Editor’s picks: Stories you might have missed in March

© Tatenda Chidora.

In this month’s editor’s picks, Isabelle Wenzel explores the universal experience of inhabiting a body, while Morgan Ashcom presents corrupted film as a metaphor for oppression. We also revisit the work of the late documentary photographer Mik Critchlow, and celebrate the winner’s of BJP’s own Portrait of Humanity award

Portrait of Humanity winners announced: “A collective hope for the future”

Basil-Clavering-Royale_Storyette-print_1950s_Rupert-Smith-Collection — Basil Clavering, (Royale), Storyette print, 1950s. Courtesy Rupert Smith Collection.

Sex on negs: London’s cruising history exposed

MK-MIning-Apprentices-Ashington-Colliery-1981-1350x1350 — © Mik Critchlow.

Remembering Mik Critchlow, the North East’s great narrator

morgan_ashcom_open_02 — © Morgan Ashcom.

‘Open in a dark room only’: salvaged images of Palestinian resistance

Isabelle Wenzel celebrates the powerful potential of the body

Ravi Ghosh

Ravi Ghosh was the deputy editor at British Journal of Photography from 2023-2024 and is now studying at Columbia University, NYC. Previously, he was an editor at Elephant magazine and worked on the Life & Arts supplement at the Financial Times. He writes on arts and culture for The Guardian, Prospect, Tribune, i-D, Bandcamp, RA Magazine and more. He has also written photobook introductions for Tony Mak and Portrait of Humanity.