Your Sunday Inspiration ✨

Hark1karan, Kate Sterlin and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. 1998 © Bruce Gilden Whilst in New York, we checked out Gagosian’s show on Nan Goldin [covered in last week’s Sunday Newsletter]; we also headed midtown to Fotografiska. The large, gothic building is currently hosting two exhibitions on street-photography-greats Bruce Gilden and Vivian Maier. The shows are closing out Fotografiska’s season as the New York location on Park Ave closes and sets to relocate elsewhere. Vivian Maier’s exhibition, Unseen, presents a selection of mostly previously unseen street photography that delves into usually overlooked moments of mid-20th-century life in Chicago and New York. Her self-portraits, often shot via in mirrors or windows, are almost confrontational and reflect a sense of solitude that pervades her work. Maier's ability to capture everyday individuals – children, workers, and people living on society's margins – becomes the thread of the show, particularly focusing on immigrants and minorities left behind by the "American Dream". On the floor below, Bruce Gilden’s ongoing exhibition, Why These?, is a survey of his provocative approach to street photography, showcasing iconic and well-loved images as well as brand new work. A native New Yorker, Gilden is known for his aggressive use of flash, which forces his subjects into the spotlight – whether they like it or not. The Why These? exhibition features both black-and-white and colour portraits, including large-scale images taken in locations such as New York, Tokyo, and Port-au-Prince. Gilden’s subjects, often on the fringes of society, stare unflinchingly into his camera, offering an unvarnished look. Back in London, Fitzrovia Chapel showcased photographer [Paula Rae Gibson]( ‘Be Alive With Me’, a photographic tribute to her late husband, British film director Brian Gibson. Featuring 20 unique prints created using Gibson’s signature process – silver gelatin with hand-applied textures in paint, chemicals and chalk – the series charts a deeply personal period of intense love, life, and loss. This month, the annual BOP Bristol Photobook Festival, brought to you by the Martin Parr Foundation and The Royal Photographic Society, returns to Paintworks in Bristol for another weekend celebrating the books, culture and community of photography. Running across the weekend, BOP offers a diverse programme featuring artist talks, exhibitions, events, book signings, and much more. Discover new work, meet talented photographers, and explore a wide variety of photobooks. You’ll also have the chance to enjoy street food, freshly brewed coffee, and local beer while diving into exhibitions by Magnum photographer Trent Parke at the Martin Parr Foundation, the Women and the Photobook pop-up reading room, and Kirsty Mackay’s The Magic Money Tree exhibition – also a book coming soon by Bluecoat Press. This year, the BOP festival will coincide with the launch of the Bristol Photo Festival [@brsphotofest]( bringing the city of Bristol to life through photography and print. BJP Editors Diane Smyth and Dalia Al-Dujaili will also be joining the BPF programme, sitting on panel talks. [Build the way you want]( Black family life, memory and ‘purist’ image-making in Kate Sterlin’s Still Life The photographer’s new book explores family love, loss, and legacy through the lens of ‘Black storytelling’ and poetic documentary images [Read more]( Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6 now available for pre-order Introducing [Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6]( – a powerful new photo book featuring 200 shortlisted portraits from this year’s award, created in collaboration with Bluecoat Press. These photographs shine a light on the universal themes of love, community, friendship, displacement, and resilience. If you pre-order a copy of Portrait of Humanity: Vol. 6, you can get 50% off Portrait of Britain Vol. 6 by using the code PORTRAIT50 at checkout. [Pre-order now]( [Build the way you want]( Hark1karan captures the BMWs of Southall and its Panjabi community Zimmers of Southall is the photographer’s latest photo book interlacing South Asian heritage with West London’s environment [Read more]( The Magic Money Tree by Kirsty Mackay Pre-order Now The Magic Money Tree, published by Bluecoat Press, is now available for pre-order. This powerful photographic documentary highlights the stark reality of poverty and youth in Britain today. During the election, issues such as childhood poverty, the two-child benefit cap, and growing inequality were frequently discussed, but the voices of those most affected—children, young people, and families—remained unheard. Kirsty Mackay’s work gives them a platform, capturing the impact of 14 years of social welfare decline. 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