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Avion Pearce, Barry Barraclough and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ From the series Men vs Fathers © Seif Kousmate Team BJP is currently in France, soaking up the exhibitions, displays, and many book launches held in and around the [Paris Photo]( fair. We’re also catching up with friends in photography, many of whom we’re happy to see winning new recognition or launching new projects. BJP Portrait of Humanity 2024 series winners [Camille Gharbi]( and [Seif Kousmate]( both been nominated for the [Prix Elysée 2025]( for example, a biennial prize for mid-career artists organised by the Photo Elysée, which offers some CHF80,000 to the winner, allowing them to complete a project and publish it as a book. Each of the ten shortlisted artists were also given CHF5000 to progress their work though, and the other nominees are; Hannah Darabi, Roger Eberhard, Rahim Fortune, Samuel Gratacap, Felipe Romero Beltrán, and Anastasia Samoylova, many of whom have also been featured by BJP. Only one artist gets the main prize, but being nominated for the Prix Elysée is prestigious, and automatically won them a spot at Paris Photo. From the book Kitengela © Jean-Vincent Simonet Beyond the main fair, publisher [Loose Joints]( celebrated its 10th anniversary with a pop-up exhibition of its books curated by Nicolas Poillot; Loose Joints featured in BJP’s Work issue, in an interview article on how they started – and thrived – in a difficult publishing environment. [Jean-Vincent Simonet]( has made a handsome-looking new book, Kitengela, with [Mousse Publishing]( meanwhile, and signed copies of it at [Offprint]( on Friday; BJP previously featured his work in the Virtual Reality issue, having spotted his series Lures at the 2023 Approche salon, held during Paris Photo. Kitengela depicts the Kitengela Glass artistic community in Kenya, which has been crafted over years from recycled glass. Also featured in the Virtual Reality issue was [Orianne Ciantar Olive]( and we were happy to see her series, featured last year as part of [PhotoSaintGermain]( now published as a book by [Dunes Éditions]( and at [Polycopies]( on Saturday. [Réseau LUX]( is an interesting new proposition during Paris Photo and beyond, meanwhile, with some 20+ French festivals and organisations coming together to stage a huge exhibition in a former post office, including [les Rencontres de la photographie Arles]( [Circulation(s)]( and Paris Photo itself. Pitched as “a real laboratory for new ways of developing cultural and artistic projects, based on collective effort, shared resources, and solidarity”, Réseau LUX #1 includes work by [Henri Kisielewski]( [BJP Virtual Reality issue, presented at Réseau LUX by Panches Contact] and [Victoria Ahrens]( [BJP Work issue, presented by Biennale de l’Image Tangible]. Réseau LUX was also the venue for a new collaboration between The Photographers’ Gallery, FOAM Magazine, Der Greif, and Photoworks, including a symposium on AI and the launch of [Photoworks Annual #31, Multi Multi]( edited by BJP’s Diane Smyth. The exhibition at Réseau Lux remains on show until 08 December, so still time to – like Team BJP – check out work by old friends, and discover new images and image-makers. COMING SOON: The Portrait Issue BJP is back with another Portrait issue! From in-depth features with Jet Swan, Amak Mahmoudian, and Akram Zaatari, to interviews with industry heads at Baxter Street in New York and the founders of the Kamoinge collective and KENE Studio in Bamako. Plus we review the latest photo books, and take a look at projects from Iraq’s marshes by Tamara Abdul Hadi and by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo on the lives affected by Colombian drug trade. BJP is back with another portrait issue! From in-depth features with Jet Swan, Amak Mahmoudian, and Akram Zaatari, to interviews with industry heads at Baxter Street in New York and the founders of the Kamoinge collective and KENE Studio in Bamako. Plus we review the latest photo books, and take a look at projects from Iraq’s marshes by Tamara Abdul Hadi and by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo on the lives affected by Colombian drug trade. Become a [Full Access Member]( today to secure this issue as part of your package and unlock free entry to all our awards, including Female in Focus x Nikon, now open for entries BJP is back with another Portrait issue! From in-depth features with Jet Swan, Amak Mahmoudian, and Akram Zaatari, to interviews with industry heads at Baxter Street in New York and the founders of the Kamoinge collective and KENE Studio in Bamako. Plus we review the latest photo books, and take a look at projects from Iraq’s marshes by Tamara Abdul Hadi and by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo on the lives affected by Colombian drug trade. [Become a Member]( Billy Barraclough captures Beirut’s pigeon wars and the marginal stories above the city The self-taught photographer’s project Kash Hamam celebrates an ancient tradition, despite the vilification of its players played out against local social stigma [Read more]( On the streets of Jenin, Sakir Khader is a photographer dying to exist The photographer’s meteoric success is a testament to the stark reality of life on the ground in Jenin refugee camp. In this feature, Khader explains why he photographs the dead, bites back at accusations of ‘terrorism’ in his work, and discusses his upcoming debut monograph and debut solo show at Foam, exploring the role of the grieving mother in Palestine [Read more]( The alchemy of shadows: Avion Pearce’s portrayals of queer life transcend time and space The photographer is at play with the boundaries that confine both their lens-based practice and the socio-political context of their subjects, finds Matilde Manicardi [Read more]( Of Soul and Joy: Exploring the tension between hope and illusion of the so-called ‘Born Free’ generation A building glows crimson. There is little to indicate where we are. No signage. No people. The image has a timeless quality. Peaceful, like some half-remembered dream drifting through the mind. What it shows, in fact, is a house illuminated red by the lights of an ambulance, attending to someone inside who has been the victim of violence. 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