Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks

Tory story: Craig Easton examines the cycle of intergenerational poverty within one family in England

Ezio D’Agostino interrogates one of the most expensive engineering experiments in human history

‘A challenge to power’: Archival images of Bolivia’s queer carnival performers

‘It was social curiosity as much as anything else’: David Moore on the real England of the 1980s

Latest Stories

‘Who wants to get involved with a project that’s about being fat?’: A tender examination of teenage obesity

Created over 12 years, Abbie Trayler-Smith’s debut monograph offers a deeper understanding of a subject often shrouded in shame

27 May 2023

Fair exchange: should socially engaged photographers pay their participants?

Many socially engaged practices rely on collaborations with marginalised communities – but if a photographer receives funding, should their participants also be paid?

26 May 2023

Behind the scenes at the V&A’s new Photography Centre

Four new galleries make the museum’s centre the largest permanent space in the UK for a permanent collection. And new commissions, education and outreach add to the appeal, the V&A directors tell BJP

25 May 2023

Rehab Eldalil retraces her Bedouin roots – with help from a community in South Sinai

Collaborating with indigenous tribes in Egypt, the photographer uses local stories, poetry, embroidery and nature guides to reconcile her own ancestry

23 May 2023

Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks

Travel from quiet gardens to the world’s financial capitals in entries from Loose Joints, Dewi Lewis and Photo Editions

19 May 2023

Salts of the earth: The balancing sculptures of Su Ji Lee

Inspired by the theory of plate tectonics, the South Korean artist wields everyday objects in her elegant towers, creating quiet, weightless images

18 May 2023

Ezio D’Agostino interrogates one of the most expensive engineering experiments in human history

Fascinated by the scientific and mythical implications of nuclear fusion experiments, Ezio D’Agostino traversed into the depths of ITER, the world’s largest power plant dedicated to harnessing solar energy.

18 May 2023

‘It was social curiosity as much as anything else’: David Moore on the real England of the 1980s

David Moore’s pictures of Midlands housing estates pioneered kitchen sink realism in colour. Revisiting them is a chance for archival control and new representation, he tells Louise Benson

17 May 2023

‘A challenge to power’: Archival images of Bolivia’s queer carnival performers

David Aruquipa Pérez’s images of Las Chinas Morenas highlight an often-overlooked fight for queer liberation

16 May 2023

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases.

‘Who wants to get involved with a project that’s about being fat?’: A tender examination of teenage obesity

Rehab Eldalil retraces her Bedouin roots – with help from a community in South Sinai

Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks

Celebrating 75 years of the NHS

‘Married to the landscape’: Photographing the Faroe Islands, where men outnumber women

‘Open in a dark room only’: salvaged images of Palestinian resistance

What we see: championing women and non-binary image-makers

Brea Souders unravels the humanity of a AI generated chatbot

Agenda

Exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales.

Behind the scenes at the V&A’s new Photography Centre

‘A challenge to power’: Archival images of Bolivia’s queer carnival performers

In the studio with Trevor Paglen

Samuel Fosso wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023

‘To have impact, you have to get through all this visual noise’: How CONTACT’s outdoor installations keep Toronto guessing

A focus on British photography and emerging talent is showcased at the eighth edition of Photo London

Coco Capitán’s portraits of youth and tradition in Kyoto

‘Political, poignant and timely’: V&A Parasol Foundation’s award-winning women photographers

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Fair exchange: should socially engaged photographers pay their participants?

Keeping alive Turkey’s history of enforced disappearances

Meet the photographer rejecting the limitations of the Welsh landscape

An intimate and honest portrayal of unexpected pregnancy

Finding inner peace: photographing the unseen side of Cystic Fibrosis

Petty crimes: How fake detective stories morph into a photo series

The artist undoing generations of filial pressure through collage

Family ties: Capturing the experience of supporting loved ones through alcohol addiction

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Latest Journal stories

‘Who wants to get involved with a project that’s about being fat?’: A tender examination of teenage obesity

Created over 12 years, Abbie Trayler-Smith’s debut monograph offers a deeper understanding of a subject often shrouded in shame

27 May 2023

Fair exchange: should socially engaged photographers pay their participants?

Many socially engaged practices rely on collaborations with marginalised communities – but if a photographer receives funding, should their participants also be paid?

26 May 2023

Behind the scenes at the V&A’s new Photography Centre

25 May 2023

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases

Behind the scenes at the V&A’s new Photography Centre

‘A challenge to power’: Archival images of Bolivia’s queer carnival performers

In the studio with Trevor Paglen

Samuel Fosso wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023

‘To have impact, you have to get through all this visual noise’: How CONTACT’s outdoor installations keep Toronto guessing

A focus on British photography and emerging talent is showcased at the eighth edition of Photo London

Coco Capitán’s portraits of youth and tradition in Kyoto

‘Political, poignant and timely’: V&A Parasol Foundation’s award-winning women photographers

Agenda

Noteworthy exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales and more

‘Who wants to get involved with a project that’s about being fat?’: A tender examination of teenage obesity

Rehab Eldalil retraces her Bedouin roots – with help from a community in South Sinai

Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks

Celebrating 75 years of the NHS

‘Married to the landscape’: Photographing the Faroe Islands, where men outnumber women

‘Open in a dark room only’: salvaged images of Palestinian resistance

What we see: championing women and non-binary image-makers

Brea Souders unravels the humanity of a AI generated chatbot

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Fair exchange: should socially engaged photographers pay their participants?

Keeping alive Turkey’s history of enforced disappearances

Meet the photographer rejecting the limitations of the Welsh landscape

An intimate and honest portrayal of unexpected pregnancy

Finding inner peace: photographing the unseen side of Cystic Fibrosis

Petty crimes: How fake detective stories morph into a photo series

The artist undoing generations of filial pressure through collage

Family ties: Capturing the experience of supporting loved ones through alcohol addiction

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