Humanity Magazine & the Centre for British Documentary Photography.
Documentary Photography: the art of photographic storytelling.
"To make artistic and honest photographs of events, people and places. So creating a set of images that resonate and informs the viewer intelligently and without trickery or deceit".
CBDP Statement of intent.
Documentary photo by Andy Barton.
Concerned photographers & journalists work together.
Humanity #4. September 2024
Content
We take a close look at the Covid -19 Vaccine Injured, with personal accounts. Also, Protests In Manchester, Artists Spaces, Ancient Tracks, Love & Loss, Car Culture, Tribes of the Omo Valley and guest photographer, Leonard Neumann.
Feature
One of our photojournalists worked exclusively with the UKCVFamily - a group that supports the Covid-19 Vaccine Injured. You can read the article, complete with exclusive personal interviews in issue 4 of Humanity.
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Available now. Get your copy of Humanity. If you like a good and informative read, with quality and unpretentious photography, you're in luck. We don't run camera reviews, or even mention cameras - it's pure unadulterated concerned journalism.
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Photos by: Adam Monaghan, David Cross & Gary Roberts.
Documentary photographs, photojournalism & the magazine reimagined. Written articles now online & in print. We publish life stories & photo essays, these are always original & highly relevant.
Please click on a story below & enjoy a good read accompanied by quality, concerned photos from our inspiring photographers.
Our approach is a mix of both classic & contemporary photojournalism, the writing always researched & socially concerned.
Documentary photo by Gary Roberts from his article, about the East African Savannah.
Humanity.
Online & free to read.
Concerned journalism from around the world.
Our carefully curated selection of stories are drawn from the photographers and journalists working with the Centre for British Documentary Photography.
We aim to offer the reader an honest approach to the events that shape our culture and lives. Please share with your friends.
We also welcome articles from around the world, from freelance photographers and journalists. Have a story that needs investigating? Get in touch.
Perimenopause.
Barbara Dawn Smith talks to Laura Skilton about the menopause.
North Devon.
A new look at the coastal towns by documentary photographer David Cross.
Chawri, India.
Documentary photographer Gurnoor Singh, shares his photo essay and short text piece.
Papa he'e nalu.
Master Surfboard shaper, Paul Blacker interviewed just before his retirement by David Cross.
Refugees of the Greco Turkish War.
Barbara Dawn Smith shares the short stories and photos of the women who escaped.
New House Builds.
Lewis Jackson explores the housing schemes and how they are managed across the Nation.
India's Hijra Community.
Bharat Patel explores the 3rd gender in Indian society,
Multiple Sclerosis.
A short piece from Sofia Conti about M.S.
Gypsy Traveller Community.
Cath Muldowney meets the gypsies of Bradford.
Rural Ireland.
David Gilbert Wright takes a long look at Irish communities.
Living Alone.
In this piece Neil Goodwin shares his work on those who live alone in the U.K.
Inner City Blues.
The modern big city problems are encountered in rural England. David Cross investigates.
Suvilahti.
Adam Monaghan spent several years documenting the redevelopment of this City in Finland.
East Africa.
Join Gary Roberts as he investigates the Savannah - caution, there are disturbing images.
Covid Lockdown.
From Finland, Adam Monaghan talks about the realities of inner city lockdown.
Climate Change.
Dr. Jacques Rangasamy M.B.E. shares his essay on climate and culture.
Being Elvis.
Documentary photographer David Cross meets leading Elvis Tribute.
Female Construction Workers.
Bharat Patel spends several years in India and shares this unique view.
The Independent Retailer.
Sofia Conti and David Cross take a look behind the counter.
Rural Football.
David Cross investigates the amateur football scene.
Return O Backsliding Children.
Sofia Conti delves into addiction and recovery in Glasgow.
Photograph by documentary photographer Sofia Conti.
Humanity - Issue 2 - The magazine of documentary photography - Sept' 2023 - Now available on special offer!!!
One of Britain's most talented social documentary photographers, Sofia Conti shares her work, "Me, Myself and M.S." in the second issue of Humanity, the magazine for concerned citizens.
This issue also saw the very first publishing of American Bedroom, by Barbara Peacock.
See the Shop page for more details about the photographers and stories featured.
Here at the inclusive Centre for British Documentary Photography (CBDP) we promote and support established & emerging social documentary/editorial photographers & journalists working here in the UK and Internationally.
Our interest leans strongly toward modern examples of socially concerned photography as well as contemporary documentary.
We look at major social issues and also the lives of people on the margins of life.
This is shared with you through our online articles, all free to read, and with a magazine, which we call Humanity.
Humanity is the British magazine of documentary photography.
Photographers working in socially concerned documentary photography:
Responsible for several projects that look closely at the social landscape, Lewis Jackson makes new documentary photographs that have a wide and visceral appeal.
Gary Roberts is an internationally acclaimed documentary photographer. We are delighted to be able to share his insightful photographs here on the CBDP platform.
From Bradford and working on self funded socially concerned documentary projects we are delighted to share the varied work of documentary photographer Cath Muldowney. Her photos have the sincere and humanistic touch.
Social documentary photographer Neil Goodwin has recently joined the CBDP and he shares with us his photos from a concerned project that documents those who live alone. Some by choice and others by default.
Award winning social documentary photographer, Sofia Conti who has a growing body of documentary photographs from Glasgow, was the first member of the CBDP. She has recorded the lives of individuals struggling with various addiction issues.
