Reading Time: 5 minutes Commissioned by Leica and 1854, Bannister’s new body of work – titled Witnesses of: Individuality – celebrates difference and commonality amongst the people of England
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Malala Fund x 1854 Commission Series
Against All Odds
In collaboration with 1854, Malala Fund is commissioning three new works that celebrate the determination and agency of remarkable girls facing challenging circumstances
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© Deepti Asthana
Leica x 1854 Commission Series
Witnesses of: Individuality
Witnesses of: Individuality is the third and final theme of the Leica x 1854 Commission Series, a new collaboration between 1854 and the historic camera brand Leica.
This commission has now closed.
© James Bannister shot on Leica.
Reading Time: 4 minutes After spending years making work in the USA, a new commission from Leica will see Bannister turning his camera to his native Britain — where he seeks to dig beneath the surface of how people and places ‘present’, instead capturing their essence.
Leica x 1854 Commission Series
Witnesses of: Devotion
Witnesses of: Devotion is the second theme of the Leica x 1854 Commission Series, a collaboration between 1854 and the historic camera brand Leica.
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© Sara Rubinstein with the Leica SL2
Leica x 1854 Commission Series
Witnesses of: The Everyday
Witnesses of: The Everyday is the first theme of the new Leica x 1854 Commission Series, a new collaboration by 1854 and the historic camera brand Leica.
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©Renee Osubu shot on Leica
Reading Time: 4 minutes “Whether you’ve got six minutes or six days, it’s about lending yourself to those moments so that you can make people feel comfortable,” says the British-Nigerian photographer, recently commissioned by Leica and 1854 to capture ‘the everyday’
Reading Time: 4 minutes “For me, it’s about allowing black men to show a vulnerability that they’re not normally allowed to share”
Shoot the Sequel: Then & Now America
In collaboration with 1854/British Journal of Photography, MPB – the go-to platform for used photography and videography equipment – commissioned two new photographic projects exploring the iconic moments, movements and narratives that traverse America’s past and present.
Reading Time: 5 minutes For MPB’s Shoot the Sequel: Then & Now America commission in collaboration with 1854, Garrett Grove documents a state fraught with tensions.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Russian-American photographer Anastasia Samoylova was selected earlier this year to produce a new body of work for MPB in collaboration with 1854 for the Shoot the Sequel: Then & Now America campaign. The resulting images form the final part of her triptych on Florida, providing a sobering look at the state.
The WaterAid Climate Commission
In collaboration with 1854/British Journal of Photography, WaterAid is commissioning three new photographic projects exploring the ways in which the climate crisis is making it harder for people to access their basic human rights of clean water, decent sanitation and personal hygiene — especially in some of the world’s poorest countries.
This commission opportunity is now closed.
CALM x 1854 Studio
Homeless Truths
Launched in 2020 by British Journal of Photography and Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), the Homeless Truths commission was conceived to give people who have experienced homelessness in London the tools to tell their own stories
This commission opportunity is now closed
© Curtis Naulty
Star Wars Families with Lucasfilm
We commissioned 10 photographers in 10 countries to pay homage to the iconic Skywalker saga, and the families who have enjoyed its magic for nearly half a century.
Reading Time: 5 minutes studio 1854“Our family and friends aren’t Star Wars fans at all,” says Hinako Kassai, who lives in Tokyo with her husband Kento. It came as a surprise, then, when these family and…
Reading Time: 5 minutes “Star Wars is the first movie that I remember ever watching,” says Paula Avila. “My dad took my brother and me to see the movie. When I stepped out of the cinema,…
Reading Time: 6 minutes “I was raised in a home where I couldn’t have the volume on when I watched TV, if I got to watch TV [at all]” says Milan Nguyen. “So when my cousins…
Breaking Barriers with adidas
In the lead-up to the 2018 Women’s World Cup, we commissioned photographer Alice Mann to create a new body of work exploring female football clubs in London.
