Creative Brief Archives - 1854 Photography

Creative Brief: Francesca Gavin

EPOCH is a new, independent publication placing the contemporary in dialogue with history. Here, editor-in-chief Francesca Gavin sheds light on the ideas and processes behind the magazine

20 September 2022

Creative Brief: Alex Hambis, Rolling Stone UK

Rolling Stone UK’s art director commissions photographers for its print and digital platforms. Here, Hambis sheds light on his creative process

12 July 2022

Creative Brief: Dana Pavlychko, Saliut magazine

The second issue of Kyiv-based photography magazine Saliut came out a few weeks before Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Here, the magazine’s director Dana Pavlychko tells its story

16 May 2022

Creative Brief: Safar Journal

Safar Journal highlights arts and culture stories from across the Middle East and North Africa region. Here, the editorial team reflect on their recent projects, ethos, and photo selection process

29 November 2021

Creative Brief: A3 Magazine’s Azia Javier

Prioritising Black and Brown voices in arts and culture, magazine founder Azia Javier discusses the editorial process

20 August 2021

Creative Brief: Glorious’ Alison Root

This article is printed in the latest issue of British Journal of Photography magazine, Humanity…

28 June 2021

Creative Brief: Atmos magazine’s Sara Zion

Atmos Magazine’s photo director gives an insight into her artistic process, the photo industry, and what makes a good cover.

18 January 2021

Creative Brief: Lucy Conticello

Our Creative Brief this month is Lucy Conticello, the director of photography at M, the magazine arm of French newspaper, Le Monde

30 June 2020

Creative Brief: Crack Magazine art director Ade Udoma

“I am mostly self-taught, learning from experiences. I definitely didn’t follow a conventional art student route”

14 February 2020

Creative Brief: Sarah Barnett, N by Norwegian

“It was moving to London that got me interested in publishing,” says Sarah Barnett, who relocated to the capital from Manchester with a multimedia degree and experience working in an interactive agency. She quickly got a job at Progressive Content marketing agency, and later became the art editor of Economia magazine, working with Rebecca McClelland (formerly photography editor for New Statesman, Port and Wallpaper*) and photographer Catherine Hyland. Together, they had “the challenge of trying to push the creative boundaries of an accountancy magazine,” she recalls. “We worked with some of the best portrait photographers and that definitely influenced me in how I work with photography today.”

In 2016, she became the art director of N by Norwegian, spearheading its recent redesign to allow more room for photography series, demanding a “whole new level of editing”, says Barnett. “We might be an in-flight publication, but we’re more than just travel.”

14 December 2018