Your Sunday Inspiration ✨

Henri Kisielewski, Taysir Batniji, Arles Discovery Awards and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Men's UEFA Euro 2020 © Chan Yang Kim When fan reaction videos seem to be the dominant form of visual content produced around major football tournaments, there’s something pleasing about the stillness of a photograph – a fixed moment without the eruptive messiness and emotional overload of a moving image. And compared to the polished long-lens photojournalism which takes place pitchside, photographs from the street (or the pub) retain that vernacular quality which defines the majority of peoples’ relationship with football. On a huge day for English football, we’ve enjoyed spending time with [these]( courtesy of Rob Stothard, and [these]( from the last men’s European Championships by Chan Yang Kim. Let’s see what makes the front pages tomorrow. Away from the match, we were sad to hear of the passing of Thomas Hoepker last week and were moved to revisit some of his most iconic images, from his timeless collaborations with Muhammad Ali to the infamous 9/11 photograph which, although controversial at the time, seems to grow in metaphorical strength with each passing year. The German documentarian crossed the US on assignment from Kristall to “take a look around” in 1963, cutting his teeth observing the country’s motif-rich landscapes caught between early-20th century idealism and the looming age of mass commerce. His access to the GDR was also unique, while his late-1950s pictures from Italy leant into the country’s irresistible romanticism. Hoepker possessed “a technically perfect mastery of photography – such as exposure, framing, composition – with an unerring sense of contemporary history”, Katharina Mouratidi, curator of last year’s Thomas Hoepker, Intimate History (f³ – freiraum für fotografie, Berlin), told Madeleine Pollard in [this BJP article from last year.]( Have a great week. Stranger than fiction: Henri Kisielewski on his French fantasies Zoning in on a small town in Normandy, ‘Non Fiction’ lends its characters a self-conscious ambiguity [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( © Colin Pantall ‘Writing for Photographers’ workshop – New dates added! Join us on 10 August or 19 October for introductory workshops led by industry experts Simon Bainbridge and Colin Pantall. These sessions are tailored for photographers keen to sharpen their writing skills: you’ll learn how to shape narratives about your work and introduce audiences to your exhibitions, books, portfolios and practice with clarity. [Learn more]( [Build the way you want]( A disquieting feeling pervades Arles’ Discovery Award Audrey Illouz’s subtle selection for the Arles Discovery Award highlights a prevalent unease among the artists this year [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Taysir Batniji commemorates pre-war Gaza via ‘poor images’ For two years, Batniji took screenshots of the glitchy video calls he made to his family back in Gaza, now compiled into a book [Read more]( Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 The Cost of Failed Liberation, David Davis [Build the way you want]( © Davis Davis, Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 single image winner During the civil war in Sri Lanka (1983-2009), an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people, predominantly from the Tamil community, disappeared, many at the hands of the Sri Lankan government (source: Amnesty International). These tensions were exacerbated by colonial legacies and post-independence policies that were perceived to favour the Sinhalese. The conflict saw severe human rights abuses from both sides, including extrajudicial killings and abductions. Pictured here is one of the mothers who lost her 14-year-old son; he left for school and never returned, an all too common story. The image, titled ‘The Cost of Failed Liberation’ by [David Davis]( is among the 30 winning single images of BJP’s Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 and will be exhibited alongside the three winning series at [Four Corners]( London, from 04 to 15 September. More info coming soon. The 200 shortlisted photos are featured in the dedicated Portrait of Humanity photobook published by Bluecoat Press, which is now [available for pre-order](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [1854 Media Ltd, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, London, E2 9DA, United Kingdom Click here to update your email preferences]( [Click here to unsubscribe from all emails](