Reading Time: 6 minutes Alice Mann was selected for the adidas Breaking Barriers commission. Organised by Studio 1854 in collaboration with adidas, the project awarded Mann £10,000 to create a new body of work. Below, a handful…
Reading Time: 6 minutes The award-winning photographer creates a new photographic series offering an intimate insight into the London-based women’s football team
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mann will receive £10,000 to create a new body of work around the subject for the latest Studio 1854 commission
“To be given all this creative freedom and told, ‘make what you want, here’s loads of time and a good amount of money’ — that doesn’t happen very often”
Catherine Hyland, 1854 commissioned photographer
“I just love how BJP commissions champion the photographer’s individual aesthetic and approach. I’ve never had a commissioned gig where I could have the freedom to use my voice to lead the narrative”
Camila Svenson, 1854 commissioned photographer (Star Wars Families)
“Working on a brand commission with 1854 has really opened my eyes to the potential of using the power of real photography to create meaningful conversations between brands and their communities. The photographer wins. The brand wins. The audience wins. It’s a massive opportunity”
Laura Pannack, 1854 commissioned photographer
“I grew up reading fantasy books. I was a huge nerd living in a town where I felt really misunderstood and found refuge in sci-fi and fantasy. Being able to work on a commission that was about a real family that might also find solace in these ideas — especially in the context of a story as iconic as Star Wars — was really exciting”
Ying Ang, 1854 commissioned photographer (Star Wars Families)
Stories for Change with Panasonic LUMIX
In an ongoing collaboration that celebrates the power of photography in driving positive change, three photographers have been awarded a grant and Panasonic LUMIX S Series kit to create a new body of work around themes Inclusion and Belonging.
Reading Time: 6 minutes LUMIX Stories for Change is an ongoing collaboration between British Journal of Photography and Panasonic LUMIX that celebrates the power of photography in driving positive change. In August 2019, three photographers were…
Meet California with Visit California
Four photographers and one filmmaker were flown to California and commissioned to create new personal projects shedding light on lesser-known sides of the state.
Reading Time: 7 minutes “I am so fortunate to be able to step into someone’s life, enter their world, and experience it, if only for a minute”
Reading Time: 9 minutes In the media “Asian Americans are rarely depicted. If we are, we are often forced into these clichéd tropes: the nerdy Asian, the submissive Asian, the exotic Asian. I am looking to create a genuine representation”
Reading Time: 9 minutes Clément Chapillon spent 10 days immersed in the Californian wilderness. The work he created embodies his journey as much as the people and places he encountered along the way
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ricardo Nagaoka, Francesca Allen, Clément Chapillon and Brant Slomovic will travel across California and document the lesser-know sides of the Golden State
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Portrait of Britain
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BJP International Photography Award
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BJP International Photography Award
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Designed to inspire, this is British Journal of Photography in its finest form. 1,080 carefully curated, beautifully bound pages of the best in contemporary photography delivered to your door as six bimonthly, limited edition, ad-free print edition. |
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Uniting the voices of renowned photographers, emerging artists and everyday people alike, we’re producing a global and multi-faceted portrait of the year that changed everything. |
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Portrait of Humanity
An award that commemorates our differences and the power of photography in breaking boundaries. 100 winning images exhibited digitally on Clear Channel screens internationally, seen by millions. |
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Portrait of Britain
An award that captures the many diverse faces of modern Britain. 100 winning images exhibited on digital screens across the UK in the country’s largest photography exhibition. |
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Female in Focus
An award that acknowledges and celebrates talented women-identifying and non-binary photographers. Winners exhibited as part of a group show in New York. |
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OpenWalls
An opportunity for emerging and established artists to have their work exhibited at Europe’s most influential photography festival. Group show for 50+ winners at Galerie Huit Arles, France alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles. |
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BJP International Photography Award
An award in search of the best in contemporary photography. Win your own career-making solo show at TJ Boulting gallery in London. |
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Decade of Change
An award dedicated to using the power of photography to raise awareness and inspire positive action on the climatic crisis. |
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1854’s new career accelerator for unsigned talent. |
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