The Portrait Issue
British Journal of Photography #7916
The Portrait Issue
£20.00
The cover image of our annual portrait issue, Mickalene Thomas’ ‘Clarivel with Orange Earring’, is an archetypal example of Thomas’ ability to... Read More
The Portrait Issue
The cover image of our annual portrait issue, Mickalene Thomas’ ‘Clarivel with Orange Earring’, is an archetypal example of Thomas’ ability to combine the archival with the new – and in doing so, to challenge perceptions and confront complex histories.
In our cover feature, a wide-ranging interview with former editor-in-chief of FOAM Magazine Elisa Medde, the artist discusses re-envisioning photographic portraiture, the importance of mentoring, and the case for a wider reimagining of society.
“Oftentimes, and particularly in America, we want to compartmentalise the notion of what the Black body is, ignoring the diaspora of how Black bodies have moved through the world and what those relationships were and are now,” Thomas tells Medde, reflecting on her latest series, ‘je t’adore’. “I think the notion of body positivity comes through some of these archival images… There’s a power in these images and I’m so grateful for them.”
In our cover feature, a wide-ranging interview with former editor-in-chief of FOAM Magazine Elisa Medde, the artist discusses re-envisioning photographic portraiture, the importance of mentoring, and the case for a wider reimagining of society.
“Oftentimes, and particularly in America, we want to compartmentalise the notion of what the Black body is, ignoring the diaspora of how Black bodies have moved through the world and what those relationships were and are now,” Thomas tells Medde, reflecting on her latest series, ‘je t’adore’. “I think the notion of body positivity comes through some of these archival images… There’s a power in these images and I’m so grateful for them.”
British Journal of Photography is the world’s longest-running photography magazine. Each issue celebrates photography as both a practice and an art form, with emphasis on innovation and invention; the concepts and creative processes that inspire those rare photographs that have the power to grab and hold your attention.
21 x 28 cm
Softcover
180 pages
2023
English
Last Copy! ⓘ
British Journal of Photography is the world’s longest-running photography magazine. Each issue celebrates photography as both a practice and an art form, with emphasis on innovation and invention; the concepts and creative processes that inspire those rare photographs that have the power to grab and hold your attention.