Sonia Bhamra

EARTH PHOTO 2023

Now more than ever, photography has the power to draw attention to the challenges facing the natural world and our planet. 

Established in 2018, Earth Photo is a world leading international programme dedicated to engaging with still and moving image makers, working across all genres, on the prescient issues affecting our planet in order to stimulate conversations about our environment and the impact of climate change. 

Developed in partnership by Forestry England, Parker Harris and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Earth Photo organises exhibitions, awards and events that celebrate photography and moving images that tell compelling stories about our planet, its inhabitants, its beauty, resilience and its fragility.

Forestry England Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

DECADE OF CHANGE 2022 | BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY

FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ANXIETY AND VISIONS OF DEVASTATION, TO IMAGES CONFRONTING US WITH THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING UPON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, THESE IMAGES OFFER AN IMPACTFUL AND URGENT RESPONSE TO HOW OUR WORLD IS CHANGING.

The winning images of this year’s Decade of Change bring the climate crisis into hyper-focus. From stories of environmental anxiety and visions of the devastation wrought by industry, to images confronting us with the effects of global warming upon indigenous communities and people with Albinism, they offer an impactful and urgent response to the ways our world is changing. 

Now in its second year, Decade of Change is a global photography award and exhibition from 1854 and British Journal of Photography, conceived to harness the universal power of photography to inspire climate action. Split between three categories – series, single images and moving image – the award invited submissions from visual artists across the globe on any aspect of the climate crisis.

The winning works will be exhibited as part of a touring exhibition, starting off at City Quays Gallery as part of Belfast Photo Festival, from 03 June to 04 September 2022.

InCadaqués x British Journal of Photography photo festival, Spain, September – October 2022

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY | EDITION 365 AWARD

From 1854 and British Journal of Photography in collaboration with New Art City, welcome to Edition365: a portrait of the year that changed everything. pandemic swept the world in March 2020, all of humanity have shared – and documented – an extraordinary experience. History has unfurled in front of our eyes; cracks in our systems have been magnified, and across oceans and borders, ways of thinking, acting and existing remain in flux.

Uniting the voices of renowned photographers, emerging artists and everyday people alike, Edition365 is a vast and immersive digital exhibition. All of the work was created between 11 March 2020, when the World Health Organisation officially announced a global pandemic, and 10 March 2021: 365 days, captured in 365 artworks, by a vast and dynamic array of creators from around the world.

Traversing tales of love, loss, hope, solidarity -

Since the coronavirusarity – humankind’s collective will to resist, persist and rebuild – the exhibition is among the most ambitious New Art City has ever attempted: a once-in-a-century photography collection, conceived to stand as a historical reference for decades to come.

Edition365 has been curated and produced by Sammie Veeler, Don Hanson and Héloise Winstone. Thank you to the exhibition teams, the judges of the award, artists and partners for bringing the show to life.

Exclusively on OpenSea, each individual work will be available to own as an NFT, alongside the full exhibited collection.