Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen has created a unique tribute to his homeland’s cultural defining Norwegian Black Metal in his new series, Singing Norwegian Singers.
Portraiture
A new collection documents the rock & roll imagery of Californian photographer, Michael Zagaris during the 1970s. Including images of The Clash, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Blondie, The Sex Pistols, Bob Dylan and many others, the archive provides a revealing and intimate insight into this unique scene at a time of hedonistic abandon. BJP sat down with the photographer to discuss a collection that claims to be the ‘last untouched rock archive.’
In 2015, KEO Films gave cameraphones to migrants and refugees, following their journeys over thousands…
The dichotomy between documenting and experiencing an event is a predicament faced by even the…
The recording artist – who died in January at the age of 69 – has been celebrated through numerous releases in the intervening months. Alongside shows at Proud Camden and The Hub, 2016 has seen the launch of a new book by Bowie’s official photographer through 1972-3: Mick Rock. Here BJP looks at the imagery during a time which saw the artist ‘construct a complete mythology around himself’.
The New York-based photographer Joni Sternbach is nominated for a ‘tintype’ portrait of a couple called…
October sees the launch of Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s, a 12-week exhibition at The Photographer’s Gallery in Central London. BJP sat down with curators Gabriele Schor and Anna Dannemann to discuss a collection that celebrates seeks to challenge ‘accepted social conventions, including the mechanisms and male dominance of the art industry.’
In the early 1990s, when the world watched TV footage of a Somalia once again devastated by recurring famine, the United States started taking in refugees as part of an international humanitarian relief effort. Many settled in Minneapolis, where they soon found jobs and integrated into the wider Minnesota community.
The magazine also includes longform features on Nadav Kander’s most recent portraiture series, Charlie Kwai’s…
Jim Marshall’s photos of 60s jazz festivals capture the many greats of the ‘first uniquely American art form’.