Exploring self-presentation and gender representation, Fosso was awarded the £30,000 prize for the retrospective Samuel Fosso at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
Agenda
With Scotiabank’s CONTACT Photography Festival underway this month, Naomi Skwarna unpicks the artists, places, and ideas behind the outdoor programme, from utopic posters to North African billboards
Martin Parr is this year’s Master of Photography, the Nikon Emerging Photographer Award returns with an exciting shortlist and a new Hahnemühle Student Award is announced
Following her time as Kyotographie’s artist in residence, the Spanish photographer reflects on childhood, adulthood and differing customs
Fiona Rogers and Vivienne Gamble discuss the inaugural Parasol Foundation International Photography Prize for Women – and why women-focused initiatives are still needed
As his new solo show opens at Autograph, the trailblazing photographer talks to Amelia Abraham about the eroticism of Black British life – and the endless possibilities of darkroom encounters
Identidad Perdida [‘Lost Identity’] is a new show devoted to Colombian artist Juan Pablo Echeverri, co-curated by Wolfgang Tillmans
The Swiss Magnum member is best known for his post-war photojournalism, but an unearthed archive of colour work may change and enrich his legacy. Rosalind Jana picks over Bischof’s new shades
Sebastian Bruno’s images for The Abertillery and Ebbw Valleys Dynamic offer a multifaceted view of a working-class community in the throes of austerity
In this month’s editor’s picks, we meet Andrea Gjestvang’s atlantic cowboys – the Faroese men increasingly living without women. We explore an Italian city newly freed form the grip of the Mafia, and enjoy an audience with Magnum’s Cristina de Middel.
We also discover a photographer’s guide to Japan’s capital city, and hear from the winners of the Environment category at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.