Smallwood’s meditative series Languor centres upon Central Park’s wide-open landscapes and Black individuals pictured at rest amid them

Smallwood’s meditative series Languor centres upon Central Park’s wide-open landscapes and Black individuals pictured at rest amid them
Each year, British Journal of Photography presents its Ones To Watch – a group of emerging image-makers, chosen from hundreds of nominations by international experts. Throughout September, BJP-online is sharing their profiles, originally published in issue #7898 of the magazine.
“I realised that, through photography, I could express myself as loudly as I wanted without feeling uncomfortable or feeling my ideas weren’t strong enough. That’s what photography gave me”
Each year, British Journal of Photography presents its Ones To Watch – a group of emerging image-makers,…
Anjuman’s poetic images tackle issues of violence and oppression, many of which have affected Anjuman herself
Sejud’s work oscillates around ideas of freedom, and attempts at its limitation, on a personal and political level
“Photography for me is all about utilising the real world, re-contextualising and appropriating it”
“I’m very interested in self-presentation as a way of exposure. And also as a way to communicate. We need to produce pictures, almost on a daily basis, in order to show that we’re still active”
Blending embroidery and photography, Malik interrogates misogyny and violence against women in her native India
Each year, we reach out to editors, professors, directors, curators, writers, publishers, agents and photographers to nominate emerging practitioners who are making outstanding work.
Going back 10 years, our archive of interviews offers a window into where photography is heading.