BJP, Author at 1854 Photography

The Magnum Photos/BJP 2018 workshops kick off with a guide to editorial assignments

Reading Time: 2 minutes “The Magnum/BJP series of workshops have been extraordinarily rewarding for me,” says Beren Patterson. “Despite being only two intense days per topic, the depth, coverage and expertise from Magnum photographers, industry speakers, and fellow attendees is incredible. I can’t recommend the workshops strongly enough for those wanting to be inspired and grow as a photographer.” Patterson has attended all of the Magnum/BJP workshops to date – and has already signed up for the 2018 series, which kicks off on 17-18 February with session titled Editorial Assignments – How to succeed in the editorial market.

In Paris: Guillaume Bression and Carlos Ayesta retrace routes back into the Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Reading Time: 2 minutes When an earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan on 11 March 2011, thousands lost their lives and many more were left homeless. Worse still, the quake triggered a devastating accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, forcing 80,000 more people to flee their homes. People have slowly returned but, despite huge efforts to make it safe, radiation persists. Many former residents have decided to stay away, and those who came back are still adjusting to life in the shadow of a still very present past. Photographers Guillaume Bression and Carlos Ayesta spent six months covering the immediate aftermath of the disaster for the French media, and decided to work on a much longer project together.

In Paris: classical and contemporary Greece in Rocco Venezia’s Nekyia

Reading Time: 3 minutes Venezia graduated from university in 2016; starting life as his end-of-year project, Nekyia demonstrates the research-based direction he moved into, drawing on classical literature to explore the complex economic and political situation of modern Greece. It focuses on the river Acheron, which flows through Epirus in northwestern Greece, and is featured in classical epics such as The Odyssey, Aeneid and The Divine Comedy as the boundary between this world and the underworld. Its name literally translates as the ‘river of woe’.

1854 Media wins at the PPA Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutes 1854 Media was named the Publishing Innovator of the Year at the PPA awards for the…

BJP Breakthrough for emerging photographers

Reading Time: 3 minutes BJP’s Breakthrough Sessions are open from 23 June – featuring leading industry speakers such as Vivienne Gamble (director, Seen Fifteen), Hamish Crooks (licensing director, Magnum Photos), Jaki Jo Hannan (senior creative producer, AMV BBDO) and Dominic Bell (Webber Represents) and the BJP Breakthrough Awards exhibition, featuring Ryan James Caruthers, Jocelyn Allen, Todd R Darling and Cathal Abberton

BJP #7861: Struth or Fiction?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Fake news and ethical quandaries are hot topics right now – so BJP has responded with its take on the topic, and an issue focussing on documentary storytelling and differing imperatives on objectivity featuring Max Pinckers, Daniel Berehulak, Munem Wasif, and Thomas Struth, among others

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In Paris: Guillaume Bression and Carlos Ayesta retrace routes back into the Fukushima Exclusion Zone

In Paris: classical and contemporary Greece in Rocco Venezia’s Nekyia

1854 Media wins at the PPA Awards

BJP Breakthrough for emerging photographers

BJP #7861: Struth or Fiction?

Awards: BJP Breakthrough winners 2017

BJP: Open call for Portrait of Britain 17

BJP’s search for the world’s best emerging talent

Breakthrough Awards: how to impress judges Diana Markosian, Juno Calypso and Hayley Louisa Brown