Hoping to reignite appreciation for a ‘neglected’ UK photo scene, James Hyman will open the Centre for British Photography at the end of this month. How will the new institution serve the community?

Hoping to reignite appreciation for a ‘neglected’ UK photo scene, James Hyman will open the Centre for British Photography at the end of this month. How will the new institution serve the community?
“I wanted to disrupt the viewing experience in a slightly ambiguous, obtuse way, to create figures like ghosts,” says Francis, whose ongoing work urges viewers to re-evaluate who is considered the natural inhabitant of English landscapes
Following the birth of her first child, Woodward experienced postpartum depression, feeling an overwhelming sense of isolation that soon made a lasting impact on her work
In Surat, Atong Atem restages her family album, celebrating the visual language of family photographs, and photography as an extension of our traditions
Shooting for clients like Vogue, Burberry and COS, as well as for himself, Savaci’s work is informed by desire to create a sense of order from his looser, more organic early years
The eighth edition of the festival is directed by Koyo Kuouh, who has created a space to debate how the ubiquity of imagery is changing the way we think and behave
The Covid-19 pandemic hit the international photography magazine hard. Here, Vroons discusses GUP’s journey thus far, a new redesign, and how you can get involved