studio 1854“Our family and friends aren’t Star Wars fans at all,” says Hinako Kassai, who lives in Tokyo with her husband Kento. It came as a surprise, then, when these family and…
Studio 1854 works with photographers to create narrative-led projects that explore the world we live in.
By focusing on themes that are culturally and socially relevant, our commissions offer paid opportunities for photographers to collaborate with clients on projects that matter.
Our bespoke commissioning platform – 1854 Commissions – matches contemporary photographic talent with clients to achieve the best possible results. We share client briefs with our global community and select the optimum candidate based on a range of factors including style, creative approach and past work.
For Clients
We offer two types of commissions. For a managed commission we publish your creative brief on 1854 Commissions and select a photographer most suited to it. We contract them on your behalf and oversee the assignment to ensure that they fulfil your objectives.
For a creative commission, we work with you to develop a creative brief in line with your objectives. We publish this on 1854 Commissions and select a shortlist of photographers who each submit a creative concept. We select the strongest candidate and work with them to develop their approach and ensure that they fulfil your objectives.
“Star Wars is the first movie that I remember ever watching,” says Paula Avila. “My dad took my brother and me to see the movie. When I stepped out of the cinema,…
“I was raised in a home where I couldn’t have the volume on when I watched TV, if I got to watch TV [at all]” says Milan Nguyen. “So when my cousins…
Alice Mann was selected for the adidas Breaking Barriers commission. Below, a handful of the players who Mann photographed reflect on the personal importance of football, together with the challenges that come…
The award-winning photographer creates a new photographic series offering an intimate insight into the London-based women’s football team
Mann will receive £10,000 to create a new body of work around the subject for the latest Studio 1854 commission
Using Panasonic’s remarkable latest equipment, including the LUMIX S1R full-frame mirrorless camera, Frederick Paxton embarked on a dynamic shoot across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to explore football and its community impact.…
LUMIX Stories for Change is an ongoing collaboration between British Journal of Photography and Panasonic LUMIX that celebrates the power of photography in driving positive change. In August 2019, three photographers were…
LUMIX Stories for Change is an ongoing collaboration between British Journal of Photography and Panasonic LUMIX that celebrates the power of photography in driving positive change. In August 2019, three photographers were…
Ricardo Nagaoka, Francesca Allen, Clément Chapillon and Brant Slomovic will travel across California and document the lesser-know sides of the Golden State
British Journal of Photography announces the photographers shortlisted for Meet California, an exclusive commission for which four competition winners will create a body of work responding to vast American state