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Be part of a major group exhibition. Female in Focus is an international award purposed to discover, promote and reward exceptional women and non-binary photographers.

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Female in Focus: Joanna Milter on championing a gender-equal photography industry

Female in Focus x 1854 Presents: Rhiannon Adam

The women photographers bringing nuance to the way COVID-19 is being covered

Objectifs’ Emmeline Yong on Shifting the Mindset of the Photography Industry

Women Street Photographers: A new anthology shines a light on women’s remarkable contribution to a male-dominated art

WePresent’s Holly Fraser Joins the Judging Panel for Female In Focus 2021

Michelle Watt visualises her complex struggle to navigate a racial and sexual identity between Asian and Western cultures

“Correcting history that never really served us”: Decolonising the calendar in Carmen Daneshmandi’s latest zine

Valentina Sinis on the lives, deaths, dreams and resilience of abuse victims in Iraqi Kurdistan

La Caravana del Diablo: Ada Trillo’s troubling portrait of a US-bound migrant caravan

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Win a solo exhibition in London. BJP International Photography Award has launched the careers of some of today’s most sought-after photographers.

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“As humans, we must strive to survive”: Timely stories of strength and agency from the BJP International Photography Award 2020 Single Image Show

“If nobody told you it was a project about refugees, you’d never know”: Emeric Lhuisset interrogates the power of perception in conflict photography

Meet BJP International Photography Award 2019 judge Sarah Allen, Assistant Curator at Tate Modern

What To Do With A Million Years by Juno Calypso

Winner of the BJP International Photography Award 2018 Announced

We wanted to question whether the world we’re living in could actually be a simulation: Copenhagen-based collective Sara, Peter and Tobias on their IPA-shortlisted series

Often, western media institutions are only interested in recognising work that reflects their own culturally appropriated view of the east: Poulomi Basu on being shortlisted for the International Photography Awards

I had to go back to vaults of difficult memories that I would have gladly put behind me: Paulina Otylie Surys on her IPA shortlisted series

I am always fascinated by how photography and images can construct the truth: Harit Srikhao on his IPA shortlisted series, Mt. Meru

This is the project I’ve always wanted to shoot: Alys Tomlinson on her IPA shortlisted series

Be part of the UK’s biggest annual photography exhibition. Portrait of Britain™ is a national portraiture award celebrating the many faces of modern Britain.

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Anthony Luvera: “Homelessness is a structural problem”

Portrait of Britain: Kovi Konowiecki on photographing liminal spaces

A portrait of the real Brexit Britain

A Portrait of Queer Britain

Portrait of Britain: Carly Clarke on documenting a life-changing journey

“Incredible and inspiring”: stories of success from Portrait of Britain

Calling all photographers to enter Portrait of Britain 2019

Issue #7876: The Portrait Issue

In case you missed Portrait of Britain on Sky News

Meet our Portrait of Britain 2018 winners

This open call is now closed for final selection. Look out for the next edition of 1854 Fast Track coming soon.

1854’s new career accelerator for unsigned talent. Get seen by the most respected industry names repping and commissioning photographers today.

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Industry Insights: Stella’s Krishna Sheth on building a career as a photo editor

Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography

Industry Insights: Assembly’s co-founders on reimagining models of artist support through its new hybrid platform

Industry Insights with Le Book: Nadav Kander remembers his tentative first steps in photography

Industry Insights: Pooneh Ghana on making it as a music photographer

Industry Insights: Ellie Burd on the ins and outs of working with an agency

Industry Insights with LE BOOK: Is photography now truly inclusive?

Industry Insights: Bruno Ceschel on building communities and worlds through photobooks

Industry Insights: Erik Messerschmidt on recreating old Hollywood using modern cinematography in Netflix’s Mank

Industry Insights: Carol Allen-Storey on building a career in NGO photography

Be part of one of the most viewed exhibitions in global history. Portrait of Humanity™ is an international portraiture award conceived to show there is more that unites us than sets us apart.

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Announcing the Winners of Portrait of Humanity 2021

Indian Photo Festival 2020

A new film captures the world’s first photography exhibition in Space

Portrait of Humanity travels into Space

“This is their home”: Dustin Thierry on Europe’s Black queer diaspora

Hereros: Conflict and costume in Namibia

Grandma Divers: Portraits of South Korea’s haenyeo

Meeting Sofie: A girl’s first steps into love, loss and womanhood

Reversing cultural erasure in the work of Ngadi Smart

Announcing the winners of Portrait of Humanity 2020

The winners of Decade of Change have been announced!

Get exhibited worldwide. Decade of Change is a global photography award and collaborative exhibition dedicated to documenting the defining matter of our time: the climate crisis.

“For me, winning Female in Focus meant exposure: I received many interview requests and opportunities to publish my work. It enriched my project in so many ways”

Katinka Schuett, Female in Focus 2019 Winner

“British Journal of Photography was the very first publication I started following when I started photography. I’ve been entering all the contests for a couple of years now, and Female in Focus was a no brainer. Winning definitely helped garner attention”

Maria Lax, Female in Focus 2019 Winner

This award is now closed for judging. Pre-register for the next instalment edition of OpenWalls now.

Get exhibited in historic locations around the world. OpenWalls is an international award designed to elevate the careers of both emerging and established photographers.