Your Sunday Inspiration ✨

Peggy Sue Amison, Zed Nelson, Peter Mitchell and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Jeux Olympiques Helsinki 1952, natation - un nageur s'entraîne © 1952 / Comité international olympique (CIO) With the Olympics in full swing, we’re looking at some of our favourite sports and tournament-themed photo projects, from Olympic archives on show in Arles to a photobook about football in the Middle East and North Africa – as well as new work commissioned for this year’s Games. In Tahiti, 16,000km away from the main Games hub in Paris, Jérôme Brouillet captured a magical shot of Brazilian pro surfer Gabriel Medina in the Olympic surfing competition this week. The athlete hovers mid-air in a Messiah-esque stance, one finger pointing to the heavens. The surfer received a score of 9.9 (though he was aiming for 10), the best so far at this year’s Games. Brouillet explained that “the conditions were perfect” for the shot in response to critics claiming Photoshop or AI manipulation. Apple has launched its 2036 Hopefuls campaign to mark this summer’s Games, spotlighting sportspeople under the age of 10, from Finland, Singapore, Mexico, US and more. The continuation of the ‘Shot on iPhone’ series was photographed by Walter Iooss Jr, whose previous subjects include Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Serena Williams, using the iPhone 15 Pro Max. One image is a close-up of a young table tennis player holding the ball up to her eyeline, her weapon of choice balanced on her paddle. In another, a six-year-old Indian striker features mid-kick foregrounding the goal. Rooka © courtesy of Lina Geoushy, 2021 At [Rencontres d’Arles]( earlier this year, The Olympic Museum and Photo Elysée co-produced [Sport in Focus]( to celebrate the arrival of the Olympics in France. Curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, the exhibition highlights the evolution of sport and photography, exploring a largely unpublished photographic collection imbued with drama and tragedy. The show closes in September. Away from the Olympics, The Middle East Archive’s third book, [Football]( was met by eager fans in February with the beautiful game highlighted by photographers (both archival and contemporary) throughout the SWANA region. “No matter the photographer, the sport was unintentionally present in almost everyone’s work,” MEA founder Romaisa Baddar says. “The sport’s cultural significance and popularity in the region has simply made it an integral part of what daily life looks like.” She was inspired to publish the book following Morocco’s and the MENA region’s successes in the 2022 men’s World Cup. The book features work by the likes of Abbas and Jinane Ennasri to Alex Webb. We’re also enjoying some inspirational curated shots from Instagram page [@sporarts](. And finally, from the BJP archives, Lina Geoushy’s [Cleopatras Scoring Change]( documents female athletes fighting against Egypt’s biased sports culture. We meet Rooka, a dedicated footballer for Egypt’s Junior Team, and Malak, a gymnastics reservist for the 2020 Olympics finals in Geoushy’s BJP x Malala Fund Against All Odds commission. Geoushy states that, although she wasn’t interested in playing into stereotypes of oppressed Arab women, emphasising their importance as role models was essential, especially in a country where their participation in sport is problematically low. San Fran, Cork, Berlin – catching up with Peggy Sue Amison The East Wing artistic director shares her insights on non-profits, commercialising photography, and why you don’t need a physical space to nurture talent [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( © Natalia Poniatowska, Female in Focus 2020 single image winner Take part in our survey & win exclusive photobooks Ahead of launching the next Female in Focus call-to-entry this October, we’re excited to invite you to participate in a new survey about inequalities in the photography industry. Your insights will help us understand and begin to address these disparities. As a thank you for your time, you’ll be entered into a giveaway for an exclusive photobook package including Bluecoat Press books, BJP print issues and more. [Take the survey]( [Build the way you want]( National Parks in Glass Cases: Zed Nelson photographs the illusions at the heart of the Anthropocene Shot over six years across four continents, ‘The Anthropocene Illusion’ is a disturbing insight into a world in which the natural world is replaced by spectacle [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Peter Mitchell’s Yorkshire mores After documenting societal change in the UK for over 50 years, the colour pioneer receives a well-deserved retrospective in the city where it all began [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Final days to support Bluecoat Press' Kickstarter There are only a few days left to support Bluecoat's latest Kickstarter campaign for The Magic Money Tree by Kirsty Mackay. This important body of work documents the cost of living crisis through a collaborative approach. Working alongside individuals and groups to explore the reality of poverty and the impact of 14 years of social welfare decline. Support the Kickstarter campaign today to help bring this important book to life. [Support the campaign]( WORK ISSUE #7919 COMING SOON [Build the way you want]( It takes up most of our waking hours and yet it’s seldom depicted – Work. This new edition of BJP explores the topic from every possible angle: How do photographers make a living? Which curators are preserving our 20th-century industrial history? And how does medical, agricultural and labour imagery operate in both professional and artistic spheres? Our writers, artists and curators have you covered. 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