Industry Insights

1854 Presents: Mariama Attah on the power of collaboration

Curator Mariama Attah explains how socially engaged curatorial practices can reshape the photographic world

1 March 2021

Industry Insights: Claire Rothstein on the female gaze in fashion and advertising

The luxury fashion photographer and founding editor of Girls. Girls. Girls. Magazine considers how her signature aesthetic of sex and glamour fits into the wider conversation around women’s representation

27 February 2021

Industry Insights: Azu Nwagbogu on resisting the archive, visualising the middle ground, and repose as a radical act

“I’m interested in artists who are working with archival material, but not accepting the archive; resisting the authority of the archive, and pushing, and going deeper”

25 February 2021

Industry Insights: Kennedi Carter on breaking barriers and making history

As British Vogue’s youngest ever cover photographer, Carter joins a crop of record-breaking Black artists at the forefront of the editorial sphere. She unpacks how she got noticed, her organic approach, and the power of community in driving change

24 February 2021

Industry Insights: Sue Ireland on building a commercial career

East Photographic’s Sue Ireland shares advice on developing portfolios, navigating negotiations and “trusting your gut”

18 February 2021

Industry Insights: Stephen Ledger-Lomas on original thinking, finding talent, and getting re-inspired in a post-Covid world

Ledger-Lomas is head of production at BBH London, a leading global advertising agency with past and present clients including Audi, Tesco, Levi’s and British Airways

16 February 2021

Industry Insights: Four photographers on staying proactive in a pandemic

As we approach one year since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, four commercial photographers reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, and how to continue growing professionally when work is sparse

9 February 2021

Industry Insights: Mariama Attah on curation, collaboration, and perseverance

“It’s really important for people to understand that a career path is not a steady and unbroken positive trajectory,” says Attah, curator at Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery

4 February 2021

Industry Insights: Kamila K Stanley on building networks and getting paid

Kamila K Stanley is a self-taught, independent photographer whose client list boasts the likes of…

2 February 2021

1854 Presents: Gia Goodrich on the beauty of representation

Photographer, producer, educator, and podcaster Gia Goodrich shares a look into her creative fields, past projects, and hopes for the future of photography.

28 January 2021

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Take a deep dive into the intersections of art and commerce

From leading editorial photographers on the concept behind their latest cover shoot to global curators sharing their approach to collecting, major industry figures take us behind the curtain of their professional practices.

Highlights include David Brandon Geeting on commercial still life photography, Quil Lemons on shooting Billie Eilish for Vanity Fair, Azu Nwagbogu on resisting the authority of the archive and Alessia Glaviano on running a festival amid a global pandemic.