British Journal of Photography

Ocean Vuong considers Asian American rest and labour in his debut solo show - 1854 Photography At CPW Kingston, the decorated Vietnamese-American writer presents Sống, a photographic archive built over two decades never initially intended to be viewed publicly

At CPW Kingston, the decorated Vietnamese-American writer presents Sống, a photographic archive built over two decades never initially intended to be viewed publicly 1854.photo/3PiGfG7

Power and fragility in the Leipzig Photobook Festival - 1854 Photography A boutique event in an arty, post-industrial city, Leipzig Photobook Festival takes a punky approach to publishing

A boutique event in an arty, post-industrial city, Leipzig Photobook Festival takes a punky approach to publishing from 7-8 March 1854.photo/4qY4c2P

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WHEN IT’s ALL SAID N’ DONE Capturing vulnerability & femininity that exists within black queer masc relationships

exhibited at 1014.gallery in London from 24 April to 29 May and at International Centre Dublin from 10 Sept to 25 Oct

⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED ⏰ You now have until 24 February to enter OpenWalls Spotlight 2026, presented in partnership with WePresent and Galerie Huit Arles. Get 50% off your first year of Digital Access Membership and enter today: 1854.photo/4aWNXOx

On the Cusp: Announcing the Female in Focus x Nikon 2025 winners: tender, urgent and unflinching. This year’s winners respond to the 2026 theme On the Cusp, exploring personal, political and cultural turning points, and what the future might hold. Read more: 1854.photo/3ZMFbfT

In Florida Boys, Josh Aronson finds magic in the encounter between young men and nature - 1854 Photography Travelling Florida with his sitters, the photographer builds Arcadian portraits that recast masculinity as fluid, gentle and communal

Travelling Florida with his sitters, the photographer builds Arcadian portraits that recast masculinity as fluid, gentle and communal 1854.photo/4aOQLxf

Documenting the overlooked legacy of debutante balls for Black American youth - 1854 Photography In Social Season, Miranda Barnes’ debut photo book published by MACK’s imprint Important Flowers, cotillions are spaces where teens tenderly display pride and aspiration

In Social Season, Miranda Barnes’ debut photo book published by MACK’s imprint Important Flowers, cotillions are spaces where teens tenderly display pride and aspiration 1854.photo/4aBg7NI

Unmapping the image: Elsa Leydier distorts photography's authority - 1854 Photography The French-born artist unmakes images, intervening in their materiality to expose racist, sexist and capitalist tropes and challenge dominant Western aesthetics – all while questioning her own gaze

The French-born artist unmakes images, intervening in their materiality to expose racist, sexist and capitalist tropes and challenge dominant Western aesthetics – all while questioning her own gaze 1854.photo/4clnCuD

Through the gates of hell and heaven: Dean Majd's New York odyssey - 1854 Photography A decade-long photographic record of grief, masculinity, and community in Queens, Hard Feelings traces how intimacy endures amid loss

A decade-long photographic record of grief, masculinity, and community in Queens, Hard Feelings traces how intimacy endures amid loss 1854.photo/4rbqHlN

The Metropolitan Museum receives a grand gift of global photography - 1854 Photography The 2025 Wellcome Photography Prize highlights global health challenges through powerful images spanning domestic abuse, climate migration and microscopic disease

Artur Walther’s gift of 6500 photographs from predominantly Africa and Asia reimagines the role of lens-based art at The Met in New York 1854.photo/4tuSLlF

📚🪩 Portrait of Britain Book Launch X WePresent 📚🪩

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Protein Studios last night to celebrate the Portrait of Britain vol. 8 Book Launch! It was great to meet so many of the photographers featured in this edition of the award!

Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 is now live on JCDecaux UK screens across the country! Until 08 February, high streets, transport hubs and shopping centres nationwide turn into public galleries, hosting the 100 winning portraits of this year’s edition of the award. Read more: 1854.photo/4jYyFvW

“As an emerging artist, this experience really helped me launch my career” - Anh Nguyen, OpenWalls 2025 Series Winner. For past winners, OpenWalls has been an important moment for visibility, confidence and new opportunities. Don’t miss out, enter now: 1854.photo/45qE0Gd

The ordered universe of war: revealing the military-industrial complex - 1854 Photography Delving into the jaw-dropping global spend of the US Department of Defense, Edmund Clark and Crofton Black have delivered a portrait of a country that also speaks about everywhere else

Delving into the jaw-dropping global spend of the US Department of Defense, Edmund Clark and Crofton Black have delivered a portrait of a country that also speaks about everywhere else 1854.photo/467TwXE

At Chobi Mela, photography’s contradictions are exposed and engaged with - 1854 Photography The international festival set in Dhaka reemerges for its 25th anniversary with a staggering cast of lens-based artists from around the world

The international festival set in Dhaka reemerges for its 25th anniversary with a staggering cast of lens-based artists from around the world 1854.photo/3NxjQUY

From selfie filters to 'bikini pics', what does it mean to post your body online? - 1854 Photography Playing with online displays of bodies, a new generation of artists is exploring the freedoms and restrictions of the digital world

Playing with online displays of bodies, a new generation of artists is exploring the freedoms and restrictions of the digital world 1854.photo/4pLeqTF

Portrait of Britain Vol. 8: The Winners - 1854 Photography Portrait of Britain returns with a shortlist of 200 photographs reflecting a nation caught between change and continuity.

