Rik Moran delves into the imagery of the unexplained

Monty Kaplan and Marisol Mendez’s multilayered response to the water crisis in La Guajira, Colombia

Immy Humes champions trailblazing women in her latest book, The Only Woman

Picture This: Ritual

Baldwin Lee: A mesmerising chronicle of Black southern life in the 1980s

The MEP opens a retrospective of one of the most influential photographers from Eastern Europe, Boris Mikhailov

Latest Journal Stories

Joanne Coates and Heather Agyepong create space for their authentic identities

Reading Time: 3 minutes This year’s Jerwood/Photoworks Awards winners explore once-hidden experiences, championing working-class identities and emotions deemed incompatible with societal norms

3 October 2022

Close Enough: “The show is generous. It speaks directly to practitioners”

Reading Time: 5 minutes Twelve women photographers, both current and former Magnum members, meditate on process in an expansive exhibition at the International Center of Photography

30 September 2022

Holy Island: The final instalment of Kingsley Ifill and Danny Fox’s trilogy is a meditative journey round the edges of the British Isles

Reading Time: 4 minutes For eight days in December 2021, the photographer and painter drove a van on the peripheries of the nation. Their resulting publication is impulsive, diaristic, and a reflection of the “telepathic” nature of their collaboration

30 September 2022

A Storied Ground: Jermaine Francis’ montage series situates the Black figure in the English pictorial landscape

Reading Time: 4 minutes “I wanted to disrupt the viewing experience in a slightly ambiguous, obtuse way, to create figures like ghosts,” says Francis, whose ongoing work urges viewers to re-evaluate who is considered the natural inhabitant of English landscapes

28 September 2022

Rik Moran delves into the imagery of the unexplained

Reading Time: 3 minutes “This is a project about all the things that make me depressed and anxious – it’s about racism and identity, the environment and climate change, religion and family, history and culture”

28 September 2022

Kavi Pujara chronicles life along Leicester’s Golden Mile, a stretch of road he once called home

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a new photobook and exhibition, Pujara explores themes of home, identity and Britishness along the stretch of road home to the city’s Indian community

27 September 2022

Monty Kaplan and Marisol Mendez’s multilayered response to the water crisis in La Guajira, Colombia

Reading Time: 4 minutes Commissioned by WaterAid and 1854/British Journal of Photography as part of the WaterAid Climate Commission, the storytelling duo blend their distinct styles to create a nuanced portrait of the situation

27 September 2022

To hope: A magazine documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pfluger’s new book of portraits – Holding Space: Life and Love Through a Queer Lens – is a a hybrid of non-fiction, memoir and photobook

26 September 2022

Books on Photography festival returns to Bristol this October

Reading Time: 2 minutes Publishers from all over Europe will gather to unveil new work and celebrate the importance of the photobook at the third edition of the festival

26 September 2022

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases.

Holy Island: The final instalment of Kingsley Ifill and Danny Fox’s trilogy is a meditative journey round the edges of the British Isles

Rik Moran delves into the imagery of the unexplained

Jess Gough studies the texture, moods, and kinaesthetic qualities of landscapes

Immy Humes champions trailblazing women in her latest book, The Only Woman

Beauty in abundance: Ryan Pfluger photographs 100 queer couples across the US

Behind the mask: Alys Tomlinson captures the spirit of Italian rural tradition and identity

Capturing Central Park’s vibrant community, Scott Rossi illustrates the importance of public spaces

Jon Horvath documents Bliss, a tiny city in Idaho, “to see what happiness looks like”

Agenda

Exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales.

Joanne Coates and Heather Agyepong create space for their authentic identities

Kavi Pujara chronicles life along Leicester’s Golden Mile, a stretch of road he once called home

To hope: A magazine documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people

Books on Photography festival returns to Bristol this October

The MEP opens a retrospective of one of the most influential photographers from Eastern Europe, Boris Mikhailov

Being there: Gavin Bond goes backstage with the biggest names in 90s fashion

Unseen Amsterdam celebrates its 10th edition

Beyond capture: Hamburg Hall of Contemporary Art explores the many meanings of currency

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Behind the Cover: Reuben Wu and Alice Zoo on photographing Stonehenge for National Geographic

How to build a career: Alec Soth, Poulomi Basu, Justine Kurland and Jess T Dugan on survival strategies, adapting to change and making a living

Industry Insights: The rise of women skate photographers

Industry Insights: Erik Vroons on the challenges of publishing a magazine today and how you can support GUP

Behind the Campaign: Olivia Bee photographs Jeff Goldblum for eyewear brand, Jacques Marie Mage

Industry Insights with Le Book: Christopher Anderson on understanding why you take photographs

Behind the Campaign: Sirui Ma revisualises yoga culture for Stretch London

Behind the Cover: Ed Templeton on shooting Jonah Hill for GQ Style

Latest Journal stories

Joanne Coates and Heather Agyepong create space for their authentic identities

Reading Time: 3 minutes This year’s Jerwood/Photoworks Awards winners explore once-hidden experiences, championing working-class identities and emotions deemed incompatible with societal norms

3 October 2022

Close Enough: “The show is generous. It speaks directly to practitioners”

Reading Time: 5 minutes Twelve women photographers, both current and former Magnum members, meditate on process in an expansive exhibition at the International Center of Photography

30 September 2022

Holy Island: The final instalment of Kingsley Ifill and Danny Fox’s trilogy is a meditative journey round the edges of the British Isles

30 September 2022

Bookshelf

Discover our selection of new releases

Joanne Coates and Heather Agyepong create space for their authentic identities

Kavi Pujara chronicles life along Leicester’s Golden Mile, a stretch of road he once called home

To hope: A magazine documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people

Books on Photography festival returns to Bristol this October

The MEP opens a retrospective of one of the most influential photographers from Eastern Europe, Boris Mikhailov

Being there: Gavin Bond goes backstage with the biggest names in 90s fashion

Unseen Amsterdam celebrates its 10th edition

Beyond capture: Hamburg Hall of Contemporary Art explores the many meanings of currency

Agenda

Noteworthy exhibitions, upcoming festivals, print sales and more

Holy Island: The final instalment of Kingsley Ifill and Danny Fox’s trilogy is a meditative journey round the edges of the British Isles

Rik Moran delves into the imagery of the unexplained

Jess Gough studies the texture, moods, and kinaesthetic qualities of landscapes

Immy Humes champions trailblazing women in her latest book, The Only Woman

Beauty in abundance: Ryan Pfluger photographs 100 queer couples across the US

Behind the mask: Alys Tomlinson captures the spirit of Italian rural tradition and identity

Capturing Central Park’s vibrant community, Scott Rossi illustrates the importance of public spaces

Jon Horvath documents Bliss, a tiny city in Idaho, “to see what happiness looks like”

Industry Insights

Where art and commerce in photography meet.

Behind the Cover: Reuben Wu and Alice Zoo on photographing Stonehenge for National Geographic

How to build a career: Alec Soth, Poulomi Basu, Justine Kurland and Jess T Dugan on survival strategies, adapting to change and making a living

Industry Insights: The rise of women skate photographers

Industry Insights: Erik Vroons on the challenges of publishing a magazine today and how you can support GUP

Behind the Campaign: Olivia Bee photographs Jeff Goldblum for eyewear brand, Jacques Marie Mage

Industry Insights with Le Book: Christopher Anderson on understanding why you take photographs

Behind the Campaign: Sirui Ma revisualises yoga culture for Stretch London

Behind the Cover: Ed Templeton on shooting Jonah Hill for GQ Style

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