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British Journal of Photography – Final month to enter Portrait of Britain Vol. 8

British Journal of Photography – Final month to enter Portrait of Britain Vol. 8

Judged by leading figures across the UK photography industry, this award is an opportunity for your work to be viewed by curators, picture editors and influential professionals nationwide.

 

The BJP asked this year’s judges what they hope to see. Here’s what they said:

✨ “I’d love to see a sense of energy and spontaneity in the portraits this year. I’m always very compelled by a photographic portrayal that feels fresh and surprising in some way, and which expands my sense of both the world and the photographic encounter.” – Alice Zoo, Writer and Photographer

✨ “I would like to see photos that speak; there is a saying: A photo is worth a thousand words” – Dennis Morris, Photographer

✨“I always want to see love and care… in all its forms.” – Rene Matić, Artist and Writer

✨ “Don’t overthink it and just do it. You never know what the jury is going to be drawn to.” – Sophie Parker, Photo London, Director

This is your opportunity to share Britain through your lens. 200 shortlisted images will be published in a dedicated Portrait of Britain photobook, and 100 winning portraits will be showcased across the UK on JCDecaux UK’s digital screens in a month-long public exhibition.

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Joanne Carter is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.