Daniel Bradymakes documentary photographs that consider land, place and how we use and perceive these elements. His fresh approach to documentary photography is a joy to behold.
Bharat Patel is a well known and respected documentary photographer. His work is full of compassion and depth. His photos document humanitarian stories mostly in India.
Adam Monaghan is a British documentary photographer living in Finland. He has created amongst other works a large selection of images that document in photos the redevelopment of is home town of Suvilahti.
David Cross is a British documentary photographer and founder of the CBDP. One of the projects looks at a post-Brexit country on the brink of free fall. The photos document lives at the margins of mainstream society.
Andy Barton is a professional photojournalist and has started to work on documentary projects. His images have the urgency one would expect from his normal practice as well as a well developed sense of documentary story telling.
David Gilbert Wright is an established documentary photographer and is well known for his socially concerned approach and the F8 Documentary platform. He uses documentary photographs to record fringe and mainstream events.
For Cameron Scott, documentary photography is a platform to raise awareness about injustice, he is constantly working on humanitarian themes, and shares his work here with us.
Knife crime across the country is a growing problem that blights hundreds of people each year, and Ross Scrivener has recorded a unique response to it. His documentary photographs show the inner city youth of London resisting crime.
From a socially concerned view point, documentary photographer
John MacBrayne creates long form photo journalism that is intrinsically connected to communities.
This document was published by the Centre for British Documentary Photography, on behalf of Masoud Naji. The work is now being shown across Europe.
Working in modern documentary and editorial photography.
We welcome messages and photo submissions from all citizens and believe in images for change and vision without borders.
Take a look at the Mission page to get a clearer picture of our aims and ambitions within the field of documentary photography.
We aim to grow and promote our photography platform through a network of documentary photographers old and new.
We have launched a new and independent documentary photography magazine. We call it Humanity and it is available to order now. It fuses contemporary documentary photography, text articles and classic documentary photographs.
Documentary photography exhibitions are something we are also passionate about, you can view the new work here on our Documentary Exhibition Space that is dedicated to promoting the work of the photographers working with the CBDP.
Photography has a long history and tradition in Britain, from the earliest cameras of Fox Talbot right up to the present day.
Since the beginning it can be said that "social documentary photography" has been the most important and relevant genre.
The CBDP is an example of documentary photography and how it can be used today online and in print.
We strongly believe that the most powerful tool for real change in our societies is the dissemination of journalistic work. Photos and writing combined, delivered in print and online for free.
As Dr. Jacques Rangasamy MBE suggested recently;
"documentary photography from the margins may have a higher virtue than that from the known stories and cities".
There is life and culture outside of the capitol cities and often it is out there, beyond the normal boundaries that the real pulse of a society can be felt.
The Swimmer is a social documentary photograph by David Cross The work looks at life on the coastal margins of South West England..
Documentary photographers have covered everything from wars to births and have created a lasting legacy of incredible artistic images and historic record. It tells us where we have come from and where we might be going. It is art and news and everything in between. It is a powerful tool that has helped to change attitudes to war and working conditions, it has altered housing for the poor and highlighted both the good and bad in us humans. Today documentary photography is used to deliver strong images of climate change and drought and desperate people on the move across the globe. It is also used to record the details and tell the stories of smaller events that make up the fabric of our society and culture. Its reach and power to inform us makes it one of the most important forms of photography and journalism.
We welcome and wish to support photographers from all walks of life and are particularly interested in work that records the every day journey that all of us experience.
Join us as we collate, share and promote the best and most relevant contemporary and traditional documentary photography.
Get in touch if you wish to help or advise.
Uploads are FREE - but the rules of engagement are changing... more soon.
And always have been. Just point us in the direction of your documentary website/work and if it fits the CBDP's direction - and you can build a Link to us, you're in. Simple. Please see the Submit Photos page where you can easily fill in a form and upload an image as an example of your documentary practice.
Please include or add an email with some detail about the work and a link to other examples of your documentary photographs.
Note: We are interested in developed stories, ideally with text, circa 1000 words minimum. Thank you.
Humanity. A culture magazine. Life captured by CBDP social documentary photographers.
We are now publishing our very own photography magazine, called Humanity. A truly independent magazine created by the photographers involved with the CBDP platform. We connect photojournalists and the written word, much like the best newspaper supplements from the 90's. The stories are from various parts of the world but mainly centred around the UK. We look at all types of events and our view is that of concerned photographers.
If you have an interest in publishing your editorial and documentary photography, why not submit your photos and maybe get involved with this platform.
If and when featured you will be paid a Royalty for each copy sold. No other platform is doing this and it is our aim to work towards a system where you can operate as a professional documentary photographer. The CBDP will pay and eventually commission photographers who are able to be a part of the CBDP.
What the CBDP offers is a fresh approach, for the documentary photographer, and the viewer. Here we are respected as individuals. Your work is your vision and you will be praised for that. If you believe in an open and fair vision for a new photography - please stay. You found your home and the world needs you! We believe in honest representation and presentation and welcome your view on society and the cultural events that help to define and shape our lives.
Please follow and support us, in our quest to support and promote the best of British Documentary Photography.
Please take a moment to view our new page Documentary Exhibition Space.
Documentary photography by; David Cross, Sofia Conti and Neil Goodwin.