in 2019, 1854 Media, publisher of British Journal of Photography, in partnership with Magnum Photos, created Portrait of Humanity - an award aiming to unite the global community through the power of photography.
The judging panel, comprised of international industry leaders, selected the 50 winning portraits and each will be exhibited at celebrated galleries, museums, and photography festivals across the world.
The 200 shortlisted portraits were featured in the Portrait of Humanity book, published by Hoxton Mini Press and distributed worldwide. The Portrait of Humanity book is available to order here.
View the 50 winning images here: bjp.photo/pohwinner
View the 200 shortlisted images here: bjp.photo/pohshortlist
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will share $10,000 in grant awards, to create projects that explore their interpretations of humanity. They will also be announced in late summer before the tour takes place.
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The international press coverage for the project reached nearly 900 million people around the world , including BBC World, Australian Photography, Digital SLR Photography Malaysia, Fotopolis Poland, Focus Magazine Holland, New York Times, The Guardian and Xataka Photo in Spain,
“After working on Portrait of Britain since it started, we decided to ask Mark to work on the newly launched Portrait of Humanity. The coverage reached millions of people around the world including a great interview on BBC World. We look forward to working with him on future projects.” Melanie Philippe, Awards Director, 1854 Media