19/10/2026
Well, I'm sad to see this today from the BJP. For around ten years I was their main equipment reviewer, not the only one but called that by the editor. That was when it was in print, in both weekly and later monthly form, and published reviews of gear and technology in a tradition over 150 years old. Of course, it's not the same kind of magazine now, but still deserved to be seen in its expensive printed form.
This was the decision we had to make 18 months ago when the Guild of Photographers decided its membership would be better served by JRNY, a luxury travel magazine.
"Since 1854, British Journal of Photography has changed many times, in its design, its frequency and the way it reaches readers, while its focus on photographers and their work has stayed consistent. We're writing to share the latest of those changes: from this week and for the time being, BJP will be published in digital form only.
The cost of printing a magazine and sending it around the world has risen beyond what we can sustain right now. Rather than put the magazine at risk, we've paused our print edition. "
This has already happened to the SWPP's magazine Image Reports and I am sure others will follow.
- David Kilpatrick
