The British Journal of Photography (BJP) is a magazine about photography, published by 1854 Media. It includes in-depth articles, profiles of photographers, analyses, and technological reviews.
History
The magazine was established in Liverpool 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 Photographic Journal. 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, Incisive Media 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 editor-in-chief 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: William Crookes
- 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
- 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
Sources:
2019 Winners: Nancy Newberry, Sarah Pannell, Gwendolyn Keasberry, Charlotte Bergan, Sarah Blais, Fern Berresford
2020 Winners: Dimpy Bhalotia, Kasia Trojak, Ana Nance, Carmen Daneshmandi, Yuet Yee Wong, Nicole Benewaah Gehle,
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 JCDecaux's digital screens across Britain throughout September. It launched in 2016.
References
External links
- Official website
- EdinPhoto: The British Journal of Photography Archived 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- The British Journal of Photography, Vol. X (1863)
- The British Journal of Photography, Vol. XXVII (1880)
- The British Journal of Photography, Vol. LVIII (1911)
