the colonialism entrenched in its own photography collection from the critical interwar period of the 1930s

Living Pictures: The largest-ever show of south-east Asian photography opens this week

Behind the scenes with curator Roxana Marcoci on Wolfgang Tillmans’ MOMA exhibition

An alternative history of photography

First look: Photo London announces details of 2023 edition

Nhu Xuan Hua distorts her family archive in an expression of her displacement and search for understanding of her past

Mame-Diarra Niang’s ‘Same Guent Guii’: “Forgetting is also a starting point”

New publication Quilo takes us on an odyssey through contemporary Brazil

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Greg Williams: “I never think of myself as photographing celebrities, I photograph artists”

Behind the Cover: Reuben Wu and Alice Zoo on photographing Stonehenge for National Geographic

How to build a career: Alec Soth, Poulomi Basu, Justine Kurland and Jess T Dugan on survival strategies, adapting to change and making a living

Industry Insights: The rise of women skate photographers

Industry Insights: Erik Vroons on the challenges of publishing a magazine today and how you can support GUP

Behind the Cover: Micaiah Carter on shooting the women of Euphoria for The Cut

Behind the Campaign: Olivia Bee photographs Jeff Goldblum for eyewear brand, Jacques Marie Mage

Industry Insights with Le Book: Christopher Anderson on understanding why you take photographs

Latest Journal stories

Centre Pompidou unpacks the colonialism entrenched in its own photography collection from the critical interwar period of the 1930s

Reading Time: 3 minutes Unframing Colonialism is an eye-opening exhibition curated by Damarice Amao, taking a critical look at how photography furthered the colonial project in France

29 November 2022

Living Pictures: The largest-ever show of south-east Asian photography opens this week

Reading Time: 3 minutes Covering images from the 19th century to today, National Gallery Singapore’s extensive show illustrates how the region has shaped the global history of the medium

28 November 2022

Aria Shahrokhshahi on how his OpenWalls Arles winning portrait reconciled familial wounds

25 November 2022

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases

Centre Pompidou unpacks the colonialism entrenched in its own photography collection from the critical interwar period of the 1930s

Living Pictures: The largest-ever show of south-east Asian photography opens this week

Behind the scenes with curator Roxana Marcoci on Wolfgang Tillmans’ MOMA exhibition

An alternative history of photography

First look: Photo London announces details of 2023 edition

Nhu Xuan Hua distorts her family archive in an expression of her displacement and search for understanding of her past

Mame-Diarra Niang’s ‘Same Guent Guii’: “Forgetting is also a starting point”

New publication Quilo takes us on an odyssey through contemporary Brazil

Agenda

Noteworthy exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales and more

Along the border of Poland and Belarus, Monika Orpik meditates on the boundary between peace and oppression

A poetic ode to the pleasures of walking

Roe Ethridge presents two decades of work in a vibrant new monograph

Fiction and absurdity: Thomas Rousset’s exaggerated explorations of rural life

Edward Thompson’s images of Bush’s America stand the test of time

Caroline Tompkins probes the two extremes of sex and fear

The photobooks not to miss this autumn

Eli Durst examines the dichotomy between the staged and the candid

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Greg Williams: “I never think of myself as photographing celebrities, I photograph artists”

Behind the Cover: Reuben Wu and Alice Zoo on photographing Stonehenge for National Geographic

How to build a career: Alec Soth, Poulomi Basu, Justine Kurland and Jess T Dugan on survival strategies, adapting to change and making a living

Industry Insights: The rise of women skate photographers

Industry Insights: Erik Vroons on the challenges of publishing a magazine today and how you can support GUP

Behind the Cover: Micaiah Carter on shooting the women of Euphoria for The Cut

Behind the Campaign: Olivia Bee photographs Jeff Goldblum for eyewear brand, Jacques Marie Mage

Industry Insights with Le Book: Christopher Anderson on understanding why you take photographs

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