Your Sunday Inspiration ✨

Emily Garthwaite, Maen Hammad and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Suffo Moncloa Gucci/The Face, 2021 © Suffo Studio On Wednesday, we were thrilled to finally launch this year’s [Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6]( at Four Corners Gallery in London. From Morocco’s oases to the streets of Lagos, this year’s BJP competition presents shared experiences from around the world. We welcomed many of the winners, saw many familiar faces and happily met many new friends, too. The exhibition runs until 14 September 2024 and is free to the public. Four Corners is open from 11.00 – 18.00 Wednesday to Saturday (closed Sundays). Elsewhere, other galleries are showing images and installations that tackle global issues of power and equality. At Autograph in London, [C. Rose Smith’s Talking Back to Power]( curated by Bindi Vora, focuses on the dynamics of visibility and authority, proposing a reclamation of Black visibility. Smith’s black-and-white self-portraits revolve around the white cotton shirt, and are shot on properties and locations associated with wealth generated from cotton plantations in the Southern USA. In Essen, Germany, Museum Folkwang is showing [GROW IT, SHOW IT!]( A Look at Hair from Diane Arbus to TikTok. Exploring the role of hairstyles in society, politics and culture through photography, both contemporary and archical, and videos and film clips from art, fashion and social media. The show looks at how hair has been used in visual media and throughout popular culture as a political statement, a statement of identity, beauty and aesthetic, and a means of personal expression. Featuring artists such as Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin, Thomas Hoepker, Peter Hujar, Helmut Newton, RuPaul, Viviane Sassen, Yinka Shonibare, Juergen Teller, Wolfgang Tillmans and many more, the show opens 12 September and runs till January next year. And London’s [NOW Gallery]( opens their returning annual exhibition series Human Stories with a solo exhibition by documentary photographer Inès Elsa Dalal this October. Human Stories: Unreported Uprisings presents a series of photographic essays documenting the protests of striking workers in the UK. Though the images were made in the first quarter of 2023, during the strikes of firefighters, train drivers, teachers, junior doctors, nurses, public civil servants and more, the images bare a striking resemblance to the powerful image by John Sturrock used on the cover of our latest [Work]( issue, and from 20 September included in an [exhibition]( at Four Corners Gallery, ONE YEAR! Photographs from the Miners' strike, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike. Emily Garthwaite captures a persecuted Yazidi community  The photographer was commissioned by Save the Children to tell their story a decade after the genocide  [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Movement is a blessing in Maen Hammad’s photos of Palestinian skateboarders  The photographer tells us about his latest book collaboration with SkatePal, and about documenting Palestinian community  [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( © Andy Martin, Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 single image winner The Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 exhibition opens at Four Corners Skateboarding girls in Afghanistan, displaced locals in Ghana, and an elderly miner’s activist in the UK make up a few of the 30 winning images from the [Portrait of Humanity]( competition. We’re excited to announce they’ll all be on display at [Four Corners Gallery]( London, until 15 September. The 200 shortlisted images are featured in the Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 book, available now for pre-order on [Bluecoat Press' website](. [Learn more]( [Build the way you want]( Work | Issue #7919 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. Get a copy of our carefully curated and beautifully bound print issue, delivered right to your doorstep. [Get your copy]( [Build the way you want]( ‘Writing for Photographers’ workshop – 4 spots left! Join our 'Writing for Photographers' workshop with Simon Bainbridge and Colin Pantall on 19 October. This hands-on session will help you craft compelling narratives for project statements or online engagement. With only 4 spots available, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to sharpen your writing skills. [Reserve your spot]( [Build the way you want]( Bluecoat Press Launch & Exhibition of All That Life Can Afford with Matt Stuart Join Bluecoat Press at [The Photobook Café]( London, on Wednesday 11 September for the launch and pop-up exhibition of [All That Life Can Afford](. Matt Stuart will be signing copies of the third edition and will be in conversation with Bluecoat's designer and publisher, Tom Booth Woodger. All That Life Can Afford documents the nuances and oddities of London’s busy streets in a series of images taken in the capital between 2002 and 2015. The event starts from 18:00, please RSVP [here](. If you can't make it, copies of the book are available to order through the Bluecoat website. [RSVP now]( [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](