Industry Insights

This online journal and publishing house is on a mission to uplift Vietnamese photography

Despite the challenges of scarce resources and strict censorship laws, the two-person team behind Matca – an online journal, community space and publishing imprint in Hanoi – are determined to strengthen their local scene

11 January 2023

Behind BJP’s covers of 2022

Home, Love, Ukraine, Time, Talent, Community, Tradition, Identity and the Portrait. Our 2022 issue themes reflect the most pertinent subjects occupying photographers’ work this year. We delve behind our cover images

21 December 2022

Industry Insights: Shaniqwa Jarvis on empowerment, social change and giving back

Throughout her career, Jarvis has been intent on empowering the next generation of photographers. Doing this, alongside focused hard work and endurance, has led to the successes she enjoys today.

13 December 2022

Greg Williams: “I never think of myself as photographing celebrities, I photograph artists”

Off the back of launching the second issue of Hollywood Authentic, we catch up with Greg Williams about his new magazine, and how he built a career photographing Hollywood’s elite

23 November 2022

Behind the Cover: Reuben Wu and Alice Zoo on photographing Stonehenge for National Geographic

The photographers and picture editor behind National Geographic’s August cover story share their approach to reimagining one of the world’s most-photographed structure

13 September 2022

How to build a career: Alec Soth, Poulomi Basu, Justine Kurland and Jess T Dugan on survival strategies, adapting to change and making a living

After choosing a career as a photographer how does an emerging artist manage to make a living? Gem Fletcher finds out

28 July 2022

Industry Insights: The rise of women skate photographers

Skateboarding and photography have always had an intrinsic connection. Now, as more women drop into the scene, a new wave of photographers are stepping up behind the lens

21 June 2022

Industry Insights: Erik Vroons on the challenges of publishing a magazine today and how you can support GUP

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

7 April 2022

Behind the Cover: Micaiah Carter on shooting the women of Euphoria for The Cut

“It was about having fun and focusing on the beauty of the women,” says Carter

25 March 2022

Behind the Campaign: Olivia Bee photographs Jeff Goldblum for eyewear brand, Jacques Marie Mage

Bee takes inspiration from the actor’s life experiences and varied career for the editorial’s narrative

14 October 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.