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1854 Presents

Exclusive artist talks, Q&As, panel discussions and more with the industry’s biggest names.

1854 Presents hosts some of today’s most prominent visual artists in exclusive talks, Q&As, panel discussions and more, giving you the chance to learn from the best — all online, and exclusively available to all 1854 Free Registered Users, Subscribers and Members

This Collection comprises the full selection of 1854 Presents live stream recordings, accompanied by written summaries of each event.

As an 1854 Access Member, you can apply to host your own talk with 1854 Presents. Whatever your area of expertise, share it with our global audience of 2+ million photography peers. Not a Member? Join now

1854 Presents: Portrait of Britain 2020

In a free live stream event, Alexander Beer, Danny Kasirye and Naomi Goddard unpack their winning Portraits of Britain with Katherine Ashmore, Communications Manager at JCDecaux UK

9 September 2020

1854 Presents: Serena Brown

In a free livestream event, the fashion documentary photographer unpacks her recent projects exploring working class youth culture in the UK

2 September 2020

1854 Presents: Giya Makondo-Wills

The British-South African documentary photographer discusses the white western gaze within the context of her new photobook, They Came From the Water While the World Watched

12 August 2020

1854 Presents: Bradley Secker

In a free live event, the Istanbul-based photojournalist unpacks a decade of documenting LGBTI+ asylum seekers around the world

5 August 2020

1854 Presents: Enda Bowe & Suzie Lavelle

The acclaimed photographer and cinematographer discuss their collaborative approach to capturing internal emotion in the BBC’s four-time Emmy nominated series Normal People

29 July 2020