British Journal of Photography #7922

British Journal of Photography #7922 marks the return of Ones to Watch, BJP’s annual spotlight on 15 emerging photographers shaping the future of the medium. Now in its 14th edition, this special issue gathers a global cohort of rising talents—each nominated by curators, artists, and industry experts, and carefully selected by the BJP editorial team in London.

The featured artists work across a range of lens-based practices: from black & white portraiture and vivid still lifes to conceptual work and photojournalism. Their subjects are equally broad, often urgent—migration, protest, patriarchy, social exclusion, and the trauma of violence. What connects them is a powerful ability to translate personal and collective experience into images that demand attention. Ones to Watch 2025 offers a compelling snapshot of contemporary photography’s next wave.