Simon Bainbridge

Editor, British Journal of Photography

Simon is editor of the world’s longest running photo magazine, established in 1854. He has been the editor at BJP for over 10 years, having worked in magazine publishing since 1991. Simon has been working on the relaunch of the magazine’s website, collaborating on a new photo festival in North America, and preparing for BJP’s annual show for emerging photographers, Vision.





Simon is a frequent guest at  international photography festivals, portfolio reviews and contests. He is a regular judge for Amnesty International Media Awards, Sony World Photography Awards, Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward and Travel Photographer of the Year, and nominates for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, Hasselblad Foundation Award, PDN 30 and the Prix Pictet.

Simon is looking for coherent series of images or a body of work, rather than single unrelated images. Strong stories, ideas or concepts win out over nice pictures.

He can offer feedback, advice and potentially publication.