From themes of mythologised memories and ancestral resistance to decolonial archives, this year’s edition of the world’s biggest photography festival centres global narratives

From themes of mythologised memories and ancestral resistance to decolonial archives, this year’s edition of the world’s biggest photography festival centres global narratives
Holding Space at 10 14 gallery features several emerging artists who shine a light on interdependence in global communities
In the pages of The Secrets of Sexual Fulfilment, Mahvash – a popular figure among the working class of 1950s Tehran – presented playfully risqué images of herself alongside the fictionalised story of her life.
Fantasy Island is a collective publication from both Northern Ireland and the Republic that addresses some of the longest persisting ideas around the nation
Tangerine Dreams is an honest look at the many lives across the British isles and the different communities who call it home – the same communities affected by the current hostile environment
The founder of PRESSURE presents glossy fashion photography with the texture of everyday life in his zine ΧΑΟΣ
The artist tells BJP why returning to Autograph Gallery – the first team to commission her – to exhibit the show feels so right
We sit down with Slidefest organiser and Gulf Photo Plus Director Mohamed Somji to hear about the motivations behind the event and this year’s theme, Diaspora
180 Studios hosts Selah, the largest exhibition of the inimitable photographer and filmmaker to date
For many of us, traditions – the rituals and customs passed down by our ancestors from generation to generation – form the basis of our personal narratives. We create a linear connection between our past, present and future through tradition and storytelling. Through the lenses of global photographers, we learn how customs are upheld and changed and whether they are still relevant today.
Tradition, as a subject, has been addressed in photography projects for decades. Some of the most recognised series, such as Larry Towell’s The Mennonites, document the unique customs of communities where tradition lies at the heart of their everyday existence.
British documentary photographer Alys Tomlinson too, has spent her career capturing tradition through faith and spirituality. Wendy Red Star’s oeuvre is concerned with keeping her community's archive alive, lest it be forgotten or cloistered in museums, divorced from those to whom it belongs. In this Collection you will find projects and long-form interviews with artists sharing personal stories on their traditions and those they have learned from others. There are also pieces that scrutinise the customs of photography and whether they should be challenged, subverted and reconsidered. We ask, which traditions to preserve and which to forget?