The ''British Journal of Photography'' (BJP) is a magazine about

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, published by 1854 Media. It includes in-depth articles, profiles of photographers, analyses, and technological reviews.

History

The magazine was established in

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as the ''Liverpool Photographic Journal'' in 1854 with its first issue appearing on 14 January 1854, making it the United Kingdom's second oldest photographic title after the

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. It was printed monthly until 1857 when it became the ''Liverpool and Manchester Photographic Journal'', published bi-weekly, then the ''Photographic Journal'' from 1859 to 1860, when it obtained its present name. The magazine moved to London in 1864, first to Covent Garden; then in 2007 to Soho; and in 2013 to Shoreditch; then in 2017 to East India Dock. It was published weekly from 1864 to March 2010, then reverted to its original monthly period. It is now also available as an electronic magazine, online and in iPad and iPhone formats. In 2013,

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sold the ''British Journal of Photography'' to its publishing director, who formed Apptitude Media. In 2017 Apptitude Media was rebranded as 1854 Media. In 2022 Marc Hartog left as owner, CEO and chairman of 1854 Media, and the magazine's Creative Director Mick Moore took over as CEO.

Editors

The following persons have been

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of the magazine:

''Liverpool Photographic Journal''

* 1854–55: Charles Corey * 1855–56: Frank Howard * 1857–58: G. R. Berry

''Liverpool & Manchester Photographic Journal''

* January 1858 – May 1858:

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* June 1857 – February 1858: T. A. Malone

''Liverpool & Manchester Photographic Journal,'' ''Photographic Journal'' and ''British Journal of Photography''

* March 1858–June 1864: George Shadbolt

''British Journal of Photography''

* July 1864 – December 1878: J. Traill Taylor and others * January 1879 – December 1885: W. B. Bolton * January 1886 – November 1895: James Traill Taylor * November 1895 – ?: Thomas Bedding * 1911: George E. Brown * 1937–67: Arthur James Dalladay * 1967–87:

Geoffrey Crawley Geoffrey Crawley (10 December 1926 – 29 October 2010) was a photographic expert and journalist, and was the editor in chief of ''British Journal of Photography'' for two decades. He was noted for exposing the photographs of the Cottingley Fa ...

* 1987–92: Chris Dickie (Christopher Gordon Dickie, 26 September 1951 – 8 June 2011) * 1993–99: Reuel Golden * 1999–2000: Chris Dickie * 2000 – August 2003: John Tarrant * August 2003 – September 2003: Chris Dickie * October 2003 – August 2020: Simon Bainbridge * December 2020 – present: Izabela Radwanska Zhang

Awards organised by BJP

Female in Focus

2020 Winners

Dimpy Bhalotia Dimpy Bhalotia (born 1987) is an Indian street photographer based out of London and Mumbai. Bhalotia was Grand Prize Winner in the Photographer of the Year category at the iPhone Photography Awards in 2020 for her photograph "Flying Boys" photogra ...

, Kasia Trojak, Ana Nance, Carmen Daneshmandi, Yuet Yee Wong, Nicole Benewaah Gehle, 2019 Winners Nancy Newberry, Sarah Pannell, Gwendolyn Keasberry, Charlotte Bergan, Sarah Blais, Fern Berresford

International Photography Award

An annual award.

Breakthrough

An award for students and recent graduates.

Portrait of Britain

Portrait of Britain is an annual British pay-to-enter portrait photography competition run by the British Journal of Photography. Its subject is the diversity of British people. The 100 winning portraits are displayed on

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's digital screens across Britain throughout September. It launched in 2016.

References

External links

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EdinPhoto: The British Journal of Photography

''The British Journal of Photography'', Vol. X (1863)

''The British Journal of Photography'', Vol. LVIII (1911)
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