Announcing the Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 winners. Selected from 200 shortlisted images, 100 portraits appear on JCDecaux UK screens nationwide from 12 Jan to 08 Feb, celebrating the people shaping Britain today. Read more: 1854.photo/3YCnZZX

How mobile photography is reshaping cultural storytelling worldwide - 1854 Photography Open your phone camera roll. You’re probably carrying hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs in your pocket, moments that fizz with satisfaction, and images that accumulate in piles, never to be c...

Open your phone camera roll. You’re probably carrying hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs in your pocket, moments that fizz with satisfaction, and images that accumulate in piles, never to be considered again 1854.photo/4sD42Qz

The passion: Diego Moreno in conversation with César González-Aguirre about his ongoing project - 1854 Photography Mexican artist the artist has been working on Onán for the last 15 years, making photographs of his lovers, sometimes combining them with Catholic imagery

Mexican artist the artist has been working on Onán for the last 15 years, making photographs of his lovers, sometimes combining them with Catholic imagery 1854.photo/4pv0CN0

OPEN FOR ENTRIES: OpenWalls Spotlight: BJP x WePresent. In collaboration with WePresent and Galerie Huit, one series winner and 25 single-image winners will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the gallery’s Grand Salon. Enter now from just £5: 1854.photo/4s4K2G0

Guanyu Xu reveals memories necessitated by movement - 1854 Photography The Chinese-born, Chicago-based artist's exhibition Resident Aliens at Yancey Richardson examines the personal lives and domestic spaces of immigrants

The Chinese-born, Chicago-based artist's exhibition Resident Aliens at Yancey Richardson examines the personal lives and domestic spaces of immigrants 1854.photo/4p0sVT9

Remembering Martin Parr - 1854 Photography Martin Parr was one of the few photographers to transcend his medium, writes Simon Bainbridge, becoming not just an internationally-celebrated artist but an instantly-recognisable figure in wider popu...

Martin Parr transcended his medium, writes Simon Bainbridge, becoming an instantly-recognisable figure in wider popular culture. 1854.photo/4j4Dq6H

Alexis McGivern and Clarissa Salmon posing in an elegant wood-paneled room. Clarissa on the left is wearing a blue denim skirt, casual sneakers, and a black top with a red and black scarf. Alexis seated on the right is dressed in a pink suit with matching shoes, seated on a red chair.

Professor Steve Strand standing in an office, leaning against a desk with a computer. Background includes bookshelves and a graduation gown hanging on the door.

We are delighted to share the second artist from the @1854.photography commission, Francis Augusto, who brings his observational approach to create portraits exploring themes of representation and the spaces that spark change.

The sitters:
Alexis McGivern & Clarissa Salmon
Prof Steve Strand

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Bodleian Libraries unveils Oxford University researcher portraits Nineteen portraits are added to the Weston Library's permanent collection at Bodleian Libraries.

Catalysts, an initiative between the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk and @1854.photography brings together Vice-Chancellor's Award recipients and researchers whose stories reveal what catalysis means. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This year’s shortlisted portraits reflect a Britain animated by community, change and the human connections that bind place and identity. The full collection is featured in the Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 photo book, sponsored by WePresent. Pre-order now: 1854.photo/4pBHbTg

Returning the gaze: Hoda Afshar investigates a colonial obsession - 1854 Photography Working with an archive of photographs made over a century ago, the artist folds the gaze back onto the Eurocentric lens that shaped the images in The Fold

Working with an archive of photographs made over a century ago, the artist folds the gaze back onto the Eurocentric lens that shaped the images in The Fold 1854.photo/3XUQF00

Niyū Yūrk: The Big Apple seen through the lens of its earliest Middle Eastern immigrants - 1854 Photography Curator Hiba Abid stresses the importance of rectifying inaccurately archived photographic materials about MENA communities to resist erasure or over simplification

Curator Hiba Abid stresses the importance of rectifying inaccurately archived photographic materials about MENA communities to resist erasure or over simplification 1854.photo/4q7uAXV

Bodleian Catalysts Commission: Alys Tomlinson - 1854 Photography Using slow, analogue methods, the photographer reimagines Oxford academics as catalysts for change in a contemplative new portrait series

Using slow, analogue methods, the photographer reimagines Oxford academics as catalysts for change in a contemplative new portrait series 1854.photo/3Mr4fp8

Bodleian Catalysts Commission: Francis Augusto - 1854 Photography The second artist of the Bodleian Catalyst Commission, Francis Augusto brings his observational approach to create portraits that explore themes of representation and the spaces that spark change

The second artist of the Bodleian Catalyst Commission, Francis Augusto brings his observational approach to create portraits that explore themes of representation and the spaces that spark change 1854.photo/3Mltp8G